SNL: Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

I love this skit.

Album You Should Own By Now - The Virgins

The Virgins - The Virgins

The Black Kids + The Strokes = The Virgins

I first heard of The Virgins on Jimmy Fallon. They performed a while back and really impressed me. I decided to cop the album. It was definitely a good idea. The album is full of catchy, poppy and infectious tracks.

When I first started listening to the album I immediately thought they sounded like The Strokes, if the Strokes performed in the '80's. This album is perfect to blast at full volume with all your windows down crusiging down the highway....or just on your ipod. Either way, good.

Let the Virgins give you a soundtrack to your upcoming Summer. I know I will.

Enjoy.

"Rich Girls"


"One Week Of Danger"

The Virgins Site

Meth & Red - "A-yo"

(Via Nah Right)

Blackout II....

VOTD (Throwback Thursday): David (Real World) - "Come On Be My Baby Tonight"

Classic.

Video Of The Day: Peter Bjorn and John - "Nothing To Worry About"

Peter Bjorn and John - "Nothing To Worry About"

Video Of The Day: Kings Of Leon - "Crawl"

Kings Of Leon - "Crawl"

VOTD (Throwback Thursday): N*SYNC - "Pop"

N*SYNC - "Pop"

In 10-15 years N*SYNC will prove to be a very underrated "band". Seriously.

Don't hate.

Random Thought

Peter, Bjorn, & John = PB & J

Also, get their new album, Living Thing....review coming soon.

Battle Of The (Late Night) Bands: Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy - "Americas Suitehearts"

Everytime I see them perform live I am blown away by how horrible they sound. I think Britney Spears can sing better than the chubby lead singer of FOB. Awful.

Losers:

Letterman: Marrianne Faithful

Fallon: Gomez

Carson Daly: Robin Thicke

Video Of The Day: N.A.S.A. - "Gifted (Feat. Kanye West, Santigold, Lykke Li)"

N.A.S.A. - New Music - More Music Videos

N.A.S.A. - "Gifted (Feat. Kanye West, Santigold, Lykke Li)"

(Found this on Kanye's Blog)

Battle Of The (Late Night) Bands: Adele

Adele - "Hometown Glory" (Via Letterman)

remember this?

seriously, get the album

Losers:

Leno - Gavin DeGraw

Kimmel - The Dream

Fallon - Glasvegas

Video Of The Day: The Lonely Island - "Jizz In My Pants"

The Lonely Island - "Jizz In My Pants"

According To Kanye: Shoes

info

Album You Should Own By Now - Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight

I first reviewed this album on my old site, HERE. Notice how pretentious it was. "The layers were a treat to hear...", ass.

Under The Blacklight has silently slipped into the category of "album I can listen to at any time". There are albums I love but I really have to be in the mood to listen to, like 2gether, but this album I find myself listening to often. I can't really get sick of it.

Jenny Lewis is aa awesome singer & actress. The CD is full of great songs and you can put it on and listen to the whole thing without skipping. Plus, the songs are all about crazy topics..."15" is about a dude bangin a 15 year old chick, and"The Money Maker" is about strippers, so dudes, don't worry about listening to a band with a female lead singer. She's bad ass. This CD truly is amazing. Please check it out.

Plus the guitar player is "Joey The Rat" from Boy Meets World.

Proof:

"The Money Maker", click HERE. (Kinda NSFW)

Rilo Kiley |MTV Music

"Silver Lining"

Myspace

Enjoy.

Video Of The Day: N*E*R*D* - "Sooner Or Later"

N.E.R.D. |MTV Music

N*E*R*D* - "Sooner Or Later"

Battle Of The (Late Night) Bands: Kerri Hilson

Kerri Hilson - "Turnin Me On (Feat. Lil' Wayne)"

(Via Jimmy Kimmel)

Losers:

Jay Leno: Prince
Letterman: Lyle Lovett
Carson Daly: Ben Harper (W/ Relentless 7)
Fallon: N*E*R*D*

Video Of The Day: The Streets - "When You Wasn't Famous"

The Streets - "When You Wasnt Famous"

Around The Way News

M.I.A shot back at the media when they reported her newborns name as Ickit. TMZ has recently learned the babys actual name is Ikhyd, and she is actually 33 years old not 31 as biel....WAIT! WHAT!....Ikhyd? (sigh)

Justin Timberlake is releasing his own line of Tequila, named 901. Let me get this straight. I'm supposed to buy booze from the only man on earth who doesnt need booze to help him get laid? Screw that.

