Whatcha say?

So guys, whatcha say about this barbarian sampling of Imogen’s marterpiece ‘Hide and Seek’ in a poor song by Jason Derulo? It’s so average I wouldn’t pay any attention to it if there was no Imogen in it… However, American consumers are not too fussy and the song is doing really good – it’s on #2 on Billboard list.

Immi herself doesn’t bother that much as she said that the song lives its own life and she just lets it be. Fair enough. One of Imogen’s recent tweets: “@jasonderulo we really should meet/chat/say hello one of these days! Our tune is getting places! x“

Judge for yourself:

Ish Value

There are artists that over the years lose distinction between shaping their original sound and being repetitive, like Röyksopp, and there are artists that copy their own ideas shamelessly all over again and get away with that, like Timbaland.

Timbo is gonna release Shock Value 2 in a month and the lead single was just released. ‘Morning After Dark’ features Timaland himself and some oh-so-boring new artist SoShy from Timbaland’s label.

Timbo says the song is

“very interesting. The song, I can’t describe it, it’s so different. It’s not different for me, but I can tell you this — it fits everything going on with the vampire theme.“

I say it sounds not different at all; it sounds exactly like everything else he has done over last few years. Come on, it’s ish! Really ishy ish I shall say.

The worst thing is that once the album comes out, Timbo is going to be everywhere again. People, wake up! He’s so four years ago! Just to make things clear: I really appreciate his old work with Aaliyah, Missy Elliott and more recently – Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. I just can’t stand how he’s stuck on repeat and people are still so excited about him. And maybe I’m wrong but I’ve got a feeling the whole album is gonna be just as I’ve-heard-it-all-before as this single.

Blah.

Shakira’s new album is actually quite good

I’ve never been a fan of Shakira as her voice annoyed me most of the time. And so did her music, to be honest. However, I realised that things may be about to change when I heard ‘She Wolf’ single and found out that she teamed up with the legendary The Neptunes to make her new record. I was right.

So considering it’s a heavily mainstream electropop, here’s a review:

Find three differences

Read more for the answers.

Short history of a dress on that cover

Scroll to 2:17 in the clip below:

For more amazing fashion shows visit Victor & Rolf official website – I discovered them thanks to Róisín and I’m absolutely impressed! Fashion has never made me feel this way. When you visit their website just go upstairs…

Róisín returns and so do I

Róisín Murphy performing at Victor & Rolf spring/summer 2010 show

Hello everyone! I wanted to return for the new season with some big news and now it’s the time. Róisín Murphy performed a couple of new songs at Victor & Rolf spring/summer 2010 show and they are killers! Instantly, I got so excited about the new album that I could hardly fall asleep that night. Seriously! I’ve got some clips from the show and two another songs from her set at Burlectric, and there is a sleek download for you too, so keep on reading.

By the way, a few days ago – on 5th October to be precise – this blog turned 1 year old! Now let’s celebrate it by listening to Róisín’s new stuff…

Free downloads from Sam Sparro and Back Ted N-Ted!

Back Ted N-Ted / Sam Sparro

Twitter is a gooood thing (as long as the artists you follow post decent tweets)! I follow only four artists: Imogen Heap, Kate Havnevik, Back Ted N-Ted and Sam Sparro. Last two guys have been really generous recently as they give us more than two hours of great tunes.

Back Ted N-Ted shares “1 hour and 15 minutes of fun for you. a dj mix i made for imogens release party… please share : D” – amongst the others you’ll find there Calvin Harris, Empire of the Sun, M83, Deadmau5, Booka Shade, Animal Collective, Underworld, MSTRKRFT, Le Tigre and himself – download it here.

Sam Sparro together with Jesse Rogg release their debut podcast: “IT’S HERE!! first episode of our new podcast “TURN THE RADIO OFF” downloadable now! Enjoy!!” – lots of catchy music, including Gossip, The Presets, premiere of Sparro’s remix of ‘Feelings Gone’ by Basement Jaxx featuring himself, and many fresh stuff as well as oldschool vibes. Get it here.

Hope you enjoy the downloads, I truly do! Especially the DJ set by Back Ted N-Ted that I play on repeat!

Just a lil’ lovin’ early in the morning

This song by Outlines made my day. Actually, I should put it the other way: my today’s morning is described in this song’s lyrics, so it made me think about the song and as a result I ended up listening to it on repeat. And since it’s a really nice tune, here I am sharing these good vibes with you.

Ce le bra tion

Here’s Madonna’s video for ‘Celebration’ – at last! It isn’t a great one, but it isn’t weak too. Just a little bit more than average, I would say. I’m afraid that Madonna has finished the era of stunning music videos with ‘American Life’ (uncensored version, obviously) and ‘Hung Up’. But we never know, she may surprise us all! Not this time, though. One thing is for sure – she looks absolutely amazing! By the way, can you spot her daughter in the video?

Oh, and a little announcement here – sorry for writing from time to time only – it’s summertime and I’m back home, you know, lots to do! I suppose I’d get back to posting stuff on regular basis again by the end of September. Until then it may be quite slow in here. Hope you all won’t forget about my blog by that time!

First Train Home music video

Hi there, I’ve just returned from a little summer trip. Trying to keep up with the most important news – check out Imogen Heap’s music video for ‘First Train Home.’ It’s not good, very amateurish, so no surprise that Immi, the perfectionist, is working on the alternative version of the video that she is going to direct herself. Can’t wait to see the result! So far, have a look at the official video for now – as I said it’s rather poor, but Imogen looks amazing, as usual!