Mary J. Blige Returns With The Reggae-Flavored “Anything You Want”
What does the Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul have up her sleeve? Mary J. Blige has been playing coy about the real direction of her upcoming album: after new track “Break Up To Make Up” earned a resounding “meh”, she tweeted that the latest joints to surface online were merely “fun throw away records”. We wonder if that goes for new track “Anything You Want”, a Caribbean-flavored track that marks something of a departure for her. Hear it below.
Mary J. Blige f/ Busta Rhymes and Gyptian – Anything You Want
Produced by Jerry Wonder (the Haitian-born whiz behind the Fugees, Shakira and others), the track lets Mary float over a reggae beat with a little spice provided by Busta Rhymes (who offers up a verse in his classic patois) and Gyptian.
Is this still a “throw away”? Or is this a calculated effort to help Mary stand out at a time when every Fantasia and Jazmine Sullivan is biting her style? If nothing else, it’s a clear sign that Mary is willing to venture far from the hip-hop soul lane where she has long reigned.
Amelie Julac (aka Julia McAlee) – “To the Heaving of our Chests” -directed by Aqiyl Thomas
twoplustwoequalsfive, 6. September 2010, 16:46
Absolutely beautiful and a testament to how just a voice, guitar, sultry melody and poetic words are all you need.
“To the Heaving of Our Chests” by singer-songwriter Amelie Julac (aka Julia McAlee), music video directed by Aqiyl Thomas, edited by Alex MacKenzie.
Neon Indian’s 6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know) by Joao Machado
Neon Indian’s 6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know) by Joao Machado
Monday, 6. September 2010 – 11:05 am
Imaginative imitation of arachnid life by Brazilian artist and director Joao Machido, whose previous film work includes the features Sons Of Saturn and The Champagne Club.
Neon Indian
6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know)
Director: Joao Machado
Watch: here
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly’s Collapsing Cities feat. Shy FX by Luke Snellin
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly’s Collapsing Cities feat. Shy FX by Luke Snellin
Monday, 6. September 2010 – 1:30 pm
Taken from the third and self-titled album Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Luke Snellin’s promo for Collapsing Cities is a sweet, one-shot affair of brass bands, donkey rides, school sports day, summer fetes and über-Englishness…
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly feat. Shy FX
Collapsing Cities (Cooking Vinyl)
Director: Luke Snellin
Producer: Charlie Forte
Production Company: 2 AM Films
Production Manager: Chris Cable
DP: Ollie Downey
Steadicam: Thomas English
Art Director: Jake Snellin
Colourist: Simone @ Rushes
Representation: OBManagement
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Live review: FYF Fest gives crowds a lot to cheer about
The annual FYF Fest, now in its seventh year, experienced serious growing pains Saturday at the Los Angeles State Historic Park downtown, even if the music onstage offered gratifying highs. The daylong concert featured 35 buzzing bands, a combination of rising, boundary-pushing underground acts and seasoned rock stalwarts, and drew an enthusiastic crowd estimated to be 20,000.
But just as last year, those arriving early to catch the first roster of bands were left stranded in interminable lines. Although the musicians onstage played to eager enthusiasts, the behind-the-scenes organization was visibly lacking throughout the day and night, as evidenced by overflowing trashcans, lack of water dispensaries and endless queues.
Festival-goers are nothing if not a dedicated bunch, though, and despite the many problems, the patient and the persistent experienced a hefty offering of musical joy. Here are highlights and lowlights:
Best costumes: The Dead Man's Bones children's choir was called Warm Glass of Milk, and it arrived decked in period costumes. The kids, ranging in age from preschoolers to teenagers, came portraying (among others) Charlie Chaplin, Audrey Hepburn, Janis Joplin and Ludwig van Beethoven, stood behind Bones' founders Ryan Gosling (yes, the actor) and Zach Shields and belted out a wonderful array of couplets, the best of which was "I raise my flag up into your heart / You let the winds come tear it apart."
Best singalong: It's hard to imagine that one year ago Local Natives were hustling the Eastside residency circuit. Because if the crowd's instant, rapturous reaction to the boozy piano intro to "Airplanes" was any indication, they were born to play to fields of thousands. It takes a special skill to make a line like "Every question, you took the time to sit and look it up in the encyclopedia" into a lighters-up moment, but the Natives' crystalline harmonies could make a cookbook feel anthemic.
Kara Dioguardi Exits — Is ‘American Idol’ Lost?
At this point, it’s hardly a shock, but singer-songwriter/showoff Kara Dioguardi has parted ways with American Idol after two seasons at the judges’ table, ensuring that the show’s upcoming tenth season will really break with the past. Though Kara’s exit has been sort of assumed since reports surfaced that she’d been shown the door, it didn’t become official til Friday evening, when Fox quietly released a statement confirming her departure. Where in the holy heck does Idol go from here? See if Fox’s statement below offers any clues.
The statement released Friday evening included quotes from both Dioguardi and Idol creator Simon Fuller, who praised her as “one of the world’s best songwriters”. (He did hear her Platinum Weird stuff, right?). For her part, Kara doesn’t take direct shots at anyone, but she does seem to subtly suggest she thinks the show is a sinking ship. She said:
“I felt like I won the lottery when I joined American Idol two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave Idol… It has truly been an amazing experience. I am grateful to FOX, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, as well as the cast, crew and contestants, for all they have given to me. I look forward to my next challenge, and want to thank everyone who has supported me. All the best to everyone on Season 10!”
