Jay-Z and Kanye West - Otis (Watch The Throne)
I'm a bit obsessed with rap at the moment, even more so after watching "How Rap Changed The World" on Channel 4 yesterday.. and this has made me adore this song! The video especially makes it such a fun and amazing song! I think Professor Green put it best.. "Hiphop is learning to smile"
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Friday, 12 August 2011
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Les Miserable - Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
I love musicals, they are my favourite thing in the world, and Les Mis is arguably the best musical of all time. This song holds so much emotion and really does tell the tale of lost friends and lost causes. It's so sad and wistful and that is what makes Les Mis the phenomenon that it has become.
I love musicals, they are my favourite thing in the world, and Les Mis is arguably the best musical of all time. This song holds so much emotion and really does tell the tale of lost friends and lost causes. It's so sad and wistful and that is what makes Les Mis the phenomenon that it has become.
Monday, 8 August 2011
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Lady Gaga - Edge of Glory
Controversial opinion coming up - I do not like Lady Gaga. Now I'm not saying that she isn't good, there is no disputing that she can sing, I just don't understand where this cult following has come from. Her lyrics and music are nothing that we haven't seen before, and let's be honest her lyrics, especially in this song, are not that innovative. I will happily sing along to gaga, but become a 'little monster'? No thanks.
Controversial opinion coming up - I do not like Lady Gaga. Now I'm not saying that she isn't good, there is no disputing that she can sing, I just don't understand where this cult following has come from. Her lyrics and music are nothing that we haven't seen before, and let's be honest her lyrics, especially in this song, are not that innovative. I will happily sing along to gaga, but become a 'little monster'? No thanks.
Friday, 5 August 2011
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger (Featuring Christina Aguilera)
I make it no secret that Adam Levine does lovely things to me, his voice makes me inexplicably happy and I think I may be slightly in love with him. I adore the beat to this song, but it disappoints me as a Maroon 5 song, it's very different to their other stuff and I'm not entirely certain that that's a good thing. The addition of Christina Aguilera just makes me want to cry, I could tolerate the song until she popped up. There's a time and place Christina, and this song is not it.
I make it no secret that Adam Levine does lovely things to me, his voice makes me inexplicably happy and I think I may be slightly in love with him. I adore the beat to this song, but it disappoints me as a Maroon 5 song, it's very different to their other stuff and I'm not entirely certain that that's a good thing. The addition of Christina Aguilera just makes me want to cry, I could tolerate the song until she popped up. There's a time and place Christina, and this song is not it.
Collin McLoughlin - Stereo Hearts (Gym Class Heroes Cover)
Jay Norton - Forever
So I put these two songs together because they remind me so much of each other. Collin McLoughlin's mash up of Stereo Hearts and The Lazy Song is so beautiful and I could listen to it all day, its so serene. Jay Norton is also so amazing and I've been listening to his stuff for a while as he's a friend of a friend, I'm not ashamed to say that I've belted out this tune many a time and perhaps even recorded a video of it... It's so good I can't even be embarrased!
Jay Norton - Forever
So I put these two songs together because they remind me so much of each other. Collin McLoughlin's mash up of Stereo Hearts and The Lazy Song is so beautiful and I could listen to it all day, its so serene. Jay Norton is also so amazing and I've been listening to his stuff for a while as he's a friend of a friend, I'm not ashamed to say that I've belted out this tune many a time and perhaps even recorded a video of it... It's so good I can't even be embarrased!
Jamie Woon - Lady Luck
I think Jamie Woon may have been born a complete genius, they way his chilled voice sounds laid over those beats is so unexpected but so utterly brilliant. He is my number one music crush at the moment and I can't wait to see what direction in music he decides to conquer next.
I think Jamie Woon may have been born a complete genius, they way his chilled voice sounds laid over those beats is so unexpected but so utterly brilliant. He is my number one music crush at the moment and I can't wait to see what direction in music he decides to conquer next.
Rizzle Kicks - Down With the Trumpets
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So I first discovered Rizzle Kicks through a friend, and immediately spent the entire day working through the their past youtube videos. They are genius personified with their beats and their lyrics aren't as pretentious as you expect some rap artists to be, they appear to be staying true to their roots both with their music and their videos. Rizzle Kicks are definitely my favourite band of the moment and I can only hope that they continue to be so amazing!
OUT NOW iTunes: http://bit.ly/otSMot
So I first discovered Rizzle Kicks through a friend, and immediately spent the entire day working through the their past youtube videos. They are genius personified with their beats and their lyrics aren't as pretentious as you expect some rap artists to be, they appear to be staying true to their roots both with their music and their videos. Rizzle Kicks are definitely my favourite band of the moment and I can only hope that they continue to be so amazing!
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