2 FREE music Downloads!!! Sonnymoon & J*Davey

Hi! I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year celebration tonight.
Let me leave you with 2 free downloads I found on the net. The first is Sonnymoon
Get their free album here!
I love the vocalist. Her voice is lovely.
Here is a video for their song "Runaway" Awesome animation!

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The second one is J*Davey - Boudoir Synema:The Great Mistapes available at jdavey.bandcamp.com
I haven't listened to this yet so I don't really know what to expect.

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tokimonsta - sweet day

tokimonsta, female dj/producer from LA

Rebbie Jackson - Centipede

You know you forgot all about this Jackson.

Hi Perspective ft. Kissey Asplund - Faster

Random Monday!!!

I hope all of your holidays have been filled with love!!! well here goes random monday #2!
Lila Downs - Tirineni Tsitsiki
from the album "One Blood (Una Sangre)"

Happy Holidays!!!

Here Is a mix by Qool dj Marv for those of you who need something to play at your xmas parties! there is a part one and part two.

Qool Dj Marv - Sounds of the Season Sr. Vol.1

Qool Dj Marv - Sound of the Season Jr. Vol.2

Also here is Beat Street Santa's Rap

E-rule - Listen up + Roy Ayers - Everybody loves the Sunshine

Heard the instrumental of E-rule's "Listen Up" on a Qool DJ Marv Mix. Haven't heard that track in a looooong time. I also love the original Done by Roy Ayers, "Everybody Loves the Sunshine"

E-Rule - Listen Up


Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine

Random Monday! Ghost Face - Paycheck

I'm going to start something new and hopefully I'll stick to it. every Monday I will set my itunes to shuffle and hit play. whatever song plays is what I will post! I have some pretty strange and some bad music on my itunes so I apologize in advance, ha! Any way should be fun! So here it goes... The very first ever random monday post!
Ghost Face - Paycheck
off of Mark Ronson's Return to Planet Fuzz mix. Which I can't find anywhere on the internet right now. I wanted to post you a link. I don't even know how I got the mix.

Linn & Freddie - Live 4 Love & Wonderlust

Yet another group from Sweden!!!
Linn & Freddie. I actually found this band as I was browsing the recently updated section in my trusty mp3 download site. I'm happy I stumbled upon it.
She sounds a little like a female Bilal on some tracks. Check it out and download their album.

I been ignoring the blog :(

Yeh, so I been ignoring this little spot of mine on the net. You know life just takes over and you don't know what to make priority sometime. Music is a big part of my life and I visit many music blogs. Me personally I don't see what would make anyone motivated to read my here space. I'm not an artist professionally doing music, so what i like probably won't interest many. But... this is an outlet to express oneself, so If I meet 1, 2 or even 3 interesting people and hear about some new tunes or news, this little blog here is worth it. So here it goes...
after 8 months of not being active, my first post.

Little Dragon - Stranger
I love yukimi and the guys. they blew me away at LPR

Mayer Hawthorne - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out

Listen to the song FIRST, then go to his myspace!!!

slaaaaaackin' ---- Wunmi + Loosie

any way, yeah i'm lazy. I went to a Loosie show and caught the end of Wunmi's set at SOB's all in the past week and 1/2. Both dope both fun!!! check them below. Spec and Elucid are my boys so go and support I don't really know Von Pea but he seems cool and I like his flow. Oh yeah they opened for Che Grand. I enjoyed his new video check that out below. Along with the others.

Wunmi is just good. She's got energy and presence like you wouldn't believe!!!

elucid & spec boogie freestyle


che grand - girls talk


The Foreign Exchange - von sees ft. von pea


Spec Boogie - Bedstuy <---- love this song!!!!


Wunmi - Crossover

funnnnnnny!!!!!!! kids dancing to T Pain

Ok, I don't necessarily like this song, but I looooove this kid!!! You have to watch. I found this video over at pistachiojones and had to post it too. Try to watch it with sound because he does certain moves to the words of the songs. Its HILARIOUS.

Brand Nubian

Hip hop was soooo gooood in the 90's. Brand Nubian was definitely one of my favorites. Its so sad to me that I'm not feeling much of the hip hop acts these days. Not even the underground ones that keep it real. Its just not the same. I think maybe its cuz i'm getting old, hehe.

Love Me Or Leave Me Alone!!!


Slow Down


Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down


Don't Let It Go To Your Head

BRAND NUBIAN - Don't Let It Go To Your H
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Teena Marie & Faith Evans - Can't last a day

I didn't even know she was coming out with a new album. I'm not one for classic artists coming out with albums 30 years after their hay day, so I probably won't invest in this one. But I gotta say, Teena still sounds good. Yes she got that crazy riffin' style going on and I'm not really into nowadays. But I have always loved Teena Marie because my mother is a fan so I listened to it as a child. I've gotta respect Teena and I love all her old music. She is so underrated and I don't feel she is given the credit she deserves. Faith sounds good on this song too. I love Faith, especially "you used to love me".

