Get The Look: Whitney Houston Style!
Posted: February 13, 2012 Filed under: Celebrity, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Get The Look, Music | Tags: Fashion, Get The Look, glamour, Stage fashion, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston Fashion, Whitney Houston style Leave a comment »Always glamorous and full of sparkle, Whitney dazzled on every stage she preformed on! Lets take a look at some fashion inspired by one of the greatest voices of our time, Whitney Houston.
What I’m listening to right now…
Posted: January 8, 2012 Filed under: Entertainment, Life, Music | Tags: Belle Brigade, black is black, College, Drive, Drive soundtrack, Electric Youth, First Aid Kit, Gizzly Bear, Gotye, Gotye Ft Kimbra, Graffiti6, Jamie Lidell, Music, Music Video, New Moon Soundtrack, The sheepdogs, Twilight, what I'm listening to Leave a comment »Happy Sunday! I figured today would be a great day to post about something that always inspires me- great music! I’ve been finding a lot of cool tunes lately, in a variety of genres. Here are a few videos of my favorite songs these days. Enjoy!
Gotye Ft Kimbra: Somebody That I Used To Know
Seriously I can listen to this song on repeat! Love it so much. Kimbra is awesome too- so check her out. This video is kinda strange but cool, and the song is just so good!
College Ft. Elecetric Youth- A Real Hero
This is a song from the movie Drive. Awesome movie, pretty cool 80′s inspired dance ballad. My husband would say this song gets played WAY too much in our house!
Grouplove- Colours
If you like Modest Mouse and The Pixie’s you love these guys! Such a fun band. I’d highly recommend checking out more of their stuff!
The Belle Brigade- I didn’t Mean It
This song is rad- so don’t let the damn Twilight soundtrack deter you. I hate those movies and the hype- but I LOVE this song. Makes me do a wicked head bob dance.
First Aid Kit- The Lion’s Roar
These two Swedish sisters are an awesome duo. I think they may even be one of my new favorite bands. I love their style and the vocals and lyrics are amazing. Enjoy!
Jamie Lidell- Compass
Totally was not aware this was from a video game…oh well- its a great song none the less. Not much of a video- sorry.
Grizzly Bear- Two Weeks
Cool harmonies. Kinda reminds me of Feet Foxes, but I’m OK with that. Such a dreamy song.
Graffiti6- Free
Little bit of soul, little bit of rock, little bit of gospel- just all around good melody. Catchy stuff right there.
The Sheepdogs- Who
Classic Classic tunes. Reminds me of my childhood. My Mom would love these guys!
Dudes Who Can SANG
Posted: December 10, 2010 Filed under: Celebrity, Entertainment, Music | Tags: Bright Eyes, Caleb Folowill, canadian, Cold War Kids, coldplay, dead man's bones, Elbow, Glen Hansard, Hawksley Workman, Jack White, Joe Purdy, keane, Kings of leon, male vocals, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Music, Paolo Nutini, Radiohead, Ray Lamontagne, Rufus Wainwright, ryan gosling, Swell Season, The Avett Brothers, the black keys, Vampire Weekend 1 Comment »Since I wrote a previous post about ladies who can SANG I thought it wouldn’t be fair if I left the boys out. So check out some of the craziest…most unique male vocals of our time.
Ray LaMontagne-God Willin’ And The Creek Don’t Rise. Who could deny the whisper-y folksy voice of Ray from this list? No one has a voice that comes even close to his. We’ve never heard anything like it.
Kings of Leon- Red Morning Light. Ok this is a RAD very early performance of theirs and you just can’t deny the talent. Singer, Caleb Followill leads the bad with his weird, unique mumbling lyrics. If you haven’t had the chance to see them live- DO IT.
Paolo Nutini- Pencil Full Of Lead. Just close your eyes and listen for a sec. Doesn’t he sound like an 80-year-old man that’s been in the biz for decades? Nope this guy is only 23! I think this has to be one of my all time favorite songs too. It just makes you happy listening to it!
Glen Hansard-Leave. You probably have heard of this guy if you’ve seen the movie “Once.” Glen Hansard and Markita Irglova (a.k.a Swell Season) won an Oscar for their song “Falling Slowly.” I had the pleasure of seeing Swell Season live and his voice was just as loud as you’d expect. Honestly, in a theater that holds thousands he didn’t even NEED to have a mic in front of him. Such powerful, emotional vocals.
