Whodini - Whodini

Whodini, "The Haunted House of Rock" (YSI link)

Whodini, "Underground" (YSI link)

Whodini, "Magic's Wand" (YSI link)

Whodini, "Rap Machine" (YSI link)

Oh my G-d, I think I'm having a rap attack! It's been too long since I did any hip-hop here. I could give a whole spiel about why this is and masculinity and women and my own disgust with what I was hearing, but that would be boring. I'll just say that I hope to return more to my roots with an emphasis on the early days of the genre, when it was still trying to find its voice amidst electro, disco and house. I'm not gonna lie, it feels so good to be back home.

I'm also not gonna lie at how rad I think the self-titled debut LP from Whodini is. Released in 1984 on Jive Records, it's classic electro-rap, all synths and drum machines and wordy raps, Whodini is everything I could ask for. The group consisted of vocalists Jalil Hutchins and Ecstasy (John Fletcher) plus DJ Drew Carter; they were one of the first rap groups to enjoy a good deal of popularity, breaking out of the one-hit wonder ghetto. Their sound, at least on this one, sounds like it's at the crossroads between rap and electro, brittle beats and synths, other times it has an r&b/rap mix, out in front of the new jack swing sound of the late 80s.

The classic Whodini song is "Magic's Wand," which was originally conceived as an advertisement for a popular NYC DJ Mr. Magic. If you're thinking that's the coolest part of the story behind this song, you're wrong. The producer is Mr. "Blinded Me With Science," Thomas Dolby. How cool is that? It's like an 80s dream, Anthony Michael Hall in a John Hughes movie wearing Z Cavaricci pants. Dolby turned out a synth heavy number with a big elastic bassline, some vocodered vocals, people shouting in the background, percussion and keys that sounds miles away from what you'd hear on the radio today. There's a similar template on the other tracks, love how much slower and stretched out these tracks sound, it sounds so much more dancefloor friendly than the bangers today. Check "The Haunted House of Rock" for a Grateful Dead reference! Yeah! Steal your face!

I'd definitely recommend picking up Funky Beat: The Best of Whodini, a good overview of their career which lasted more than a decade. This group helped define the genre before it became the global sound it is today, still sounds great all of these years later.

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The Blackbyrds - City Life

The Blackbyrds, "Rock Creek Park" (YSI link)

The Blackbyrds, "Happy Music" (YSI link)

The Blackbyrds, "Flying High" (YSI link)

Man, we've been a little bad lately and it's time to to stop that with some great music about being in the city, hanging out in the park, falling in love, being in love, all the good things. We're gonna get out ahead of the disco era, go to its funk roots today with a few tracks from The Blackbyrd's City Life LP. This group was formed by jazz trumpter Donald Byrd in 1973 and featured members Kevin Toney (related to Andrew, I hope), Allan Barnes, Barney Perry, Joseph Hall, Pericles Jacobs Jr. and Keith Killgo. It all began at Howard University in Washington D.C., the band would release 7 albums through 1980, with this one considered their finest.

As for the music, it's beautiful jazz-y funk music, not quite as filthy as say, a James Brown number, but just as danceable and grooving. You can definitely sense Byrd's influence, as the music has an improvisational feel on the longer numbers, complete with soloing. You even get some Ron Burgundy-esque flute solos that add to the much lighter, airier sound than you expect with the funk. I think you can hear a little bit of the transition from funk to the disco sound here, especially on "Flying High." The track features bursts of horns and and soaring strings, up in the sky rather coming at you from below like the best funk.

Things kick off with the classic "Rock Creek Park," a song you may think you've never heard but you have at some point. Like "Funky Drummer," it's become a foundational break in hip-hop, later being sampled by everyone from De La Soul, Nas to Ice Cube. Beyond that nerd stuff, this one is just a great song, and not just because of the quasi-sex breakdowns. With electric guitar, tons of percussion, the thing chugs along. "Happy Music" is my personal favorite, pure fucking bliss. Lots of great electric piano take this one over the top, along with these chika-chika guitar chord breakdowns that I love.

Since I love to end with some good uplifting (or downlifting) lyrics, I'd be remiss not to throw up some from "Happy Music":

Happy music makes me you feel good all the time
Happy music takes the troubles off your mind
Happy music makes your foot loose and fancy free
Happy music takes you where you want to be.

It sure does, doesn't it? Yeah! Happy music! Let's do more of this!

Cristiano Ronaldo hair

Cristiano Ronaldo is experimenting with his look by changing his hairstyle on a monthly basis:

Here are some examples of Cristiano Ronaldo hairstyle

Laidback Luke - Essential Mix

Laidback Luke, BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix February 23, 2008 (YSI link) (Sendspace link) tracklisting in comments

Let's stay in the present and upload the most recent Essential Mix on Radio 1 featuring Laidback Luke. I've actually been meaning to drop a few tracks from this new wave of big-room house music coming out of Europe that has dominated in Ibiza. Laidback Luke is a Dutch producer, who has been around for while but only has taken off in the last year or two. Some of his biggest successes like "Get Dumb" have come in collaboration with members of The Swedish House Mafia - Steve Prydz, Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. All of these names are essential, producer/DJs bringing that old funky Chicago house sound back with some electro and minimal thrown in.