Teena Marie - I Need Your Lovin'


Teena Marie - Square Biz


Faith Evans - You Used To Love Me



Teena Marie & Faith Evans - Can't Last a Day

Prince

Adore & Insatiable.

My chola aunt

Ok well she's not a chola anymore, but back when i was a little girl I used to love all of the music she played. Here are a few of what I used to listen to with her.
Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger
Roger & Zapp - More Bounce To the Ounce
James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet
Mtume - Juicy Fruit

Hope you enjoy them!

Zapp & Roger Troutman - More Bounce To The Ounce
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Bob Marley - Sun Is Shining

Who doesn't love Bob Marley? This song makes me want to be at a bbq on a roof in Brooklyn somewhere with a beer. Oh and it has to be around 4pm.

bob marley:sun is shining
Uploaded by chaos2012

Stereolab - Dots and Loops

Stereolab has mannnnny albums and many wonderful songs so I'm just going to share 2 from 1 album. Their music and vocals make me feel like i'm floating on a cloud in the middle of a sprinkling rain of rainbow colored drops. HAHAHA! okaaaaaay...
"Diagonals" & "Brakhage" from Dots & Loops

"Brakhage" by Stereolab
Uploaded by Steelydan

P.O.S. - Why Go (Pearl Jam cover)

Love this kid. He's really talented, too bad when I went to his myspace I wasn't really feeling his original stuff. Nonetheless he's talented.

P.O.S. - New Music - More Music Videos

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Dj Jazzy Jeff blah blah, influentual dj, blah blah, the other half of the Fresh Prince blah blah. you know the rest. I'm not a writer but I like music, sorry. Any way yeh he's more than just that other half. Sick ass dj and if you don't know, then you're sleepin. So go to his website and download "my faves vol. 1". A bunch of remixes of his favorite hip hop songs. Go head and do it its free. Black Moon, Jay Z, Nas, Pharcyde, Audio Two plus a bunch more on this one. Taster below, the full song actually. imeem is picky with which songs they let you post full length. need to get my own player but too lazy.

Todd Terry - Bango

To the batmobile...

Adele - First Love

Adele can sing. That's all I have to say.

Raphael Saadiq at Irving Plaza (The Fillmore)

The best show EVER!!! Raphael Saadiq is an amazing performer. He sounds awesome live. I was very pleased to see such a mixed crowd. Older white couples, young cool fashionable black kids, some muslim peeps, asian, indan EVERYTHING, latino/spanish/latins whatever the hell people are calling us these days. Any way it was a great crowd. hehe. The show was the shit! He put on a long show with no breaks really. He just kept it moving with energy like you wouldn't believe. He started off with stuff off of his new album, then Ali Shaheed Muhammed came on stage and the broke in to a bunch of Lucy Pearl stuff. Then after that they transitioned back into some new stuff then went into some Tony Toni Tone stuff. After that he did some of his early solo stuff like "Ask of You". Then back to new stuff. hahah I hope you understood that last jumble of post, I'm kinda writing this blog in a hurry. Any way the crowd was hyped and totally involved which made for an even better show. My suggestion is that if he's coming to your town. DEFINITELY go. and take moms too! Sorry I didn't take any pictures, forgot to bring my camera. I was in the back any way and had to keep asking my fiance to lift my short ass up.

Eric Lau ft. Tawiah - I Don't Do It

Stupid 30 second clip!!! If you belong to imeem just sign in and it will play full length. Check the live performance below.

Outkast - Spottieottiedopaliscous

Descriptive storytelling lyrics at their best!!! Big Boi and Andre sure know how to tell a story. This line always gets me, makes me giggle, and so perfect that I can imagine it.
"The way she moved reminded me of a Brown Stallion horse with skates on smooth like a hot comb on nappy ass hair"

Police - Voices Inside My Head

Funky ass song by the Police. I remember hearing this song out at a party once. I remembered the song instantly but never thought about how funky it is. Listen to that bass line. You remember that 702 song "Steelo"? You will recognize "Voices In My Head" as the sample.

702, Missy Elliot-Steelo
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Repeat Post!!! Ge-ology ft. Yukimi Nagano - Blues Alley

Love this song sooooo much I had to re-post it! Yukimi's dreamy voice makes me melt. Also below that is Little Dragon's (Yukimi's current group) "No Love" which was for some unknown reason not on the American release of the album. I'm not sure why cuz I love it.


