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Coverage: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Have The “Inner City Blues”, Too.

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Apr 27, 12

Yooooo, I’ve been a fan of The Asteroids Galaxy Tour for a while. The Danish group is soulful, funky, and I’ve enjoyed their album Fruit for a couple of months now. Despite the fact that it’s been out for a couple of years, LOL.

SOMEHOW I missed this cover of Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues” though. For whatever reason now, I can’t stop spinning it. I grabbed a video of a live performance they did in France of this song, and it goes just as hard as their recorded version.

It’s amazing how soul and it’s messages travel and translate across the world. I think this cover does the original justice. Who knew that Danes even had “inner cities”? And why are ALL the international groups these days doing “soul music” better than the country that originated it? Something to think about…

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Did You Know KeKe Wyatt Did A Cover Of “Love Under New Management”? Me Either!

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Apr 24, 12

So not only did KeKe Wyatt do a cover of Miki Howard’s seminal jam “Love Under New Management”, but she also put it on her latest album Unbelievable!, which apparently came out last year!

I did not know KeKe Wyatt had a new album, and honestly, she sounds great. She’s a bit prone to histrionics vocally I feel like at times, but she actually did her GOOD singing on this cover.

Girl’s range is crazy, and I’m a bit sad that talents like hers aren’t sitting at the top of the charts. For whatever reason, at the end of the day, her voice is powerful, clear, and she manages to throroughly make this cover her own in my opinion. I also checked out the rest of the album and there’s also a remake of “Saturday Love” by Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal featuring her and Ruben Studdard.

Would you consider checking out KeKe’s latest album after hearing the above cover?

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Coverage: Dirty Loops Drives Adele Into The “Deep” End Of Churchy Soul With This Remake

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Apr 24, 12

I’ve heard of Dirty Loops on a couple of occasions and peeped one of their earlier covers of Britney Spears‘ “Circus” when it came out. However, their cover of “Rolling In The Deep” dropped today, and phew, is it a doozy.

If you are familiar with Gospel music, then this cover isn’t anything THAT crazy, but what does remain is that the vocalist in Dirty Loops has crazy range, and his voice while doing riffs has a tendency to sound a bit like Stevie Wonder in my opinion.

And does he EVER riff?! Phew! Some of his musical vocal combinations and choices of what notes to run up & down the scales are crazy.

Also, give the drummer some.

That being said, they tend to do a little bit too much, but they are definitely talented musicians. I like the way they flipped this. But if you go to a Black church jam session, aka, a “shed”, then this will definitely sound like something you’ve had before. It’s just a bit more jarring because it’s some white guys from Sweden. Lead singer Jonah grew up in church however, and I don’t know how they are churching in Sweden, but it DEFINITELY sounds similar to how we church in the United States. Just saying. Check out their website.

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What Do We Think: Follow Penguin Prison’s Instructions To The Letter And “Don’t F**K With My Money”

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Apr 24, 12

I’m with Penguin Prison. “Don’t F**K With My Money”, indeed!

I discovered this track a few months ago and have had it on repeat. Despite more true words never being spoken EVER, the song itself is a catchy, dance-y good time, replete with synths and chunky bass lines. Penguin Prison’s name itself is a bit jarring (why would you want to imprison penguins?!), this song definitely gave me “Happy Feet” (pun intended).

I got the chance to see them live a couple of weeks ago for Miike Snow here in Portland, and they were amazing. High energy, the songs translate well live, and there were a bunch of people there I’m sure that had never heard of them, but I think they left there fans of the group. They also have a great song called “Multi-Millionaire” which is dope, too. Chris Glover, who is “Penguin Prison”, also got his stripes doing remixes for such groups as Ellie Goulding, Marina & The Diamonds and more. The smooth electro-pop goes over easy and is not as hectic as David Guetta and insert random powerhouse vocalist here. He handles the vocals live well and is engaging enough to keep you interested in what funky slice of music they will offer up from song to song.

If they come to your town, stop through and check them out. Cop their self-titled album as well! Tell them Tha Feedback sent ya!

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Explore Music: “You Know You Like” AlunaGeorge

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Apr 24, 12

AlunaGeorge hit Pitchfork yesterday, and I’ve already digested and figured out that the best song in my opinion thus far that they’ve released is definitely the sultry, slithery funk that is “You Know You Like It”.

Aluna Francis’ tentative voice mixed with her Brit accent and light but agile voice are what make this track standout, and George Reid’s track channels the funk of yore mixed with an airy, electronic and sub-bass heavy sound that writhes up and down your spine.

AlunaGeorge got their start randomly making music, and they have a new EP hitting shelves as well. This video though reminds me of Kimbra (especially in the above video) meets Beverley Knight. And Robyn. And they had a electro R&B baby. They got their start off as friends making music for fun on their MacBook, only to realize that they’re actually kind of good at it. Rags to riches!

What do you all think of AlunaGeorge? Check out their latest song “Just A Touch” from their EP of the same name as the video above, due out today, below:

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Explore Music: Jai Paul’s “Jasmine” Is An Aural Trip Through A Rubberband-Soul Alternative Universe

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Apr 9, 12

You’ve probably never heard of Jai Paul. If you’ve heard Beyonce’s “End of Time”, then you’ve heard of Jai Paul. His song “BTSU” was sampled for the intro of that song — specifically the “don’t f**k with me” line. So if you thought you did hear the f-bomb at the beginning of the song — you did!

