Rolling Stone is coming out with a collectors edition issue of The Beatles’ 100 greatest songs and they just posted a link to the Top 10 Beatles songs of all time. Check it out by clicking here or for a quick list, see below.
10. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
9. “Come Together”
8. “Let It Be”
7. “Hey Jude”
6. “Something”
5. “In My Life”
4. “Yesterday”
3. “Strawberry Fields Forever”
2. “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
1. “A Day In The Life”
If you want to learn about the man behind a large chunk of current hits songs and tons of top tracks that spent weeks at the top of the charts, check out this article in Billboard about Lukasz Gottwald. After reading I’m sure you’ll have the same reaction as me, wow.
I was a bit skeptical when I heard Brandon Flowers was working on a solo project and wondered if it could be a success. Well wonder no longer, everything I’ve heard so far is great and yes, he can do it all on his own. Flamingo comes out on September 14 but head to SPIN.com * to preview the album. It’s quite fantastic and the opening track “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” should become the unofficial anthem for Las Vegas while the first single off the album “Crossfire” has a great beat, rising chorus and is an awesome track that could easily be a Killers song.
Flamingo has me excited like I was the first time I heard The Killers’ Hot Fuss. I very well may be wrong but this fall could turn out to be Brandon Flowers’ rise to solo stardom fully putting The Killers on the backburner.
*While the spin.com link gives you 40 second previews of the tracks, do some web surfing and you’ll find complete songs.
The Ting Tings are back! A few weeks ago they debuted their new single “Hands” off the upcoming album Kunst and the music video was releasesd a couple days ago. In addition to having another great electro-pop dance track (with a little 80s style mixed in), the Tings Tings had music wonder Calvin Harris produce the track; it really doesn’t get any better. Give a listen and see for yourself.
Happy Friday! Not only are we heading into a holiday weekend but tonight, Ozomatli returns to Las Vegas and plays the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel. Hands down one of the best promotions in any city, SpyOn Vegas hosts Friday Night Live throughout the summer and brings in some great concerts which are FREE. I can never get enough of Ozomatli live and having seen them at Mile High Music Festival a few weeks back , I’m amped up for their performance this evening. Plus if the show is anything like last year’s at the Hard Rock pool, we are in for a treat. The energy and good vibes Ozomatli spread are going to make this evening a great way to kick off Labor Day Weekend.
New Music Tuesday this week was fantastic and it also marked the release of Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses new album, Junky Star. I’m really not sure what it is but I have never been able to get enough of his music and considering that he’s a country artist, that’s what’s most surprising to me as my friends are the first to know I don’t listen to country music. Well that’s sort of changed over the last year and I credit Bingham’s wraspy voice and gritty sound. It could also be that Marc Ford formerly of the Black Crowes produced the first two albums. Well Junky Star which was produced by T Bone Burnett, has me after just one listen. I’m definitely going to need to give the disc a few listens before making a concrete assessment but so far, so good.
The anticipated summer collaboration between Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner is finally here! “Animal Rights” is an electro heavy hitter that is sure to be on club playlist rotation for the months to come. I believe the track first debuted three days ago on BBC Radio 1 Live at Creamfields.
Matt & Kim who rose to mainstream stardom with their hit song “Daylight” featured in the Bacardi Mojito commercial are back with “Cameras,” the first single off their upcoming LP Sidewalks which drops November 2.
If you have a chance to see this duo live, do it! I did earlier this summer and they put on quite a performance – high energy, fast paced and they came out to Notorious B.I.G. “Running Your Mouth,” what’s not to love?!
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