Glad to see Apple is expanding their target demographic. Horses are so hot right now. Looks like spring might be making a solid appearance this month in the Northeast, makes the week days start to blend into the weekend. Some serious horsepower in the jams this week. Wahh wahh.
• St. Lucia – All Eyes on You – A feel good new age jam that makes me happy to be going just east of St. Lucia next weekend and listening to this hot track while 4 margaritas deep getting a sunburn.
• Beach House – Myth – Beach House has brought us some legendary 21st century jams and this is no exception. Perfect for the sunset shot in your next surf video.
That definitely give me goosebumps to watch. Huge props to these guys and girls for dropping that hammer – check out their other videos, specifically the "Trike Drifting" one. Big snow storm up here yesterday, bluebird skies today. I forgot what it’s like to have a winter…and I actually kind of like it? Weird.
• Xavier Rudd – Follow The Sun – Xavier Rudd has been on hiatus for a while now and he’s back with a signature new piece, full of sunsets, surfboards, and gorgeous people. Makes it look so easy, eh? Maybe it is?
• Sound Remedy – Old Man (Neil Young Remix) – One of those songs that represents something our generation will love and the older generation will hate. Electronics dissecting the essence of Neil Young – like a Musical Science 201 class project. A+
• Rhye – Open - I’ve had this one playing the last few days and nights, especially yesterday during that snow dump. A terrific slower ballad, almost like what you would imagine a candle flame would sound like as a melody.
One of the best promotions I’ve seen this year – genius. I’m definitely watching that show. Or something. We’ve been throwing down some warm weather up in this piece and everyone’s got the itch to warm up and throw down. Special attention to the reggae at the end. I think I’ll be eating at Federal Spice today.
• G-Eazy – Marilyn (feat. Dominique LeJeune) - Wow – this is awesome. Kind of sounds like Drake, but with some really glorious sounding back beats. It’s like a hip-hop Drive soundtrack jam.
• Rihanna feat. Chris Brown – Birthday Cake (Remix) – Yes – I love whoever made this remix. One of the most intense tracks off of Rihanna’s album, flanked by the most inappropriate Chris Brown lyrics I’ve ever heard. Just proves that in America, fame is more important than personal respect.
• Fun -Some Nights – Feel good, Californian and euphoric – these guys take some of Paul Simon’s "Mother and Child Reunion" sound and turn it into an awesome song about not having a clue what they stand for. This one’s been on repeat.
• Rebelution – Ordinary Girl – I Shazaamed this outsdie of a sports bar on my way home last night. Literally sat in the middle of a bunch of smokers and grooved for 15 seconds while my iPhone did it’s thing. Am I glad I did – this is some of the most feel good reggae I’ve heard in a while. I can feel the seasons changing, energy shifting…..this song is exactly what you want RIGHT NOW.
To celebrate three years of TGIF Jamming, I can think of no video better suited. Experience freedom, baby. Live your dreams. Keep working hard. Have a vision of the life you want and make it a reality! Here’s to three more – God bless all of you and God bless America.
• Jay-Z & Kanye – Paris (DOCO Remix) – After their absolute bomb dropping video came out, this remix appeared in my inbox. Not quite dubstep, but hard enough to make me want to put hydrolics in my Subaru. DAMN.
• Kings of Leon – Immortals (Royksopp Remix)- I found this remix a few weeks ago and recently revived it in my playlist of the week. It truly is one of the best mashups I’ve ever heard and deserves all the recognition and promotion I can possibly give it. Hard to dance to, yet all I can think about is hearing this at Tomorrowland.
• Dunson – Count On It – Just picked up this sick new hip hop – totally jamming on this guy, seriously has some of the exact same magic Kanye brought to the scene. Awesome – download.
• Freeloaders feat. The Real Thing – So Much Love To Give – If you like Call on Me and What A Feeling type techno, you’ll like this. A lot. Think tight spandex, beautiful women, workout room, and nothing but smiles on every face in a 5 mile radius.
• My Morning Jacket – Hopefully (live) – In true Jim James style, this one pulls on all things colorful and real in the world, delivering us a melody so wholesome and hopeful that you can actually feel time slowing down.
I wish more things like this happened – so awesome. Anyone who is a Patriots and/or UNC fan could use a little laugh this week, ouch. In other news, we’re about to break 50 degrees in Maine today and I’m wearing shorts at work. Flo Rida is KILLING it right now – hope he beats Adele in every one of her (ahem) 72 nominations.
• Flo Rida (feat. Sia) – Wild One – Flat out latest and greatest jam off of Flo’s conquest of the dance music world. A textbook and awesome hard beat to get you rocking all weekend.
• Wildcat! Wildcat! – Mr. Quiche – One of those ambient bands that are so hot right now, with a nice beat and a high pitched falsetto, with a strategic, layered, and light hip hop reference. Delicious.
• De La Soul – Pushin Aside, Pushin Along – Yes, they’re back. It’s like a PG-13 version of G-Unit, updating their genius playlist to 2012 production techniques (what’s up top octave of the piano on repeat).
