Thursday, October 20, 2011: El Chinano - Tell Her She's Lovely

The cold hard reality, gentle reader, is that you just don't know what is going to happen tomorrow.

So don't wait, tell her she's lovely today.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011: The Rave-Ups - She Says (Come Around)

Here's yet another hard luck story, a band that never got their fair share of the pie.

With a bit part in John Hughes' "Pretty In Pink", and a minor radio hit with "Positively Lost Me", the Rave-Up skirted success but never seemed to find that connection. They gave up trying in 1992.

Shame, really, because these guys are pretty great. As today's selection clearly shows

Tuesday, October 18, 2011: TWOfer Tuesday - The "Mash-Up" Edition

What's better than one cool song of the day? Two cool songs paired up together.

Welcome to the world mash-ups



Now, probably, my favorite mash-up, also by Mighty Mike, would be this impossible pairing of John Lennon and Van Halen, but I decided to post the Michael Jackson/Queen mashup because it's a bit more lively, and just so totally seamless.

Now riddle me this, Batman: if two songs played at the same time are better, how about nine?

Seriously, there is no way in hell this next track should work, but here we are.




Songs used:

Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
John Williams - The Imperial March
Leftfield - Phat Planet
Chemical Brothers - Galvanized
Sugarhill Gang - Apache (Switch Remix - A bit patchy)
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Doug Wood Band - Drag Racer (BBC Snooker Theme)
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
The Streets - Push things forward

Our last selection today isn't really a simple mash up. In fact, it probably isn't anything you have ever seen or heard before. This isn't just another funny or cool video - this would be art. Proper, jaw-dropping art. This is something that, indeed, pushes things forward.

What Kutiman has done here, isn't just about layering one thing on top of another - he actually creates new and unique soundscapes using only scraps. Spare parts. Bits and pieces of other peoples instructional videos, the kind that flood YouTube every day. This is the audio/video equivalent of found objects, collage and kinetic sculpture all stitched into something wonderful.

This is one of the few videos I have seen over three dozen times and each time it leaves me wanting to watch it again. Louder. I hope you enjoy it as well.

Monday, October 17, 2011: Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

It's not unusual to hate Mondays.

What is unusual is that we have such a sure fire cure for the beginning of the week blues

Hello, Tom. What's new, pussycat?

Sunday, October 16, 2011

No blogging on a Sunday.

See you Monday!

Saturday, October 15, 2011: Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection

I've talked before on this blog about songs that absolutely stop me dead in my tracks when I first heard them.

Here's one of those.

I literally froze when I first heard this song, I couldn't believe that pure magic could be turned into song like British singer, songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading has done here.

And who couldn't use more Love & Affection in their life.

So, throw your head back, really laugh, and enjoy this magic track

Friday, October 14, 2011: LL Cool J - Rock the Bells

It's Friday, people.

Let's Rock The Bells.