Kanye West Ft. Rick Ross, Jay z, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver - Monster Musi...

Another disgusting and disturbing video from Kanye West. This time women are dead and hanging......So gross!!!!

Jessie J singing Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer for The Sun newspapers

My girl Jessie J killin' it once again!

Diddy Dirty Money's "Last Train to Paris"

After an oh so long list of unsuccessful projects like Danity Kane and Day 26, Diddy attempts to revive the music with himself as the forefront.... and mission accomplished. He along with Dawn and Kalenna have taken us on a ride of rollercoaster relationships, dope sounds, "Diddyfied" hooks and layered vocals featuring star-studded artists from Diddy's rolodex such as Chris Brown, Usher, Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, Grace Jones, Wiz Khalifa, T.I. and more! Although produced by many different producers, like Polo Da Don and Swizz Beatz the album still manages to have a very cohesive sound, sealed with the ongoing theme of love/hate relationships, sex and romance.

The album begins with a deep electronic intro with deep vibes and Diddy's reverbed voice establishing that "Love is a motherF****." The second track, "Yeah Yeah Yeah You Would" featuring Grace Jones, introduces the album's high intensity with escalating synth sounds and harmonic layers. The next track, piano pounded, "I Hate That You Love Me," continues the dysfunctional relationship theme. "A** On the Floor" featuring Swizz Beatz contributes a marching band sound, very upbeat and verses that are slower over the beat, making you forget how fast the song actually is. (very smart) "Looking for Love" featuring Usher, has a hard beat and a smooth hook, boasting vocally correct. A sampled track, "Someone to Love Me" featuring only Diddy is what would be called a go between track, where the general theme stops for a moment in the middle of the album and then continues. "Hate You Know" the dopest beat I've heard in a LONG time, with a hook that begs, "Don't Go, Don't Go, Don't Go, I Hate You, I Hate You." Chris Brown slows the album down with "Yesterday," a track written by Drake, with an opening line, "Yesterday I fell in Love, Today feels like my funeral." "Shades" features a spoken word entrance from Lil Wayne, followed by features from Justin Timberlake, Bilal,  and James Fauntleroy. "Angels," a single, featuring Biggie and Rick Ross, gives the album another feel. "Your Love" featuring Trey Songz definitely makes you dance. Electro track, "Strobe Lights" featuring Lil Wayne and dark lyrics. "Hello Good Morning," another horn blasting hit single, featuring T.I. sets us back on track with a beat that makes us move. "I Know" featuring Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa and Seven of Rich Girl," a love song, brings us close to the end. "Coming Home" the latest single, featuring Skylar Grey, a painful but hopeful track releases the heart from the hurt. "Loving You No More" including a different and way better bridge then the leaked version of the single, puts the past behind us in the relationship. The deluxe edition includes "Last Night Part II," a spin off of Diddy's "Press Play" album. All in all, "Last Train to Paris" blatantly demands the attention of listeners and will get it. This is one of those rare albums that can be played all the way through from top to bottom with no skip button being pressed, but possibly only the back button. Listen to "Hate You Now" below. 

 Diddy - Dirty Money: Hate You Now by vkw2105 

Alex Winston's "Choice Notes"

Another cool, UNSIGNED girl captures my heart. Listen to a thrill ride of bass, drums, bells and high notes. Has a children's sound as well, but with dubstep. Remixed by the Tomb Crew and properly titled "Choice Notes," she lets us hear all the notes she chose to hit in the highly enchanted melody.

Alex Winston - Choice Notes (Tomb Crew Remix) by Cannonball_PR

Get InTo The Spirit oF CHrIStmas With Coldplay!

Coldplay
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Coldplay, MTV Music

RCRDLBL Weekend Playlist!

You might be surprised at what you like! Happy Blogging!

Do It Tonight!

The Cataracs featuring artist, Dev, help us get hyped for the night! "Do It Tonight, Do it Forever, Do It For Me, Do It For Us!" Everybody have a good time tonight, cuz its the weekend!