This 2-hour mix is just awesome, awesome, awesome, like a night at Pacha without the Asian mafia or Jerseyites. It ranges from vocal house to electro to some techno, hell, there's even a trance-y euphoric vibe at moments. Listening to it, it's hard for me to believe that this is the overground in dance music; this set is so dynamic and sounds so great, nothing like the untz-untz stuff you have in your head. What I love most is the tempo changes, how he will drop out to just a vocal playing and slowly let the beat come back in and away we go once more. It's one of the best Essential Mixes I've heard in a while, wonderfully paced, a nice mix of current favorites, some Luke remixes and even some of his edits of classics like Daft Punk's "Teachers." I can't recommend this one more highly, especially for anyone who wants to get a sense of what clubland is like right now in Europe and the States.

Sting's Daughter - Coco Summers Brokers Deal

Eliot Summers, who goes by Coco, played a gig at Notting Hill Arts Club in West London last week and you couldn’t move for industry scouts from labels including Polydor, Island, Parlophone, B-Unique and Field Recordings.
Coco fronts I BLAME COCO – formerly COCO AND THE LADYBOYS.
And the reggae sound to their pop tracks has echoes of her dad’s band THE POLICE.

Will Ferrell Caught by Wife with Heidi Klum

Will Farrell admitted that his wife decided to drop in on a photo shoot with supermodel Heidi Klum "at the worst possible moment." Will was bitin Heidi'sbum. Luckily, his wife is used to Ferrell antics. She would have to be! For more photos, go here.

These pictures are great! Heidi Klum has a great sense of fun.

Stunning Oscar Maternity Gowns - Kidman, Blanchet and Alba

Heath Ledger's Widow and Daughter Return to NYC

Michelle Williams and Matilda are out in Manhatten, home from Heath Ledger's funeral in Australia.

Isla Fisher and Borat's Baby

Sasha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher's daughter Olive makes a cozy appearance in Manhatten.

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt And Baby Bump!

It's hard to deny the second Brangelina pregnancy now! Here are Brad, Angelina and maybe twins at the 2008 Spirit Awards this past weekend.

Cristiano Ronaldo's new girl Gemma Atkinson

According to British paper reports, Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been dating ex-Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson since January 2007. Although Cristiano has been dating Gemma for around 12 months, there is yet no pictures that indicate the supposed pair jointly which has led some folk to think that Gemma Atkinson made the tale upward to encourage her visibility.

Pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo's new girl Gemma Atkinson

How much does it take to retain Cristiano Ronaldo?

Just how more money do you require to provide one of the worlds better players when you seek to hold grip of them ? LA Galaxy value David Beckhams services at a psyche boggling £16,000,000 per year. Barcelona pace Ronaldhino at £15,500,000 ! So how often will United be forced to consume away to keep the services of a sure Mr Cristiano Ronaldo ? Well it seems they have tabled an offering in the area of £14,000,000 per year until 2014 ! This includes bonuses and picture rights deals overly but it’s a quite sizable sum of cash ! Close to £100,000,000 in the next 6 years !

Is Ronaldo or ANY player worth this more money ? Or has the world gone crazy???????

Dave Grohl and Daughter Violet

There is something so hot about rock star Dads.

Christine Aguilera a Breastfeeding Momma!

Sweet little Max!

Brad Pitt Pic - One Hot Daddy!

Brad and Pax tubing.

Rumoured to be a dad-to-be- again, here is Brad Pitt, 43, in an Edwin Ad campaign.

Rumer and Demi Share Lipstick

Demi Moore and Rumer Willis share the glamour in Beverly Hills this week. Do you think Rumerhaswhat it takes to be a starlette?

Nicole Kidman Pregnancy Watch!

Kidman made an appearance in Japan and finally showed her baby bump. So cute!

Latest Photos of Celine Dion, Rene and son Rene in South Africa

Celine Dion wears a traditional zulu headpiece.

Celine Dion and her husband Rene Angelil and their son Rene Charles hit up the Monte Casino for a performance of “The Lion King.”

How do you stop Ronaldo?

Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit by a laser beam at M.United Champions League game against Lyon.Cristiano Ronaldo was first hit near the start of the game and later in the gameTV pictures seem to show green light on him.

So, how do you stop Ronaldo??

Love

The word love has many different meanings in English, from something that gives a little pleasure ("I loved that meal") to something one would die for (ideals, family). It can describe an intense feeling of affection, an emotion or an emotional state. In ordinary use, it usually refers to interpersonal love. Probably due to its psychological relevance, love is one of the most common themes in art and music.

