80s Pop Throwback

Technically, I'm at work right now. Yay for working remotely! While certain things from the 80s just need to stay back there (fanny packs, huge shoulder pads, and oh god mullets just to name a few), I've always been fond of 80s music. So here are two modern bands that have embraced the 80s pop. Coincidentally, both bands are Danish. Kudos to the Danes, you guys have the right thinking. Both songs are positively infectious and so. much. fun.

Alphabeat - Fascination

My new favorite band and it's a cute music video. Get the song here.

PRIVATE - My Secret Lover

Here be song.

Jason Mraz- Lucky ft Colbie Caillat

I love this song. haha, I just heard it todayyy. so gooodd. It's by Jason Mraz called Lucky. And Colbie Caillat also sings it. It's such a Summmmeryyy song. I think it's off his new album "We Sing We Dance We steal things" which is due for release this month. It's a lovely song. He also sang this song in the concert in Aussieland two months ago with Hayley Sales. Gotta look her up she sounds good too. hahaha, I kinda like the acoustic too. Give it a try.





ohhh Jason Mraz's website is pretty cool too. When you click on the music section he says Music like ten million times until he messes up and the word 'music' starts to sound funny.
*side note: I like Jason Mraz singing with Tristan Prettyman better. =]

FREE MUSIC ON MTV

MTV has a section on their website which is promoting new upcoming artists. There's a range of different music. Best of all, for each artist, there's one free song for download. How cool is that? Hahah, anyways check it out here.

Buzzin' - Shwayze

I heard it in a car commercial, it's very nice. listen!

*edit* someone please fix the website

"Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy" by Big & Rich

Ugh I wrote this once and it somehow went blank. Anyways...

Song: "Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy"
Band: Big & Rich
Album: Horse of a Different Color

Dusa mentioned her favorite peculiar country song a couple of posts ago, so I figured, might as well share mine too! And yes, if this song is playing, I will sing as loud and as off-key as possible. This is the best country song. Ever. Although I admit that the cheeseburger song comes pretty close. The football frat at CMU actually performed this song as the Master Betas -- shirtless, too! (Master Betas? Get it? Get it? :nudge nudge:)

Mmm... sexual innuendos.

Now back to my regularly scheduled programing of ignoring professors and listening to Aqua (Barbie Girl? Cartoon Heroes? Tarzan & Jane? Oh yes please.)

Hong Kong - Gorillaz

I know this is a couple years late but.. this is an absolutely awesome track from Gorillaz's b-side compilation D-Sides. Even though it has some of the weakest lyrics ever it definately makes up for it with some sick instrumentals. It reminds me of Blade Runner and that whole noir nighttime Chinatown theme. click.

ps. Z-share is such a sellout advertising bitch so if anyone knows any good hosting sites please share!

Kylie Minogue - All I See

So i have a few songs that make me think of certain things when i hear it. And there's usually a list of songs that i think of sunny summer day, breezy...by the beach and happy feeling. And for Kylie's All I See in particular, I think of that same feeling, carefree happiness..breezy..yes breezy, and then Kylie running along a beach or smth with like scarves/fabric blowing in the wind surrounding her....and perhaps her splashing in the waterr....GOD WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE A BABEWATCH SCENE...NO...not like thattt....more like the sun is the camera lens and creating light glares type of beachy video...

ANYWAYS, my point is I LIKE THIS SONG AND IT MAKES ME THINK OF SUMMER. AND IT'S THE TYPE OF SONG, (that if i knew how to drive) I WOULD PLAY IN WITH MY CONVERTIBLE ROOF DOWN....

apart from that....you should really watch her acoustic version. She sooo pretty when she sings. I need to stop sounding like some sick stalker...So her album X is her newest album since 2003's Body Language. Although some of us may hate to admit it, but her songs are good and catchhyy. CHECK IT OUT.

BoomKAT-Runaway

This is officially my new favorite song...it's called Runaway by Boomkat. Boomkat is the band Taryn Manning started with her brother. I love her songs. One of their songs called 'The Wreckoning' was on the 8 Mile soundtrack years ago. They coming out with a new album called 'A Million Trillion Stars'. Runaway is their new single. It can be purchased in iTunes. Meanwhile here's the video of the song.



Check out her myspace for their new songs.

Lettie

Hmm, kinda interesting how I discover new music nowadays, I guess it's only expected. So just 10 mins ago I discover a singer called Lettie. She's English. Her music are really light hearted I think and I would put her in the category with Bat For Lashes (which I've yet to write about unless someone beats me to it). Although Lettie is still lighter, I guess with Lettie I think of meadows and daisies...hahahahhahaha, I hope that doesn't scare anyone away.

Anyways back to my story, I discovered her while I was reading my dose of WhoWhatWear and I was looking at the H&M tribute to Marimekko fabrics collaborated with Comme des Garcons (sorry to bore you with my fashion talk)...anyways...so I found Lettie through looking through the collection and one of the collection videos had one of Lettie's songs in the background and they had a link. So there that's how I found Lettie. Her website is actually kinda interesting.

And since she's still not that "famous", her tracks are free on her site. Good tracks for summertime =] She has a myspace too btw.
Enjoy.

Old School Cassettes =]

check this out...you can get USB that look like cassettes tapes =]. Just thought I would share. It's still related to music no?