2010, come and get me!

It’s really hard to finish off my 2009 summary (I’m actually starting to think about abandoning this idea) when there are so many albums that I already can’t wait for! There are gonna be lots of them in 2010. I’ve been gathering info for this post for a while and, obviously, I couldn’t finish it. However, the first highly anticipated album was released earlier this week, so I forced myself to have this post done so it won’t become completely outdated.

Have a look at my list – I tried to organise it chronological order. Enjoy and let me know of any upcoming albums that I’ve missed!

Novika

Album title: Lovefinder
release date: 22 January

Info: I really have to write a decent feature on Novika, as she is one of the most important Polish artists to me. She is linked to every good music and every good music is linked to her. I will surely take some time soon to introduce her properly. For now, you can listen to five of her songs from her upcoming second solo album here and have a look at her music video for first single ‘Miss Mood’ below (the song is great, but the video is terrible…).

Excitement level: 9/10 (I checked who Novika worked with exactly and it’s very promising!)

Edit: Well, that’s what happens when you don’t finish posts on time… I’ve just got my very own copy of the album and I’m listening to the last track – the album ROCKS! Far better than I expected. More info ’soon’

Groove Armada

Album title: Black Light
release date: 23 February

Info: This album is supposed to be darker than pervious ones, and after listening to three singles from the album I can already tell it’s truth.

Excitement level: 6/10 (I really liked their previous album, but I’m not that keen on the new material… yet?)

‘Warsaw’ (feat. Nick Littlemore from Empire of the Sun)

‘I Won’t Kneel’

‘Paper Romance’

Fox

Album title: Fox Box
release date: mid February

Info: Very busy Polish musician (keyboards) who is known for his work with Kayah and 15 Minut Projekt is releasing his solo album with lots of great guest vocalists including Novika, Maria Peszek, Sqbass and my favourite Marsija (from Loco Star).

Excitement level: 9/10 (again: great musicians are involved in the project)

Télépopmusik

Album title: In The Air (?)
release date: early 2010

Info: Not much really.

Excitement level: 4/10 (I’m not into chillout these days…)

Sugababes

Album title: Sweet 7
release date: 05 March

Info: Sugababes used to make great pop tunes, but this time is long gone. Still, I’m curious what they are going to come up with.

Excitement level: 1/10 (I don’t have high expectations…)

Crookers

Album title: Tons of Friends
release date: 08 March

Info: Two songs with Róisín Murphy is enough for me to want this album really bad. Especially after I’ve heard them at Victor & Rolf fashion show…

Excitement level: 5/10 (I’m sure I’m gonna love songs with Róisín, but I have no bloody idea about the other stuff…)

Christina Aguilera

Album title: Bionic
release date: 16 March

Info: It’s the most anticipated album for me so far. Aguilera worked with amazing variety of artists on this album: Goldfrapp, Ladytron, Sia, M.I.A., Diplo, Santigold, Switch, Le Tigre, Ladytron, Linda Perry. Put it together with her powerful voice and there is no way the album is gonna be less than extremely exciting. First single ‘Glam’ is set for release in February. I can’t wait!
And if the viral videos turn out to be Aguilera’s promo indeed… oh my.

Excitement level: 10/10 (amazing team of people involved! + viral campaign)

Goldfrapp

Album title: Head First
release date: 22 March

Info: Joyful uptempo album! What a good news after sleepy Seventh Tree. However, first single ‘Rocket’ (listen on their myspace) is quite disappointing (it’s a grower, though!). But the other track that appeared on youtube, ‘Believer’, is nothing but plain and boring. Level of excitement decreased drastically.

Excitement level: 5/10 (just listen to these songs…)

Scissor Sisters

Album title: ??
release date: March

Info: Scissor Sisters worked on this album with Stuart Price (think: Confessions on a Dancefloor), so if you combine that fact with the band’s quirkiness and their description of the album being “supersexual and sleazy”, you get quite excited already, huh? I am.

Excitement level: 8/10 (Scissor Sisters + Stuart Price + “supersexual and sleazy”!)

M.I.A.

Album title: ??
release date: May

Info: I love her a lot, I love her from the very beginning, but the song that she put some time ago on youtube is nothing but booooring, right? Check for yourself below if you missed it.

Excitement level: 8/10 (I love M.I.A.’s music, but the first track is a huge disappointment)

Kate Nash

Album title: ??
release date: Spring

Info: Not much. She’s working in the studio and has some material recored already.

