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Video Premiere: “Kick Ass” by MIKA
Blahism.
Premiere: Video: “Everbody Hurts” by Various Artists
Erik Hassle to support MIKA on tour
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Erik Hassle has been working really hard in London to support the release of Pieces, which comes out February 22nd. He landed a job supporting MIKA on his gigs. This could jump start Erik’s career even as MIKA’s career in waning down. Click below for the dates.
Official cover for MIKA’s “Blame It On The Girls”
MIKA is still going strong on the campaign for the second album The Boy Who Knew Too Much (or as we like to call it The Boy Who Didn’t Know How To dodge The Sophomore Slump). This is the cover to the third, or is second, single. Was “Rain” a single? It’s the same-old beat with the same-old attitude. Not horrid, but not great. Maybe there’s another gem, but we haven’t bothered giving the album enough spins.
Premiere: Video: “Rain” by MIKA
2We are not loving MIKA’s new album at all. This is, what seems to be, the third single released real fast. The beat is get-uppable but the screeching is tired and old.
Premiere: Video: “Blame It On The Girls” by MIKA
MIKA reveals cover for “The Boy Who Knew Too Much”
The album won’t be called We Are Golden as reported before. Now, it is The Boy Who Knew Too Much. He’s continuing with his cartoon theme and it works. “We Are Golden” is a grower but can get annoying with all the screams and yelps. The second single should be a stunner or the album might not be what he wants it to be in this downloading age.
Video: “We Are Golden” by MIKA
Still. Cannot. Get. Carslile. Out. Of. It.
Did MIKA steal from Belinda Carslile?
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I have been hesitant to report on MIKA latest effort because I felt like the song was all kinds of wonderful turd. There’s just too much going on and the chorus doesn’t sync well. Also, it brings back the memory of the Go-Go’s. Now, as I listen to a the song with the a friend he pointed out the similarity between “We Are Golden” and “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” by Belinda Carslile. The chorus sounds melodically exact and there is no writing credit on the song. It sounds too close for comfort. And, he has a sampling history. By “sampling,” I mean taking the whole song and it’s melody then changing the lyrics around and making it his. He did it with “Relax (Take It Easy)” and totally mangled Cutting Crew’s “(I Just) Died In Your Arms.” All-in-all, I’d be surprised if We Are Golden survived the sophomore slump. Click below to listen to the song to compare and contrast.
Introducing… Sliimy
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He’s already been featured, but we got ahold of the album Paint Your Face recently and we loves it sans the accent. If he gets signed to record labels outside of La France then he will definitely make it. Also his video doesn’t need a re-doing for other countries. “Wake Up” sounds and looks just fine for a debut single in the UK, maybe even in some niche markets in the US. I’m not saying he is going to be climbing the billboard charts anytime soon, but who wants to be there when the like of Flo Rida and Miley Cyrus up there.
