Washed Out is a South Carolina project by Ernest Greene with a handful of relaxing and engaging songs like this one. Hoping to see a full release sometime soon.

Washed out – Feel It All Around (zshare)

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Summer easy listening gravitates us towards the classics. Here we have two classics, the original Islands in the Stream duet by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton as well as the cover Ghetto Superstar by Mya, Pras and ODB popularized the 1998 film Bulworth.

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands in the Stream (zshare)

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Pras [feat. Mya & ODB] – Ghetto Superstar (zshare)

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I heard a radio piece the other day that analyzed all the political nuances of the Eurovision song contest. Apparently who enters the contest and who wins bequeaths quite the political fallout. If you don’t know it’s a 53 year old american idol type contest in which european countries enter bands or individual artists to perform an original songs. The winning country also gets to join the EU! I remember 2006’s eurovision in particular because the ridiculous Lordi which scored a record 292 and gave Finland it’s first victory.

Gwar inspired costumes aside, Junior Senior is ridiculous in a completely different way. While the band broke up last september, Jeppe Laursen (aka senior) recently wrote Denmark’s entry into the 2009 eurovision song contest. Here are some of my favourites from Junior Senior’s second and final album Hey Hey My My Yo Yo (2007).

Junior Senior – Hip Hop a Lula (zshare)

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Junior Senior – Can I Get Get Get (zshare)

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I’ve been listening to a disproportionate amount of radio lately, and maybe this post is testament to how this little habit of mine has gone too far. I’ll try to limit myself to only when I forget to bring my iPod into the car. Anyways, its a classic song that I probably would not have thought to post if it weren’t for the radio, so it’s getting posted.

The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love (zshare)

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I don’t usually post on Saturdays, but then again I don’t usually post anything in the realm of Chet Baker. He is one of those artists that you can’t help but pay some attention no matter who you are. If you don’t like Chet Baker you basically don’t like music. Okay that’s extreme but what the hell kick my ass if you think otherwise. In the comments section of course.

A few months ago I was in a music store that was on the verge of closing its doors and becoming something more profitable – selling stereos i think. I ended up picking an amazing black and white Chet Baker poster and as a result I ventured to purchase download his entire discography. I remember the two male employees getting far more excited than was appropriate about the fact that I had picked this poster. I think they were also relieved that I hadn’t chosen a The Darkness poster. Perhaps Chet Baker is now only music for music nerds. This song is a classic – I think it was composed by George Gershwin – and I’m a bit curious to see how people like it. Maybe Chet Baker can still be relevant? Maybe not.

Chet Baker – They all Laughed (zshare)

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You might recognize the beat of Move On Up by the late and great Curtis Mayfield from the Kanye West hit Touch the Sky featuring Lupe Fiasco. This remix by Dj Ayres and is part of the remix album It’s the Motherfucking Remix Vol 2.2 by The Rub crew.

Curtis Mayfield – Move on up [Dj Ayres Remix] (zshare)

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Tomorrow night is Friday and also the first night of a new weekly in Montreal at Blue Dog by our friends at HGHLY TGGBL, check it out.

BRINADA and HGHLY TGGBL present:

Lindsay Lohan Sextape Fridays
launch party hosted by HARSKEET

with special guest

DJ GRANDTHEFT
(Team Canada DJs, MTL)

http://www.myspace.com/grandtheezy

featuring

GIRL PROBLEMS
(HGHLY TGGBL, MTL)

http://www.myspace.com/doyouhavegirlproblems

and

KID LEGIT
(Brinada, MTL)

http://www.myspace.com/legitproductions

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Cheap Booze!
Loose Morals!
$5 (free for peeps that confirm on facebook)
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Once again, the sites been down for a few days due to the powers that be…in charge of my hosting. Here’s some of the warm soul cooking I’ve been listening to while the site was down. It’s perfect winter music. Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators have some tracks that hearken the days of disco, Be Bop and Soul in an amazing way. I heard something about a remix album floating around so you might see that coming up real soon.

Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators – My Four Leaf Clover (zshare)

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Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators – Feeling Free (zshare)

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