Monday 30 May 2011

Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez: the hits girls

Here are the queens of the music video.
More and more sexy, bold and daring the three women were more sexy than ever, sending their fans into delirium.
Their songs occupy the top positions in world ranking, and sold records.
What else? Acora once it is women who dictate the rules of music.

Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls)


Jennifer Lopez - I'm Into You ft. Lil Wayne


Lady Gaga - Judas

Jessy J: say "Hallo" to a new star

Jessie J (born Jessica Ellen Cornish on 27 March 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. She signed a record deal with Island Records and began recording her debut album, Who You Are.

She first saw fame when she began writing songs for American singers Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. The most successful track she co-wrote is "Party in the U.S.A.", which gained platinum certification in many countries. On 7 January 2011, Jessie J came top of the BBC's Sound of 2011 list. She followed this in February by receiving Critics' Choice at the 2011 BRIT Awards.

She released her first single "Do It Like a Dude", which peaked at 2 in the UK. Jessie released her follow-up single, "Price Tag" which went straight to number-one in the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand and top ten in 19 other countries. It remained at number-one in the UK for two consecutive weeks. Her debut album was released on 25 February 2011 and charted at number-two on the UK Albums Chart.

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Do u like her?? We L.O.V.E her;)

Tuesday 22 March 2011

_Damien Rice

Hi there :) how are you people?? It's been a while I wanted to write about this ihih :D Well, the other day we were with some friends in Bologna and we went to a music store and it happened I found this cd..



..and I was like "Yay!**" I knew the 'new' cd was out but I never looked for it in stores, so when I saw it I couldn't let go and bought it :D My friends then asked me who Damien Rice is.. here, the answer!



Damien Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. As a musician he plays the guitar, piano, clarinet and percussion.
He released his debut album "O" on the 1st of February 2002, which peaked at #8 on the UK albums chart and went on to win the Shortlist music prize. Check out "Cannonball", "The Blower's Daughter" and "Volcano"!! ;)

Cannonball



There’s still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
there’s still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
it’s still a little hard to say what's going on
there’s still a little bit of your ghost your witness
there’s still a little piece of your face i haven't kissed
you step a little closer to me
still i can't see what's going on
stones taught me to fly
love taught me to lie
life taught me to die
so it's not hard to fall
when you float like a cannonball
there’s still a little bit of your song in my ear
there’s still a little bit of your words i long to hear
you step a little closer each day
so close that i can't see what's going on [..]

The Blower's Daughter from "O"




And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her skies

I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes... [..]

As you might notice, there are pieces of the movie "Closer"(2004) in the video as this song, together with the piano introduction of 'Cold Water' from the same album, was in the soundtrack of the movie.



It's not a solo case, since many of the songs from "O" were chosen to be part of the soundtrack of many tv series as The L Word, Lost, Dr. House - Medical Division, Alias, Misfits e CSI: Miami, E.R., The O.C. and Dawson's Creek.

I have to confess that Dawson's Creek itself is the reason I found out about Damien Rice aha Here, from min.6.00 (poor Pacey..!)




Finally on the 6th of November 2006 the second album "9" came out and suddenly "9Crimes" and "Rootless Tree" reached the top of my playlist for a while :)

9 Crimes with Lisa Hannigan



Rootless Tree



What I want from you is empty your head
But they say be true, don't stay in your bed
We do what we need to be free
And it leans on me like a rootless tree

What I want from us is learn to let go
But we fade the forests, fracture the tide
We go blind when we needed to see
And it leans on me, like a rootless...

So fuck you, fuck you, fuck you
And all you didn't do
I said bleed it, bleed it, bleed it
There's nothing in you
And do you hate me, hate me, hate me, hate me so much
That you can't let me out, let me out, let me out
Of hell when you're around [..]

For news concerning Damien Rice, follow his official web site
http://www.damienrice.com/



And this is it! I hope you had enough info to understand if you like the genre or not and hopefully you'll like it as much as I do :) Syl xx

_Wiz Khalifa

Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He released his debut album, Show and Prove in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008. Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic Records. He is also well-known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow", which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, is expected to be released on March 29, 2011;)

Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow


Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow [G-Mix] ft. Snoop Dogg, Juicy J & T-Pain


Wiz Khalifa - On My Level Ft. Too Short


Aaaaaaaaand in love with this:

Wiz Khalifa - This Plane

Wednesday 9 March 2011

_Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
After 10 years Eminem is still the number 1 on the crest of the wave and his latest CD, Recovery, is a record in sales.






