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2014 MTV VMAs Live Blog

For the third year in a row, I’m going to volunteer myself for a liveblog of the MTV Video Music Awards. I will disclose now that I am traveling and if I’m delayed, this will just turn into a VMA OT. I hope to be with you all for this shit show. ETA: Flight was on time! I’m here. Let’s do this, bitches!

Here are the nominees for a few of the most coveted awards:

Video of the Year:

Beyoncé ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
Sia, “Chandelier”

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Thursday Open Thread

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QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Cover Song?

John Mayer posted his rendition of Beyonce’s “XO” to SoundCloud on Friday. Pretty good if you ask me. Sounds like it could have been a John Mayer song. Continue reading →

Weekend in Review: Hangout Fest

Hands down music festivals are my favorite type of concert (well, except for the FREE concerts featuring an artist you actually like). You spend one chunk of money for multiple days of music. If we go way back to 1997, my first concert was also a festival, albeit it only lasted one day. My next few experiences with festivals was as an employee. For Jazz Fest and Essence Fest in New Orleans and then a few years later for Lollapalooza in Chicago. Continue reading →

QOTD: What Was Your Favorite (or Least Favorite) Song from 1989?

Late in March, I did a QOTD asking everyone’s favorite (and least favorite) song from 1998. Talk about a trip down memory lane. I just finished listening to one of my favorite podcasts discuss Weezer’s The Blue Album since it’s turning 20 this month. Which reminded me that someone in my previous QOTD suggested I do another post, but about 1989.

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QOTD: Messed Up Lyrics

Have you ever realized that you had been singing the words to a popular song completely wrong for years? I went the longest time before my older sister corrected me for singing the wrong words to Bruce Springsteen’s Brilliant Disguise. I was singing, “Is that you, Baby or just a brick in disguise?” instead of “Is that you, Baby or just a brilliant disguise?” Continue reading →

Magical Realism In Music Videos

When I look for music videos, I am always interested in finding productions with a theme of magical realism. What’s magical realism? A genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment. (thanks, wiki wiki wiki!) Here’s a collection of videos that I think fit the bill. Continue reading →

QOTD: What was your Favorite (or Least Favorite) Song from 1998?

KnightoftheBurningRiver has let his iPod take him on a road trip down to 1998. Through some boring series of events, I found myself searching for the Billboard Top 100 songs from that year. What a trip down Memory Lane that was. Continue reading →

QOTD: Final Credits

So, they’re making a movie of your life. Just the interesting parts, you know. Like that big fight in the street in front of the bar that night. And the touching reunion you had with [insert name here]. And that ugly break-up. And the time you slept with [name redacted], despite your better judgment.

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A New(ish) Mardi Gras Party Mix

I wrote this post up last year during Mardi Gras craziness and forgot to put it in Pending. So, this isn’t brand new, but it’s still a fresh twist on the traditional party mix we hear this time of year.

Gypsyphonic Disko, a collaboration between Galactic’s Ben Ellman and DJ Quickie Mart, has put out a new mix combining New Orleans bounce music and favorite Carnival standards. You can listen to it at Soundcloud or visit gypsyphonic.com to download it and other mixes.

For 2012’s celebration of classic Mardi Gras tunes, go here.