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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 MORE

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! MORE

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 MORE

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! MORE

‘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 MORE

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 MORE

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 MORE

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 MORE

lolene – rich (fake it ’til you make it)

good morning everyone! i first posted about lolene (@lolene) back in january of last year because of her highly infectious song boujis baby (which still gets lots of play on my ipod) i've been keeping my eye on her ever since - she had super hot dance single out sexy people (plus there was a hot remix by cutie sam sparro) and now she's back with her official debut single rich (fake it 'til you make it) off her upcoming album the electrick hotel - MORE

goldfrapp’s ‘head first’ megamix!

good morning everyone! i cannot even begin to tell you guys how much i love the brand new goldfrapp album head first (way better than the band's last effort seventh tree) their 5th studio album is officially releasing next week but thankfully over the weekend it leaked onto the web and i have not been able to stop listening to it - it's super fantastic - 1980's-inspired dreamy synth pop at its very best! there's no doubt in my mind - it will MORE

tracey thorn – oh, the divorces!

good morning! i've got a free download for you guys - the brand new single from one of my favorite singers / songwriters tracey thorn who i'm sure you all know from everything but the girl - she's back with her third solo album love and its opposite releasing on may 18th - listen to and download the song oh, the divorces! below - she could easily be singing about any hollywood couple ... who's next to get a divorce? place your bets now! popbytes MORE

estelle is a ‘freak’!

hey y'all! i've posted about estelle a number of times here on popbytes - i loved her last album shine (which spawned the smash grammy-winning hit american boy) now she's getting ready to release her third album entitled all of me (due out this month) the first single (produced by david guetta) is called freak and features rapper kardinal offishall and samples soul II soul's 1989 hit song back to life - have a listen below and then take a look at MORE

soldier of love – remix style!

good morning! has anybody else been loving the new sade album? apparently a lot of people are because it nabbed the top spot on the billboard charts - selling 500,000+ copies in its first week of release which is pretty amazing considering it's their first release in ten years! (lovers rock peaked at #3 back in 2000) it's a great album - totally relaxing - perfect for late-night chilling or sunday brunch! below is a remix (by konrad) of the first MORE

janelle monáe is starting a ‘cold war’

good morning y'all! today i wanted to highlight an emerging artist i first wrote about back in october of 2008 - janelle monáe (@janellemonae) i was in love with her song many moons off her EP release metropolis: the chase suite - now she's ready to release her full debut album the archandroid on may 18th - two brand new tracks are circulating on the web right now - the first cold war which you can listen to below and tightrope featuring big boi MORE

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