Jordin Sparks has told the media that she is ready for "Jonas Brothers romance rumors" since she will be on tour with them all summer. ROFFLE. The only way Jordin Sparks will be linked to a Jonas Bro is if one of them starts bangin' a stripper/porno "actress" named Jordin Sparks. [Side Note: There has to be a porn star named Jordan Sparks, right? It sounds to perfect]

Battle Of The (Late Night) Bands: Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot - "Can You Tell" via Craig Ferguson
(Via Stereogum)

I've heard of Ra Ra Riot but haven't ever heard their music, or at least it wasn't good enough for me to remember. I was going back and forth between Ra Ra Riot and the AAR (that's All American Rejects for the non super fans) but ultimately decided Ra Ra Riot was less likely to be played while two guys banged. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, naturally) So they won.

Tomorrow's lineup looks relatively bleak, so I might skip it. Friday has three good acts so I might just post all of those Friday. We'll see.

Losers:

Leno - Prince
Letterman - Jesse Harris w/ Norah Jones
Fallon - All American Rejects
Kimmel - Blue October
Daly - Chris Cornell

VOTD (Throwback Thursday): Wheatus - "Teenage Dirtbag"

Wheatus - "Teenage Dirtbag"

Back to actual throwbacks and not random Nickelodeon videos.

Battle Of The (Late Night) Bands: Gabriella Cilmi

Gabriella Cilmi - "Sweet About Me" Via Jimmy Fallon

Video Of The Day: Charles Hamilton - "Loser"

Charles Hamilton - "Loser"

(Via XXL)

The song is from "The Pink Lava Lamp" mixtape.

Battle Of The (Late Night) Bands: Bloc Party

Bloc Party - "One Month Off" Via Letterman

I recently got Bloc Party's older album Silent Alarm. It was OK, nothing special. How come no one told me their lead singer was black? I had no idea.

website

Video Of The Day: 88-Keys - "Stay Up (Feat Kanye West)"

88-Keys - "Stay Up (Feat. Kanye West)"

This is from the album Death Of Adam. It's a really good album. I'll prob talk about it at some later point.

Stay Up!

Slow Jam The News

Video Of The Day: Asher Roth - "Lark On My Go Kart"

Asher Roth - "Lark On My Go Kart"

I really dig this song. Getting more and more excited for this album to come out, April 20th.

(Via Nah Right)

3-14-09

In honor of it being 3/14 I give you 3.14 by The Bloodhound Gang.

[Apparently I like dates]

Battle Of The (Late Night) Bands: Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard

Video Of The Day: Justice - "D.A.N.C.E"

Justice - "D.A.N.C.E"

Around The Way News

MC Hammer is set to star in his own reality show. I really wish the show will be called "MC Hammer: You Can't Film This".

U2 will have a street named after them in NYC. Don't worry about buying new maps, the street originally had no name. [To easy?]

In an interview, The Jonas Brothers said they would like their own video game. I guess no one told them there's already a video game based on them. Its called "Rockband". The game where anyone can play an instrument and become a "rockstar" even if they have no talent. ZING!

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are scheduled to play together again for charity. When asked what it will be like to play with Ringo again Paul said "Who?".

M.I.A. denies naming her new baby "Ickitt". However, she can never deny wearing THIS.

Tom Morello has released the name for his new musical project, Street Sweeper. Or as I will refer to them, NOT Rage Against The Machine.