Just as there are many types of lovers, there are many kinds of love. Though love is inherent in all human cultures, cultural differences make any universal definition difficult to establish.^[1] One definition attempting to be universally applicable is Thomas Jay Oord's: to love is to act intentionally, in sympathetic response to others, to promote overall well-being. This definition applies to the positive connotations of love.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org

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Etienne Jaumet - Repeat Again After Me

Etienne Jaumet, "Repeat Again After Me" (YSI link)

While y'all are out dancing and partying and drinking and kissing, I'm home, watching Revenge of the Nerds and trying to talk myself into buying the Marc Jacobs derby shoes from his Spring line (if you work for MJ and can get me discount, holler at a kid) Most importantly, I'm home getting back in the swing of things here at Pound for Pound. We got through this week, barely, hope you missed me.

Let's start back with a great new techno track out of Europe from newcomer Etienne Jaumet, "Repeat Again After Me." This is his first release and it's a doozy, this slow-building, kinda ominous, kinda acid-y techno track that stretches out to 13+ minutes. Add in some non-jazzy horns and you have yourself a really sick track.

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Juno Soundtrack

Barry Louis Polisar, "All I Want Is You" (YSI link)

Kimya Dawson, "Tire Swing" (YSI link)

The Moldy Peaches, "Anyone Else But You" (YSI link)

Ugh, I feel like I still haven't recovered from Valentine's Day. I got to spend my Saturday night in the company of the married with kids on the way, the married without kids yet and the engaged. Logically, I followed up that by returning home and drunkenly reading emails from MC that I hadn't opened in months (for the record, I'm not married to JR, not down with implants). Normally, I would wallow and be sad, contemplating the fact that I will die alone. Ahh, but not today, my friends, not today. Today I want to post about one of those things that just makes me happy, that puts a smile on my face and gives me hope and makes me want to hold hands with a girl, the soundtrack to the movie Juno.

I'm sure that everyone and their moms has seen the movie about 16 year old Juno and her unexpected pregnancy. Typically, I was months behind on this one, but who cares? It's a good movie, like seriously made me happy and teary eyed and that's about all you can ask for from a movie. Add in 2 actors from Arrested Development and you got yourself a favorite.

The thing I loved most was the music in the movie; much like a Wes Anderson movie, it seemed to perfectly fit the movie's vibe and make scenes that much better. I found myself waiting until the end of the credits to see what songs I'd just heard, which might not sound like a lot, but consider the fact that I had to pee about 10 minutes in. Also like Anderson's soundtracks, this one specializes in catchy rock songs that may not have come across your radar, like Barry Louis Polisar's "All I Want To Do," plus a few tunes from more well-known artists like Pound for Pound favs Cat Power, the Velvet Underground and Buddy Holly. There's a perfect mix of sweetness and melancholy throughout, which obviously appeals to me.

The majority of the songs were written by Kimya Dawson of Moldy Peaches fame and those were pleasant surprises, had never really heard her music and kinda assumed I wouldn't. Ahh, never judge a book by its cover, or an artist by their genre. Her songs are lo-fi acoustic numbers that center on her oddball lyrics that have a darkness to them and slightly-straining voice that makes me happy. I know that this isn't the greatest review ever, but all I can say is that all I want to do is listen to this album right now, it makes me want to go steady with a girl, fall in love, walk around the Lower East Side, spend time with friends, laugh, cry. I can't recommend this album more highly, grab it for under $10. Let me end with some lyrics from "All I Want Is You" cos they make me happy:

If you were a wink, I'd be a nod
If you were a seed, well I'd be a pod.
If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug
And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

I'm taking a little break from posting right now, as I have a job interview tomorrow and some articles due. Things should pick up again Thursday, hopefully everyone can wish me luck and think good thoughts at 4pm Wednesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Bugatti Veyron

In recent marketing video shoot by Nike, Cristiano Ronaldo raced a Bugatti Veyron on a 45m race. Ronaldo has always been fast but is he quicker than one of the World's fastest production car, the Bugatti Veyron? You ll be surprised with the outcome!
The commercial was shot at Oulton Park race track in Cheshire.

Nike is known for its amazing commercials and this one is no different.

Bugatti Veyron

Specifications :
Brakes & Tires
Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
Driveline: All Wheel Drive
Tires F-R: 265-680 ZR500A-365-710 R540A (PAXSystem)

Engine
Displacement cu in (cc): 488 (7993)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 1001(736) / 6000
Redline at RPM: 6500
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 923(1250) / 2200-5500
Type: Quad-Turbocharged W16

Exterior Dimensions & Weight
Length × Width × Height in: 174.2 × 77.9 × 47
Weight lb (kg): 4162 (1888)

Performance
Acceleration 0-62 mph s: 2.5
Fuel Economy EPA (l/100 km): n.a. (24.1)
Top Speed mph (km/h): 253 (407)

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