Ge-Ology ft. Yukimi Nagano - Blues Alley


Little Dragon - No Love

Roberto Roena - Que Se Sepa

I love salsa clasica, especially Willie Colon, Hector LaVoe and all those Fania All Star dudes. This song By Roberto Roena is a funky ass track. Check the funky break at the beginning.

Awesome 3 - Don't Go (kicks like a mule remix)

I love alll this old school techno stuff. The sped up break beats, simple sounds and not over produced. Just good!!! I love the piano riffs and the vocals too. So old school sounding. I like the (kicks like a mule remix) only though. Check it, maybe you'll like it too.

MIMS - Move

I have a soft spot for heavy, bassy, simple beats like this here. You know, A Milli sounding, heavy knocking, bassy beats. Too bad MIMS is WACK, regardless I can't help but like it. This video I gotta say is impressive. Lovin' it.

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love this song!!! reminds me of my hipster neighborhood. This song was playing in every boutique, restaurant, bar at one point. Its almost as if all these 80's born babies discovered this song at the same time. I also love Nouvelle Vauge's take on it as well. Little bossa nova steez.

What's crazy is that this song came out in 1980. The lead singer committed suicide and the remaining band members formed New Order. Crrrrazzzzy. check the tunes below.

Soho (Pal Joey) - Hot Music

Yo, who doesn't looooove this classic dance track? Any time I hear this song out I just wanna dance and get loose.

Common - Universal Mind Control

Common's new album in my opinion is a little weird. Its cool that the hip-hop r&b world is pushing toward the "electronic" side, trying to change things up a little bit. But... sometimes they just don't do it right and it ends up sounding cheesy to me. for example, 808's and Heartbreaks, Not feeling it. But I doooooo love Universal Mind Control, the title song of Common's album. I think that may be the only song I like on the album actually. I dunno sometimes i don't give albums enough chance before I judge. Maybe if I listen to it more it will grow on me.

************************UPDATE**************************
Been listening to it more and there are a couple more songs I like. Punch Drunk Love being one of them. Still I think some are silly.

Whats he doing???

I posted a while ago about Cocorosie. "By Your Side" Is my faaaaaavorite song from them off of their first album. I love their experimental edge and the beatboxing and wind up toy sounds. I dunno bout dudes experimental dancing below though. AND he's got a tail! hehehehehhehehehhe. I give it to him though.

ESG

Classic NY underground dance tracks!!! Hailing from the Bronx!

ESG - UFO

ESG - Moody

Rick James & Grace Jones - 25th Grammys 1983

Love this classic Grammy's clip from 1983. Grace Jones and Rick james wow! Marvin Gaye Actually wins the Grammy for Sexual Healing. So cool to watch this old stuff. Music when it was real! Its funny how Rick James keeps having to duck under Grace's umbrella hat. hahah!

Cherelle - I didn't Mean To Turn You On

OH my goodness! This song sooo reminds me of being little. I know it seems I only post old music. But I get really nostalgic about music I listened to growing up. I used to watch this video on BET as a little girl at my aunts house, cuz we didn't have cable. hehe. Any way I looooved this song. You gotta check the video, especially the part where the gorilla is popping on top of a building, hahha.

Cherrelle - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
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High and Dry

I love the original version of this song by Radiohead but I also love Bilal's version. I have always been a fan of Bilal. This jazzy take on the Radiohead classic is awesome. Check em both below.

Radiohead - High and Dry

Radiohead - High and Dry (US Version)
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Pete Kuzma ft. Bilal - High and Dry

Foster Sylvers - Misdemeanor

Raphael Saadiq!!!

I got Raphael Saadiq tickets today for the Irving Plaza show in 2 weeks!!! I've been wanting to see him forever. I looooooove Raphael, from Toni Tony Tone to Lucy Pearl, to his solo stuff. I love almost everything he's done. Here are a few of my favorites!


Raphael Saadiq - Oh Girl


Raphael Saadiq - Ask Of You


Raphael Saadiq - Skyy (Can You Feel me)

Earth Wind & Fire + MC Shy D

I grew up listening to my mom play Earth Wind & Fire, and I've always loved the song "Brazilian Rhyme". Then sometime when I was in Junior High MC Shy D Came out with the Miami Bass track "Gotta Be Tough". Loved that too. Check em below!:) Get yo freak and yo smurf on!!!

Kutiman!!!

This guy Kutiman is a freakin genius. He takes all these different youtube music clips and makes songs out of them. Crazy youtube mashups!!! He actually composes real songs out of them. Check the video below then go to his website thru-you.com and listen and watch the rest of them. You will be amazed!

