PS 22 PERFORMANCE: ps 22 feat queen latifah & common - champion

PS 22 feat queen latifah and common - champion
[watch what happens when the queen and common visited PS 22 during a rehearsal! totally awesome!]

HOT JAM: kid cudi feat kanye west & common - make her say

kid cudi feat kanye west & common - make her say
[sampling lady gaga, this mixtape track got so hot that it ended up being a proper single. the power of word of mouth!]

songs we like: common feat lily allen - drivin' me wild

(thanks to rollingstone.com for the pic)
common feat lily allen - drivin me wild [link 2]
[it would take a smart man like kanye west to think up a collaboration between lily allen and rapper common. the ingenious meeting is just one of the many guest artists featured on common's latest album finding forever. besides lily, will.i.am, d'angelo, the late j dilla and kanye all make killer apperances. i've always had a soft spot for this handsome rapper and i can't wait to see him in the video for this!]

new video monday: taken by trees, tim mcgraw & faith hill, the concretes, jack penate, guru feat common

taken by trees - lost and found [link 2]
[fans of victoria bergsman (aka ex-concretes lead singer and the female voice behind "young ones" with peter bjorn & john) will be pleased to find that she's created this side project to tap into her mellow chanteuse side. it definitely works! the debut album open field is out now.]


tim mcgraw & faith hill - i need you [link 2]
[scoff at me all you want, but i've been in love with this song ever since i've seen the husband and wife perform this at fashion rocks last year. now as an official single, my cheeseball sentimental side still got a bit choked up when i saw this. oh well, you can deal!]


the concretes - oh boy [link 2]
[when lead singer victoria bergsman announced that she was leaving the swedish indie pop band last year, people wondered if the concretes would be able to continue. well, their current album hey trouble proves that life does go on just fine... definitely my favorite track off their album! thanks to ifmv for the tip!]


jack penate - torn on the platform [link 2]
[i've been seeing jack penate's name thrown around with wongie favorite kate nash and it turns out that this boy is just as quirky and individualistic as his labelmate.]


guru feat common - state of clarity
[gosh, i still remember the 1st jazzmatazz back in 1993! well, guru is back again with a whole new collaborative effort that features damien marley, caron wheeler, bobby valentino and even dionne farris. go and get jazzmatazz vol 4 now.]

new video wednesday: green day, fratellis, klaxons, goodbooks, maps, ne-yo, erasure, common

green day - working class hero
[all proceeds for this song will go to the save darfur campaign. so buy it at itunes please. thanks to ifmv for the tip]


fratellis - ole black n blue eyes
[gosh, how many singles are there for these boys? yet another dynamic catchy tune from glasgow's current best!]


klaxons - it's not over yet (james ford sessions)
[still love the original grace version, but this is not a bad cover]


goodbooks - passchendaele
goodbooks - leni (kissy sell out remix)
[this band didn't make my blip the first time around, but i'm kind of feeling them now.]


maps - it will find you
[discovered this band when a friend tipped me off about them (thanks neil) and then listened to it at the rough trade store in notting hill. definitely a band i'm keeping an eye out for now!]


ne yo - do you
[latest single from ne-yo. totally feeling it]


erasure - i could fall in love with you (jeremy wheatly radio mix)
[it's just nice to watch people in love kissing. i'm a sucker i know!]


common feat dj premier - the game
[the most handsome man in rap is back. i swoon for him. too bad i'm not as enthusiastic with his return single.]