Battle Of The (Late Night) Bands: The Virgins

I had a genius idea yesterday. I'm going to try and post a clip of the best band/performance from all the late night talk shows. The shows include: Jimmy Fallon, Conan (returns June 1st), Letterman, Kimmel, Carson Daly (Yes, he is still on), Leno, and Craig Ferguson. I hope to make this a daily feature plus it's a good way to find new music. The first winner of "Batle of The (Late Night) Bands" is: The Virgins. I haven't heard of them until now, but I am definitly going to check them out.




The Virgins Myspace

VOTD (Throwback Thursday): Doug - "Bangin' On A Trash Can"

Doug - "Bangin' On a Trash Can"

Last week when I posted the Pete and Pete theme song, this song from Doug instantly popped into my mind. So, enjoy.

Album You Should Own By Now - Black Kids

Black Kids - Partie Traumatic

You may or may not have heard of the Black Kids, but if you have its mostly how Pitchfork threw them under the bus. Pitchfork hyped the crap out of the Black Kids for months and months before their debut album came out, Partie Traumatic. Then once the album came out Pitchfork gave the album a 3.3/10 and the review consisted of no words. It was just a picture of two sad looking dogs with the words "Sorry :-/" written on top of the pix. You can see the "review" HERE.

I heard about the Pitchfork review and decided to check out the album. How bad could it be? Honestly? It's pretty awesome. The Black Kids have a very unique/retro '80's sound. If you want a fun album to rock out to this summer, try Partie Traumatic.

The album only has one or two weak tracks but the rest are all great. Here are two of my favorites:

I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance with You



Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)

Black Kids Website

Video Of The Day: Estelle - "American Boy (Feat. Kanye West)

Estelle - "American Boy (Feat. Kanye West)"

Video Of The Day: Charles Hamilton - "Brooklyn Girls"

Charles Hamilton - "Brooklyn Girls"

I love this song. I don't know why I haven't posted this yet. Be on the look out for Charles Hamilton, he's gonna be big.

Asher Roth Album Info

(Via Nah Right)

Track Listing:

1. Lark on My Go Cart (prod. by Oren Yoel and David Appleton)

2. Blunt Cruise (prod. by Oren Yoel)

3. I Love College (prod. By Mike Carren and Ben Allen)

4. La Di Da (prod. By Don Cannon)

5. Fallen (prod. by Novel)

6. Be By Myself Feat. Cee-Lo (prod. by Oren Yoel)

7. She Don’t Want A Man (prod. by Oren Yoel)

8. Sour Patch Kids (prod. by Oren Yoel)

9. As I Em (prod. by Oren Yoel and David Appleton)

10.Bad Day Feat. Jazze Pha (prod. by Oren Yoel and David Appleton)

11. Leo The Lion Feat. New Kingdom (prod. by Yoel)

12. His Dream Feat. Miguel (prod. by Yoel)

13. Nothing You Can’t Do (prod. by Nottz)

Fimmy Jallon: Slow Jam The News

I meant to post this last week, but never got around to it. Its a clip from Fallon's first show. It's good to see Fallon is taking advantage of having "The Legendary Roots Crew" as his house band.

She added an amendment!

Let's Do some Hop Hip!

Genius. I wouldn't be surprised if this "opposite band" idea catches on.

Enjoy.

Video Of The Day: Ludacris - "One More Drink (Feat. T-Pain)"

Ludacris - "One More Drink (Feat. T-Pain)"

3-6-9

In honor of it being 3/6/09 I give you the ball sweat anthem..."Get Low"

Have A Good Weekend!

Video Of The Day: Lil' Wayne - "A Milli"

Lil' Wayne - "A Milli"

New Meth & Red!!

Method Man & Redman - "A Yo"
Listen HERE

I've heard rumblings of a new Red/Meth album for a couple months now, Blackout II. Hopefully this is one of the songs that will be on the album.

(Via Nah Right)

VOTD (Throwback Thursday): Polaris - "Hey Sandy"

Polaris - "Hey Sandy"

bow in the presence of greatness
Full song HERE

Around The Way News

A man admits do vandalizing Jamiroquai's Ferrari, causing about $30,000 worth of damage. The vandal will claim virtual insanity in court. Hey Oh! These things really write themselves. [Side note: How does the lead singer of Jamiroquai have a Ferrari?]