Keane- Bedshaped. At first when listening you might wonder why Tom Chaplin of Keane made this list. Well I must tell you, after seeing them live you would know why. This guy has PERFECT pitch. His voice is so piercing and perfect it leaves you in awe.
Cold War Kids- Hospital Beds. Nathan Willett has a voice you either love or hate. At first when I heard them I have to admit, I didn’t love it! But they grew on me and I began to realize how unique his vocals were. A little strange, but awesome.
Hawksley Workman-Don’t Be Crushed. I had such a hard time picking one song to feature. I have loved Hawksley for years and years and knew he needed to make this list! So I picked one of my favorites. He’s such a brilliant Canadian talent and if he ever comes to your city check it out! Such an entertaining show!
Elbow- The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver. If you know me personally you know that Elbow is one of my all time favorite bands. I can listen to them over and over and never get tired of them. They are super popular in the UK but not at all in North America- which I don’t get at all. Their music is so epic and Guy Garvy has such control over his vocals its quite breath-taking.
Dead Man’s Bones- In The Room Where You Sleep. I mostly just added this video in here for fun. Not many people know about Ryan Gosling’s side project and that’s whats so great about it. It’s not pretentious at all. I love the sound that they went with- nothing like you’ve ever heard before- that’s for sure! Plus his vocals are pretty interesting too. Kinda an Elvis meets Johnny Cash feel.
I feel like I could go on and on with this list, so I think now I will just give honorable mention to: Jack White, Joe Purdy, Bright Eyes, The Avett Brothers, Coldplay, The Black Keys, Rufus Wainwright, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Radiohead, Vampire Weekend….seriously I could go on and on. But let me know who your favorites are! Did I miss any major crazy vocalists of our time?
Chicks who can SANG
Posted: December 9, 2010 Filed under: Accessories, Beauty, Celebrity, Entertainment, Music | Tags: Adele, Beth Ditto, beyonce, chick singers, Christina Aguilera, Duffy, Ellie Goulding, female singers, female songwriters, Florence and the Machine, Florence Welsh, gossip, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Kimbra, lady gaga, Lissie, live music, Music, pink, rihanna Leave a comment »The ladies in this post can’t just sing…lots of singers can sing…these chicks can S-A-N-G. Take a listen to the most beautiful powerful vocal cords of our time.
Adele- Rolling in the Deep. I first fell in love with Adele’s song “Chasing Pavements” and this is her newest single; which in my opinion is even BETTER then Chasing Pavements! Who knew that could be possible?
Florence & The Machine- The Drumming Song. I had the pleasure of seeing Florence before she became a MASSIVE hit and I have to be honest- her opening band sucked- so me and my friend kept thinking, “I sure hope she is awesome live cause this is lame.” Well let me just say she is one of the best concerts I have EVER SEEN. Killer killer vocals!
Lissie- Little Lovin’.She’s new on the scene but her catchy melodies and that little bit of rasp in her voice will get you hooked! Everyone is already in love with her in the UK and at any moment and she is gonna break out in North America. I love the control she has with her vocals.
Gossip- Standing in the Way of Control. Now I don’t think anyone can argue with the fact that Beth Ditto has crazy crazy vocals. I’ve heard her live stuff and it’s just as powerful. I wish I wish I could sing like her!
Ellie Goulding- The Writer. Ok I HAD to show a live performance because her voice is so amazing, so raw, and just pain adorable! Love the vibrato; its pretty crazy and pretty awesome. If you haven’t heard of her yet- she’s got some pretty awesome style; they call it “Folk-Electronic”
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals-Medicine. I just recently started listening to her and now I am hooked! She’s been in the biz for a while, singing with her band since high school. She makes me wish I could sing the blues! But lucky me I get to see them in January when they come to Vancouver. (An early birthday present!)
Kimbra-Settle Down. Well since she is known for creating full songs with her voice, it would only be fair to have her on this list. Kimbra is quite popular in Australia but we’re still eagerly waiting for her debut album here in North America.
We’re lucky to have so many talents and such great music to listen to these days. Power to these powerful ladies! Did I miss anyone??