MC Lyte

Paper Thin, and Cha Cha Cha. My two favorite MC Lyte tracks. Not many female MCs can top Lyte.

MC Lyte - Paper Thin
Uploaded by Dante35

Cha Cha Cha
Uploaded by ice1906

Meritol - Frog Back

Ok this song is couple years old or so, but this beat is sick and I can listen and bounce to it forever. Check the video on how to do da Frog Back. I'm so not up on the dances these days.

Faluma

Originally from Suriname, not sure what they are saying but I've always loooooved this song, well the soca version by Square One. I had never heard the og version by Ai Sa Si. The folk version is beautiful and the Soca version well let me just tell you... Get ready to wind as Alison Hinds would say!!! West Indian Day Parade on Eastern pkwy is all I gotta say.

J*Davey at Webster Hall

Went to see J*Davey at Webster Hall on saturday. This girl Amanda Diva opened up for them. Amanda Diva definitely has charisma and I truly liked her and enjoyed watching her but... I felt the music was a little broadway comedy show like. It was weird. she definitely had me laughing at times and she has a presence its just that I couldn't feel the music much.

J*Davey came out at like 2am. Talk about a late start. Then she kept asking where the energy was. come on now girl, we'd been waiting all night. pssshht! Any way they definitely put on a good show, Its just that they started out with all new tracks, all stuff being released by Warner Brothers. I don't know if its because they have a major deal now, but I wasn't feeling the new stuff. I actually thought it was a little wack. It was super pop KTU style. Or so it sounded. I'm not gonna judge completely so I'll just wait until the new album comes out to decide if I like or not. I really enjoyed seeing them perform their 1st album tracks. Good Shit!

Lil Vicious ft. Doug E Fresh - Freaks

Some gyal a freak some gyal a freak a da week...

Don Blackman - Holding You, Loving You

Original on top. Samples below :)

Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez - Freestyle Bongo

This classic has b-boy, breakbeat, house written all over it. Love Kenny!

Esthero - Superheroes

Beautiful voice. I wonder what she's doing today. Actually she's on the "Street Lights" track on Kanye's new album, you can't even hear her over Kanye's horrendous singing. I dunno I don't think Kanye was meant to sing. I'm not feeling 808's and heartbreak.

Slick Rick - Hey Young World

Their times limited, hard rocks too...

ZZ Hill + Madvillain

I have always loved the sample from the Madvillain song "Fancy Clown" Check below the og and then the sample.

J*Davey ft. Phonte - Just Because

If you haven't checked out J*Davey you are missing out. Phonte of Little Brother makes this track buttery!

Joyce Simms - All In all

Love me some freestyle!

Cheryl Lynn - Encore

This video is HILARIOUS! Don't skip this one WATCH IT!!! Ha, these dudes got some moves. Any way. So this song effortlessly mixes with Jay Z's "Encore". I've actually heard it on a couple of mixes. Check that as well.

Kudu - Cannibal (bite me mix)

Tough or tender sweet or sour, you deserve to be devoured. This song is awesome! HA perverted in a creepy way. I find myself listening to Kudu and then thinking how weird they are after I've listened to them. I'm not sure how I'm liking the new stuff they been posting on myspace. But I definitely like this song.

Little Dragon - Constant Surprises

This albums been out for a while, but since I just started this blog I HAD to add my fave song from them to it. Check the video. Looooooooooooove Yukimi. Can't wait till Their next album comes out in April!!!

Deee-Lite - Call Me

Taking it back!!! When I first started raving The Dew Drops in the Garden album was the SHIT!!! If you don't have you must get.

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Got A Thing On My Mind

I looooooove this song! I decided to download this album after hearing it on the L platform. I was waiting for my man so we could ride the train home together and some dude had a mask on and was playing this song over and over. He had a sign with a dance menu, each move had a different price. I didn't see him do much more than a little pop locking, not too many people seemed to be interested. Only in NYC.

Q-Tip ft. D'Angelo - Believe

I looooove this track. Beat on point, message on point, not to mention D'Angelo on top of that!!! Yo what happened to him anyway?

Cocorosie - By Your Side

My fave Cocorosie song from their first album " La Maison De Mon Reve". My fiance says they sound like druken Erykah Badus. Ha! Listen to the lyrics, I can never get over "I'll wear your black eyes, bake you apple pies". Love it!

Whodini - I'm a Ho

Ahhhhhh shit. The roller rink I used to go to used to play this.

Ge-ology ft. Yukimi Nagano - Blues Alley

My Favorite singer at the moment Yukimi Nagano.

First Post!

Intro:
Felt like starting a blog posting music I like. That's all really. Disfrutalo!!!