Did I make money? Was I proud? Did I play my songs too loud? Did I leave my life to chance or did I make you f*#&#ing dance?  We have a feeling that Robert will make some people dance with this one.

It's been a tough year in so many ways. This tribute to Neil Pert and some of the DJs that helped break the band made us smile. So many great songs. Add this to your FU Covid playlist.
Santagold's self titled release is easily one of the must have albums of 2008. The 80s influence pays homage to Missing Persons, Josie Cotton, Musical Youth, The Police and others. The world beats and funkified modern vibe had us thinking this was MIA after listening to "Creator". It's also the first new release we've listened to from start to finish while thoroughly enjoying every track. Thank you Santogold for giving us something fresh in the first half of 2008.

We feel like this song sums up how we feel about 2020. F-you and we'll get over you. This is also one of the best live recordings and performances. Sara is awesome as usual and the audio engineers dialed this sound in perfectly. And how good is that band? So great.

Just needed a shot of the 80s. Patty was everything. What was with the ridiculous freeze frames in this video? How was that ever a thing? It's like the editor was trying to capture the goofiest faces possible. We'll sing this chorus once we kick Covid's ass.

One of our favorite Seal songs. Like therapy during a long 2020.

Haley can sing anything. Amazing how well simple,well written songs translate to any musical style.
A great live mix of Shakira live in Paris from her new BD/DVD release.
the bombs away with the blue hair is somehow the best part of this song



Off the new release from Shiny Toy Guns.  This is a cool little track that instantly grabs you with the 808 clap and mesmorising keyboard lick and vocals.  A great addtion to your Fall roadtrip music.

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One of the best voices in music today. Haunting and pop at the same time. Just in time for your pop Halloween mix.

The 4th made us think of this anthem. We never get tired of Skylar's voice.
Angelic Skylar. Thank you.
Catchy
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Well done Pete, well done. Great production value too.

What will be the song of the summer? Who cares really. Anything that becomes an anthem for the summer usually has very little staying power. It seems everyone has a list of sorts for “summer hits” but our favorites are missing so it’s time to chime in.

First what other's are picking. Katy Perry “California Gurls” – it’s got Snoop, monster hooks, Katy in a video and is clearly this summer’s front runner. The problem is staying power. The song is so damn catchy it may burn out even faster than it explodes if that makes any sense at all.

Eminen “Not Afraid” - Who debuts at number 1 on the charts without even trying? The boy from eight mile, that’s who. Love him or hate him Eminem has incredible talent that seems yet to be fully tapped. This will be in the running and show up in college sports highlight reels for the next year.

We don’t have the patience to comment on the rest of the tracks from Usher, Drake, Lady Gaga (was the blood bath routine in the UK really necessary?), B.o.B., LCD Sound System, 3OH!3 and others so let’s get to the funkyfresh pick for summer anthem.

M.I.A. “XXXO” . Say what you want about the polarizing Born Free video, XXXO makes everything feel like it’s back in its right place. “Tweet’n Me Like Tweety Bird on Your iPhone” is surely the line of the summer. So there you have it. We’re expecting great things from this album even if M.I.A. may have cashed in some of her chips be marrying a record label executive’s son. We don’t card. The urban production with a little sugar on top, street cred and the funky UK accent make her hard to resist.

If you have the holiday blues this will cure what ails you. Who knows, maybe one of those kids asking for a guitar this Christmas will...nah forget it. There will never be another Stevie.