Muse continues to amaze

The Resistance, the newest release from Muse, is one of the year's most anticipated albums.

Muse’s fifth studio album, The Resistance, is probably one of their best yet. A follow-up to 2006’s Black Holes and Revelations, The Resistance has been named one of the most anticipated rock albums of the year. The band themselves describe The Resistance as a “symphonic” album.

The British trio has been popular for some time in the U.K., but more recently shot to stardom in the U.S. after Twilight creator Stephanie Meyer credited their music as her inspiration while writing the books.

In May of last year, Muse reportedly started writing material for the new album, but told fans not to expect a new album too soon. Almost a year and a half later, The Resistance is being welcomed with open arms. When the band uploaded 30-second clips of the new songs on their website three weeks ago, fans began crying for more.

The Resistance was produced by the band and mixed by Mark Stent. Stent comes highly recommended as one of the best in the business, having worked with the likes of Björk, Depeche Mode, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Dave Matthews, No Doubt, Linkin Park, U2, Britney Spears and many other musical talents.

Muse wanted The Resistance to be “unconventional,” even considering a similar digital release to that of Radiohead’s In Rainbows. The album is certainly that–unconventional. It opens with the dance-worthy beats of the first single, “Uprising,” sweeping listeners into a fairytale-esque world of falsetto and vibrato.

The Resistance ends with one of the most notable tracks on the new album, “Exogenesis,” a three-part piece which required over 40 musicians during the recording process. Frontman Matthew Bellamy described the piece as “more of a symphony than a song” which he has worked on sporadically for many years.

A Muse album through and through, The Resistance pushes the limits of music. Each song is a sweet symphony of sound worthy of praise.

You might like this artist if you like Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Placebo, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys or Kaiser Chiefs.

Download this: “United States Of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage)”

Track listing:

1. Uprising

2. Resistance

3. Undisclosed Desires

4. United States of Eurasia

5. Guiding Light

6. Unnatural Selection

7. MK Ultra

8. I Belong to You

9. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)

10. Exogenesis: Symphony Part II (Cross Pollination)

11. Exogenesis: Symphony Part III (Redemption)

Taylor Swift v/s Kanye West - MY TAKE!

I hate to beat a dead horse but I have to at least get a few kicks in.  I think I’m the only one in the world who has a different outlook on this whole situation.  Every0ne’s covering this story like it’s huge news or something.  Seriously?  Really?  It’s big news that Kanye West did a run-in and turned heel on Taylor Swift?  Cut a promo, powdered out and left with the crowd in the palm of his hand… think about it.

Let me pose this question to you:  Do you really think this was REAL?

Of course it’s not real!  Give me a freakin’ break!  Who actually watches the VMA’s anyway?  Not many people.  That’s why it’s being so talked about today.  Those of you who didn’t catch it, you’re all talking about it now.  Even though you didn’t see it, you’re Googling and YouTubing Kanye West’s promo on Taylor Swift.  It’s all over Twitter, Facebook, MTV, news stations… you name it and they’re talking about it!  No one cares about award shows anymore – that’s why they have to pull outlandish stunts to keep interest as high as they can.

Still don’t believe me?  Okay… how about this:

There was an altercation a few months back with Eminem and Bruno at the MTV Movie Awards.  Was it real or was it fake?  That was in May of 2009!  It’s still being talked about.  Bruno “teabagged” Eminem on national television and it started a huge conflict and sparked all kinds of publicity.  FREE publicity for MTV.

At the 2009 BET Awards, Lil Wayne started conflict with the whole Michael Jackson Tribute.  Google it.  As rediculous as it is, the guy stirred it up while everyone was focused on paying tribute to the greatest pop icon in history.  To me, it was a little greedy for BET to jump on the MJ band wagon so quickly, in the first place.  But who can blame them?  It actually got me watching (that’s right, me watching BET!) until I couldn’t take anymore Jamie Fox.

Want me to keep going?  Whether it’s Faith Hill “tracking down” Carrie Underwood at the Country Music Awards in 2006 or Britney Spears and Madonna kissing at the Video Music Awards in 2003, there’s always some sort of angle planned for these award shows.  Want more?  What about the “wardrobe malfunction” at the Super Bowl with Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson?  I could keep going and going…

The proof is in the pudding.  The fact is this – if it WAS real, FINE.  But everything you watch on television is a WORK, until it’s proven not to be.  And if you ask me, Kanye West coming on stage to beat down Taylor Swift (a huge babyface!) during her thank you speech… only for Beyonce to make the big save later in the night… it all seems way to easy.  It’s typical wrestling 101.

Here’s the storyline:  Kanye gets the heat by cutting off Taylor Swift’s victory speech, whom everyone LOVES.  He leaves with the fans booing.  What’s in it for him?  He gets the PUBLICITY.  Plus, he is now a “tough guy” for talking down to a woman.  Taylor Swift gets the sympathy.  The fans feel sorry for her.  Follow me?  Beyonce, another big baby face and huge superstar, wins her award later in the show… only to share the spotlight with Taylor Swift, whom was robbed of her big moment earlier.  Thus, this makes Beyonce look like a hero… it makes Taylor Swift a bigger star by being on-stage with Beyonce… and it keeps the baby faces (good guys/girls – Swift & Beyonce) on top in the end.

Call me crazy.  Go ahead.

By the way, I love Taylor Swift.  She’s one of my favorite artists right now.  Seriously.  (forrealmannolie)

MTV Video Music Awards

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards payed tribute to music icon Michael Jackson last night, including an introduction by Madonna and a pretty cool performance by Janet Jackson. Madonna and Michael Jackson weren’t the only 80s influences popping up at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards though.  According to MTV.com, “Passion Pit’s The Reeling pays homage to the 80s not only in its sound but with the creative animated video where everything is a collage.”  The video was nominated in the Breakthrough Video category but lost to Lessons Learned by Matt and Kim. Check out Passion Pit’s video… it is pretty cool.

Also nominated in the same category was “Heads Will Roll” by the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

The Best New Artist award went to Lady GaGa for “Poker Face”.  Even though I can hear simularities to the 80s in some of the synth sounds, I’m not real sure that Lady GaGa is that 80s sounding.   That being said, I know that some people do consider her music to be very 80s sounding, here’s the video, you decide…

Let’s Celebrate Madonna’s 40th Number One Single

from madonna.com

September 11, 2009

Let’s Celebrate Madonna’s 40th Number One Single

In Billboard’s September 26th issue (out next week) Our Lady of The Dancefloor Madonna will have her 40th!!! – that’s right ‘ her 40TH NUMBER ONE SINGLE on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play Chart” – more than any artist in the history of that chart. A list of all her preceeding Number One’s follow (feel free to sing along):

1. Holiday/Lucky Star (1983)

2. Like a Virgin (1984)

3. Material Girl (1985)

4. Angel/Into the Groove (1985)

5. Open Your Heart (1987)

6. Causing a Commotion (1987)

7. You Can Dance (LP Cuts) (1988)

8. Like a Prayer (1989)

9. Express Yourself (1989)

10. Keep It Together (1990)

11. Vogue (1990)

12. Justify My Love (1991)

13. Erotica (1992)

14. Deeper and Deeper (1993)

15. Fever (1993)

16. Secret (1994)

17. Bedtime Story (1995)

18. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (1997)

19. Frozen (1998)

20. Ray of Light (1998)

21. Nothing Really Matters (1999)

22. Beautiful Stranger (1999)

23. American Pie (2000)

24. Music (2000)

25. Don’t Tell Me (2001)

26. What It Feels Like For A Girl (2001)

27. Impressive Instant (2001)

28. Die Another Day (2002)

29. American Life (2003)

30. Hollywood (2003)

31. Me Against the Music [Britney Spears featuring Madonna] (2003)

32. Nothing Fails (2004)

33. Love Profusion (2004)

34. Hung Up (2005)

35. Sorry (2006)

36. Get Together (2006)

37. Jump (2006)

38. 4 Minutes [featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland] (2008)

39. Give It 2 Me (2008)

40. Celebration (2009)

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Madge blocked Mimi from #1 

Billboard Chart Hot Dance Club Songs

Issue Date: 9/26/2009

* 1 * 2 – Celebration Madonna Warner Bros.

* 2 * 3 – Obsessed Mariah Carey Island/IDJMG

* 3 * 4 – She Wolf Shakira Sony Music Latin/Epic/Sony Music

* 4 * 5 – Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) Noisettes Mercury/IDJMG

* 5 * 6 – Everybody Shake It Ralphi Rosario Featuring Shawn Christopher Blueplate

* 6 * 8 – Would’ve Been The One Solange Music World/Geffen/Interscope

* 7 * 11 – Keep It Goin’ Louder Major Lazer Featuring Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze Mad Decent/Downtown

* 8 * 12 – Sexy b***h David Guetta Featuring Akon Gum/Astralwerks/Capitol

9 * 1 – Bulletproof La Roux Polydor/Cherrytree/Interscope

10 7 – Sweet Dreams Beyonce Music World/Columbia

* 11 * 18 – Release Me Agnes King Island Rocky Star/NFM

12 13 – Be Alright Kristine W Fly Again

* 13 * 17 – Why You Wanna Hurt Me So Bad? Nicki Richards NickiRichards.com

14 9 – Goodbye Kristinia DeBarge SodaPop/Island/IDJMG

* 15 * 21 – The Real Thing Vanessa Williams Concord/CMG

* 16 * 22 – Right Here Carmen Reece Real Mf

17 10 – Paranoid Jonas Brothers Hollywood

18 * 23 – Wanted Jessie James Mercury/IDJMG

19 14 – Rose Of Jericho BT Nettwerk

20 15 – Shoes Tiga Last Gang/Turbo

21 * 26 – Give Me Tonight TR Featuring Frenchie Davis Dauman

* 22 * 27 – Fine Print Nadia Ali Smile In Bed

* 23 *P 30 *** Power pick *** This Time Baby Eddie X Presents Niki Haris 3MP

* 24 * 28 – She Ain’t Got LeToya Capitol

* 25 * 32 – I Didn’t Know My Own Strength Whitney Houston Arista/RMG

* 26 * 33 – We All Wanna Be Prince Felix Da Housecat Nettwerk

* 27 * 34 – Fame 2009 Naturi Naughton Lakeshore

28 24 – I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas Interscope

* 29 * 43 – Did You See Me Coming? Pet Shop Boys Astralwerks/Capitol

* 30 * 38 – Love Songs Anjulie Hear/CMG

31 29 – Living For The Weekend Jill Jones Peace Bisquit

32 31 – I’m A F*cking Celebrity DJ Timbo Luna Trip

33 19 – Fire Burning Sean Kingston Beluga Heights/Epic

* 34 * 40 – Losing My Mind Ali King Jellybean

* 35 * 46 – Do What U Like Bad Boy Bill Nettwerk

36 * 37 – Deja Vu America Olivo Dauman

37 25 – Attention Whore deadmau5 & Melleefresh Play

* 38 * 42 – Insecurities Junior Vasquez Featuring Maxi J Silver Label/Tommy Boy

* 39 * 48 – S.O.S. (Let The Music Play) Jordin Sparks 19/Jive/JLG

40 16 – Crazy Possessive Kaci Battaglia Curb

* 41 * 50 – Superstar David May Featuring Moses Modestro ABKCO

*O 42 New *** Hot Shot Debut *** Straight Through My Heart Backstreet Boys Jive/JLG

43 20 – Money’s Too Tight To Mention 2009 Simply Red simplyred.com/Razor & Tie

*N 44 New – Brand New Day Georgie Porgie Music Plant

45 44 – I Get Lifted Erick Morillo Featuring Deborah Cooper Subliminal

46 35 – Another Day Sophia May Nervous

*N 47 New – Sad Song Blake Lewis Tommy Boy

48 49 – Fountains Of Youth Loverush UK Featuring Molly Bancroft Sea To Sun

*N 49 New – Freeway Of Love Pepper Mashay Capp

50 36 – While You See A Chance Matt Zarley Featuring Billy Porter Zarley Songs

Breakouts For Hot Dance Club Songs

Rank Title Artist Label/Dist Label

1 Million Dollar Bill Whitney Houston Arista/RMG

2 Smoke Jus Jack With Phil Garant Featuring Matina Parisi Moda/

3 Turn It Out Altar Featuring Jeanie Tracy MamaHouse/

4 Wake Up Slimy Warner Bros./

5 Sexy People Lolene Capitol/

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La medaglia miracolosa

Tutte le persone che porteranno questa Medaglia, riceveranno grandi grazie, specialmente portandola al collo.

NB: Le grazie saranno più abbondanti per le persone che la porteranno con fiducia.

Cari lettori, lo so: questa volta vi ho fatto proprio ridere! Ma devo confessare che non è tutta farina del mio sacco (che purtroppo è andata tutta in crusca…)!

Anzi: ad onor del vero ho solo linkato l’immagine dal sito dell’Associazione Luci sull’Est alla quale vanno i miei più sentiti complimenti per lo spirito goliardico e il forte senso dell’humor dimostrato (anche gli slogan in grassetto sono infatti tratti dal sito ).

