Monday, May 26, 2008

Song Playing // Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy

The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was held on the 24th in Serbia. There are some pretty good songs from the contest two of which I have posted already, Ani Lorak's Shady Lady which came in 2nd and Dima Bilan's song Believe which came in first. Here are some other good songs from the night.



Song | האש בעינייך
Artist (English) | Bo'az Ma'uda
Artist (Hebrew) | בועז מעודה
Language | Hebrew
Genre | Pop
Single | האש בעינייך
Year | 2008
About Artist | Bo'az Ma'uda (בועז מעודה) Born, April 23, 1987 is aמ Israeli singer. He won the fifth season of Kokhav Nolad, the Israeli version of Pop Idol, and represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, finishing in 9th place.










Song | Disappear
Artist | No Angels
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Destiny
Year | 2008
About Artist | No Angels are an ECHO Award-winning all-female pop group from Germany. Originally a quintet, the group originated in 2000 on the international television talent show Popstars and was one of the first television-casted acts to enjoy a great deal of success throughout Central Europe in the early 2000s. On May 24, 2008, the group represented Germany with their single "Disappear" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, where they finished 23rd in the final voting.








Song | Secret Combination
Artist (English) | Kalomoira
Artist (Greek) | Καλομοίρα
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Secret Combination
Year | 2008
Artist Info | Kalomoira (Καλομοίρα) Born Marie Carol Sarantis, on January 31st, 1985 West Hempstead, New York, United States is a Greek-American singer, famous in Greece and Cyprus. "Secret Combination" earned 3rd place in the eurovision final, finishing behind Russia and Ukraine.









Song | All Night Long
Artist | Simon Mathew
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | All For Fame
Year | 2008
About Artist |Simon Mathew is a Danish pop singer. Mathew won the Danish Melodi Grand Prix 2008, and represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, singing "All Night Long" getting 17th place.








Song | For Life
Artist | Isis Gee
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Hidden Treasure
Year | 2008
About Artist | Isis Gee (Born Tamara Gołębiowska on October 11th, 1972 in Seattle) is an American pop singer, songwriter, and composer currently residing in Poland. "For Life" came in 24th place in 2008 eurovision.










Song | Hero
Artist | Charlotte Perrelli
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Hero
Year | 2008
About Artist | Charlotte Perrelli (Born Anna Jenny Charlotte Nilsson on October 7th, 1974, in Hovmantorp, Kronobergs län) is a Swedish singer, actress and television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Take Me to Your Heaven". She represented Sweden once again in Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her song "Hero" which placed 18th.








Song | Քելե Քելե
Artist (English) | Sirusho
Artist (Armenian) | Սիրուշո
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Single | Քելե Քելե
Year | 2008
About Artist | Sirusho (Սիրուշո) Born on January 7th, 1987 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union), is an Armenian pop singer. Her first appearance in front of an audience was in Canada when she was seven years old. At the age of 9 she received an award for her song "Lusabats". "Քելե Քելե" places 4th in 2008's eurovision. Dispite the songs title being in armenian the song is in english.








Song | Flyer
Artist (English) | Sergey Lazarev
Artist (Russian) | Сергей Лазарев
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Dance
Single | Flyer
Year | 2008
About Artist | Sergey Lazarev (Сергей Лазарев) Born April 1st 1983, is a vocalist, dancer and actor based in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group has since broken up, and Lazarev has carved out a successful solo career. "Flyer" got 4th place in Russian preselection for eurovision but was beat out by Dima Bilan to represent Russia.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Song Playing // Σαρμπέλ - Σοκολάτα



Song | strong girl
Artist (English) | Yamada Yu
Artist (Japanese) | 山田優
Language | Japanese
Genre | Pop, R&B
Album | MYUSIC
Year | 2008
About Artist | Yamada Yu (山田優) is a Japanese model, actress and singer. Her main modeling career began when she modeled under exclusive contract for the fashion magazine CanCam. She was also part of the group Y'z Factory.
Review | One of my favorite songs right now.









Song | לא מאמינה
Artist (English)| Dana International
Artist (Hebrew)| דנה אינטרנשיונל
Language | Hebrew
Genre | Pop, Dance
Album | הכל זה לטובה
Year | 2007
About Artist | Dana International (דנה אינטרנשיונל) Born February 2, 1972, is an Israeli pop singer. She is most famous for having won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Diva." She is arguably the most famous transsexual celebrity in the world. Her career began in 1992 and in that time she has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Isreal's most successful musical acts ever.