Excitement level: 10/10 (I looove Kate Nash!)

Faithless

Album title: Calling All The Faithful
release date: first half of 2010

Info: Not much really. All I know from Blissy is that they are finishing the album in the studio (while not touring with Faithless Soundsystem). So far, only a dub remix of new song ‘Sun to me’ appeared (listen below). It seems like they’re going back to their dancefloor roots. Sister Bliss said that she’s just received some great remixes of this track and that she thinks “they are going to devastate dancefloors across the globe”… Oh my, I’d LOVE to see them again at the Open’er Festival this year!

Excitement level: 9/10 (I miss Faithless a lot!)

Jessica 6

Album title: ??
release date: first half of 2010?

Info: Not much. But I can remember coming across the information that album will be released in the first half of 2010. I really enjoyed their single ‘Fun Girl’, check it out below (but you should remember them from my posts… hopefully).

Excitement level: 3/10 (one song is not enough to get excited much for a new band)

Loco Star

Album title: ??
release date: 2010

Info: Yes, they’re working on new material! Marsija told me that I’m gonna love new stuff and I trust her for 100%.

Excitement level: 10/10 (they’re my favourite band and their last album was emotionally intense, really intense for me)

Röyksopp

Album title: Senior
release date: 2010

Info: “An introspective, withdrawn, atmospheric counterpart to energetic Junior.” It’s their chance to prove that they are not running circles and copying themselves (that’s how I felt with Junior, even though I liked it).

Excitement level: 7/10 (I just like their stuff, can’t help it)

Back Ted N-Ted

Album title: ??
release date: 2010

Info: Ryan has finished the album. If I have a chance, I’ll ask him for some release details in person on Imogen Heap’s gig on 8th of February!

Excitement level: 8/10 (his Hookie EP was great!)

Duffy

Album title: ??
release date: late 2010

Info: Not much, sorry. Actually, that’s all I know.

Excitement level: 3/10 (come on, it’s still early 2010 and there are plenty of great albums coming out soon)

Madonna

Album title: ??
release date: late 2010?

Info: She’s said to work with David Guetta. Well, I’m not to keen on that idea… But you never know with Madonna.

Excitement level: 7/10 (I’m a huge fan, but after Hard Candy and news about collaboration with Guetta I’m not looking forward to new album as excited as I always used to be…)

Kate Havnevik

Album title: ??
release date: 2010?

Info: She has quite a lot of material recorded, she released one EP last year, so I assume she’s going to release an album eventually… It’s about time!

Excitement level: 4/10 (I used to like her a lot, but I think I got a bit bored wit her… maybe I’ve been waiting for new stuff for too long)

Róisín Murphy

Album title: ??
release date: not 2010, sorry

Info: I know you thought otherwise after the release of two new songs, but read the interview here, to find out why there’s probably no chance for the album this year.

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Sanctions Against Iran...Who Wins In The End?

