~ A WICKED New Tune ~

Soul singer Bobby Womack has just unveiled the title track to his new album 'The Bravest Man in  The Universe'. The album was co-produced by one of my favourite musically gifted people - Damon Albarn (aka: The dude from Blur and The Gorillaz, and overall very sexy beast ;).

Bobby Womack has been working hard on this new album, all the while battling colon cancer. Needless to say, he's one tough and talented man.

The new album comes out June 11th and also features musical       collaborations with Lana Del Rey.

Here's the title track.

It's freaking awesome.

That is all.



Enjoy!

Besos,

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Songs of The Week!!!

Man, my life has been Ka-Ray-Zee busy!!!... But no matter what I'm doing, I usually have at least one earbud in my ear, listening to tunes.

Here's what I'm into this week.

Lana Del Rey ~ Radio




Zero 7 ~ Swing - This is off their album called 'Yeah Ghost'. Freaking Brilliant!!!




Mase ft. Total ~ What You Want - This takes me back to when I used to sneak into a club called 'Kaos' with my friends back in Edmonton (yes, it was in West Edmonton Mall). I used to think going to this club was the coolest thing on the planet. I look back at it now and laugh, but hey! I have lot's of wicked memories there.
Thank GAD my friends are good at keeping secrets ;)




Joss Stone ~ Fell In Love With A Boy - A fantastic cover of the White Stripes' 'Fell In Love With A Girl'.




And speaking of the White Stripes...

The White Stripes ~ The Hardest Button To Button - Wicked video. Whenever I see it, I start to wonder how many drum kits and amps they had to buy/borrow/rent for this vid. Seriously.



Enjoy!

Besos,

CC.
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SONGS OF THE WEEK. Wurd.

 Here's what I'm hooked on this week.

The Cardigans ~ Carnival - I may or may not have played this song for a solid 24 hours...




Gorillaz ft. Little Dragon ~ Empire Ants - At exactly 2:15, it changes into a completely different song... and it's wicked!




Grouplove ~ Tongue Tied




John Butler Trio - Zebra




Esthero - Country Livin' (The World I Know)




Enjoy!

Besos,

CC
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Chris Cornell Covers Whitney Huston's 'I will always love you'.

On February 16th, at a small show in San Francisco, Chris Cornell paid tribute to Whitney Houston by covering one of her biggest hits 'I will always love you' (** a song originally written by Dolly Parton**).

As per usual, Chris Cornell is AMAZING.

See for yourself: 



Enjoy!

Besos,

CC.
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SONGS OF THE WEEK!!!

Here's a mish-mash of wicked songs.

Seu Jorge ~ Rebel Rebel - A Brazilian singer who (for 'The Life Aquatic' movie soundtrack) covers a bunch of classic David Bowie songs, in Portuguese. SO AMAZING! When Bowie himself heard the covers, he was quoted as saying, "had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs in Portuguese I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with." CooooooOOOOooool!




Son Lux~ Betray - If you like Massive Attack, you'll love this dude. Sexy, ambient-type music. It's the bees knees! Seriously.



Jamie Lidell ~ Multiply - A white boy with a whole lotta soul.




Iron & Wine ~ The Devil Never Sleeps - C'mon!!! It's IRON & WINE!!!!

 


Lorene Scafaria ~ Girls Aren't Supposed To - A fantastic tune about a gal dating someone who just can't 'seal the deal'. Listen to the lyrics and you'll understand ;)








Enjoy!


Besos,


CC.
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New collaboration between Gorillaz, Outkast and LCD Soundsystem!!!

It looks like members of the Gorillaz, Outkast and LCD Soundsystem are making sweet, sweet music together.  

Yup, Damon Albarn (Gorrilaz), LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy and Outkast's Andre 3000 have just finished working on a wicked new track for Converse,  titled "DoYaThing." What makes it even more sugary and delicious is that you'll be available to download the song FOR FREE!!!

Here's a small sample of what you can expect. I'm loving it already:



Here's a behind the scenes look at the making of the music video:



Mark your calendars for February 23rd. The new tune will be available to download, GRATIS, on Converse UK's website.

Can't Wait!!!

Besos,

CC.
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I can't tell if this is Better or Worse than Rebecca Black's 'Friday'.

I'm left speechless....




Is it WORSE or BETTER than the original version by Rebecca Black?
It's like trying to decide whether to put lemon or kosher salt into an open would.
Decisions, decisions.

Besos,

CC.
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Trying out the Tumblr thing.

I'm trying out Tumblr. I'm pretty new to it, so if you have any tips or suggestions, please let me know!
Here's the link to my personal page, if you're interested: http://carmencruz.tumblr.com/
I figure I'll start out by posting a new song of the day every day, and then slowly go from there. This internet stuff can be pretty confusing, no?

Besos,

CC.

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Happy Birthday Thom Yorke!!!

Feliz Cumpleaños Thom Yorke!!!

Let's take a moment to celebrate the glory that is Thom.



He's born October 7th, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. (Does this mean he can say he was born in 'The Shire'????). Ha.

So what's the deal with the eye? THE EYE!!!! Well according to Wiki (and Wiki never lies right? Right?...) " At birth, his left eye was fixed shut; the doctors determined that the eye was paralyzed and that the condition was permanent. Yorke's parents took him to an eye specialist, who suggested a muscle graft. Yorke underwent five eye operations before he was six years old.Yorke's father, a chemical equipment salesman, was hired by a firm in Scotland shortly after his son's birth and the family lived there until Yorke was seven. During this time Yorke had to wear a patch over his eye^. He has stated that the last surgery was "botched," giving him a drooping eyelid."

Well that sucks.

This guy is practically a GOD in the music world. He's been named one of the most influential / powerful figures in the music industry and one of the greatest artists of all time. Obviously this means tons of musicians are going to want to work with the guy, right? The list of rejected musical collaboration hopefuls include Jack Black, Miley Cyrus (huh??? Thank GAD!) and Kanye West.
OooooOOOOooooohhhhh Buuuuuurn!

Thom Yorke Quotes:  “I want to be alone and I want people to notice me — both at the same time”
“And I know I'm paranoid and neurotic, I've made a career out of it.”

Love the line in the thread for this music video that says, "Thom Yorke doesn't try to dance; dance tries to Thom Yorke."


Besos,

CC.


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NIRVANA ~ FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!!!

Nirvana’s classic show at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle back in 1991 is streaming in its entirety online. You have until 5pm (BST) TODAY to watch the ENTIRE thing. CoooOOOOOOoooool!!!!         
 Here’s the link.

Enjoy!

Besos,

CC.