American Idols past and present make it on the list as does my new favorite music magazine.
Katherine McPhee – Over It
It’s good ole pop music in the vein of something like JoJo. The song is light, poppy, well-produced, about love, and sung by a gorgeous songstress. It’s melodic with its vocal hooks and I like that. It gets stuck in my head. This is why we are pop music fans.
Listen to Katherine McPhee's Over It:
Mika - Grace Kelly
As much as I love the song Grace Kelly, the part that sticks with me most is the end where the woman’s voice says, “Humphrey! We’re leaving.”
More on Mika:
http://www.mikasounds.com/uk.php
http://modern-pop-music.suite101.com/article.cfm/mikas_life_in_cartoon_motion
The Loud.com Battle Rap Competition Has Begun!
If you think you have the skills to pay the bills, they provide the beats and an online multi-track editor. You can’t beat it! Ok, bad joke.
My article on beatmaker/producer Zukhan Bey, who is one of the judges:
http://popmusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/heres_your_chance_to_be_a_rapper
Nickelback Raises $400,000 For Charity With Sales
Nickelback’s song If Everyone Cared has raised $400,000 for two different charities. One-hundred-percent of the proceeds from digital sales of the single are going to Amnesty International and International Children’s Awareness Canada.
Listen to If Everyone Cared By Nickelback:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=23380379
American Idol: It’s Safe To Watch Now
Now that the Sanjaya Malakar reign of terror is over, we can eat again and our ears our safe. My ears are very pleased with Jordin Sparks’ performance tonight. Simon told her the song was 60 years old and he thinks she could have a hit record with it. She’s my hometown girl and I really want to see her win the competition, but past contestants have proven you don’t need to win to succeed.
Paste Magazine
I am buying a subscription to Paste Magazine for the sampler CD alone. I bought last month’s issue and this month’s issue, therefore I was listening to sampler 30 until I got sick of it. Today I picked up the new issue and am now intent on digesting all of the music on sampler #31. Bright Eyes, Maria Taylor, Ricky Scaggs…these are just some of my new favorites from #30. This week’s iTunes free single of the week is Life Is Beautiful by Vega4 – also on Paste’s #31.
Check it out:
