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Gotye “Learnalilgivinanlovin”

May 18, 2009
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“Learnalilgivinanlovin” is a funky pop tune that’s an obvious throwback to ’60s Motown which is probably why I love it so much. He’s either sampling the Ronettes with the drums at the top or channeling them (and the Phil Spector “Wall of Sound”) pretty heavily and purposefully. With a driving guitar riff, blasting horns and stacked vocals this track is huge and so much fun.

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Nyle “Let The Beat Build” is Inspiring and Stunning

May 13, 2009
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Nyle’s live band version of “Let the Beat Build” – complete with vocalists, piano and of course banjo – has all of the raw energy of a stage performance and is totally mesmerizing. Even if you aren’t a fan of hip-hop or rap music, you have to appreciate the production, planning and creative vision that went into this video that was all recorded in one continuous video and audio take.

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Seeqpod Sunk? Not So Fast…

April 30, 2009
Seeqpod

When the Seeqpod site went down a couple weeks ago I figured that was the end. I certainly didn’t have high hopes given the fact that they filed for bankruptcy at the end of March and have an ongoing lawsuit with EMI and Warner Music Group. If you went to the site it acted like [...]

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Amos Lee – Not Just “Sweet Pea”

April 9, 2009
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So, if you’re like me you are so sick of the AT&T commercial with the little girl and her stuffed monkey you’re reduced to fits of screaming and spastic scrambling for the mute button when it comes on TV. It sounds rash, but this commercial has been on since 2007 and for those two years has had the same “Sweet pea….apple of my eye…” hooky jingle playing along with its syrupy sweet storyline. Unlike me, there’s a good chance you have no idea who sings that song and subsequently want to choke them for supplying the sound track for so many of your sleepless nights. For this, I’d like to set the record straight.

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Top 10 Sites For Free Music

April 7, 2009
Top Ten Sites for Free Music

For me, the measure of a good free music site is how quickly I can play the song I’m looking for and with the fewest number of strings attached. I don’t want to have to sign up for yet another site only to be bombarded with email updates and special offers. There are only a few sites that do this well (which I will highlight in this post) but in the interest of all of the other people out there who enjoy music sites for their communities and advanced features I felt the need to cover a fuller spectrum.

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