It's that time again....this week, we've got some special "guests" in this blog post - a few of the Zune MVPs! MVPs are folks from the community who help to spread the Zune word by blogging, forums, and other public activity. They rock! Let's see if their music does, too!
NSILMike is listening to a playlist that includes O.A.R., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cat Stevens, U2, Santana and Collective Soul. He says he's listening to this list for two reasons:"1) I'm old enough to have heard the older ones when they were owners of 'recent' hits... 2) My college age kids intro'd me to O.A.R."
Tromboneforhire recently started a series of blog posts called Jazz 101 on his blog - Inside the Circle. So he says, "Well right now, because of my Jazz 101 thing, I've re-discovered my passion for the music of J.J. Johnson, specifically his albums "Quintergy" and "The Brass Orchestra" (J.J. was the reason I studied trombone). Outside of the jazz realm, I've had my ear on "Oceanlab" from Above & Beyond. I'm totally digging that record from top to bottom."
Indmusic adds, "I've really been into Beastie Boys lately. I've also been coming out of a (month long) Candlebox craze. Their new album is really good. I'm also really into the new Scott Weiland album. He does a really great cover of David Bowie's "Fame" on his new album."
EnzoTen has kudos and a recommendation for me! "Very nice on the Deadmau5 Jessica - that's a killer album. There is a mixed version that keeps the day flowing a bit better. Also on the electronic side I have been listening to Aphrodite - "A Break In Reality" and the slightly more old school "Aftershock." Somewhere you profile said you need more drum and bass in your life... that might do the trick."
Solar257 says, "Recently, I discovered Mark Ronson's first album "Here Comes the Fuzz." I love all of it. I decided to take a look at M.I.A.'s album "Kala." The original version of 'Paper Planes' could definitely be remixed with T.I.'s 'Swagga Like Us.' I also saw a few tracks on NSILMike's Zune Card that reminded of an album I hadn't heard in a while; the Verve Remixed series. Does anyone else pull tracks off of their friend's Zune cards? I love the flow of the first half of Q-Tips 'Move' and the entirety of 'Stranded in Your Love' by Sharon Jones. Changing aural gears a bit, two tracks on Sparkadia's debut album, "Postcards," that are catchy are 'Morning Light' and 'Connected.' Speaking of debut albums CSS's debut album "Cansei De Ser Sexy" is a complete win all the way through."
As for the Zune Insiders, Justin (The Social) is listening to The Lonely Island - a band consisting of Andy Sandberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone of SNL. "I can't stop listening and laughing to the ironic genius of the album they just dropped this week: Incredibad. It's a collection of their best SNL music videos and some really great new songs, including I'm On a Boat featuring none other than T-PAIN!"
Matt - Skipdeez - is going back a year with "Day & Nite" by Kid Cudi. "The song is simple but extremely catchy. If Kid Cudi sounds familiar, you may recognize him for his work he did on Kanye’s 808s & Heartbreak album on the track “Welcome to Heartbreak”. Download it and you’ll be hooked!"
Candice (Bliss16) says, "I have the song ‘Bum Like You’ by Robyn on repeat. She is one of my fav breakout artists from 2008 and this song is the highlight of her album, but all the other songs are great too!"
As for me...I found some new Toby Emerson tracks on a compilation disc that I really like, and I'm listening to my bro EnzoTen and discovering Aphrodite. And there's some new Chris Lake in the Marketplace too - the newer stuff I've found is more chill, great to listen to while I'm at work.
OK, that's it! Post what you're listening to in the comments!
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