It is no secret that sanctions against Iran has been spinning in the public arena for a long time and there are many in Washington including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who feel that sanctions is due to be implemented. Everybody is saying they have exhausted all resources and efforts to bring Iran to the table and now is the time for sanctions…Hold on a minute! What about those hundreds of thousands of protesters marching on the street who are bleeding and calling for reform and removal of Ahmadinejad from power and a return to the polls to vote for a new leader? If we sanction Iran then we are also sanctioning a democracy that exist in Iran and is asking us to help them…In times past I have written to foreign leaders (Israel’s Prime Minister included) and called for them to vote against sanctions, because it would only harm the people who are not responsible for their governments action’s and would be absolutely counter-productive and inhumane to the working class people of Iran. If the West supports sanctions against Iran and the United Nations approves the sanctioning, then what we would be doing is isolating the Iranian people from the rest of the World and helping them to make a pact with the devil against the West.
If sanctions hurt them enough, they will most likely increase the numbers of Shiite radicals in their own country as a result of America’s failure to see things more rationally.
Who Wins:
Those who will profit from sanctions against Iran are the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank who will tax the rest of the planet for Iran’s re-construction and their defaulting on any already existing debts which eventually leads to those developed countries actually owning Iran by default (generosity is not for free)…The money every country gives is borrowed from somewhere…Your generosity is not for free, we have to pay back that money if we did not have that in surplus…The developed nations are the guarantee against default of under-developed economies who suddenly go into bankruptcy due to hyper inflation set in by lack of trade stimulus.
Sanctions Contribute To Global Destabilization
We have a very dangerous destabilization or domino effect happening in our global economy because of too many hot spots in the World as a result of conflict and prolonging of those conflicts which drains resources from more peaceful and productive projects in our world that are needed to heal our planet and the United States once again is going to do opposite of what it says…It is going to commit a crime against humanity because the bank says so.
Sanctions Do Not Work and Have Never Worked. If we are going to promote peace and freedom than we need to arm those who want it and help them to fight it…These weapons do not necessarily have to be a gun or knife, it can be a computer, radio, camera and even plenty of ink cartridges rather than bullets…Every citizen in Iran can help bring change if we support them…The Supreme Leadership of Iran knows the threat the information superhighway poses to them and they fear the pen just as much as the sword or even worse than the sword because the pen can carry poison. I hope that all who see this today will write their Congressman and Senators or whatever representative you have in your country and encourage them to rethink their foreign policy toward Iran…It is not the Iranian people who want to destroy the West and Israel, but a minority of wannabe dictators who happen to be Islamic elitist and want to exploit the issues of Zionism, Western Imperialism and Islam to make money and those less elite are vying for a status as an Iranian Gestapo officer who enjoys the sadistic pleasure of oppressing their own people.
Sanctions Lead To Hidden Taxes On Consumers In Developed Nations:
As a member of a developed nation, you will have taxes levied against your paycheck and you will pay at the check stand when you purchase goods or services especially gasoline which has so many taxes attached and luxury items which less are able to afford due to taxation. Remember every donor nation to the IMF or the World Bank has to borrow money from somewhere and so your nation’s generosity is not for free. It cost you in taxation to be a generous giver. You have a right to ask what are you getting for your money? You have a right to ask who is getting the money and what are you paying for? You have the right to hold your elected officials accountable because it is your money that they are playing with and it is your paycheck that is guaranteeing your government’s ability to pay off the debts of defaulting countries.
This blog will be updated in the near future as things develop…I hope you visit often.
V Peace, Shalom aleichem,Salam Alaykum,Paz,Namaste

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Actual Excerpts Of Music Reviews Written By Students In Hong Kong

Hound Dog by Elvis Presley

The pronoun is not clear enough and the singer cannot sing it.

He thinks that girl is like a hound dog.

In this song, the woman is very bad, but some people sad she is high classed and she feel she is high classed person. A lot of people don’t like her, they very hate her. So she is so bad!

I think this song very funny and feel like is disco song.

I don’t like this song very much. I like the song which is romantic.

The song is talking about a man punish his girlfriend who threatening him. But, if I don’t read the lyrics, I can’t feel he is punish someone.

He think must be true love.

The man is so cheap.

I like love song more than this song, yo!

I think this song very noisy. The feeling of the lyrics and feeling of the singer give me not a match.

The woman is hot. She was high classed.

When I listen this song I feel so funny.

Whoomp! There It Is by Tag Team

I like playing basketball.

If I want to hold party in the future, I will use this song in my part and I will tell my friends about the “Washington D.C.”

This song can make me hyper when I listen to it and I will move my body and dance every time.

It is a great Hip Hop song with special lyrics related to the Phillies.

In our school we do not have any party for Halloween or Christmas, so I am very envy in the foreign countries.

We can yell out the “WHOOMP!” part, do you agree?

Concrete Jungle by Bob Marley

It remind me to concern about the Jungle, one of the most important resources of the planet. Recently, Jungle is reduce at a fast rate because the human waste and the development.

You may love some special things, but not the main pop things, right?

I like your song because it describes what it is like growing up in Jamaica’s Trenchtown Ghetto, totally!

You know, “Jungle” sound like Chinese make your body highly?

Today, weather is very cool. Cool + cool = Double Cool. Ha ha!

I don’t like this song so much because it is so slow and I think it is so boring.

You are the imaginator!

Like A Virgin by Madonna

I think Madonna’s voice is very euphonious.

You made me feel shiny and new. Do you share the same feeling?

It is a sweet song. It makes me feel everything is beautiful.

The song like saying exactly what to express in my heart although I am not a girl.

I could really visualize a picture about a lady who meets a good guy for the first time in her life.

We are confused by the name of the song because most of our group mates are male.  By the way, the song is quite too old school.

Hi. I am Leo, a handsome boy.

Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is the king of rock n’ roll! Damn yeah!!!

We have listened to the songs “Like a Rolling Stone” of Bob Dylan. Actually, we do not like the song so much.  The style of the songs sounds to like speaking out the lyrics instead of singing a song.

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

This song is about the teen spirit that means the things always we do in the teen age, such as play the band.

We would prefer to the “Smells Like A Teen Spirit”, since it sounds rhythmic and trendy, though it may seem like meaningless but it is quite suitable to describe a youth life.

I have been attracted by this song.

Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash

He is in the prison but he sings very happy. Can you tell me why?

We hope the singer will never give up and keep the positive attitudes.

I like Folsom Prison Blues because we can know about how it feel after killing a man.

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Hope For Haiti Now - Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge & Rihanna Perform "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" & More Coverage

When the sky falls, and the Earth quakes.. We gon’ put this back together, we won’t break

I watched almost the entire Hope For Haiti Now telethon event last night, and I’m so thankful I did. If I said it was extremely moving, that would be an understatement. I found myself breathless and teary-eyed as artists, musicians, actors, directors and more put aside differences and united to answer phones and accept donations on behalf of  the various organizations helping the relief effort in Haiti. The broadcast also featured personal stories about Haitians that survived the horrible natural disaster in addition to newscaster Anderson Cooper & others detailing the monumental effort to treat the thousands of injured and emotionally-distraught.

Musical performances included Jay-Z, Bono & The Edge of U2, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, my wifey Christina Aguilera, my other wifey Alicia Keys, The Roots, Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris, John Legend, Beyonce, Coldplay, Shakira, Mary J Blige, Sting, Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Emeline Michel and of course, Haiti’s son Wyclef.

MTV has a sweet rundown of all the performances here and check out some photos here compliments of Concrete Loop. Click the links below to donate and grab your copy of the Hope for Haiti Now album on iTunes with the various performances in great quality MP3’s.

If anyone has the full telecast of the event, can you please link it in the comments section? Thanks in advance.

Shout to Ian for the video of Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge & Lil’ Mama Rihanna below (am I the only one who thinks Rih Rih looks out of place on stage with legends? Oh well.). I hope you find it in your heart to donate to help those suffering from this devastating tragedy, and (try to) enjoy the music!

Download on iTunes: Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge & Lil’ Mama Rihanna – Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)

Donate: Hope For Haiti Now

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Saturday

You may see from the layout below that there’s been a couple of formatting changes on the site. The main reason I did this was to get rid of the YouTube files that were taking up space and providing unnecessary distraction like those annotations you would sometimes see. I hope you like the new look and I’d love to hear some feedback on what you think!

Artist: Madonna (ft. Justin Timberlake)

Song Title: Across The Sky

Album: Unknown

Once again Timbaland produces a very nice beat for Madonna and JT

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Artist: Rick Ross

Song Title: Mafia Music 2

Album: The Teflon Don

Expected Album Release Date: 2010

The Bosssssssssssssssss

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Artist: Drake

Song Title: My New Shit

Album: Heartbreak Drake 4

Album Release Date: January, 2010

Lovin’ this beat

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The World of Reggae Music--Superhits: Popular Reggae