Song | A little shot of love
Artist (English) | Ani Lorak
Artist (Ukrainian) | Ані Лорак
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Smile
Year | 2005
Artist Info | Ani Lorak (Ані Лорак) Born September 27th, 1978 Kitsman, Ukraine, then USSR is a Ukrainian/Russian pop singer.
Review | Ms.Лорак's first single.









Song | What Makes You Happy
Artist | Liz Phair
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Alternative
Album | Whitechocolatespaceegg
Year | 1998
About Artist |Liz Phair (Born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17th, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her album "Exile in Guyville" was chosen as one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.








Song | Freefall
Artist | Tasha Baxter
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Color Of Me
Year | 2007
About Artist | Tasha Baxter is a South African singer.










Song | Down We Fall
Artist | Drake Bell
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Telegraph
Year | 2005
About Artist | Jared Drake Bell (Born June 27th, 1986) is an award winning American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer/songwriter and television director. After beginning his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s








Song | My Stupid Mouth
Artist | John Mayer
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Room for Squares
Year | 2001
About Artist | John Clayton Mayer (Born October 16th, 1977) is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter and musician.





Current songs on rotation...
山田優 - strong girl
דנה אינטרנשיונל - LOVE BOY
Liz Phair - What Makes You Happy
Alanis Morissette - Doth I Protest Too Much
Дима Билан - Porque Aún Te Amo
DOUBLE × 安室奈美恵 - BLACK DIAMOND
Tasha Baxter - Freefall
WaT - 花咲けば
Lindsay Lohan - Bossy
大山百合香 - PIECES OF A DREAM
Ashlee Simpson - Hot Stuff
eliZe - Lovesick
לא מאמינה - דנה אינטרנשיונל
Ані Лорак - A little shot of love

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Song Playing // Jimmy Jansson - Godmorgon Världen



Song | Can't Have It All
Artist | Ashlee Simpson
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Bittersweet World
Year | 2008
About Artist | Ashlee Nicolle Simpson (Born October 3rd, 1984) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress. Simpson, who is the younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson, rose to prominence in mid-2004 through the success of her number-one debut album Autobiography .
Review | Such a good song although it was not included on the american/canadian release of "Bittersweet World".









Song | BLACK DIAMOND
Artist (English)| DOUBLE × Namie Amuro
Artist (Japanese)| DOUBLE × 安室奈美恵
Language | Japanese
Genre | Pop, R&B
Album | THE BEST COLLABORATIONS
Year | 2008
Review | Hot new song from these two hot ladies!








Song | Shady Lady
Artist (English) | Ani Lorak
Artist (Ukrainian) | Ані Лорак
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Dance
Single | Shady Lady
Year | 2008
Artist Info | Ani Lorak (Ані Лорак) (Born September 27th, 1978) Kitsman, Ukraine, then USSR is a Ukrainian/Russian pop singer.
Review | Ms.Лорак's latest single for Eurovision 2008. Very catchy.









Song | Cherry Bomb
Artist | Kylie Minogue
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Dance
Single | Wow
Year | 2007/2008
About Artist |Kylie Ann Minogue (Born May 20th, 1968) is an Australian Grammy and BRIT award-winning pop singer, songwriter and actress. Minogue rose to prominence in the late 1980s.
Review | Really good dance track.








Song | Golden Palace
Artist | Foxxi misQ × CORN HEAD
Language | Japanese
Genre | Pop, R&B
Album | GLOSS
Year | 2007
About Artist | Foxxi misQ (also known as "FQ") is a female Japanese hip-hop trio on the R&C label. Their name comes from the words "Foxy!" and "misc", as in "miscellaneous".










Song | 迷路
Artist | akaya
Language | Japanese
Genre | Pop
Single | おかえり
Year | 2008
About Artist | ayaka is a solo Warner Music Japan artist who debuted in 2006 with the ballad "I believe". Her first album "First Message" also came in #1 on the World Charts.








Song | Oops (Oh My)
Artist | Tweet × Missy Elliott
Language | English
Genre | Pop, R&B
Album | Southern Hummingbird
Year | 2002
About Artist | Charlene Keys a.k.a Tweet (Born January 21st, 1971) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Review | Oldie but a goodie.









Song | Touch My Body [Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit]
Artist | Mariah Carey
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Dance
Single | Touch My Body
Year | 2008
About Artist | Mariah Carey (Born March 27th, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under Columbia Records, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Review | I really don't like the original version to this song I prefer this remix.