Jai Paul is an elusive beatsmith and creator, but the two songs he has released have been AMAZING. Even “Jasmine” is tagged as a “demo” officially for whatever reason. But the slinky soul, funky, hand-clapped menagerie of melody that is this song is undeniable. The vibe seeps into your psyche and you find yourself wanting to hit repeat and run it back.

Jai Paul’s vocals are light and nimble but laced in old soul and new sensibilities. It both counteracts and melds into the track, with just enough tentativeness to draw you in even more, listen upon listen.

I’m hoping he’ll release material more often, but “Jasmine” is a dope a** song, and you need to get up on this immediately.

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The Chicken Did Not Cross The Road For This Commercial, Mary J. Blige.

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Apr 2, 12

Mary J. Blige.

This is so wrong.

This is TERRIBLE.

Jesus Cray Christ, this is bad.

You know, if you wanted to sell more records just…get caught coming out of a club looking a hot mess like all the other stars do these days. I’d rather listen to Jennifer Hudson talk about birds in the sky and feeling good than this warbled monstrosity about chicken wraps and flour tortillas.

Lady, please!!

Happy Monday y’all.

Update: The commercial was pulled, but according to Burger King, it was pulled for “licensing issues”. Right. That ish was just BAD. But ok, I’m going to let Burger King cook LOL.

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What Do We Think: Tara King Doesn’t “Give A F_ck”; Do We?

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Mar 28, 12

One of my friend’s sent me Tara King’s EP Kissed By A Bullet…Shot By Love, and the standout cut for me was the song “I Don’t Give A F_ck”. I’ve had it in rotation for a couple of weeks, so I thought I’d share it with you all to see what you thought of it!

“I Don’t Give A F_ck” was the instant standout to me on her project. It’s just a catchy urban track with a nice level of braggadocio that I haven’t heard come from a female singer. Whoever produced this beat went in, and I love the subtle changes in the music bed throughout. Tara King is a decent singer, but this particular track is all about swagger and swing, and I love the line “Don’t matter how the cards fall, I’mma play my own game…I call it solitaire.”

Tara’s worked with some heavy hitters as an artist and also as a songwriter, and just recently came off the road from singing backgrounds with Lupe Fiasco. This is her first foray into solo stardom. Give it a listen and offer up some feedback as only we know how!

You can check her on Bandcamp, Tumblr, Twitter, and get the free download of Kissed By A Bullet…Shot By Love here.

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Missing Justin Timberlake, The Singer? Well, Insert Replacements Here: Conor Maynard & Justin Bieber

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Mar 27, 12

I see people on Twitter lamenting all the time about how “they miss Justin Timberlake” making music. Could he be pushed out of the way by the acts below?

First up is a UK sensation now poised for stardom here in the States, Conor Maynard. Conor’s being touted as the “next Justin Timberlake“, and while he may have the urban production caliber to make that boast, does he have the chops and swagger of Justin?

My opinion on Conor is that his voice is a cool mix of Robin Thicke meets Justin Timberlake, though I’m not sure if he will be huge here. The kids should like this though, and with the help of heavyweights such as Pharrell (who also worked with Justin Timberlake…) and Ne-Yo, and his debut single due out April 16th, we shall see how and if it skyrockets to popularity here in the US. He, like Justin Bieber, was signed off the strength of his YouTube covers, which to date have about 55 million views. The Brits have been taking over the US airways (mostly due to Adele), but can a younger Brit star sway the teenybopper group away from such fare as Chris Brown and Rihanna’s dueling duet singles?

Speaking of Justin Bieber, his voice has dropped, and he’s using such words as “swag” and lowkey rapping on his new joint “Boyfriend”. He also seems to be going for a more urban vibe on his upcoming release, and if “Boyfriend” is any example of what we have to look forward to — whoa. Not much singing. Much more talk rapping. Interesting. Justin Bieber seems to channel the feel of N*Sync’s “Gone” into an urban heater of sorts, if you follow me. His new album Believe is out later this year. And allegedly, he’s tapped Timbaland and a host of other urban producers, further giving weight to my suppositions above…

BOTH of these songs sound similar, and really, these two acts could be interchangeable. All that to say, I miss Justin Timberlake as an R&B artist. Despite the Janet debacle, and his terrible movies, dude made good albums. Is this the next generation as the stars get older and transition out of the music business? Thoughts?

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The 3rd Degree: Check Out My Interview With Cassow

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Mar 27, 12

In the latest in the series of interviews that I hosted for The 3rd Degree with local blog 360degreesunlimited.com, I interview local Portland artist Cassow.

Cassow is an up-and-coming hip-hop artist in Portland that weaves some interestingly vivid and poignant pictures through his music, most of which set him apart from his local contemporaries.

Check out the interview, and if you’re interested in Cassow, hit him up on Twitter, like him on Facebook and tell him that Tha Feedback sent ya!

Check out his song, “The Ruins” below, it’s a deep joint to get into.

If you missed our last interview with rapper Luck One, check that here!

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