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Tony Bennett ft. Lady Gaga – The Lady Is A Tramp

RachaelTedeschi — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:22:26 +0000

Tony Bennett ft. Lady Gaga

I came across this song with Tony Bennett featuring Lady Gaga ~ “The Lady is a Tramp” and it’s definitely a must listen/buy type song. I have been a fan of Tony Bennett since I was young and seeing Lady Gaga duet with him was great. I also love seeing Lady Gaga merge with classic artists and perform a song without all the theatrics. Don’t get me wrong, I like Lady Gaga music, but I really tend to like her when she does collaborations more. This song comes from one of my childhood idols Frank Sinatra and both artist pay a great tribute and respect to him and the song in the way it was performed. So for me this gets 2 thumbs up and you should go check it out.

In Your Dreams-Stevie Nicks

MichelleHassenstab — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:51:17 +0000

The ledgenary woman of Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks) has done it again. Her new CD called In your Dreams was released on May 3, 2011. The music has a little bit of darkness to it and has the sounds of Fleetwood Mac; country and rock all in one, with the classic spellbound poetic words of love lost and fairy tales. Lindsey Buckingham plays and sings in the background of the song Soldier’s Angel. If you are a big Stevie Nicks fan like I am, go and buy this CD. I think it is her best work ever.

The songs:
1. Secret love
2. For What It’s Worth
3. In Your Dreams
4. Wide Sargasso Sea
5. New Orleans
6. MoonLight (A Vampire’s Dream)
7. Annabel Lee
8. Soldier’s Angel
9. Everybody Loves You
10. Ghosts Are Gone
11. You May Be The One
12. Italian Summer
13. Cheaper Than Free (featuring Dave Stewart)

“Jesse Macht – Love is Another Drug” – Album Review

KaleSlade — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:01:03 +0000

Jesse Macht is an up-and-coming musician based in Los Angeles, California, who has formed Jesse Macht Music with Brian Bachman, Aaron Hubbard, Christopher Allis and Nick Amoroso. I found myself upon his page tonight and have discovered a fresh and gentle new breed of music. The tracks all equally solid in writing and artistic sense and have a soothing feel to them. With the release of three new songs to be upon us soon, it is a great time to become immersed in the music and artistic style of Jesse Macht.

10/10

Tracks Include
1 – New Vaccine
2 – Love is Another Drug
3 – Now I Know

The album is available for digital purchase here.

Article by Kale Slade

“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” Score – Review

KaleSlade — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:29:23 +0000

Returning to conduct the beautiful score of the fourth film in the epic Pirates of the Caribbean series is Hans Zimmer. Hans returns with amazing and original sound to better accent the series’ already vivid and alluring sound, but he is not alone. With him, is the sound of Rodrigo y Gabriela, bringing the feel and zing of Spanish rhythm to the mix.

The score includes already known and memorable tunes, but adds in enough new creativity and zest to merit (at least for me) the worth of listening and purchasing the score.

10/10

Tracks Include (Titles Include Spoilers)
Composed by Hans Zimmer unless otherwise stated

1 – Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow
2 – Angelica (featuring Rodrigo y Gabriela)
3 – Mutiny
4 – The Pirate That Should Not Be (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
5 – Mermaids
6 – South of Heaven’s Ghaunting Mermaids (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
7 – Palm Tree Escape (featuring Rodrigo y Gabriela)
8 – Blackbeard
9 – Angry and Dead Again (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
10 – On Stranger Tides
11 – End Credits
12 – Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow (DJ Earthworm Remix)
13 – Angelica (Grant Us Peace Remix, Remixed by KiTheory)
14 – The Pirate That Should Not Be (Remixed by Photek)
15 – Blackbeard (Remixed by Super Mash Bros & Thieves)
16 – South of Heaven’s Ghaunting Mermaids (Remixed by Paper Diamond)
17 – Palm Tree Escape (Remixed by Adam Freeland)
18 – Angry and Dead Again (Remixed by Static Revenger)

Score review by Kale Slade

OST: “The Limits of Control” (Lakeshore Records)

MichaelSullivan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:59:31 +0000

Real quirky soundtrack to a little seen film by acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch. On the liner notes,Jarmusch writes the score hides clues to the movie itself. That said,part of a good mystery is actually letting the reader/viewer/watcher SEE the clue provided. As for this soundtrack,its mix of tribal,Latin and worldbeat wants to be [...]

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Bear McCreary “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (La La Land Records)

MichaelSullivan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:20:11 +0000

Not too many television series with only 31 episodes aired get a album of score music released. And while you may be unlucky to find your show on the least supportive network on the air today (hello,Fox! You have killed more good shows then Dan Ackroyd has movies),to have a composer like Bear McCreary to the show’s music is a major plus.
   McCreary,who created the dark,somber and somewhat primal score for the “Battlestar Galactica”remake,strikes gold again here.
   The score for TSCC is industrial,dark and while it stands alone as its own creature,Bear also acknowledge the past films with snippets of the original’s score.
   The pace of the music is very fast,no let up here. The use of traditional instruments along with modern MIDI and synths combined leaves a unique sound in your ears,a strange earthy and alien mix that really keeps your ear listening to what is being created,the conflict between now and the future that John Connor faces.

A nice bonus is former Garbage singer Shirley Manson (who also starrred in the series) chips in a song,”Samson and Delilah” that works much better then the other song contributed by Bear’s brother,Brendan.

This is a must have for fans of the Terminator series and well worth checking out even if you are not.

Recommended.

Tey “On My Way To Me” (Teymusic)

MichaelSullivan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:28:16 +0000

Went to my mailbox the other day and was surprised to see a press kit from one of my favorite “finds”.
    A few years back I had stumbled across a lovely singer named Tey Punsalan who blew me away with her great voice and jaw dropping beauty. I became a fan right away and was convinced this was a star just ready to blossom.
    But the American music industry is extremely fickle. Think of how many stars were just a bit of ahead of thier time. While we can embrace white and black artists,other equally talented artists who don’t quite fit in or linger just outside of the mainstream simply don’t get the chance to shine.
    Let me be quite plain here….I have been in the music business for 20 years,12 as a talent buyer,8 as a music journalist. I have seen acts come and go,flashes in the pan,one hit wonders,cookie cutters deluxe.
   Tey Punsalan should be a major star. Its a real damn shame she is not,while we get crap like American Idol and other cookie cutter crap,a real talent who can do it all…..pop,dance,ballads and write her own songs struggles to be heard. She is one of the hardest working artists I have met.
    Now Tey has a new CD out called “On MyWay To Me”. Starting with the amazing and ironic cover of Tey standing to power lines,one this album,Tey decides to strip her sound to sparse acoustics. The goal is to showcase both Tey’s vocals and songwriting. Add in some tasty covers and you have a beautifully sounding effort.
   The title track,a young woman’s brave choice to live her life her way is a strong way to start the album.
   On “I Wonder” a ballad about commitment features some nice quirky guitar changes by Tey. The hook is very gentle and alluring.
   “Sex on the Beach” might have worked a bit better as a dance number but still works as a slow jam. The vocals are clean and sexy in an adult way. You don’t hear this very often in today’s music no matter what the genre is.
   The other six songs includes a sultry cover of George Michael’s “Faith”.
Tey wrote or co-wrote 6 of the 10 songs on this CD,showcasing her feel for songwriting.
   You really should yourself a favor and order this CD and take a chance on one hell of a talented young lady.

One of the best albums of the year.