Meh. Glad they are breaking up.
Haiku Review: “Echoes” by Will Young
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Will Young’s fifth album
Echoes sounds of lush beauty.
Pure magnificence.
Ani DiFranco debuts new song “Tired Old Face” in concert!
4Oh, how we long for a new record to drop from Ani DiFranco. Righteous Babe Records needs to make a dent in 2011. The happy Ani is busy not recording but touring. At any rate, this is a cute little charged folk tune that will hopefully appear in the next Ani DiFranco album, which will be her 17th full-lengther!
Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 580
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
- Dolly Parton
Laura Marling performs “All My Rage” live!
1A Creature I Don’t Know is a hard beast to digest, but Laura Marling’s not one to sugar-coat her folk-inspired beats. Still, there are some tracks the trickle down faster than others like this one.
Justin Timberlake to duet with George Michael
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Allegedly, Justin Timberlake and George Michael are planning to duet. Several media sources have explained that Justin Timberlake recently flew all the way to London just to catch George Michael’s Symphonica tour date. The rumors circulating are that the two want to work together, but that is not consistent with Timberlake’s plans to work on film more. Anyway, here’s the source.
Cher Lloyd performs “With Ur Love” live on X-Factor!
1We are not too sure about the track, but we are sure it will do well in the charts.
First Listen: “Á La Modeliste” by Erykah Badu & Sharon King
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Erykah Badu is taking her merry time as usual, but this time its to take on several other projects that have to do with music. The analog girl is working with Mark Ronson, Mos Def, Sharon King & The Dap Kings on this track. It high-octane jazz that lovely and balmy in readiness for winter. Click below to listen to it!
Dia Frampton covers Adele’s “Someone Like You”
2Official cover art of Mary J. Blige’s “25/8″ single!
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2/10
Toni Braxton talks about Michael Jackson, bankruptcy and touring on Joy Behar
1Official cover of Amy Winehouse’s third album “Lioness: Hidden Treasures”
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So, this is the official artwork for Amy Winehouse’s new album titled Lioness: Hidden Treasures, and it’s going to be released on the 5th of December, 2011. It’s not that great of a picture and they could have dropped the “Hidden Treasures” from the title. Not sure if it will be a collection of B-sides and remixes or the new material she was working on. At any rate, this could only benefit her legacy as she left too little material on earth. 5/10.
Video Premiere: “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
1Official cover art for “Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour At Madison Square Garden”
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Video Premiere: “25/8″ by Mary J. Blige
2Mary J. Blige is back to promote the second installation of My Life. She’s going back to an older sound and it shows here. She looks like Keri Hilson in some parts of this video.
Rihanna’s second single from “Talk That Talk” is going to be…
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Internet rumors circulating have quasi-confirmed that Rihanna has a second single coming before the release of the album Talk That Talk. Rihanna usually does that – release 2 singles before the album to build some buzz and also to capitalize on the fact that more people will pay for the single and also the song on the album as a cut. The alleged rumor is that the single will be the title track. Yeah, it’s also called “Talk That Talk.” So, there you go. Updates will be posted to verify if this is true or not. Oh, and also the rumored release date in November 14th, which we think is too close to “We Found Love.”
Lira performs “Feel Good” on South African Idol
1Some beautiful sounds from down south for you.
Sexy Track: “Runaway” by Will Young
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So, we shrugged off Will Young’s Echoes not because we don’t have faith in him, but because we had and influx new music to sift through. But, once we got to the album it reminded us of why we fell in love with his work and why we still think he is one of the few good things to come out of reality TV. This song in particular is an undiscovered gem on his fifth album. It’s a breezy dance track with an 80s’ synth flavor and soulful vocals. Will Young is not stranger to this brand of soul. It’s a very UK thing to take great things from American soul and implement them with timely arrangement. The songs encourages flight and is very apt for those who suffer from wanderlust. It’s just very laid-back classic Will Young. This should be the next single after “Come On” if his record company’s ears are open.
The making of Beyonce’s “1+1″ video!
2Can someone tell Beyonce that “1+1=2″ has no algebra in it whatsoever?
Again: Music For Winter: Laxicover III
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Another one of those compilations that you can’t get enough of. This one has become so successful that it’s in its third year running. The concept is simple, it’s a covers mix with songs that we loved and still love after many revamps. So, if you haven’t checked out the first one and second one, you could start from here to see what it’s all about. Mellow, chill renditions that will leave you wanting to make sweet sweet love, or something like that. If you can’t understand the idea of making sweet love, this is not for you.