Liverpool University is offering a Masters Degree on The Beatles, popular music & Society. I've done it! Finally! I found a degree more useless than mine!

Chris Brown has hired Mel Gibson's' PR guy. Wait...Rihanna is Jewish?

No Doubt will offer a chance to download their entire music catalog to fans who purchase 'top level' tix. No Doubt fans please purchase those tix that cost hundreds of dollars. DO NOT just buy THIS! Seriously.

Video Of The Day: Adele - "Right As Rain"

Adele - "Right As Rain"

Here is an acoustic version of the song. Her album is amazing, seriously.

Album You Should Own By Now - Adele

Adele - 19

(Amy Winehouse - Drugs) + Kate Nash = Adele

[Pronounced: A Dell. As in, I Want to get a new computer maybe A DELL]

When random artists win Grammys it never really makes me take notice. However, when Adele won "Best New Artist" I went out and got her album. No real reason. I was just looking to get some new music so I figured I'd give Adele a try. This may have been the best thing I've done all year. I got the album a couple weeks ago and I haven't stopped listening. Believe me when I tell you this, every song on 19 is amazing. Granted, some guys who have problems with their masculinity may not be man enough to listen to this album. Screw 'em, their loss.

Adele mixes great singing and great pop songs into a monster album. A lot of times when you listen to a female singer the songs are boring and are just a way to show off singing ability. Adele shows off her voice but leaves you with catchy songs that won't leave your head. If you've heard any Adele song it's probably her first single "Chasing Pavements". That song gives you a good feel for the rest of the album. If you like that song than definitely get this album. If you don't like that song than check yourself for a pulse.

"Chasing Pavements" [Sorry for the asian subtitles. Only version I could find to embed]


"Cold Shoulder"


*Bonus Adele video coming tomorrow*

Around The Way News

Preface: Sorry for the lack of posts besides videos recently. I was sick last week. Now on to my attempt at humor...

Proof of recession: NIN's drummer, Josh Freese, will do what ever you want for how ever much you want to pay, seriously.

Proof of recession (2): Faith No More is re-forming. I'm sure they'll be huge in Europe.

Bare Naked Ladies lead singer, Steven Page, has left the group to pursue solo projects and theatrical opportunities. I repeat, it has nothing to do with THIS, or THIS! SERIOUSLY!

Video Of The Day: Jamie Foxx - "Blame It (Feat. T-Pain)"

Jamie Foxx - "Blame It (Feat. T-Pain)"

Watch Ron Howard get his swagga on.

Video Of The Day: K'Naan - "Somalia"

K'Naan - Somalia

I can't stop listening to this song. Enjoy.

Video Of The Day: Black Lips - "Short Fuse"

Black Lips - "Short Fuse"

First single fromt their new album.

VOTD (Throwback Thursday): Dashboard Confessional - "Saints and Sailors"

Dashboard Confessional - "Saints and Sailors"

I've Started A Band!

Not really, but the newest internet viral sensation is to make your own band/album cover. Here is mine....

My band is named: Vision Guided Robotic Systems
Album is named: I Myself Deny It

To find out how to make your own go HERE.

Here is a second one I did:

Video Of The Day: Kid Cudi - "Day N' Nite"

kid cudi - day 'n' nite
by 75_prod

Video Of The Day: B.O.B - "Generation Lost"

B.O.B - "Generation Lost"

I guess B.O.B used all of his music video money the label gave him on his first video.

TV On The Radio(head)

Radiohead is overrated

There. I said it. Get over it. Radiohead is basically a one hit wonder. "Creep" is good, that's it. Sorry music nerds, it's the truth. You probably think I'm insane, but I will try to explain to you why I feel this way....and what it has to do with TV On The Radio.

Some bands are only liked by fans because they're mainstream with out being "mainstream". Radiohead's music is on the radio and Radiohead is in the news, but you never really see them do interviews so they're "mysterious". A Radiohead fan can mold the band into whatever they want them to be because they don't know much about them.