I have to give honorable mention to a few more “popular” artists such as; Pink, Duffy, Christina Aquilera, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Beyonce. Yep they’re super popular and all over the radio- BUT they can perform live and sound good doing it! (Notice I did NOT mention Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Mily Cyrus or Ke$ha)
Dior’s Lady Grey London
Posted: December 8, 2010 Filed under: Beauty, Celebrity, Entertainment, Fashion in General, Fashion News, Films, make-up, Music | Tags: Burlesque, Dior, Fashion, Hawksley Workman, Ian McKellen, john galliano, Lady Grey, marion cotillard, Music Leave a comment »What a beautiful short that was filled for Dior. Starring the gorgeous Marion Cotillard and the super talented Ian McKellen.
As I was captivity watching it I couldn’t help but hear a familiar voice in the soundtrack. Our favorite quirky Canadian singer/songwriter/producer Hawksley Workman! This is quite a step for him!
Enjoy
(Maybe John Galliano will pull a Tom Ford and sit in the directors chair for full length film?)
Another Gossiper can sing.
Posted: August 12, 2010 Filed under: Entertainment, Fashion in General, Menswear, Music | Tags: bullett magazine, bullett magazine photo shoot, ed westwick, Entertainment, filthy youth, Gossip Girl, gossip girl news, Leighton Meester, mens fashion, Music, penn badgley, penn badgley in bullett magazine, penn badgley playing piano, penn badgley singing, taylor momsen, the pretty reckless Leave a comment »I’m beginning to wonder which cast member of Gossip Girl can’t sing?! (Leighton Meester attempted a solo career, Taylor Momsen in her band The Pretty Reckless and Ed Westwick has a band called Filthy Youth.) Everyone on the show seems to be on the verge of a budding music career. I guess they always have something to fall back on if the show ever goes down the drain. (lets hope not!)
The next cast member I am going to gush about is Penn Badgley since Dan a little bit of a guilty pleasure. I have always had a soft spot for his character. There I said it. The most boring character from last season still is one of my faves. Wait- Vanessa is the boring-ist!
This video is of Penn Badgley looking extra dapper on the set of a photo shoot for Bullett Magazine. Around the 2:00 min mark you can hear his soulful vocals. Who knew? Could he be in the front running as the most talented singer from Gossip Girl?
Click the link below to watch the video.
Bullett Magazine + Penn Badgley from BULLETT MAGAZINE on Vimeo.
Local music you MUST check out.
Posted: May 7, 2010 Filed under: Entertainment, Fashion in General, Music, Trends | Tags: adaline, artists, bend sinister, dan mangan, hannah georgas, jon & roy, local artists, mother mother, Music, music videos, musicians, nat jay, singer songwriters, the fugitives, the zolas, vancouver, vancouver bands, vancouver music, vancouver musicians, we are the city 1 Comment »Local to me is British Columbia, Canada. We have great music here- some of which you may or may not have heard of before. Here my personal favorite 10 local artists, with their next show listed under their video. Which artists do you love? Seen any good local shows lately? Which ones?
Hannah Georgas, playing May 22nd at Venue in Vancouver.
Mother Mother, playing June 9th at Element Nightclub in Victoria.
The Fugitives, playing May 26 at The Biltmore in Vancouver.
Adaline, playing on CBC Radio on May 28th.
The Zolas, playing May 6th at St James Hall in Vancouver.
Bend Sinister, currently touring in the East.
Dan Mangan, playing May 8th at The Vogue in Vancouver. (SOLD OUT)
Jon and Roy, playing May 15th at The Legion in Tofino.
Nat Jay, playing May 25th at The Biltmore in Vancouver.
We are the City, playing May 21st at St. James Hall in Vancouver.
Dead Man’s Bones…take a listen!
Posted: April 4, 2009 Filed under: Entertainment, Music, Trends Leave a comment »How many actors that say they’re in a band do you actually think are good- and not just cheesy and trying to hard?? Well my favorite Canadian actor’s band is getting talked about quite a bit lately. Ryan Gosling‘s Dead Man’s Bones is a folk/indie band- and they are pretty awesome. Check out these videos:
Gossip Girl’s musical cast!
Posted: January 5, 2009 Filed under: Entertainment, Music, Trends Leave a comment »Breaking news!! Our favorite villain Chuck/Ed Westwick is in a band called The Filthy Youth which is a indie rock band based out of London. They’re a bit Franz Ferdinand-ish. Who knows, if this whole Gossip Girl thing doesn’t work out, maybe his band will make it big!
Another surprising cast member who has a great signer is Blair/Leighton Meester. Just listen to the link and her amazing cover of Bette Davis Eyes!
YES that really is her singing!! Rumor has it she is planning on recording a full album soon…I’m curious to see how it turns out!
