(Scampers over it L*m*W*r* to, ahem, sample the Scumfrog take...)

Oooh! I like this. It's...itchy. Then it goes all squirmles and rumpy and digital hiccups. And the breakdown is absolutely - and this is not a word I toss around casually - fierce. This must sound incredible in a big room!

I think I still prefer the Braxe & Falke, though - it has that rollerdisco glamour-vibe. You know - that tackygrubby sparkliness. It's a mix that's hip enough to get away with a Members Only jacket.

You have any other suggestions, Boltergeist?

While the rollerdisco is good for me, deep down at the heart of it all, I'm more of a "Don't f**k with me fellas, this ain't my first time at the rodeo" type when it comes down to how I like my remixes. X-press 2 kinda channels that swagger with her earlier other huge song "Milkshake"

If you're not that familiar with the Scumfrog remixers go to that L-word and just do a search with Scumfrog, they've put out some goodies over the last few years

Kylie - Love At First Sight (the first I had ever heard of them)
Missy Elliott - Pass The Dutch
Monica - So Gone
Fantasia - It's All Good
Dutch f/Crystal Waters - My Time
Kristine W - Fly Again

Neil Young's "Living with War" is absolutely brilliant. The first cut has an opening drum roll that just kicks a** and sets off the entire album.

The new "The Killers" album comes out this Tuesday. I've heard two tracks off of it so far and they both sound just as good as their debut album. I can't wait to pick this up.

I love, love, love Beyonce's new CD. It seems like everywhere I go, I hear it. "Get Me Bodied" is my favorite on the CD with "Upgrade You" coming in second.

Justin Timberlake's CD is good. I love "My Love", I can't really get past that track.

Audra McDonald - Build A Bridge
It's excellent. Love her.

I've been wearing Beyonce's new CD out as well. I've been wearing out "Upgrade You" (first) and "Get Me Bodied" (second). I've also been wearing out Justin Timberlake's CD as well as Janet's new joints!

NY City Gay Men's Chorus. Exquisite.

My obsession, “Chris Young” by Chris Young.

Also, in honor of my new TDI Jetta, whom i named Uli after Uli on Project Runway….The Uli Playlist featuring new and old songs from Nena, Kim Wilde, 2raumwohnung, Rosenstolz, Peter Schilling, Grauzone, Tokio Hotel, Ute Lemper and Falco (although he was Austrian, but eh, close enough)

A bunch of new dance tunes: “Faith” by Leana, “Craving” by Amuka, “Love Kills” – a remixed Freddie Mercury!, “I Will” – Dolce, “Raindrops” – Stunt, “Kiss The Sky” Danielle Bollinger, "Love's The Only Drug" - Ultra Nate, U&UR Hand (Bimbo Jones Mix) - P!nk, and “Turn It Up (Oakenfold remix) – Paris Hilton!

And I like a mash-up of overplayed Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” and Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” and my favorite mash of the moment, "Over the Confluence of Giants" which mashes "Mama's Room" Under The Influence of Giants, "This is not America" by Bowie, Steely Dan's "Do It Again" and Queen, Steve Miller & Common.

Kaskade's Love Mysterious, especially the 9th track, "Sorry" (the box is mis-labeled, so it may become something of a collector's item). "Sorry" is probably the best thing I've heard in 5 years. I can play it 4 times in the truck on the way to the train station in the morning.

Linda Eder's "By Myself" cd, a tribute to Judy Garland.Excellent!!

"Unadventurer" - Daedelus feat. Subtitle, Throw a Fit

Crazy!

I'm seldom interested in Christmas or holiday type CDs, but I have to say there's a great one out there. I bought Sarah McLachlan's "Wintersong" the other day and can't stop listening. Her version of Joni Mitchell's "River" is sensational. Love it.

"XR 2" - the new M.I.A. single. GENIUS.

I am a huge Robbie Williams fan and am listening to his new cd, Rudebox, for the first time right now. I like him that much - I bought it sight unseen (sound unheard?) - which you pretty much have to do if you like Robbie in the States anyway.

As much as I love him, I don't get the title track, which is the first song on the cd. It's terrible. I don't mind when he 'raps' in songs, but a full song of rapping with what sounds like an attempt to recreate the rap sounds of 1981. Uh, no.

Second song is okay. He worked with a lot of cool producers, including William Orbit and the Pet Shop Boys, so I'm hoping it gets dancier ...

So I just turned 36 and it made pretty nostalgic and perhaps a bit sad. I guess that's probably influenced what I am listening to this week...

