7 August 2012 - Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me

Tony told the story a couple weeks ago at Totally Covered about seeing Sixpence None The Richer. I too was at that show (we went to the same college, but he's WAY older than me). I really have little to add to what he said about the show except that I was asked to walk singer Leigh Nash back to her room on campus after their performance (yeah, the university put her up in an "apartment" in one of the dorms...classy). She was really sweet and we had a very pleasant chat and walk across campus.

Anyway, I continued to follow Sixpence throughout the years and I'm happy to say that they are back with a new record -- Lost In Transition -- which was released today. I can't wait to check it out. But for now, let's go back to probably their most well-known hit.

6 August 2012 - Owl City (feat. Carly Rae Jepsen) - Good Time

Timing is everything.

This single was released on 20 June 2012.  Funny how this hit Number One the same week. A last-minute single that was originally released on Soundhound, this song (which, at least on our local top 40 station, is being billed as Carly Rae Jepsen feat. Owl City, and not the other way around) has ridden the coattails of Call Me Maybe to be a hit.

Which I would be upset about if I didn't find the song so damned infectious.  Owl City has put together a song that benefits from Carly's presence, but doesn't require it.  A perfect featured performance.



Update: 23 August: Owl City was on the Today Show and performed this song in Rockefeller Plaza.  Would you like to see that?  Of course you would!  Here is the clip.

2 August 2012 - Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party

It's 80s Thursday!!!!

There's really no much to add here except...OINGO BOINGO. OINGO. BOINGO. BOINGO! OINGO! OINGO, BOINGO? OINGO BOINGO!!!! OINGO BOINGO. OINGO. BOINGO. BOINGO! OINGO! OINGO, BOINGO? OINGO BOINGO!!!!OINGO BOINGO. OINGO. BOINGO. BOINGO! OINGO! OINGO, BOINGO? OINGO BOINGO!!!!OINGO BOINGO. OINGO. BOINGO. BOINGO! OINGO! OINGO, BOINGO? OINGO BOINGO!!!! Kind of loses all meaning after a while...

1 August 2012 - One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful

I am just all over the boy bands this week.  On Monday, we made the Rushers happy.  Today, it's a little One Direction Infection. I love the harmonies in this song - it's reminiscent of what NKOTB did several years ago.  It's also a nice, sweet, positive song. And don't we need more of that nowadays?

Enjoy, or just share this post with your tweenage daughter and let her enjoy!

31 July 2012 - Demi Lovato - Skyscraper

OK, Tony posted a Nickelodeon boy band video yesterday, so I'm going to one-up the cheese factor and post a video by a former Barney & Friends actress and newest X Factor judge (not sure which one of those two gigs is cheesier). All kidding aside, I actually found this song to be quite striking the first time I heard it, and I still do (the rest of the album...yeah, not so much). Give it a shot, she's got a great voice and the video's pretty cool in that tortured I'm walking through the desert way that seems to be popular these days.

30 July 2012 - Big Time Rush - Windows Down

One of the current crop of boy bands, Big Time Rush have their own show on Nickelodeon.  And, with a nod and a wink to Blur, here is their latest tune. It's fun, it's exciting, and it features a lot of young men in water and in convertibles they are probably too young to drive which getting really close to the camera.

Oh, and for all of you with the One Direction Infection, and not the Big Time Rush Rash, we'll have you covered later this week.

 

27 July 2012 - P!nk - Get The Party Started

We continue Hall of Fame Week by showcasing P!nk's first major hit, off her 2nd album.  Her first album had a decidedly pop/R&B sound, but starting with this song, the R&B was replaced by a rockier, harder-edged sound.  This song is an ultimate party song - high energy, lots of fun, the word "party" in the title - but still keeps a uniqueness about itself.

The video is a little bit on the obnoxious side, but at least there's still a little pink in P!nk's hair....