B Rad of the W

This week it just seems like I can not get enough of CocoRosie. They have some crazy unique music. I really like the below song “Japan”. It is hard to say what their style is. Each album is a little different and each song for that matter seems like a new audio experiment.

CocoRosie is two sisters, Bianca and Sierra, who are based in France but are native Americans born in Iowa and Hawaii. Their web site is here. Enjoy the below song. The video sucks but the song is good, odd but good.

I was listening to some techno crap with the Crazy Frog last night. I don’t know why but this audio mush just draws me in like a moth to a flame. Crazy Frog had a version of a Gummy Bear song that I found overly appealing. Having time on my hands and not much sense I looked into it and found out the original was done by Gummibär. I liked the original more than the Crazy frog remake so I of course had to download it. Yes I illegally used LimeWire. Well this new song crawled into my head took a large shit and made a nest! Soon I was in a cold sweat and needed more. I went to ITunes and bought Gummibär’s whole album. Now the iPod is hot running Gummibär nonstop while I kindly plea to the battery gods to give me 30 more seconds. My soul slowly fades away while my ears bleed me out like a holiday hog.

So it turns out Crazy Frog is my pot habit that lead me to the harder drug Gummibär! Damn! I guess it could be worse, I could have become hooked on The New Kids of the Blocks new album!! WTF… the world does not need this but that is a whole other post. One more slash! Have they not noticed… they are not “kids” anymore.

So allow me to be your dealer for the day. I bring you Gummibär.

I found a list of artists to watch for in 2008. They of course are MySpace artists. So below I have incorporated the ones I like as well as some others that I enjoy.

The Bird and the Bee - Their website is thebirdandthebee.com. I love their sound. It is not earth rocking but it is a good upbeat lifting good mood sound.

Bree Sharp - Her website is breesharp.com. Well she is hot. That seems to cement in a lot of stardom and success unfortunately. Her voice is nothing new but it is very pleasant and her songs are fun.

Terami Hirsch - Her web site is terami.com. I really like this. It has a unique and distinctive sound. This is the kind of music I like when I just want to veg and contemplate the meaning of life. there is a lot of depth and variation to the music that keeps you listening and digging deeper into the songs. My favorite so far is little light.

Tay Zonday - His website is tayzonday.com. I have mentioned Tay before and I can not wait to see where he goes. His voice is very uniqu and I thin once he finds his nitch he is going to do some impressive things. His music is currently free to download.

Elizabeth and the Catapult - Their website is elizabethandthecatapult.com. Again this is nothing that pushes the boundaries but it is has a good soothing sound.

Jon Lajoie - His website is jonlajoie.com. OK so he is not a MySpace star but YouTube is close enough and his music is good and damn funny so check it out.

Fredo Viola - His web site is fredoviola.com. This is another one of my absolute favorites. Very sad and heart felt sound but a great listen. “Sad Song” will make your eyes wet and is very good. “Robinson Crusoe” is also another of my favorite songs by Fredo.

So some of these have already been in my blog but I like them and want to mention them again so just deal with it.

Earlier in my blog I posted about Tay Zonday a musically inclined internet artist I like. Well he has another video out. It is not a great song, actually just a silly remix of his Chocolate Rain song. It is however real damn funny and it is good to see Tay making some green backs from Dr. Pepper. I assume he is getting some green backs. If not he is not playing the game right. Since he is giving his music away for free and providing so much YouTube entertainment someone better be giving him some cash!

Wow! I could ramble on and on about how blown away I am with Tay Zonday but it is just best if you check him out for yourself. I will however ramble a little.

He is only 25 yet he has a rich creamy voice like no other. Not only does he have the gift of a magic voice but the lad can play piano as well! I don’t do music so I can’t tell actual talent from general skill. I just know what I like. However, it looks to me like his ivory tapping is pretty decent. Not that anyone makes keyboards with ivory anymore but you get the point. His voice however is the thing that for me merits him worth noting and worthy of great praise.

He seems to have a genuine healthy glow as well. He just looks content and like an all around good chap. Not that a few YouTube videos gives you any perspective into a person but you can certainly spot the ass bags in a hurry. Oh and he is from Minnesota so you have to give him a pat on the back for that!

Now the shocker!! All the songs he performs in the videos he has on YouTube are free to download. That is right Timmy he is just like Santa, bringing gifts to all the good little boys and girls. Well except he is not over weight and he does not have any facial hair. I can only speculate that he does not have reindeer or a furry red suit. Watch the video posted below and if his talent raises an eyebrow be sure to check out Tay’s YouTube page so you can enjoy all the talent he has leaked out for our enjoyment. He also does voice over work. Tay’s personal web site also has all his songs available for a listen without the video.

Great stuff! The video I posted is not his best video but the song is good and it shows him in a more “lad next door way”. I actually had to watch several videos before I was ready to even believe this voice was coming from him. I also really enjoy the song “Internet Dream”.