There is also a very slim chance members of Radiohead are going to get caught doing something awful in the tabloids. So fans will never have to worry about having to explain to friends why their favorite band is doing blow with Tila Tequilla on the cover of US Weekly. Fans never have to worry about Radiohead losing credibility. This point is especially big for hipsters. They love feeling/being pretentious. It would be hard to justify liking Radiohead if they just performed a duet with Miley Cyrus on the MTV Music Awards.

Liking Radiohead will also gain you instant music credibility. If you are asked "what are some bands you listen to" and you answer "Radiohead" you are perceived to know "good music". The reason for this is because no one will admit that Radiohead's music isn't that great. Because everyone is afraid to admit that they don't really "get" Radiohead it has just become accepted over time that they are good, and no one can be convinced other wise.

Why am i writing a post to tell you all this? The newest member in the overrated band Hall Of Fame is TV On The Radio. Their latest album Dear Science, was hailed as one of the best albums of last year by numerous publications. I've listened to the album. I've even listened to their first album.

I don't get it!

I realized this upon seeing TV On The Radio on SNL a couple weeks ago. They were awful. You can watch the performances HERE. I know they have claimed that they had sound problems but I don't believe it. You know who else had sound problems on SNL....Ashlee Simpson, and everyone wanted her to give up music for the rest of her life. Not even making music, people wanted her to even stop listening to music. People tried to ban her from experiencing music, they only wanted her to feel for vibrations like a deaf person. Brutal.

So, congrats TV On The Radio, you are now weird enough that people automatically just claim your amazing because they don't want to be the only one to say "I don't get it".

Plus people(READ: white people) won't say black people who play instruments aren't good. How many of your friends like The Roots? How many of your friends actually have any of their albums or could name more than two Roots songs? Exactly.

Video Of The Day: The Ting Tings - "Great DJ"

The Ting Tings - "Great DJ"

TGI(WT)F

In case you live on part of the world that doesn't have the Internet....

(via Jezebel)

1. Is this a child or an effeminate little person?
2. If this is in fact a kid, does he know hes gay yet?
3. Is this Jonah Hills little brother?
4. why is he driving an imaginary car using a Wii remote?
5. Is it a symbol for his lost love driving him crazy? Deep!

Good news kid, because Chris Brown has no career anymore we have an opening for male pop star.

Have a good weekend.

Drinks on me (not really)

Around The Way News

The Killers lead singer, Brandon Flowers, has supposedly quit drinking. How will he explain his outfit choices now?

Guns N' Roses is set to release Chinese Democracy for the game "Rock Band". It will be available the summer of 2023. Zing!


M.I.A. had a baby boy! Does Osh Kosh B'gosh make neon footie pajamas?

Video Of The Day: The Roots (Feat. Patrick Stump) - "Birthday Girl"

The Roots - "Birthday Girl" (Feat. Patrick Stump)

This song was supposed to be on The Roots last album, Rising Down, but was omitted due to fan backlash. The Roots claimed it didn't "fit on the album", but its pretty obvious they were trying to have a main stream pop hit with this song, and their fans freaked out on them. They even have Patrick Stump, lead singer of Fall Out Boy, singing the chourus, and you don't have Patrick Stump on as a guest for his singing abilities. Ya feel me. This song can still be found on iTunes as a bonus track.

I forgive you Roots......I love this song....seriously.

VOTD (Throwback Thursday): TLC - "Waterfalls"

TLC MTV Music

TLC - "Waterfalls"

According To Kanye: ?

(Via Kanye West Blog)

Album You Should Own By Now - Kate Nash

Kate Nash - "Made Of Bricks"

(Jenny Lewis + British accent) x (Snarky lyrics / Lily Allen) = Kate Nash

I randomly posted one of Kate Nash's songs, "Mouthwash", as a "Video Of The Day" last week, and it made me remember how much I enjoyed her album. Kate Nash became famous due to the strength of her first single "Foundations", which really is the strongest song on the album. She also became well known for her popularity on MySpace, which helped her land a music deal.

