time to ‘detox’ with mr. simon curtis!

hey everyone! back in march i featured rising pop star simon curtis and his amazing debut album 8bit heart (which he released all on his own – and gave it away for free – you can still download it if you don’t have a copy!) unfortunately i missed his first live show at the roxy (because i was over in NYC – otherwise i would have been there!) but last week i caught his second show – all acoustic style – at the mint (which is a great and intimate venue if you haven’t been!) i thought he totally kicked ass – and switched up a bunch of his songs – plus he even debuted a new track called laser guns up which has been stuck in my head – it’s really fun and hopefully i’ll be featuring here on popbytes soon! right now for your listening pleasure – check out his demo track detox below – produced with bloodshy & avant (the very same producers behind britney spears‘ massive hit toxic!) the song, written by simon, uses britney titles and lyrics – see if you can spot ‘em all – and then read the lyrics after the jump! i seriously can’t wait to see who ends up signing on as simon’s manager and which record label scoops him up – it’s going to be a total score for whoever lands mr. curtis – not only is he super adorable – he’s really talented and i definitely see big things in his future! popbytes over & out – xo

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i am not a robot


i’ve already done four posts on marina and the diamonds within the past month – but here goes another one because i’m beyond obsessed with her debut album the family jewels – i had the pleasure of seeing her live last week at the troubadour and i was totally blown away – her voice was incredible and has this amazing operatic/theatrical quality – i was in complete awe – thankfully she’s due back in los angeles this september with her full band! there’s no question in my mind – the album will definitely be my top favorite pick for 2010 – i simply can’t get enough of it! check out the video for i am not a robot plus there’s a great remix posted below as well! popbytes over & out … xoxo



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kylie minogue’s ‘aphrodite’ megamix – listen now!


good morning! i was already quite excited for kylie minogue‘s upcoming eleventh studio album aphrodite (releasing on july 6th) but after listening to this hot megamix containing samples of six tracks – i became super excited – this album (executive produced by stuart price) is going to have people getting down on dance floors all over the world – please have a listen for yourself below and make sure to pump up the volume! plus in case you missed the brand new sexy music video for all the lovers (the first single off the album) you can catch it here! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo

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1. get outta my way

2. cupid boy

3. can’t beat the feeling

4. too much

5. hands up

6. aphrodite

why don’t you – gramophonedzie


good morning! yesterday i discovered this killer dance track that was released a couple of months ago from this cutie serbian DJ named marko milicevic aka gramophonedzie called why don’t you which features the vocals of the one and only peggy lee from her classic 1942 tune with benny goodman called why don’t you do right? – below is the music video along with a hot remix of the song – i dare you not to dance while listening to this track! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo



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‘it rains’ says lady elizabeth


hey hey! while i was in new york city i got to meet up with a bunch of my old college buddies – some of who i hadn’t seen in like over ten years but unfortunately i missed my good pal liz (aka lady elizabeth) girlfriend always had an amazing voice and recently she put together her first album called dances naked with muses! of course i couldn’t help from posting one of my favorite tracks called it rains here on popbytes – please have a listen below – i’m so damn proud of her – she has overcome lots of drama to be where she is today – and i know this is only the beginning for her – she totally makes me smile! be sure to check out more tracks over here! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo

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hole’s ‘pacific coast highway’


good morning! here’s another semi-new track from hole called pacific coast highway (via the prophet blog) which was co-written by courtney love and billy corgan! i posted this song about a year ago but below you’ll find the final revised version that will appear on the album nobody’s daughter releasing at the end of this month! this is such a kick-ass track – i’m dying to hear the rest of the album and see the band play live in a few weeks – i can’t wait to have ms. love in my face again – i’m still planning to get myself in the front of the crowd! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo



PS if you preorder the album on itunes – you can download this track right now!




kelis’ hot new mixtape – a must listen!


good morning! hot on the heels of her new music video (for the hit dance single acapella) kelis has a hot new mixtape out (pieced together by DJ replay) that i have been listening to non-stop since it was released late last week! not only does it include fresh mixes of kelis’ kick-ass old material – there’s snippets from her upcoming album flesh tone (i know this album is going be off the hook) listen to it below plus there’s a link to download it for free via mixcrate! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo



DOWNLOAD KELIS‘ MIXTAPE BY DJ REPLAY AT MIXCRATE



DJ Replay presents

Queen of Hearts: Off with their Heads – Kelis: Flesh Tone Mixtape


1. Handful (Intro)

2. No Security (Crookers vs. Bart Bmore)

3. Acapella (David Guetta vs. Benny Banssi)

4. Bossy (Switch vs. Alan Braxe and Fred Falke)

5. 4th of July (Flesh Tone Album Snippet)

6. Grey Goose (Free School feat. Apl d ap vs. Stardust)

7. Milkshake (Mighty Fools vs. Major Lazer)

8. Get Along with You (Laidback Luke vs. Mstrkrft (Goldenchyld Blend))

9. Home (Flesh Tone Album Snippet)

10. Caught Out There (Eric Prydz Blend)

11. Scream (Flesh Tone Album Snippet)

12. Lil Star (Linus Loves Remix)

13. 22nd Century (Flesh Tone Album Snippet)

simon curtis: just a boy and his 8bit heart!


over the past few months i’ve been noticing tons of buzz on twitter (from my tweep buddies stephenferosh and muumuse) about this boy named simon curtis, so last week when he released his debut album 8bit heart – i had to find out what all the fuss was about – i’m so glad i did! his album (which he’s giving away for FREE via download) is totally incredible – an amazingly solid and tight assembly of pure pop music (he even got jay-z to lend his vocals to a track – score!) it’s one of the best releases i’ve heard all year! plus as i’m sure you’ve noticed – i have a thing for female music artists and rarely feature male-made music – so you know mr. curtis must be something special! (and he happens to be super adorable!) have a listen to one of my favorite tracks diablo below (can you spot the britney spears reference?) then head over to his website and download the entire album – gratis – please make sure to spread the good word about simon! it’s pretty amazing that he’s been able to gather all this buzz without the aid of an agent, manager or record label – the music industry needs to take notice of mr. curtis ASAP – he’s simply bound to be huge! popbytes over & out for now … xoxo



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