Danish pop band, Alphabeat, are set to be the opening act for Lady GaGa’s upcoming The Monster Ball shows. They took it upon themselves to cover the first 2 singles from The Fame Monster: “Bad Romance” and “Telephone.”
The band knocked it out of the park with this “Telephone” cover. They basically sound the same as GaGa with their own little twist. As for “Bad Romance,” it doesn’t nearly pack the punch of the electropop/dance original.
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Last night we had our iTunes on shuffle and “I Know” came up which reminded us to check up on what Bluey Robinson’s been doing. He’s been hard at work for one; putting on many gigs in the UK. He’s been in and out of the studio recording some tunes and what not…
We stumbled across this cover of “Run This Town” in which Bluey takes over hook duties from Rihanna and it sounds like they should have hired him instead of… let’s not. He puts a bit more passion and soul into the song that it was lacking before
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The other song is a snippet of “Believe.” This snippet has been lying around on his Myspace page for some time and it stood out to us when we first heard it, so we are just revisiting it. The song is an uptempo number with a bit of a futuristic vibe.
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Guns ‘n’ Roses’ Slash is readying the release of his solo album, Slash ‘n’ Friends. A b-side from the album has leaked and it’s a cover of the band’s famous song “Paradise City” which features Fergie and Cypress Hill.
Maybe Fergie needs to consider taking a route that leads to something Rock because she has the voice for it. She doesn’t sound out of place or like she’s trying too hard, her voice just works for this kind of music. Also, Cypress Hill sounds very much like Kid Rock. It’s a very good cover but with most covers of classics, it may be be good but they never live up to the original.
Slash seems to be recording with a lot of the younger generation. He’ll definitely be exposed to a great deal of them as he’s the featured guitarist on Rihanna’s “Rockstar 101.”
Every now and again we will take a trip down memory lane; near or far and let you inside to what we grew up listening to and whatever else we find that gives us a feeling of nostalgia.
First up is “All N My Grill” by Missy Elliott feat. Nicole Wray and Big Boi of Outkast. This single and video was from Missy’s Da Real World which was released back in 1999. Funny because we were no more or less than 10 years old yet we were listening to all the music with Parental Advisory labels. This remains a personal favorite of C’s because of the violins translated into the urban sound of Timbaland just made a perfect production. This Hype Williams directed clip still manages to top videos of the new millennium even before the recession began to take its toll. Watch the video above and download the single below.
The next song or two songs for that matter were inspired by our Girl Talk post. In “Give and Go” Phil Collins “Another Day In Paradise” was mixed into the song about three quarters of the way through. The song was so powerful and when you pay close attention to the meaning it’s saddening and depressing. We then remembered there was a female who sang this very same song and it then clicked that Brandy and her brother Ray-J did a cover of the song for the Urban Renewal album which was released in 2001. Check out the videos and downloads for both singles below.
This was unexpected. You all remember the extremely popular “Are You That Somebody?” performed by Aaliyah for the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack? Well it appears that The Gossip covers it in some of their live sets and the studio version has found its way online. This does justice to the original, hands down. We’re not ones to judge but Beth Ditto and her band are perfect examples where talent speaks for the artist because Beth is so vile and disgusting, and that’s not even mentioning her exterior. She should seriously ease up. Check it out below.
Electro/Hip-Hop artist Kid Sister has recently recorded a cover of the Jungle Brothers’ “I’ll House You” for an upcoming Adidas promo or something of the sort. This song is straight up 90’s club funk. Her hip-hop instincts matches the pop/electro sense of the track to make something that you can definitely bust a move to.
We also added one of her previous leaked tracks entitled “Get Fresh”. This song also has a more of a 80’s retro feel. The hook is is too catchy.
Last month we featuredKevin Figueiredo of the band The 401 for his rock cover of Britney Spears’ “Kill the Lights”. Now he has covered Kanye Wests’ “Heartless” with perfect execution. I guess if an artist wants to sell their music to the rock crowd he is the guy to hire. Check the video below as well as download both his “Heartless” and “Kill the Lights” cover.
So as one of our readers requested yesterday (we try to deliver as much as we can), we have gathered all of the Mario songs that have leaked post Go! era. An impressive 26 songs, 2 of which we posted yesterday, display Mario looking to make a very strong effort with his forth upcoming studio album And Then There Was Me. There are so many highlights from the heap of songs. “So Good In Bed” better known as “Turn Her On” is one melodious smooth R&B jam with a large ingredient of sensuality. Out of all the songs “Emergency Room” featuring Rihanna is the most well known as it was an accidental leak during the time of the whole fiasco along with all the irony. Mario quickly released a statement claiming whilst the female vocals in the song sound identical to Rihanna’s it was just a demo to be presented to her label, could’ve fooled us. You can get a taste of what Mario has to offer by listening to the 2 songs we just mentioned along with the “radio” friendly “Ooh Baby”.
So Good In Bed
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Emergency Room feat. Rihanna
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Ooh Baby
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C.S. Collectives: The Mario Leaks Part 1:
1. Afraid 2 Cry (Hardest Moment)
2. Average Chick
3. Breakin’ Up feat. Sean Garrett & Gucci Mane
4. Broken Heart
5. Come Back to Me
6. Crazy Kind of Love
7. Dancin’ On Me
8. Emergency Room feat. Rihanna (Demo)
9. Get Out
10. Greatest Performer
11. Late Night
12. Live a Lie
1. Lonely Girls’ Club
2. Me and My Girl
3. More Than Friends
4. Ooh Baby
5. Punch Drunk Love
6. Save My Soul
7. So Good In Bed
8. Such a Tease
9. Take Out
10. Things You Do
11. Weather Girl
12. Who Do U Love ? (Clip)
R&B singer Mario is getting ready to release the follow-up to Go! entitled And Then there Was Me this June. Many songs, whether they be demos or actual singles, have been leaking on to the net. The majority of the material is pretty good and today two covers have leaked from him. The first, a cover of Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing”. This has always been my jam and no one’s cover will ever live up to the original but this isn’t bad at all. It’s almost identical to the original. The second song, “Come and Talk to Me”, is a cover of Jodeci’s 1992 hit with him serenading the ladies. Check them out.
Jeremih’s song “Birthday Sex” has been floating around the blogging world for awhile now and has become pretty popular despite its less than noticeable radio play. Now Trey Songz has recorded a cover. It’s a toss up between the two but I imagine most will prefer Trey Songz’ cover. It’s one of those sexy R&B songs that you don’t hear many male R&B artists perform these days.
