NEW MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS!: marina and the diamonds - froot

marina and the diamonds - froot
with the lead single 'froot' off her 2015 release of the same name, this uber glam video marks a new chapter in singer marina diamandis career as even more euro poppy with an indie bent. i'm not quite sold on this track, but the buzz around her is pretty solid. looking forward to other releases!

INDIE POP GAL: allie x - prime / catch

allie x - prime
channeling some serious marina and the diamonds  with her latest release (but with some seriously beautiful arty visuals supporting her), torontonian pop songwriter allie x (she's playing the anonymous real name card) is getting serious blog loving these days. it helps that both her current singles are collaborations with cirkut and billboard (they are regular contributors to the dr luke hitmaking factory) and luckily, they speak for themselves. new pop wunderkind for 2014... we shall see!

wanna hear more? check out the pop electro ballad 'catch' which had katy perry buzzing on twitter a few weeks back:

allie x - catch

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!

FRIDAY POP DAY: marina and the diamonds - lies

marina and the diamonds - lies
bring on the drama mid tempo ballad! marina offers up this fan favorite to the masses!

COOL SONG CATCH UP: marina and the diamonds - how to be a heartbreaker

marina and the diamonds - how to be a heartbreaker
pwooooar! continuing the pop gal character that she's created for this album, i'm sure a few of us have used this rule book at one point or another. love this song!

WONGIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: marina and the diamonds - primadonna

marina and the diamonds - primadonna
[capturing all the hooks of the current pop scene and then adding that quirky marina and the diamonds spin, this is easily the best pop song i've heard in awhile (it helps that dr luke and diplo were behind it)! taken off her upcoming concept album 'electra heart', marina is definitely going to make her mark in 2012! love it!]

CATCH UP: marina and the diamonds - radioactive

marina and the diamonds - radioactive
[marina diamandis is back! and she's gone all concept album in the form of 'electra heart', a vacuous corrupt ambitious character which is everything marina is scared of, but will re-create for this series (more like a good excuse for her to live out her bad girl fantasies). if being bad allows you to hang with a hottie like in the video, then yaaaay bad!]



marina and the diamonds - fear and loathing
[as part of a video series about the creation of 'electra heart', check out part one of the transformation (and also check out one of the album tracks from the collection)]

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WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: marina and the diamonds - perfect stranger (magnetic man cover)(live @ bbc live lounge)

marina and the diamonds - perfect stranger (magnetic man cover)(live @ bbc live lounge)
[good ol sheena beaston got first tips on this wonderful marina and the diamonds live lounge cover version of the amazing magnetic man track. still was  hoping some breakbeats would pop in at the end, but this chilled version is just haunting!]

NEW MARINA!!!: marina and the diamonds - shampain / shampain (live @ reading 2010)

marina and the diamonds - shampain

check out this wonderful live performance at reading

marina and the diamonds - shampain (live @ reading 2010)

NEW MARINA!!!: marina and the diamonds - oh no

marina and the diamonds - oh no

STELLA PRESENTS LE CLIP VIDEO: marina and the diamonds - i am not a robot

marina and the diamonds - i am not a robot
[the wacky folks over at stella artois have put out another retro strange show called 'Le CO2eux Soireé' which is a four part variety show created to launch stella artois' new lightweight bottle, which contains less glass and therefore produces less CO2 emissions. marina and the diamonds is their special guest and she comes to us in strange video tape form from space... and it's pretty darn awesome! btw, check out last years show featuring florence and the machine!]

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: marina and the diamonds - starstrukk (3oh3/katy perry cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)

marina and the diamonds - starstrukk (3oh3/katy perry cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)
[oh my gosh, how AMAZING is this cover? the original was silly, but this version should be released as a single proper!]

REEEMIX: marina and the diamonds - i am not robot (doorly remix)

marina and the diamonds - i am not robot (doorly remix)

PS 22 COVERS: i am not a robot (marina and the diamonds cover) /

the awesome kids of ps 22 return with a whole new batch of covers, definitely surprising since both of these acts are indie/blog favorites. it's so wonderful to see these kids open themselves up to such diverse fare. great job!

ps 22 - i am not a robot (marina and the diamonds cover)
[one of my favorite songs of last year, gets the sweet harmony of the ps 22 kids. i'm in bliss!]


ps 22 - zebra (beach house cover)
[oh this is lovely! and totally made me go back and listen to the original. brilliant!]

NEW MARINA!!!: marina and the diamonds - i am not a (LA) robot / (live @ later with jools holland)

marina and the diamonds - i am not a (LA) robot
[launching the 'i am not a robot' video competition, marina offered her take on the streets of hollywood blvd. if you think you can do better than marina, go and upload your version now! entries close on may 10th!]

UPDATE:
check out this just posted performance of 'robot' on jools holland!

marina and the diamonds - i am not a robot (live @ later with jools holland)

WONGIE DISCOVERY: fenech soler - stop and stare

fenech soler - stop and stare
[after gaining considerable buzz featured on the wonderful groove armada single 'paper romance', fenech soler are ready to take center stage with the release of their catchy electro indie pop sound. throw in a highly blogged remix of marina and the diamond's 'hollywood', and you pretty much have a hot property on your hands!]

NEW MARINA!!!: marina and the diamonds feat gonzales - hollywood

marina and the diamonds feat gonzales - hollywood
[Gonzales dreamt up and conducted a full orchestral reworking of Hollywood, inspired by the songs lyrics. Marina & Gonzales came together to record one performance for an Eastern European TV show...awesomely random!]

marina and the diamonds - hollywood (acoustic version)

marina and the diamonds - hollywood (acoustic version)
[just as brilliant in acoustic form, but the other cool thing is that the video looks amazing! ah... technology these days!]

WONGIE'S BEST OF 2009: #11-20

#11 Lady Gaga – Bad Romance


#12 Medina – You and I


#13 Marina and the Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot


#14 Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks


#15 The Drums – Lets Go Surfing


#16 Miike Snow – Animal


#17 Friendly Fire – Jump In The Pool


#18 The Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts


#19 Jack Penate – Tonights Today


#20 Calvin Harris – Flashback

NEW MARINA!!!: marina and the diamonds - hollywood infected your brain

marina and the diamonds - hollywood infected your brain
[wow, just a month after releasing the wonderful mowgli's road, marina returns with a brand new video that is uber catchy and cheeky. not sure what the game plan is for all these releases, but i love it!]