Popular Reggae Hits

1. Millie Small – My Boy Lollipop
2. Sean Kingston – Beautiful Girls
3. Rihanna & Elephant Man – Pon de Replay
4. Shaggy – Boombastic (Album Version)
5. Ini Kamoze – Here Comes The Hotstepper (Heartical Mix)
6. Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
7. Diana King – Shy Guy
8. Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie
9. Marcia Griffiths – Electric Boogie
10. Inner Circle – Bad Boys (Theme From Cops)
11. Shabba Ranks & Chevelle Franklin – Mr. Loverman
12. Mad Cobra – Flex
13. Shaggy – It Wasn’t Me
14. Tanto Metro – Everyone Falls In Love
15. Johnny Nash – I Can See Clearly Now
16. Eric Clapton – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
17. Sublime – Santeria
18. J.C. Lodge – Telephone Love
19. Snow & MC Shan – Informer
20. 10CC – Dreadlock Holiday
21. Bob Marley & the Wailers – Jammin’
22. Shaggy & Rayvon – Angel
23. Inner Circle –Sweat (A La La La La Song)
24. Sean Paul – Get Busy
25. Maxi Priest – Close To You
26. Wyclef Jean, Pras, & Ky-Mani Marley – Avenues
27. Eddy Grant – Living On The Frontline
28. Apache Indian – Boomshackalack
29. Johnny Nash – Hold Me Tight
30. Reel 2 Reel – I Like To Move It (Radio Mix)
31. Sean Paul & Ziggy Marley – Three Little Birds
32. Wayne Wonder – No Letting Go (Album Version)
33. Lumidee – Never Leave You – Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh!
34. Aswad – Shine
35. Rihanna & J-Status – Here I Go Again
36. The Maytals – Broadway Jungle
37. Dr. Israel – Armagideon Time
38. Patra – Worker Man (Album Version)
39. Elephant Man – Pon De River, Pon De Bank (Album Version)
40. Cocoa Tea & Luciano – Rough Inna Town
41. Bob Marley & the Wailers – Stir It Up
42. Shaggy – Intoxication
43. Beenie Man & Chevelle – Dancehall Queen
44. Born Jamericans – Boom Shak A-Tack
45. Johnny Nash – Guava Jelly
46. Ziggy Marley – Dragonfly
47. Shaggy – Oh Carolina
48. Kymani Marley, Beenie Man, & Stone Love – Party in Session
49. Toots Hibbert, Bonnie Raitt, & the Maytals – True Love Is Hard To Find
50. Sanchez & Beenie Man – Refugee
51. Sublime – What I Got
52. Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – Tumblin’ Down
53. Beenie Man & Akon – Girls (Radio Edit) (Feat. Akon)
54. Beyonce & Collie Buddz – Ring The Alarm (Tranzformas Remix feat. Collie Buddz)
55. Nina Sky, Jabba, & Vybz Kartel – Move Ya Body (Vybz Kartel Remix) [Explicit]
56. Snow & Nadine Sutherland – Anything For You (Featuring Nadine Sutherland) (LP Version)
57. Buju Banton – Driver A
58. Ak’Sent & Beenie Man – Zingy (Album Version) (Edited) (Feat. Beenie Man)
59. Sublime – What I Got (Reprise)
60. Scare Dem Crew – Dis Scare Dem
61. Rihanna & Vybz Kartel – You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)
62. Diana King – Yu Dun Know
63. Enur & Natasja – Calabria 2008
64. Shaggy & Janet Jackson – Luv Me, Luv Me
65. Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked
66. Beenie Man & Janet Jackson – Feel It Boy [Explicit]
67. Mariah Carey & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Cruise Control
68. Wayne Wonder – Again
69. Kulcha Don & Beenie Man – Drive You Crazy
70. Mann & Sean Kingston – Ghetto Girl
71. Beenie Man, ARP, & Tony Curtis – Missing You
72. Sasha – Dat Sexy Body
73. Wyclef Jean & Sharissa – Take Me As I Am
74. R. Kelly & Big Tigga – Snake
75. Shaggy & Rayvon – Big Up
76. Mad Lion – Take It Easy (LP Version)
77. Patra – Pull Up To The Bumper
78. Sean Paul & Estelle – Come Over
79. Pato Banton – Baby Come Back
80. Kevin Lyttle & Spragga Benz – Turn Me On (Album Version)
81. Rihanna – Disturbia
82. Johnny Nash - Mellow Mood
83. Aswad – Don’t Turn Around
84. Kat Deluna & Elephant Man – Whine Up (English Version)
85. Che’Nelle & Cham – I Fell In Love With The DJ (With Cham Extended Radio Edit)
86. T.O.K. – Gal You Ah Lead
87. Rupee – Tempted To Touch (Album Edit)
88. Terror Fabulos & Nadine Sutherland – Action
89. Maxi Priest – That Girl
90. Steel Pulse – Steppin’ Out
91. Shabba Ranks – House Call (Your Body Can’t LieTo Me)
92. Madonna & Cherine Anderson – Give It 2 Me
93. Estelle & the Bombist – American Boy (Muddy Skank Riddim)
94. Mr. Vegas & Sean Paul – Tiger Bone
95. Beenie Man & Cecile – So Fly
96. UB40 – Gonna Make You Sweat
97. Lil Wayne & the Bombist – Lollipop (Reggae Remix)
98. Timbaland, Keri Hilson, & the Bombist – The Way I Are (Reggae Remix)
99. Kevin Michael & Wyclef Jean – It Don’t Make Any Difference
100. Johnny Nash – Nice Time

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