Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Streaming Hot New Tori

Hear new music from American Doll Posse! Hear the new Tori Amos single "Big Wheel" (I'm an M-I-L-F don't you forget) plus a preview of "Bouncing Off Clouds" and "Teenage Hustling" exclusively at AOL Music!

The new album drops May 1. I'm erect.

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

More Mika

Pop uber-sensation Mika's - whom I mentioned a few weeks ago - debut album Life in Cartoon Motion entered the UK charts at #1 this week. His first single "Grace Kelly" has been at #1 for four weeks. The buzz surrounding this hot new artist is huge and his record company - the same record company that rejected him a few years back - is pulling out all the stops for an upcoming US release. If you don't already have it, they're offering up a free download of "Grace Kelly" via Arjanwrites. WARNING: It's infectiously fun.

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Friday, February 02, 2007

Audio Crush: My Brightest Diamond

I discovered My Brightest Diamond on Stereogum back in September and immediately fell in love. She's like a big Tori Amos, Bjork, Kate Bush and PJ Harvey sandwich, so what's not to love? I just recently bought the debut album Bring Me the Workhorse and my appreciation has grown considerably. Frontwoman Shana Worden is a classically trained vocalist (at the University of North Texas no less) and she shows her chops throughout this album ranging from rocker to torchsinger to opera diva in the course of eleven tracks.
Best tracks: Golden Star, Gone Away, Disappear, Workhorse.

My Brightest Diamond on MySpace
Official Website

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Friday, January 26, 2007

Audio Crush - Mika

Lebanese-born, British popster Mika is getting lots of blog love this week. Mostly because his single "Grace Kelly" is at the top of the UK charts and the video for the song is being promoted heavily in anticipation of his debut album Life in Cartoon Motion, but it also doesn't hurt that he's a cute little mo.
Of course, buzz is that he's the second coming of Freddie Mercury with a little Rufus Wainwright thrown in for good measure. You'll understand that comparison immediately when you hear "Grace Kelly" - he's got one of the best falsetto's I've ever heard, but he's also very talented and his music is very refreshing. "Grace Kelly" had to grow on me, but I can see it being a huge summer 07 song. The video is also really great - the little girl quoting Grace Kelly lines is perfect. I'm also a big fan of the track "Relax" (free download). Definitely more to this guy than a Queen tribute band.


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