Brace yourself: At first listen I actually like Britney Spears’ new song “Hold It Against Me.” There, I said it and I know I may be kicking myself for writing it but the track is catchy and has serious club play written all over it. I actually shouldn’t be a bit surprised I like the track considering one of the producers is Dr. Luke. Seriously he is on one heck of a run and every track he touches turns to gold.
I know this EP has been out for almost a year but as of late I’ve really been digging Selah Sue‘s Raggamuffin. The Belgian songstress has an amazing voice and should have one heck of a career ahead of herself. Her reggae, soul is contagious; give a listen and see for yourself.
She also appears on Cee Lo Green’s international release of The Lady Killer on the track “Please.”
I was going through some old stacks of papers, magazines and came across an article I kept from 2007 in The New York Times about DJ managers. I was fascinated with this piece (thus why I kept it) and reread it last night still amazed at how the business side of DJs has evolved and taken off over the course of the past decade let alone in the four years since this article was written. It’s an easy read and well worth the five minutes of your time. Fascinating stuff and props to writer Lola Ogunnaike on a great story.
“Not long ago, the life of the average New York D.J. involved booking their own dates, toting crates of vinyl and, if all went well, taking home enough to chip away at the rent. These days top D.J.’s can command $50,000 or more a party and are just as likely to wind up in the gossip columns as are the young actresses they call their friends — while working parties for Fortune 500 companies or for wealthy hosts halfway across the world.”
Click here to read the complete article.
The latest band of the week for me is Tennis. I just can’t get enough of the husband and wife duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore. To me if Little Joy and Beach House had a baby it would sound something like this duo from Denver with their retro pop sound. Birthed from their adventure of purchasing a boat and sailing the Atlantic, Tennis has garnered a lot of attention the past six months (well deserved too) and on January 18 their first full length disc, Cape Dory, drops. Check out a couple of their tunes and be on the look-out for Tennis in 2011.
I for one am excited as tonight marks the beginning of a four-night run over at Book & Stage inside the Cosmopolitan for Best Coast. The California trio which released one of top albums of 2010, Crazy For You should put on quite the performance and definitely one you need to catch. Show times are slated for 10 – 11 p.m. and midnight – 1 a.m. and admission is FREE!
Four days into the new year and there is so much new music to be excited about. First band out of the chute that has my attention, Frankie & The Heartstrings. From across the pond, the Sunderland, UK quintuplet exude indie pop in a way that you can’t help but get addicted to fast! Their forthcoming album Hunger drops on February 21 but check out the below for a taste.
Check out this video from them too productions at the opening of Marquee Nightclub at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas on NYE; looks like it was quite the evening. While Erick Morillo was doing his thing in the main room, DJ Ross One was dropping the beats for Jay-Z, Kanye, Rihanna & Co. downstairs in the Boombox Room.
And please do yourself a favor, if you’re not familiar with Ross One you best change that immediately.
Roc Boys……L’Chaim!
One more thing, Marquee LV is over 60,000 sq. ft. of nightclub you want to party at, trust me on this.
Do You Hear The Music? 