La medaglia può essere ricevuta comodamente a casa già benedetta (!), dopo aver compilato un apposito modulo.

In allegato si riceve anche un comodo ed elegante bollettino postale che permette di inviare un’offerta libera e del tutto volontaria per sostenere la diffusione della medaglia, che è un mezzo potente e straordinario se si vuole promuovere e diffondere la devozione alla Madre di Dio e dei suoi appelli alla conversione e al cambiamento di vita permettendo così di aiutare migliaia di italiani che hanno bisogno del potere di intercessione della Madre di Dio.

Ci sono comunque altri modi per entrare in possesso del portentoso monile.

La visione di questo simpatico oggettino mi ha fatto ricordare che i monaci del Santuario del Buonconsiglio* di Frigento (AV) inondavano le aule scolastiche e le case del paese con riproduzioni del santo ninnolo mariano e nonostante la mia inaffidabile ed intermittente memoria sono riuscito a scoprire che la mia famiglia è in possesso di almeno uno di essi. Sembra infatti che, da bambino, appena tornato a casa dopo una triste giornata di catechizzazione scolastica, io mi sia liberato della preziosa medaglia rifilandola a mia nonna , che l’ha conservata per anni in un cassetto, dal quale è miracolosamente riapparsa intatta:

Ora che ne conosco le benefiche virtù, sono certo che la indosserò sempre, confidando nell’aiuto della Madonna, che oltre ad essere la nostra Madre del Cielo, è anche Regina della Terra e di tutto l’Universo. Oppure no?

*tali monaci francescani sono noti per essere particolarmente facoltosi, oltre che per l’intenso inquinamento elettromagnetico causato e per alcuni fatti di cronaca accaduti alcuni anni or sono.

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M from Madonna

Nici nu s-a terminat bine concertul, nici nu m-am trezit bine de dimineata, ca si aud pareri: domne, ce porcarie, nu are voce, ce show de doi bani, Madonna ne-a facut tigani, ce praf, ce mizerie, ce nenorocire, ce rau imi pare de bani, etc.

Ajung la birou, deschid mailul si newsletterele de stiri. Intru si citesc aceleasi comentarii, in aceeasi idee.

Well, am fost si eu la concert. Am avut bilete la gazon A. Am intrat pe la 19.30, am dat din coate si am razbit cu greu, dar am razbit pana foarte aproape de scena, intr-o pozitie in care vedeam bine. La ora aia, desi era aproape plin parcul Izvor, nu am vazut praf nicaieri (nici la B).

La ora 20 a inceput sa mixeze Paul Oakenfold. Foarte tare ! Sound bun, ritm alert. Intra pe scena la un moment dat cativa dansatori, cool.

Aproape de 21 termina Paul Oakenfold. Cred ca pe la 20.45. Si ne punem pe asteptat. Si asteptam pana la 21.50, cand se sting luminile, apoi se aprinde scena, ecranele din mijloc si cele laterale si se amplifica de cateva ori sunetul. Si apare si Madonna.

Nu am sa descriu aici concertul, e descris pe mai toate site-urile de stiri.

Pe scurt : Madonna a cantat (o fi facut si playback in anumite momente, dar a cantat si live), a dansat, a sarit coarda, a schimbat mai multe tinute, toate impecabile si toate intr-un ritm nebun. Cred ca schimba o tinuta in maximum 2 minute.

O desfasurare de forte incredibila. O scena imensa, cu sincronizare perfecta intre ansamble. Iluzii optice, tehnologie peste asteptari.

In forma maxima tipa, maxim momentul dedicat lui Michael Jackson. Final grandios cu un cer luminat de lasere in ritm de « Ray of light ».

Nu am sa scriu aici despre organizarea execrabila. Aici am vorbit doar despre show-ul Madonna, care a fost unul extraordinar.

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Half a Name

 

Sting, Pink, Madonna, Cher, Meatloaf, and Bono wouldn’t be very anonymous at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

“My name is _________ and I’m an alcoholic.”

 

note: these people are on a first name basis with everyone.

double note: Brazilian soccer players do have 2 names … it’s just that the other one sounds funny.

triple note: if I changed my name to “Amen” it could get confusing at church.

quadruple note: maybe I’ll change my name to “Stupid” … and sue those t-shirt people.

quintuple note: Why didn’t William Shakespeare have a Pen Name? … did he write his stuff with a pencil or something!

sextuple note: The photo has nothing to do with anything: I just like this view.

 

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