Curve - Doppelganger
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
PJ Harvey - Is This Desire?
Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary
The The - Mind Bomb

For the last few weeks, the same thing's been running through my head.

So call the neighbor kids with trashcan lids and buckets on their heads,
I'm telling you we're gonna need a little help tonight.

So hey man, check this out
Downtown's a riot and something's spreading through the crowd.
Try channel 9, I'm pretty sure
They're headed straight for this part of town.
I can't be certain but I swear I heard them just outside.
There's no way that this is real, so count me in.

So grab something sharp, find some cover,
Kill the lights and nail the back door shut.
This isn't funny anymore.
Oh no. This means war.

Don't take this the wrong way,
But I'd much rather choke and die
Than sit alone and fall without a fight.

And there she was, glaring,
Through olive eyes and chalk-white skin.
I want you to know that I won't be holding back tonight.
She stole my heart, and I'll be taking hers with a lawn dart now.
But look at the bright side, it's not like she had one there to start.

And something tells me, it's going to be a long night.

So call the neighbor kids with trashcan lids and buckets on their heads.
'Cause I'm telling you we're gonna need a little help tonight.

I love that one.
You all will laugh, but I'm getting the house done up for the Holidays (I'm in retail. If I don't do it now, it doesn't get done.) So currently I'm listening to George Winston "December" to try to get in the holiday mood a little early....

The other day my iPod churned up T.Rex's "Rabbit Fighter." Its opening lines caught my ears by eerily echoing the Haggard scandal:

Shady politician in my bed
Tying bolts of lightning to his head

But who knows what Marc Bolan really meant?

Shady politician in my bed
Tying bolts of lightning to his head
Call me Rabbit Fighter you know its true
'Cos babe I'll Rabbit fight all over you

Tramp King of the city, he's my friend
Moondog's just a prophet to the end
Call me Rabbit Fighter you know it's true
'Cos babe I'll Rabbit fight all over you... Hey!

I saw a dude unscrewed and badly burned
Laughing
'Cos he'd gotten what he'd earned
Call me Rabbit Fighter you know its true
'Cos babe I'll Rabbit fight all over you

Call me Rabbit Fighter
Jo Jo don't you know

??????

A song I discovered over this summer - Mama Say

It's basically one part of Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Starting Somethin

(mama say, mama sa, mama coo sa) .. the mix of it I have is a lil too speedy for my tastes but when slowed down a bit, massive

I prefer the Rauhofer Does Paris remix myself

That's Hot.


Woo Hoo! I just got an email today informing me that I have a Meet & Greet scheduled with Dierks Bentley when he is in town next Friday night at the Everett Events Center. Yeah, baby. The guy is a STUD. Happy Thanksgiving indeed.

"Every mile a memory..."

On my Ipod:

Dierks Bentley's "Long Trip Alone" album - All tracks
Fantasia - "Hood Boy". I like this one loud. the horn sampling is throwback to Motown.

Guilty pleasure: Hilary Duff's latest: "Play with Fire (Richard Vision Mix)" This song is hot! They played it in Philly this weekend while some of us were groovin' on the dance floor. Hot.

I also love the remixes of P!nk's "U & UR Hand".

While in Cuernavava Mexico a couple of weeks ago, I heard these artist & purchased their cd's:

David Bisbal: "Premonicion" - All Tracks - Very Ricky Martin-isn

Belinda: "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mama" - This song sounds like something P!nk would record. They were blasting this song in all the stalls while I was shoppingand the video wsa played a lot on the Spanish music channel.

Gloria Trevi: "Todos Me Miran" - Gayest song of the year. The video features a drag queen who I think transforms in La Gloria Trevi. A blatant ripoff/generous sampling of "I Will Survive" runs throughout the song.

Belanova: "Dulce Beat" - All Tracks. A wonderful album to listen to while driving, or just playing in the background.

And two companies are using tracks from one of my favorite cd's of the year: "The Mating Game" by Bitter:Sweet. Korbel Champagne's is using "Dirty Laundy" and another company (I can't remember which one) is using "Take 2 Blue".

And I just purchased Chris Daugtry's "Daughtry" but haven't really listened to it yet.

I bought the new Daughtry CD yesterday and listened to it today. I can't say I'm impressed even though I like Chris a lot. It is good but not great and I can't say it's something I'm going to be listening to a lot.

right now: Reckoning night
by the band Sonata Arctica.

After Nightwish, Finland produces yet another power metal monster.. those guys rule.. i just kick myself for missing them in concert in Québec.