 The Cataracs - 2Nite by rodriguez.usmc

Bird and the Bee at SkyBar!

Last night I had the lovely privilege of seeing the cutesy duo, "Bird and the Bee" at Skybar in LA with a few of my great friends. Skybar is amazing! If you ever get the chance to go, GO! It's atmospheric and romantic, includes a pool, a real tree filled with lights with a great view of the city all under a tent. Simply radiant. :)


Bird and the Bee did a few of their classics, like "Again and Again," "Because," and "How Deep is Your Love," along with some Hall and Oates tribute tracks like, "I Can't Go for That." By the way, this duo is GREAT live. No disappointment here. To top it all off, singer Inara George, proceeded to jump in the pool following the show as a grand finale, followed by cheers of approval from the audience. All in all, it was the perfect venue, the perfect show and the perfect night. For shows at Skybar, visit ohmyrockness.com. 


If you've never heard them, listen to their classic, "Again and Again" below. 


 The Cataracs - 2Nite by rodriguez.usmc 

What I'm Listenin' To Right Now!

Mann- Buzzin'

really diggin' this right now!

Mann - Buzzin by agarnier

Natalia Kills: The Creepy Starlet

Listen to scary, but beautiful UK pop star, Natalia Kills with a sound similar to Rihanna (The Rated R version, not the Loud version); creepy key tones and layered harmonies. She quotes, "Some girls want to be a princess when they grow up, I wanted to be in a bad bitch girl gang." She's got the music to show it on her new EP "Mirrors," available now. Be afraid at nataliakills.com.

Neon Hitch Is On Fire!

New artist, Neon Hitch (which is actually her real name), recently signed to Warner Brothers, has got the voice of a sassy gypsy and the life story to back it up. In her bio, she states, "I grew up on a bus traveling the world as a street performer and trapeze artist .. .. I make my own clothes, and believe rules were made to be broken .. .. At 16 I ran away to India and lived there for a while which gave me some amazing stories to tell my grandchildren.." This girl is a true gem and wants to share her jewels with the world. As you all know, I am a huge fan of people with real talent and Neon Hitch definitely has it. She's now working on her appropriately titled mixtape, "Beg, Borrow or Steal," with producer Benny Blanco, and has worked with everyone from Imogen Heap to Mike Posner and Jason Derulo. This girl is a citizen of the world and comes hard and ready to deliver. She covers seemingly opposite tracks of her assumed sound, such as Ellie Goulding's "Starry Eyed," and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire," but manages to add her own twist and sass.  She covered Snoop's "Drop It Like It's Hot," and knocked it out of the park!! Listen below! 


 Neon Hitch - Drop It Like Its Hot (Snoop Dogg vs. Alina Orlova) by Neon Hitch 


Get the full scoop at neonhitch.net. 

Destroyer's "Chinatown"

Just as chill as The Radio Department, but with horns!! Listen to the whole track and let it lift you... Happy Blogging! Destroyer - Chinatown by tranzmission

Dragonette "Volcano"

Dragonette - Volcano by sheenabeaston

What I'm Listening To Right Now

Florrie - Florrie Remixes - Panic Attack (Bit Funk Remix) - 320kbps by hugenews

The Radio Dept. - Heaven's On Fire

My favorite Swedish band, The Radio Department! I first learned of this chill band from the Marie Antoinette soundtrack. The movie was a disaster on wheels, but had the most magical music I'd ever heard. Happy Blogging!

Kelis - Brave (Dark Sky Remix) 96kbs by Dark Sky

Such a dope remix! Please dig it! Kelis - Brave (Dark Sky Remix) 96kbs by Dark Sky Happy Blogging!

Florrie - Give Me Your Love

Florrie is one of those special artists that doesn't want or need the help of a major, blood-sucking label. She wants to make music that she loves and wants room to experiment and she's proven to be one of those special artists that we can forever preserve. P.S. the adorable UK artist is giving all her music away for free download at florrie.com. 