Eminem - My Name Is


Eminem - Just Lose It



Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers



Eminem - We Made You


Eminem - Not Afraid


Eminem - No Love (Explicit Version) ft. Lil Wayne


Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor (Explicit) ft. Eminem, Skylar Grey

Monday 28 February 2011

_London: Barbican Art Gallery 30 Years of Japanese Fashion

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion is the first exhibition in Europe to comprehensively survey avant-garde Japanese fashion, from the early 1980s to the present. Curated by the eminent Japanese fashion historian Akiko Fukai, Director of the Kyoto Costume Institute, the exhibition explores the unique sensibility of Japanese design, and its sense of beauty embodied in clothing.
Japanese fashion made an enormous impact on the world fashion scene in the late 20th century and designers such as Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto redefined the very basis of fashion. Their works will be shown alongside Kawakubo’s protégé, the techno-couturier Junya Watanabe, together with the acclaimed Jun Takahashi, and the new generation of radical designers including Tao Kurihara, Fumito Ganryu, Matohu, Akira Naka, Mina Perhonen and Mintdesigns.

Enjoy ;)


























Designers in the Exhibition:

Issey Miyake
Rei Kawakubo
Yohji Yamamoto
Junya Watanabe
Jun Takahashi
Tao Kurihara
Matohu
Mintdesigns
Kosuke Tsumura
Minä perhonen
Kenzo Takada
Hiroki Ohya
ZUCCA
Naoki Takizawa (for Issey Miyake)
Fumito Ganryu
Anrealage
Somarta
Né-Net
Sacai
Mikio Sakabe
Taro Horiuchi
Akira Naka

Monday 21 February 2011

_HURTS @ Estragon



And we followed HURTS again (Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson) this time for their concert in Bologna at Estragon, 18.02.2011. For those who follows theohurts on twitter, you might know that the singer arrived the day before and had the chance to visit Bologna. The concert started an hour later than expected, the crowd became even more excited and the atmosphere just right. It was possible to see it live in streaming on corriere.tv. ..WE LOVED IT. There's no much else to say :'D




"What a night! Grazie mille Italia! Forever an inspiration." -theohurts




"Unspoken" from album "Happiness" was the first song of the night.



"Verona" from album "Happiness". For a while Bologna was the new Verona ;)

Wednesday 16 February 2011

_Grammy Awards 2011

The 2011 Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the opening event was by Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams, Florence Welch and Martina McBride who sang together on stage for a tribute to Aretha Franklin, just recovered from pancreatic cancer which had forced her to cancel all her concerts. In addition to these artists there were also brave and beautiful Rihanna, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and many others.


Live performances
Grammy Awards 2011 - Five Ladies: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence And The Machine (Tribute to Aretha Franklin)


Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Muse - Uprising (Live Performance Grammy Awards 2011


Rihanna, Eminem & Dr Dre

And the winners are:

Rihanna - What's my name ft. Drake

(hothothot**)

Bruno Mars Ft B.o.B & Janelle Monáe - Nothing on you

Justin Bieber


Katy Perry


Arcade Fire final performance at the Grammy's 2011 - "Ready To Start"


And the winners are:

2011 GRAMMY Awards - Best Rap

(we love him)


2011 GRAMMY Awards - Song of the year




2011 GRAMMY Awards - Best Pop Vocal



2011 GRAMMY Awards - Best Pop Duo

Saturday 5 February 2011

_Bruno Mars

Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age. After performing in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood, he decided to pursue a musical career. Mars began producing songs for other artists, joining production team The Smeezingtons. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy. He also co-wrote the hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Kesha, "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan, and "Fuck You!" by Cee Lo Green. In October 2010, he released his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Anchored by the singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", the album peaked…

Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are


Bruno Mars The Other Side ft Cee Lo Green & B o B


Bruno Mars - Grenade


Travie McCoy: Billionaire ft. Bruno Mars


B.o.B - Nothin' On You [feat. Bruno Mars]


Bruno Mars - Count on Me (2010 Private Acoustic Live at OMD L.A.)


Bruno Mars - Somewhere In Brooklyn (in love with this**)

Monday 31 January 2011

_London: LONDON ART FAIR

London Art Fair presents over 100 galleries featuring the great names of 20th Century British art and exceptional contemporary work from leading figures and emerging talent.