YEAR END MASH UP: robin skouteris - poplove 2 (56 pop song mash up!)

robin skouteris - poplove 2
while dj earworm represented the US year end mash up tradition, dj robin skouteris placed his annual mash up mix days before the new year and i have to say, it's a whopping feat placing 56+ songs that he felt represented last year. though we're a week into 2014, there's no harm in reminiscing is there?
here are the 56 songs in order of appearence:
John Newman - Love Me Again
Pet Shop Boys - Vocal
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
Rihanna - Right Now
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
Selena Gomez - Slow Down
Bingo Players - Get Up (Rattle)
Eminem & Rihanna - Monster
Avicii & Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up
Letta - King Of Wishful Thinking
One Direction - Story Of My Life
Lana Del Rey - Summetime Sadness
Maroon 5 - Daylight
Kylie Minogue - Skirt
Capital Cities - Safe & Sound
OneRepublic - Lose Myself
Britney Spears - Work Bitch
Will.i.am. & Britney Spears - Scream & Shout
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us
PSY - Gentleman
Pitbull - Don't Stop The Party
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Ylvis - The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)
Iggy Azelea - Bounce
Iggy Azelea - Work
Icona Pop - I Love It
Martin Garrix - Animals
Robin Thicke - Give It 2 U
Baauer - Harlem Shake
RedFoo - Let's Get Ridiculous
Lady Gaga - Venus
Katy Perry - Unconditionally
Celine Dion - Loved Me Back To Life
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
Lady Gaga - Do What You Want
Dev - Kiss It
Drake - Started From The Bottom
Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty
Will.i.am. - Feeling Myself
Katy Perry - Roar
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie
Taylor Swift - Trouble
Taylor Swift - 22
Avril Lavigne - Here's To Never Growing Up
Krewella - Alive
Zedd feat. Foxes - Clarity
Ke$ha - Crazy Kids
Lorde - Royals
Will.i.am & Justin Bieber - #ThatPower
Naughty Boy - La La La
Lady Gaga - Applause
Selena Gomez - Come And Get It
Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber
Cher - Woman's World

And also:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (Bombs Away & Komes Remix)
Katy Perry - Roar (Cazzette Remix)
Ke$ha - Crazy Kids (Mayeda Remix)

XMAS MIX 2013: kate nash - i hate you this christmas

kate nash - i hate you this christmas
[UPDATE: now with a brand spanking new video!] the rocked out indie gal kate nash releases an EP of christmas tunes and it's definitely not a collection of xmas cheer. feel like an antithesis to the holiday spirit, this is your anthem!

XMAS MIX 2013: robbie williams - dream a little dream

robbie williams - dream a little dream
what a cheeseball!

XMAS MIX 2013: carly rae jepson - mittens ('rewind' / 'not in love' by nanalew - short film)

carly rae jepson - mittens ('rewind' / 'not in love' by nanalew - short film)
a fan of the canadian filmmaker shawna howson (aka nanalew) has mashed together two of her shorts with the carly rae jepson song as it's soundtrack. the end result works wonderfully and really should be released officially this way. hey in the xmas spirit, everyone wins!

XMAS MIX 2013: the killers feat dawes - christmas in la

the killers feat dawes - christmas in la
welcome to your downer LA xmas song of the season. with the help of owen wilson and harry dean stanton, they show us that it sucks to be there this time of year!

YEAR END MASHUP!: dj earworm - united state of pop 2013

dj earworm - united state of pop 2013
it's that time of the year again when dj earworm pulls together the biggest pop hits of 2013 and miraculously mashes them all together. interestingly the general tone feels alot more internal than previous collections. maybe we had a more diverse number of hits this year, which allowed for a different pace. still a joy to experience!
check out the list of acts on this years mash up!:
Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up
Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
Capital Cities - Safe & Sound
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Eminem feat. Rihanna - The Monster
Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly - Cruise
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Imagine Dragons - Demons
Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z - Suit & Tie
Katy Perry - Roar
Lady Gaga - Applause
Lorde - Royals
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop
OneRepublic - Counting Stars
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason
Rihanna - Stay
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. - Blurred Lines
Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Will.I.Am feat. Britney Spears - Scream And Shout

XMAS MIX 2013: leona lewis - one more sleep

leona lewis - one more sleep
oh the cheese!

XMAS MIX 2013: ariana grande - last christmas

ariana grande - last christmas
making some inoffensive changes to the wham! classic xmas song, ariana taps into the christmas market with this new release. can she do no wrong these days?

XMAS MIX 2013: marina and the diamonds - have yourself a merry little christmas

marina and the diamonds - have yourself a merry little christmas
what a lovely wistful version by marina. technically this was released last year, but barely anyone saw it, so i suggest a reboot and claim it for the 2013 mix instead!