Her songs are mellow but poppy and have wonderful stream of consciousness type lyrics. The majority of the album is very tight with only one or two skippable songs. Enjoy.

Two of my favorites:

"Foundations"


"Pumpkin Soup"

Kate Nash MySpace

Video Of The Day: Kanye West - "Welcome To Heartbreak"

KANYE WEST "Welcome To Heartbreak" Directed by Nabil from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Around The Way News

1.) Mandy Moore is now engaged to Ryan Adams....sorry Vince.

2.) A nude photo of a young Madonna sold at an auction for $37,500.

This guy got ripped off! I knew a kid in college who would photoshop famous chicks heads on naked bodies for $20. I....mean...I heard of a kid who did that in college.

How to save $37,500: Google "Madonna Naked". Idiot.

Does the buyer know THIS exists?

3.) Metallica is planning on releasing a career-spanning box set. When did rockstars releasing things in boxes become newsworthy? (Think about it)

Video Of The Day: Black Milk - "Losing Out" (Feat. Royce Da 5'9'')

Black Milk - "Losing Out" (Feat. Roayce Da 5'9'')

SNL: Bjork

The genius of Kristen Wiig. I don't know why but I find this hillarious.

Video Of The Day: The Roots (Feat. Wale & Chrisette Michelle) - "Rising Up"

The Roots - "Rising Up" (Feat. Wale & Chrisette Michelle)

Happy Valentines Day!

Around The Way News

Limp Bizkit is reforming with the original lineup. "We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other," said Fred Durst. Is it sad I'm excited about this?

MGMT, Pharrell Williams, Q-Tip and Chromeo have designed artwork for the new issue of Playboy magazine. Unless the "artwork" is in a picture frame one of the playboy bunnies is holding I probably won't see it.

Santogold has issued a press release that she will now be known as "Santigold", but she will also still answer to "who?"

Video Of The Day: Kate Nash - "Mouthwash"

Kate Nash - "Mouthwash"

Album You Should Own By Now - Q-Tip

Q-Tip - "The Renaissance"

(A Tribe Called Quest - superfluous material)^2 x (Critical Acclaim + 9 Year Hiatus) = The Renaissance

Chances are you were unaware this album was released, but chances are you will love it. In a time of ringtone rap songs and rappers not being able to actually rap, Q-Tip has released a masterpiece. Its rare anytime an artist releases a "whole album". Most likely there are 2 or 3, or 4 if you're lucky, good songs. The Renaissance probably has only 1 or 2 bad songs. Bad being relative to the rest fo the album.

I posted ManWomanboogie as a Video Of The Day a week ago so i'll post a different song here, but ManWomanboogie is one of the best tracks on the album.

Two more tracks to groove to:

"Gettin' Up"


"Move"

Enjoy

VOTD (Throwback Thursday): Limp Bizkit (Feat. Method Man) - "N 2 Gether Now"

Limp Bizkit (Feat. Method Man) - "N 2 Gether Now"

[Update: I had no idea Limp would announce they're getting back together today. Just pure coincidence]

Video Of The Day: Black Lips - "Veni Vidi Vici"

Black Lips - "Veni Vidi Vici"

According To Kanye: How gay people dress

kinda

Jimmy Fallon & The Roots

If you haven't heard, Jimmy Fallon's house band will be The Roots. He's posted some videos of himself interviewing The Roots on hig blog and I wanted to post them here but the embedding isn't working for some reason. Here are the links....

Meet The Roots
Ask Jimmy Feat. The Roots
Get To Know Your Roots

I have been following Jimmy Fallon's blog since it started and to be honest, I'm excited about his show starting. I'm jumping on the band wagon now. Although, this may end up like the time I jumped on the Len bandwagon before everyone else.

Video Of The Day: Asher Roth - "I Love College"

Asher Roth - "I Love College"

(Via Nah Right)

Grammy Bowl III: The Results - Josh gets Rihanna'd

Josh, how my ass taste?