Song | Bossy
Artist | Lindsay Lohan
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Dance
Single | Bossy
Year | 2008
About Artist | Lindsay Dee Lohan (Born July 2nd, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. In 2004, Lohan launched a second career in pop music yielding the album "Speak".

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Song Playing // Madonna - Heartbeat

After seeing Robyn in concert on the 5th I've decided to post a Robyn goodie grab bag for those who are interested in downloading! =)

Keep This Fire Burning
Don't Stop The Music
Should Have Known
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Don't Stop The Music
Year | 2002
Info | "Don't Stop the Music" is Robyn's third album. It was released by RCA Records on October 30, 2002 in Sweden. The album was a top five album in Robyn's native Sweden, and its lead single "Keep This Fire Burning" was a top five single. In 2003, Don't Stop The Music was certified platinum, and has sold over 60,000 copies in Sweden.






Do You Know (What It Takes)
Show Me Love
How
Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Robyn Is Here
Year | 1995
Info | Robyn Is Here is the debut album by Robyn. It was released by RCA Records on October 14, 1995 in Sweden. It was released in the United States on June 24, 1997 with an alternate track listing. In 1998, the album was certified platinum in the U.S.







Keep This Fire Burning [Twin 12" Club Mix]
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Single | Keep This Fire Burning
Year | 2002
Info | "Keep This Fire Burning" was the first single from Robyn's third album "Don't Stop The Music". Robyn's version of "Keep This Fire Burning" was not released in the UK, leading to UK soul singer Beverley Knight to cover it. Robyn's single was released in 2002 in Sweden and was a massive hit there, peaking inside the top 3.








Show Me Love [Blue Hill Remix]
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Single | Show Me Love
Year | 1996
Info | "Show Me Love" is the fourth Swedish, third UK and second U.S. single from Robyn's debut album "Robyn Is Here".






Jack U Off
Handle Me
Should Have Known ~UK Version~
Konichiwa Bitches
Bum Like You ~UK Version~
Crash And Burn Girl
Who's That Girl
Cobrastyle
Be Mine!
With Every Heartbeat
Language | English
Genre | Pop
Album | Robyn
Year | 2005-2008
Info | "Robyn" is the fourth album by Robyn. It was released by Konichiwa Records on April 27, 2005 in Sweden. The album represented a change in Robyn's musical style, and featured pop and electronic-dance music. It also marks Robyn's first album release on her own record label, Konichiwa Records, which she founded in 2005.







Be Mine! [Roger Sanchez Remix]
Be Mine! ~Ballad Version~
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Dance
Single | Be Mine!
Year | 2008
Info | "Be Mine!" is the first single to be released off Robyn's 2005 self-titled album. It was released in the UK as the fourth single from the album in 2008.








Crash And Burn Girl [Jesper Dahlback Remix]
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Dance
Digital Single | Crash And Burn Girl
Year | 2006
Info | "Crash and Burn Girl" was the fourth single to be released off Robyn's 2005 self-titled album. It was released as a radio-only single.








With Every Heartbeat [Pete Tong & Dave Spoon Remix]
Language | English
Genre | Pop, Dance
Single | With Every Heartbeat
Year | 2007
Info | "With Every Heartbeat" is the second UK single released from Robyn's 2005 self-titled album "Robyn". A collaboration with Kleerup, it was released as a non-album single in Sweden and reached #18.

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Thursday, May 01, 2008

Song Playing // ayaka - 迷路

I've just downloaded and ripped to mp3 Madonna's latest concert from Roseland, New York. If your gonna post somewhere please credit me. I've also posted the bonus Japanese track "Ring My Bell".

01. Candy Shop
02. Miles Away
03. 4 Minutes
04. Hung Up
05. Give It 2 Me
06. MUSIC
Review | Overall this concert was pretty good. Hung Up sounded a bit odd with the guitar and the vocals are a little iffy on "4 Minutues".





13. Ring My Bell
Review | I'm not really sure what I think of this song right now. I'm debaiting getting the Japanese edition of the album.






Current songs on my rotation...
ayaka - おかえり
Madonna - Give It 2 Me
浜崎あゆみ - Life
Kylie Minogue - Cherry Bomb
Ані Лорак - Shady Lady
Ashlee Simpson - Can't Have It All
Foxxi misQ × Corn Head - Golden Palace
Дима Билан - Believe
Kylie Minogue - Lose Control
ayaka - 迷路
Ashlee Simpson - Boys
hitomi - Steady
Madonna - Miles Away
伊藤由奈 - Power of Love
Kylie Minogue - 2 Hearts [Mark Brown Pacha Ibiza Upper Terrace Remix]

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