XMAS MIX 2013: kelly clarkson - underneath the tree (live)

kelly clarkson - underneath the tree (live)
with thanksgiving out of the way, lets get right into the xmas spirit! been holding off on posting this catchy number for a few weeks and now it's the perfect weekend to do so! [UPDATE: check out this live performance of the lovely song from kelly's upcoming xmas special]

RECORD STORE DAY: the civil wars - behind the bars (elliot smith cover) / foals - bad habit (cctv) / nick lowe - i was born in bethlehem / queens of the stone age - i sat by the ocean / u2 - ordinary love / lana del rey - born to die / lady gaga - applause (empire of the sun remix) / sondre lerche - rejection #5

with people clamoring to buy stuff during black friday, the record store day folks have also decided that today would be a great day to celebrate independent record stores around the world via sales of one off special pressings on vinyl. though i'm a smidgen behind on this, it's still not too late to visit your local record store over the weekend to see if there's any good stuff left! check out some highlights of what you could find below:


the civil wars - behind the bars (elliot smith cover) "behind the bars EP"


foals - bad habit (cctv) "the cctv sessions LP"


nick lowe - i was born in bethlehem "quality street: a seasonal selection for all the family LP"


queens of the stone age - i sat by the ocean "…like clockwork (black on black) LP"


u2 - ordinary love "ordinary love 7""


lana del rey - born to die "born to die LP"


lady gaga - applause (empire of the sun remix) "applause remix picture disc 12""


sondre lerche - rejection #5 (package details - trailer) "public hi-fi sessions 7""

WEDNESDAY MIX: rihanna - what now / diamonds (live @ american music awards 2013)

rihanna - what now
strictly catching up at this point. this is yet another highlight from riri's 'unapologetic' album.

want more? check out riri during the AMA's this year...

rihanna - diamonds (live @ american music awards 2013)

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2013 HIGHLIGHTS: ariana grande - tattooed heart / lady gaga & r kelly - do what you want / one direction - the story of my life / miley cyrus - wrecking ball / katy perry - unconditionally

ariana grande - tattooed heart
nothing like a killer performance that pretty much blew everyone out of the water with it's simplicity. wait... just singing? no wonder she got a standing o from the whole audience and won best new artist later that evening.


lady gaga & r kelly - do what you want
oh the theatrics! as usual the totally performance perfect gaga continues to prove to me that she needs a broadway show in the future. i'm just saying...


one direction - the story of my life
yeah... i'm smitten with this song...


miley cyrus - wrecking ball
meow! is it wrong that i was interested in the cat behind her?


katy perry - unconditionally
great spectacle... meh vocals!

WACKY AWARDS SHOW: YouTube Music Awards 2013 (with live videos by eminem, arcade fire, m.i.a., avicii and lady gaga)

webcast creative director spike jonze says that there was no script or plan to the awards, plus live music videos were created by lady gaga, eminem, arcade fire and avicii, adding to the chaos. if you didn't see it live, it sure was wackadoodle! here are the highlights of the evening below:

eminem - rap god (youtube awards 2013)


m.i.a. - come walk with me (youtube awards 2013)

avicii - hey brother / you make me / wake me up (a live short film by lena dunham) (youtube awards 2013)

arcade fire - afterlife (youtube awards 2013)

lady gaga - dope (youtube awards 2013)

want more? click below to see the rest of the performances and some of the award itself:

GAL MIX: laura welsh - undiscovered

laura welsh - undiscovered
singer songwriter laura welsh is definitely causing some ripples in the one to watch category. we already swooned over her previous single 'cold front' and am equally impressed with her new follow up. specializing in catchy sensual songs, you better be placing this talent under your radar at this point.

THIS WEEKS MIX: sharaya j - smash up the place / snatch yo wigs

sharaya j - smash up the place
missy elliot's latest protege actually made her mark as a successful choreographer (step up 2/ step up 3D) before venturing into the hip hop field as an mc. channelling alot of early missy, the real draw is watching sharaya dance to her own steps. she's fierce and fun and one to watch!

LIVE PERFORMANCE: lady gaga - #swinefest (live @ itunes festival)

lady gaga - #swinefest (itunes festival)

can't see the full video? here are some highlights of lady gaga's amazing live performance to kick off the itunes festival (it also marks the 1st time fans get to hear tracks from her upcoming album #artpop)


lady gaga - swine


lady gaga - artpop


lady gaga - manicure


lady gaga - aura


lady gaga feat T.I., too $hort & twista - jewels & drugs


lady gaga - applause

WONGIE SOUL SONG OF THE WEEK: daley - broken

daley - broken
we fawned over this song last month and we now offer up the official video of this wonderful number. really hoping this is the one that breaks this talented UK soul singer.

WONGIE INDIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: haim - the wire / strong enough (sheryl cole cover) (live @ triple j like a version)

haim - the wire
gosh the haim sisters sure like to date crybabies! throw in the lonely island's jorma taccone as one of the bawlers and you get a very funny video accompanying a very awesome single (and late entry to the song of summer)! win win!

want more? check out this awesome cover of the sheryl crow classic for the amazing triple j's like a version:

haim - strong enough (sheryl crow cover) (live @ triple j like a version)

SONG OF SUMMER 2013: cayucas - high school lover

cayucas - high school lover

these cali boys bring some of their summer sunshine in this perfect beach anthem that was released a few months back. i seem to be discovering a lot of music when i shuffle my summer car mix (which i keep on adding new gems on a daily basis), almost like future me knows my present me so well!