The results are in.....and I slaughtered Josh. This beating is worse than when they round up five white guys to "play" the Harlem Globetrotters. After three years, Josh and I are officially tied, 1-1-1. This year we picked 15 different awards. I ended up getting 8 of 15 and Josh got a measly 5 of 15. 4 of Joshs picks I also picked. You could say, Josh only got 1 pick correct.

Here is how it breaks down:

My Correct Picks:
Album Of The Year (Plant & Krauss)
Record of The Year (Plant & Krauss)
Song of the Year (Coldplay)
Best New Artist (Adele)
Best R&B Album (Jennfier Hudson)
Best Rap ALbum (Lil Wayne)
Best Alternative Music Album (Radiohead)
Best Rock Song (Bruce)

Josh Correct Picks:

Song of the Year (Coldplay)
Best Rap ALbum (Lil Wayne)
Best Alternative Music Album (Radiohead)
Best Rock Song (Bruce)
Best Rap Song (Lollipop)

I may have to get that Plant/Krauss album on GP.

Grammy Winners

Video Of The Day: The Kooks - "Always Where I Need To Be"

The Kooks - "Always Where I Need To Be"

Album You Should Own By Now - Viva La Hova

Jay-Z Vs. Coldplay [Mash-up] - Viva La Hova

(The Grey Album - The Beatles) + Coldplay = Viva La Hova

If you like Jay-Z and Coldplay then there is no way you won't like this mash-up disc. I couldn't find a bad track on the whole album. The main concept behind a mash-up is taking the music of one artist and the vocal track of another artist and creating a totally new track. This disc has some of the best mash-ups you will ever hear.

Here are three of my favorite tracks:

"Life Of Clocks"

"Take The Hill"

"Miss Trouble"

Oh yeah, It's free. Enjoy.

VivaLaHova.com

Download Viva La Hova

Grammy Bowl III

The past three years my friend Josh and I have been going head-to-head picking Grammy winners. The first year we picked every Grammy award. Let me give that to you again...EVERY. GRAMMY. AWARD. There was some crazy amount of awards, hundreds. we were picking things like "Best Native American Spoken Word Album". It was crazy, but WE ENDED UP TYING. TYING?!?

Last year we trimmed the fat and only picked 32 different categories. Josh ended up winning getting 14 correct to my 11. However, this is all under the umbrella off Winehouse-gate. Who honestly saw her cleaning up at the Grammys last year? If she doesn't remember winning her Grammy's (Grammies ?) today should it even still count? Didn't I read somewhere she tried to pawn her Grammy's off for crack?

Anyway, here are our picks for this year....

(ADAM: 0-1-1) / JOSH: 1-0-1)

Album of the year

"Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends," Coldplay
"Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne
"Year Of The Gentleman,"Ne-Yo
"Raising Sand,"Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"In Rainbows," Radiohead

Record of the year

"Chasing Pavements," Adele
"Viva La Vida," Coldplay
"Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
"Paper Planes," M.I.A
"Please Read The Letter," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Song of the year

"American Boy," Estelle, featuring Kanye West
"Chasing Pavements," Adele
"I'm Yours," Jason Mraz
"Love Song," Sara Bareilles
"Viva La Vida," Coldplay

Best new artist

Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

R&B album

"Love & Life," Eric Benét
"Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA," Boyz II Men
"Lay It Down," Al Green
"Jennifer Hudson," Jennifer Hudson
"The Way I See It," Raphael Saadiq

Rap album

"American Gangster," Jay-Z
"Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne
"The Cool," Lupe Fiasco
"Nas," Nas
"Paper Trail," T.I.