• Flo Rida – Good Sanctuary (Chris Duke Mashup) – If you were watching the Superbowl and didn’t see this ad, do yourself a favor and drop everything right now. Amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GeiOdHsW_8
This look sick. Period. It’s like seeing Laird drop the hammer on some ice bergs instead of 80 foot waves. Still – I’m pretty sure I’ll stick to the summer time activities. Starting to get lighter every day up in the Northeast, loving this warm winter!
• Super Mash Bros – Holy Guacamole! – These guys have taken quite the hiatus but are back in full force, dropping a Girl Talk alternative that’s much needed.
• Capital Cities ft. Tupac – Breathe (Pink Floyd) – God this is awesome. Capital Cities’ jam on the Pink Floyd favorite is good enough. Layer on some Tupac and we’ve got ourselves some peanut butter and JAM.
An extremely impressive video, both from a content and from a production standpoint. Seeing this kind of video and this kind of thinking fires me up, reminds me that anything is possible. Looks like the days are getting longer up in Maine and it’s almost February! Next thing you know we’ll be surfing on Tuesday afternoons and talking about how good we’ve got it.
• Krewella – Killin It – Krewella is nothing short of raw electricity and this one is no exception. A fierce and raw song about being an absolute slayer.
• Sex Ray Vision – Mind Explosion 2011 (Mashup) – Similar to the other 2011 mashups, Sex Ray Vision does a terrific jobs at keeping the melodies in tact for all you Girl Talk lovers out there.
• Drive By Truckers – Pulaski - This song reminds me of how awesome the simple life can be. No matter how titanic your successes, no matter how high the highs are, sometimes all you want is a cold beer, a good sunset, and a good friend. Love this song.
Pretty sure I’ve never seen a video or a lineup like this – fully electrifying. I don’t think it is any accident that over 18 million people have seen this. Needless to say, I’m looking up tickets this afternoon for a Europe throwdown. Hot beats and cold weather this week, kind of like the ski lodge on a power day. EXACTLY where I want to be.
• Shwayze feat Adele – I Won’t Go – Smooth operations all around. The voices and piano in this one are silk for the ears. Not the soy milk kind.
• Left Boy – VIE – Two weeks in a row, Left Boy delivers a much more authentic music blitz, sampling from an older days. Kind of like a Hoodie Allen, if you’re into that.
• W.E.E.D – Love for Free – I like this a lot. It’s got that sexiness that makes hip hop work, fused with some straight 50-Cent style rap.
• Temple of the Dog – Hunger Strike – Blast from the 90’s, Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell lay down one of the most vintage angst jams. What’s funny is that most people just refer to this song as "Oh – yeah I heard that in the first Girl Talk album." Sigh.
Big ups to the snow storm this weekend and to all your skiers out there. Glad to see this YouTube theme is alive and kicking – nothing funnier than making fun of stereotypes. Hope everyone has their 2012 injections in all the major veins – it’s party time.
• The Jane Doze – Kids, Set Fire to Someone That I Used To Know – It was only a matter of time until someone unleashed a bangin’ remix of these songs. A fun one for the snow storm, makes me want to pour some 5 hour energy into my Bailey’s. I mean coffee.
• Jay-Z – Glory – Classic Hova slowing down the beat to deliver us a message about something that is way too serious for a Friday morning. I want more Z and less Jay.
• Left Boy feat. Mirakle – Video Games Fix- Sweet remix of the Lana Del Ray jam, glad someone put some beats behind that one. I have no idea what kind of video games she was playing when she wrote that song – definitely not Alpha Combat
• G-Unit – Poppin’ Them Thangs – Heard some G-Unit being spun at a party this past Monday and was instantly reminded how much I love these guys. Let’s get real – 50 Cent kills it. "I’ll sleep when I’m dead!" He makes me want to change my company name to Bluecloud – Thug Marketing.
• Bruce Springsteen – The Long Goodbye – Picked up the Boss’ album "Human Touch" for xmas and finally have a good reason to replace "Ready to Die" in my car CD player. I honestly can’t even describe how awesome this album is, apexed by this America-loving, power chord searing, foot stomping, f*ck yeah I love to hang out song. Bruce Springsteen makes me want to live harder. Download this immediately.
Yeah I know this is kind of touchy feely but it’s awesome, so deal with it. Could not be more fired up about this kind of stuff. Hope you all are pumped about 2012 – this is going to be the best year of your lives. HELL YEAH
• Adventure Gallery – Addict – Great jam to kick this off – almost a feel good version of Arcade Fire, with a little bit of Cake mixed in. Arcade Cake? Twinkies.
• Scissor Sisters – Shady Love – Handed to me on a sweet mix, Scissor Sisters bring it back from their 2011 days and drop the hammer on this jam.
• Grimes – Genesis – One of the hottest jams on the web right now, Grimes takes this beat and put its in the stratosphere. Electronic ambience.
• Bruce Hornsby – The Show Goes On – First snowy day of the new year and I had to put on Bruce. Easily my top 3 favorite artist of all time – so feel good. God bless America.
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