A friend sent this to me and it looks like people are passing it around, so why not here?
Kanye West joins the Clipse for Kinda Like A Big Deal.
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Those British Reality Shows Keep Spittin’ ’em Out
OK, so everyone’s seen the video of Susan Boyle, the homely British lady with the voice of an angel, right?
Well, “Britain’s Got Talent” keeps proving that talent can come from the most peculiar places, as 12 year old Shaheen Jafargholi exhibits a vocal talent beyond his age with his version of The Jackson 5/Smokey Robinson’s “Who’s Lovin’ You”. Now look, the kid’s got pipes. He’s obviously listened to his Mariah Carey and Leona Lewis records, as his vocal style seems to take more from those divas than it does any male artist.
Am I impressed? Sorta. Actually, Michael’s version (which is now 40 years old) still beats the pants off of this. And I don’t say that just because I’m a Michael Jackson nut. The J5’s version is simply sung better, and that’s all there is to it. This clip is also ripe for comedy, from Simon Cowell discreetly giving the camera the old face-scratch with his middle finger to the comment on the YouTube clip that says the kid is gonna be a future pillow biter (sorry, folks, I’d be inclined to agree). Anyway, before you chew me out for making inappropriate jokes about a pre-teen, check out the clip as well as The Jackson 5’s version and YOU tell me which is better.
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Celebrate Record Store Day
Hopefully, if you are reading this site, it’s because you love music.
Hopefully, if you love music, you support the artists who make the music by buying, and not only stealing music (hey, it’s not like I don’t use LimeWire from time to time myself, OK?).
Hopefully, if you buy music, you buy physical product, because who wants music to be just a file on a computer? I like my music to be tangible-something you can feel, touch and see as well as hear. Nothing makes me happier than my CD and record (and even a few tapes scattered around still) collection.
A group of independent record retailers have banded together to start Record Store Day. On this day, many retailers across the country have sales and special events (and goodie bags, if the special events and sales alone don’t entice ya). Today, April 18th, happens to be Record Store Day 2009, and I will be doing my part by heading out to a couple of local stores, hopefully grabbing some cool swag, checking out a band or two, and probably by buying a CD or three or six.
Visit www.recordstoreday.com to learn more.
See you at the record store!!