Rock album

"Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends," Coldplay
"Rock N Roll Jesus," Kid Rock
"Only By The Night," Kings Of Leon
"Death Magnetic," Metallica
"Consolers Of The Lonely," The Raconteurs

Country album

"That Lonesome Song," Jamey Johnson
"Sleepless Nights," Patty Loveless
"Troubadour," George Strait
"Around The Bend," Randy Travis
"Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love," Trisha Yearwood

Best Alternative Music Album

"Modern Guilt" Beck
"Narrow Stairs" Death Cab For Cutie
"The Odd Couple" Gnarls Barkley
"Evil Urges" My Morning Jacket
"In Rainbows" Radiohead

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

"Chasing Pavements" Adele
"Love Song" Sara Bareilles
"Mercy" Duffy
"Bleeding Love" Leona Love
"I Kissed A Girl" Katy Perry
"So What" Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"All Summer Long" Kid Rock
"Say" John Mayer
"That Was Me" Paul McCartney
"I'm Yours" Jason Mraz
"Closer" Ne-Yo
"Wichita Lineman" James Taylor

Best Solo Vocal Rock Performance

"Gravity" John Mayer
"I Saw Here Standing There" Paul McCartney
"Girls In Their Summer Clothes" Bruce Springsteen
"Rise" Eddie Vedder
"No Hidden Path" Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group

"Rock N Roll Train" AC/DC
"Violet Hill" Coldplay
"Long Road Out Of Eden" Eagles
"Sex On Fire" Kings Of Leon
"House Of Cards" Radiohead

Best Rock Song

"Girls In Thier Summer Clothes" Bruce Springsteen
"House of Cards" Radiohead
"I Will Posses Your Heart" Death Cab For Cutie
"Sex On Fire" Kings Of Leon
"Violet Hill" Coldplay

Best Rap Song

"Lollipop" Lil Wayne Feat. Static Major
"Low" Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain
"Sexual Eruption" Snoop Dogg
"Superstar" Lupe Fiasco
"Swagga Like Us" Jay-z & T.I. Feat. Kanye West and Lil Wayne

This is my year

Video Of The Day: Q-Tip (Feat. Amanda Diva) - Man/Woman Boogie

Q-Tip (Feat. Amanda Diva) - Man/Woman Boogie

VOTD(Throwback Thursday): Pras (Feat. Mya & ODB) - Ghetto Superstar

Pras (Feat. Mya & ODB) - Ghetto Superstar

Bonn-a-who?

Is it just me or is the Bonnaroo lineup weak this year? I hope they have a couple surprises up their sleeve.

Ever since I went to Bonnaroo in '04 ('05?) I look at the lineups and wish I had the time/money/brain cells left to do it again. But looking at this years artist list...I could care less.

Sorry hippies

Video Of The Day: CRS - "Us Placers"

CRS - "Us Placers"

CRS is comprised of Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and Pharrell Williams. It is rumored they will be putting out an album together under the name CRS this year. CRS stands for Child Rebel Soldier.

Album You Should Own By Now - The Knux

The Knux - "Remind Me In 3 Days..."

[(Outkast - Atlanta) + New Orleans] x The Roots ÷ Liam & Noel Gallagher = The Knux

My two favorite tracks -

"Bang Bang"

"Cappuccino"

-Thank Me Later

The Knux Website

The Knux Myspace

Video Of The Day - Asher Roth - "Roth Boys"

Asher Roth - "Roth Boys"

Asher Roth Website

Video Of The Day: B.O.B - I'll Be In The Sky

B.O.B - "I'll Be In The Sky"

B.O.B Myspace

Album You Should Own By Now - Colin Munroe

Colin Munroe - Colin Munroe Is The Unsung Hero

Who?....Colin Munroe, that's who.

His album kinda sounds like JT [Future Sexx/Love Sounds] (minus) wanting to take E and go to a rave (plus) "Pop-y" beats (plus) the satisfaction of telling all your friends you heard him first and he is "so last week"

Colin Munroe started getting some buzz for his amazing remix of Kanye Wests' song "Flashing Lights"

My two favorite tracks from this album are -


"Piano Lessons" (Feat. Joell Ortiz)


"Will I Stay" (Feat. Wale & Dallas Austin)

The best part of this album is that it's free. Not in that all albums are free *wink wink* kinda way, it's actually 100% free

You can download it HERE

Colin Munroe Myspace