Two things -

Ok so number one - BIRDY! 

 She became famous a little while ago for doing a cover of Bon Iver - Skinny Love. I heard her version first which is her playing the piano and singing, I loved it but as usual some people said the original was better so I checked it out and still preferred Birdy's version. 

 So she's 14/15 years old and her voice is just amazing, she can hit really high notes and just sound amazing (I need to learn a new word other than amazing!) , she was discovered by Fearne Cotten a radio 1 DJ and I am so glad cause I love her stuff. And now Birdy has a new song out again I think it's a cover but it's called Shelter, you should check it out on her youtube >> http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialBirdy << some people keep criticising Birdy for not doing her own songs and just doing covers well all I can say is I find sometimes it really annoys me when people do covers of a song and it's just like the original, so at least she's changing the song to suit her and introducing new people to the originals right? But she also does do her own songs I've managed to find one which I will put in here >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHGSpNqhrUs&feature=channel_video_title << she is also bringing out her own album in September 2011 I think. So I would check her music out and keep an eye out! 

Ok number two - my new music obsessions lately! 

So I get bored of music quite quickly, so I was just searching around for some new tunes whilst on study leave.. 

 And I came across all of these; 

1. I'm into you Ft. Lil Wayne - Jennifer Lopez ; 

 Well I heard this agggeeees ago and I really didn't like it if I'm honest but as it's been played more and more it's grown on me I'm sad to say ;) so I gave in and got it today, have a feeling I'll find myself in my exam tomorrow just singing along to this quietly! 

2. Right There Ft. 50 cent - Nicole Scherzinger ; 

 Same situation as the song above! :') Both these songs are perfect for chilling in  summer and stick in your head all day so by Saturday you can guarantee I'll hate them! 

3. Wonderland (peacetreaty dubstep remix) - Natalia Kills ; 

 Get ready for a long story! Well, originally me and my  friend Sam liked the original song which is still really good, but I came across this, and I'm not normally a huge fan of dubstep but it's been dubstep week on Radio 1 and it is definitely growing on me.  So when I listened to the original in comparison there was no compitition, the dubstep version won.. the beat and all just all of it is really good and worth a listen ! 

4. If I was you (OMG) Ft. Snoop Dog - Far East Movement ; 

Again it'll probably become quite popular I think and it's quite catchy, more of a party, summer song. 

And that's all as I'm becoming to lazy to write much else! :') 

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Well...

Ok so I realise that I'm not as technical as some people out there but I love music? And every opinion counts as long as it's not like "I'm gonna kill you that was complete shit" , cause that's just plain rude. But is it weird that I'm a little insecure after looking at others blogs on music and I now feel like I'm doing a complete ass of a job?

Anyway, I've been having a pretty cool day I just logged on twitter, found I had a new follower called Mikey Wax, so I thought I would check out who it was ya'no make sure it wasn't some crazy paedophile.. well, it wasn't some crazy paedophile, it was this really cool singer from NYC, so I went on his website >> http://www.mikeywax.com/ << (simple and easy to remember!) and he has all of his songs that you can play all the way through on there and there just so mellow - in a good way - and calming and his voice could just send me to sleep - again in a good, relaxing way.
So I thought hey I may just have to follow this guy on twitter, so I did and I tweeted him saying I fell in love with your voice! - mind you this guy has just over 20,000 followers - and he replied saying thanks, I nearly died I was so happy! So my story continues when I subscribed to him on youtube, and thought hey I'll send a friend request 'cause ya'no he tweeted me and followed me, and yes I'm proud to say we are now friends on youtube.

Well if you ask me that's the kind of guy that deserves to be played on radio, he makes great music that's perfect to listen to whilst sunbathing, has a dreamy voice, obviously a nice guy, cares about his fans, and is rather good looking.

His 'sound' is rather poppy in some aspects but kind of has a bit of Maroon 5/John Mayer sound to it, if any of that makes sense to you, but it's great background music to a summer day. Recommend a listen even if it's not normally your thing.

Marie Antoinette...

Ok so you may think this is a bit random and yes it is. So I was sat watching the 2006 film Marie Antoinette which I've seen a few times and I've always loved the soundtrack a mix between classical music from the era & a kind of rocky/punky mix of songs. Some are from the eighties and some are a bit more modern I think, that info may be wrong but I'm too lazy to go check but I have fallen in love with this soundtrack its fantastic, I definitely have my favourites so I just have to share them with you -

- Hong Kong Garden (with string intro) By Siouxsie & The Banshees
- Aphrodisiac By Bow Wow Wow
- I Want Candy (Kevin Shields Remix) By Bow Wow Wow
- The Melody Of A Fallen Tree By Windsor For The Derby
- Fools Rush In (Kevin Shields Remix) By Bow Wow Wow

These tracks were the ones that personally stood out to me just because you really wouldn't expect them to be in a film about Marie Antoinette at all! But they fit perfectly with the movie and to be fair the movie  is just as good worth a look! :)

Week #1

Ok so first time I've ever really done anything like this, I'm really not a music 'buff' if you get me? I won't go on about the melody and beats etc. This is purely about the music I love and for whatever reason that may be, I don't know I have this weird obsession about keeping up or ahead of the music scene, I just cannot get enough of it.
So here goes, my music obsession playlist for the past week has included;

1. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars << it's been in my head for a couple of days, yeah ok, it's popular right now, but the video I have to say is funny, and it's a very good song if you're in an exam and you're bored!
2. Judas - Lady GaGa << Ok, I used to love her but when she came out with born this way I was like that's sh*t, but a couple of weeks ago I was feeling a bit down and a friend recommended this song to me, and I still love it! I cannot get enough of it, it's just so catchy and the I won't say this to often I don't think but they lyrics really meant a lot to me at the time - all about loving the wrong person even though there is someone 'perfect' there. Should really give it a listen sometime!
3. UNI - Ed Sheeran << just wow! He's a fairly newish artist in the British industry and this song is just amazing, got a bit of rapping well not really rapping just extremely fast singing in it but his voice is AMAZING, all of his songs and covers are excellently executed and he seems like an amazing guy too, you may be saying well how do you know that? Well go onto his website, join up for his mailing list and you a get a FREE EP, yes free, now how many artists do that?
4. The Edge of Glory (cover) - Drew Tabor << her voice is so interesting to listen to and I have to say I prefer her cover to the original, don't get me wrong you should totally check out the original as well, but her voice and the piano are a perfect match! Infact any of Drew's covers or original songs are worth a listen! >> http://www.youtube.com/user/drewby1xo
5. Superbass - Nicki Minaj << Ok, so I got so obsessed with this song that I can rap it, I think that's an achievement, I'm not too sure why I like it so much but I think it's just so catchy ok so a really good beat.

Ok so nothing to new or interesting in that line up you may be thinking but if I find any new music I'll put it up for anyone who is reading this to see.

^^ Another Drew Tabor cover which I love :), and Lady GaGa tweeted it to her fans 'cause even she loved it that much!