mika feat pharrell williams - celebrate
this is probably the 1st track from the upcoming mika album that i find remotely interesting. produced by nick littlemore of empire of the sun, it's a lovely harmless summer ditty that'll make lovely bbq background music. i'm just sayin...
mika - kick ass (kick ass OST)
[this is a nice, surprising release by mika. released in conjunction with the highly anticipated action film of the same name, mika gets his aggro on thanks to a fine production by redone. hot!]
mika - blame it on the girls (live @ so you think you can dance uk) [mika has been very busy this last week in the UK as he made two very high profile appearances on popstar to operastar and so you think you can dance uk. these two performances totally showcase his diversity and kind of re-ignites interest on an album that lost alot of steam when it was released last year. i'm sold (especially this fabulous pop/opera fusion of 'rain')]
spoon - underdog [link 2] [the 1st video from spoon's 6th album release ga ga ga ga ga. personally, this is one of my favorite albums of the summer and i'm so happy that these austin rockers are getting the widespread props that they so deserve.]
great northern - home [link 2] [who knew that LA could be home to this lush indie pop quartet? initially recorded on 4 tracks, the band went through various incarnations before ending up with a four piece that could generate this dreamy sound. if you like what you hear, check out their debut album trading twilight for daylight out now.]
the thrills - nothing changes around here [link 2] [the 1st video taken off of their upcoming album teenager. though the irish quintet have claimed neil young and the beach boys as past influences, this single sounds more like prefab sprout with a bit of seaside morrissey thrown in (i just made that term up, you like?)]
mika & beth ditto - sweet dreams are made of this (live) [after a week of talking about it to the press, mika and beth ditto (gossip) finally combine their talents for an unfortunately lame duet of the eurythmics classic. add to the fact that mika totally hogs the vocals, i'm not quite sure i'd want to hear another collaboration in the future.]
calvin harris - merrymaking at my place [um... this is sound of crap! i don't really understand how he's managed to get any play in the uk, but hopefully it will just end there.]
mika - big girl (you are beautiful) [link 2] [i went to go see mika last week at the nokia theatre and this song was definitely one of the biggest songs of the evening. maybe this will be the track that will bring him into the US mainstream. thanks to popjustice for the video tip and pop music kingdom for the track.]
mika - relax (take it easy) [3rd single off of mika's life in cartoon motion sounds the most like the scissor sisters (and that is always a good thing)]
i'm on a mini break, so i thought i'd leave you with some new gems for the weekend!
mutya - out of control (song for mutya) [recorded with groove armada, the boys were actually scared to record with her since mutya seemed like a well... have you seen what the girl looks like?]
mika - love today (acoustic) [actually this version is pretty dire, but if you're a die-hard fan you don't really care do you?]
mark ronson feat robbie williams - the only one i know [his album of covers is wonderfully orchestrated, but kind of mediocre in the vocal department (even my gal amy winehouse sounds 'eh' on her studio version of valerie!). here he is with good ol robbie doing the classic charlatans tune.]
mika - love today [shot in quintessential sophie mueller style (which is a good thing), every time i listen to this song, i think mika sounds like miss piggy (which can also be a good thing).]
with the US FINALLY releasing mika's debut album life in cartoon motion on the 27th, the good news is that some of you will be able to check out the mikster in a few selected cities near you.
besides a few gigs at south by southwest in austin, he's also going to make appearances at the troubadour in LA (mar 25th) and the gramercy (mar 29) in nyc. i'm definitely trying to get my grubby hands on the NYC show!
the blog world has been going apeshit the past few weeks over the lebanese, but raised in paris/london, wunderkind singer/songwriter, mika.
i'm not quite sure if i'm on the fawning camp that many fans have sided on, but i have to admit that the songs are doggone catchy (think scissor sisters trying to make rufus wainwright music. the final results are interesting...but not quite perfect).
between you and me, mika reeks of record label tampering (his website features 6 songs that are all over the place in style, yet strangely familiar at the same time). but if success follows this young campy performer now, then i believe mika in three years time will be an exciting artist to go loopy for. decide for yourself.
check out the 1st video "grace kelly" (and some live performances) from his upcoming album life in cartoon motion here on yahoo music.
mika - grace kelly (live on jools holland) [...or a piano playing swooon-inater? btw, this performance is too forced to be interesting. he's so lucky he's cute and has a crazy voice!]
mika - love today [finally, this song is the current theme song for the (r)ed campaign in the US, check out chris kattan and model alina get their groove on]
for many of us who missed mika's showcases last month, there's another chance if you live in the NYC area this week. 
mika - hips don't lie (bbc live lounge with jo whiley)
natasha bedingfield - chasing cars (bbc live lounge with jo whiley)
with the US FINALLY releasing mika's debut album life in cartoon motion on the 27th, the good news is that some of you will be able to check out the mikster in a few selected cities near you. 
the blog world has been going apeshit the past few weeks over the lebanese, but raised in paris/london, wunderkind singer/songwriter, mika. 
