Jan
19
2012

American Idol Is Back!

Savannah Auditions: Phillip Phillips

American Idol Is Back!

So loved this audition on American Idol last night.

Phillip Phillips sounds like a little Dave Matthews meets Ray LaMontagne meets John Mayer.

Love his voice. Love.

And yeah the boy has the ‘look’—he’s easy on the eyes. I think Steven Tyler may have even been crushing on him too (it was obvious that Miss J-Lo was totally smitten).

Jan
18
2012

The Original Vs The Cover

Somebody That I Used To Know

The Original Vs The Cover

Right now in the music world there is a battle of the song going on...original vs cover.

The song in question is 'Somebody That I Used To Know' by Belgium-Australian singer/songwriter Gotye (feat Kimbra). It sits at song #8 on iTunesCanada Singles Chart.
 
Then there's the cover by Walk of the The Earth. It comes in at #2 on the iTunes Canada Singles Chart.
 
You either love the cover or you love the original.
 
Now I have a soft spot for good covers but Gotye's vocal stylings of Peter Gabriel meets Sting makes me swoon—so I am on Team Original.
 
Here are both versions...and you can decide for yourself...Team Original or Team Cover?

Jan
17
2012

The Winter Summer Playlist

Dreaming of Summer in January

The Winter Summer Playlist

I wasn't planning on making my summer music playlists until the middle of June but...

A. I am so very over winter already. I'm done with the snow, the cold, the windchill and the freezing rain.

B. I keep getting newsletters on the fabulous spring/summer 2012 shoe and fashion collections from various designers and stores and it makes my heart long for the days where the white stuff is non-existant.

So today is a snow day in Ottawa—so while I'm facing the reality of 15-20cm of snow and freezing rain—I'll keep my sanity with thoughts of relaxing on a giant hammock by a pool with some fruity drink [with the required umbrella] in hand, listening to music.

So this morning I searched my iPod for anything that qualified as summer music...the kind that takes you on a blissful musical journey. That is until the kiddies wake you up from that laid-back zoned-out trance with calls of 'I'm bored...'

I have too many 'summer songs' to mention them all, but here are some of my favourite tracks that always make me think warm sun, sounds of birds, walking barefoot through the grass and running though the sprinkler just for fun...

Sunny Days by Consuelo Bernardi on Grooveshark