Happy blogging!

Music And The Downward Spiral To The Abyss

As we all know music evolves much like anything else. But has it evolved for the better or for worse? Anyone's parents would say, "Music was so much better in my day," or "What happened to the good stuff," when they hear their children listening to a mediocre Rihanna track or Soulja Boy's "Superman." If we're being honest it is rare to find music that follows through on everything it promised. Hence, we're stuck with artists that go hard in the studio, or should I say the sound engineer working hard to make them sound good, and then they sound terrible at the concert after fans paid money to see them come through and show all the great singing ability that the album claims to have. When my dad usually compares music from his day to present, he usually brings up the great Stevie Wonder, who is a legend to say the least; a blind man with so much talent he could bust the doors off of a house. This man has an amazing talent that artists who are famous today don't stand a chance against. He also brings up the great music of Earth, Wind and Fire, which is musical ability that could never be mimicked.

Artists of low quality talent, but good looks and a gimmick are cleaning up, because our standards have been lowered. We don't expect much from artists today. But how is that someone who can't sing live can become famous overnight and never look back? Do we only care about looks and not about talent? Part of a requirement should be able to sing live shouldn't it? Even if we take someone like Beyonce who can sing live and is insanely talented but became brainwashed by the mainstream control freakism that sold so many souls. She is a perfect example of someone who could have way better music and not just this lame pop diva crap that she pumps out. Lately, everyone in the industry has been trying to fit this mold and get the certain "sound," but the truth of the matter is, not everyone needs to sound the same to sell records. Why in the world would I want to hear every artist alive on a techno pop track and stray away from why I liked them in the first place? Don't get me wrong, Usher's voice does sound great over the techno pop beat on "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love." But not everyone needs to take this road. Rap is an entirely different horror story; now thats a genre that is actually deceased. We let anyone who can talk call themselves rappers. I mean, Soulja Boy, seriously. Long gone are the days of real hip-hop, the chill vibes of jazz mixed with head-bobbing from the crowd. Long gone are the days of real R&B and Mary J's "Real Love."

Everyone is just lost in the sauce of the UK electro-sound, which I don't mind from the right people. Also, if we really think about it, anyone can make an electro track sound great; singing ability isn't nearly as important if at all. Electro is definitely my S*** right now, just because its feel good, it doesn't promise much and does its job, which is to make us dance.
I'm not disappointed in it at the concert and I'm not bummed because I don't get how they got famous. Artists like Diplo, making a living off of DJing and remixing standard joints are who I look forward to hearing. They have a talent and they come through on the promised performance.  Its about the music for them. Having fun with it and making the most of what they have. At least they're not on the stage with mediocre voices sounding completely different from their recordings, constantly disappointing fans. The way to not be disappointed is to find underground artists who are not yet smothered by the mainstream demons and being dragged into a downward spiral of unoriginality and cloning, and find those that just love to make music, the way they think it should sound, in the quality that they believe in.

Here are some artists to experiment with that I recently appreciated:
Jessie J
Gold Panda
Florrie
Florence and The Machine
The Radio Department
Dragonette
Oh Land

Happy Blogging!

Indigo Charlie featuring Khleo - Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)

Sick still photo video from singer/songwriter Indigo Charlie featuring Khleo. Super artsy and romantic....:) fall in love!

What I'm Listenin' To Right Now!

Black Eyes Peas still get it poppin'! Here's a dope track from their new album "The Beginning!"

Albums Worth Giving A Listen!

Chris Brown- In My Zone 2 mixtape
J.Cole- Friday Night Lights mixtape
Black Eyed Peas- The Beginning
Jazmine Sullivan- Love Me Back
Fefe Dobson- Joy

Looking forward to Ciara and Diddy-Dirty Money albums out Dec 14! Keep watch for the reviews
Happy blogging!