Their fans are as crazy as all... here is one of Sonata's kickass videos, and 4 of their fans' rendition (which is HILARIOUS)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2SGIzjgXzI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcO5bwtyoWQ...ted&search=

p.s. i still cannot get that broom solo out of my mind while listening to the song (and it's stuck in my head)

I was bored this weekend and had some time to"record" on my laptop some unreleased Kylie tracks. "I Know", "Lovin' You (Ellectrika Radio Remix)", "On the Up", "So High", "Feels So Good" and "Trippin' Me Up". I love "Trippin' Me Up" especially the Ellectrika remix. I don't know why she didn't release it, even as a b-side.

Here's a clip of Fantasia in the studio with Midi Mafia. She performs about a minute and a half of "Broke" and almost the entire song of "When I See You". I love "Broke" and it's throwback to old school R&B sound channeling Aretha & "Think" in one part of the song. Loud & funky. As she says in the clip, you can't help but groove to that sh*t! Too bad the song is not scheduled to be a track on her new cd. Hopefully it will be on the enhanced version of the cd. I also like "When I See You". It's more contemporary and cross over friendly than the first single, "Hood Boy". HB samples The Supremes' "The Happening".

The video of her latest single "Hood Boy" premiered on BET tonight.


Fantasia in the studio with Midi Mafia


And fyiw, I think the cover of her new cd is fab-u-lous.
Cover

"Happy Feet" Soundtrack. haven't seen the movie yet, but the songs are pretty catchy....

Not on my player yet, but I hope to get the latest single by Dame Shirley Bassey when it is released in January 2007. The song is callled "The Living Tree". She turns 70 in January.

Marks & Spencer is using Shirley in their winter campaign. She's singing P!nk's "Get the Party Started" but in typical Shirley style. Fab.u.lous.


Get the party started

Janiva Magness' blues CD "Do I Move You?" and Bonnie Raitt's "Souls Alike." I'm a longtime Bonnie Raitt fan, and this CD just reminds me why I fell for her. Janiva Magness is a fairly new artist, and "Do I Move You?" is her second CD (I think.) She's a terrific singer with just the right blend of soul and sass.

Freemasons Remix of Beyonce's "Ring The Alarm". Yeah, ring it, bring it, 'cause this one is hot!

Yeah, that one's registering, I'm also loving Rauhofer's remix of Nelly Furtado's "Maneater"

"The Evolution of Robin Thicke" ....WHY am I just hearing of this boy within the past couple of weeks? When I first heard him I was like "hmm...who is that brotha?" Then I saw his video on VH1 Soul and he was lily white. I was like UNGH UNGH...GO AHEAD BLANQUITO!!! My friend said his first cd was even better than his latest one. I can't believe I've been sleepin on this boy for so long. You'd think I would have heard of him before being as though he's Alan Thicke's son. Move over Jon B. I'm glad R&B is givin him a chance. I can't believe I am just discovering him. I'm usually good at picking up on that kind of underrated talent.

And here is the MDG "25 Most Played Songs" in 2006 hot off of my Ipod. The counter gets cleared on Sunday. It's a totally random list. Here, there & everywhere. Idols, A Nashville Star, J-Pop princesses as well as artists from England, Mexico, France, Spain and Germany are also represented.

1. Settle For A Slowdown - Dierks Bentley
2. Jump - Madonna
3. Every Mile a Memory - Dierks Bentley
4. Drinkin' Me Lonely - Chris Young
5. Jewel - Ayumi Hamasaki
6. Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
7. Momentum - Ayumi Hamasaki
8. Escena Final - Belanova
9. Walk In the Sky - Bonobo featuring Bajka
10. Todos Me Miran - Gloria Trevi
11. Love Today - Mika
12. Ramalama (bang bang) - Roisin Murphy
13. Quién Me Iba A Decir - David Bisbal
14. Startin' - Ayumi Hamasaki
15. Ni Freud Ni Tu Mama - Belinda
16. The Mating Game - Bitter:Sweet
17. Fleur de saison - Emilie Simon
18. Violet Sauce - Namie Amuro
19. Save Room - John Legend
20. À L'infini Remix - Lisa Reagan
21. Sixteen - Los Super Elegantes
22. Needle On the Record - Naomi
23. Smack That - Akon Ft. Eminem
24. Me Pregunto - Belanova
25. Hood Boy - Fantasia featuring Big Boi

and as a bonus here is a link to most of the accompanying videos!

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...AD9E25ECA60D8C

Fergilicious (Doug Strong Firehouse mix)

New MP3 adds

Mike Cruz/Inaya Day - Spin Me Round (Cruz vocal remix)
Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up (Electro Bashment remix)
Rachel Panay - The Real Thing (Harris big room remix)

"Let's make love and listen to Death From Above" - CSS
"North American scum" - LCD SOundsystem
"Reformation uncut" - The Fall
Writers Block - Peter Bjorn and John
"The black keys work" - Erlend Øye
Alright, Still - Lily Allen
Concrete - Pet Shop Boys
"Kotton krown" - Sonic Youth
Title TK - The Breeders
"Tour de France" - Kraftwerk
"White diamond" - Kylie Minogue

Voila! - Belinda Carlisle

Mariner, how's the c.d.? I heard she sings everything in French.

oui, c'est magnifique!

She sings "La Vie En Rose" and "If You Go Away". If you get the bonus itunes version, you also get the songs in English.

She sounds sort of like Edith Piaf on this cd. Definitely different and totally unexpected from Belinda.

Band Of Gypsys - same

I'm going to get this CD mostly out of curiousity! La Vie En Rose is a beautiful song.There was a wonderful french singer from the 70s and I don't know whatever happened to her.
Her name is Mireille Mathieu.

Here's about 90 minutes or so from my iTunes library:

Prince-New Power Generation (from "Graffiti Bridge")
The Simpsons-Everyone Loves Ned Flanders ("The Adventures of Ned Flanders" Theme)
Everclear-I Will Buy You A New Life
Al Green-Look What You've Done For Me
Sublime-Doin' Time
The Dandy Warhols-The Last High
Mark Weigle-Struggle Of Love
Ultra Naté-You & Me Together
Ashford & Simpson-Cookies And Cake
Blondie-Live It Up
Tina Turner-What's Love Got To Do With It
Madonna-Over And Over (remix from "You Can Dance")
Scissor Sisters-Paul McCartney
Tony! Toni! Toné!-The Blues
Toad The Wet Sprocket-Come Back Down
Janet Jackson-Feels So Right
Luscious Jackson-Lover's Moon
INXS-Who Pays The Price
UB40-C'est La Vie
Paula Abdul-Cold Hearted
Fleetwood Mac-Over My Head

Keane.

Somewhere only we know..

My bf and I were at Roxy in New York last weekend for the Valentine's-themed "Love Ball," and they announced that Roxy will shut its doors forever (for real this time) on March 10th. We had such a great night that I'm recreating the evening by putting alot of the songs that Peter Rauhofer spun onto two cds. So they've been my iTunes playlist of late. I feel like such a club kid!

Professional Widow -Tori Amos
Heartattack (Peter Rauhofer's Particular Mix) - Jahkey B feat Satta
The DJ Made Me Do It (Ralphi Rosario Dub) - Robin
My Otherside (Erich Ensastigue Mix) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Spread Love - Fight Club
Say It Right (Peter Rauhofer Club Mix)- Nelly Furtado
Emotional Rollercoast (That Kid Chris Vocal)- Vivian Green
Hurt Me So Bad (Peter's Club 69 Mix) - Lulu
Jump (Offer Nissim Remix) - Madonna
Luv 2 Luv (David Morales Stereo Anthem)- Suzanne Palmer

Fascinated (Peter Rauhofer Mix) - Suzanne Palmer
What Else is There? (Trentemoller Remix) - Royksopp
Deja Vu (Offer Nissim Remix) - Beyonce
I Feel Loved (Peter Rauhofer Mix) - Depeche Mode
For Your Love - Offer Nissim featuring Maya
Touch Me (DJ Tiesto Remix) - Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra
Just A Little While (Peter's Dub to Club Mix) - Janet Jackson
Beautiful Stranger (Victor Calderone Club Mix Edit) - Madonna
How Would U Feel (Peter Rauhofer Re-Construction Mix) - David Morales With Lea Lorién
A Thousand Beautiful Things (Peter's Beautiful Strings Mix) - Annie Lennox

Dean Gray - American Edit a mash-up album remixing Green Day's American Idiot with samples from dozens of other songs.

I actually have the "Blvd of Broken Songs" just because Travis is on it. I like it! I didn't know there was a whole album. Thanks for the link.

It's not on my CD player because it hasn't been released but the video for the new Travis single has been leaked (by their record company) to Youtube. Hopefully their 5th album will finally help them break into the US market. Let's hope the Ben Stiller cameo helps.
Ladies and Jellyspoons, I give you the first single off of Travis' upcoming album The Boy With No Name...

Travis - Closer.

Casino Royale soundtrack

wonderful

Check out Tim McGraw's new CD ... it is a keeper!

I'm all about Amy Winehouse right now.