UNEARTHING MUSICAL GEMS - Saturday Seven (29/9/12)

Annoyingly my iPod died yesterday just as I was going to start doing the Friday Five Musical Gems. As I pressed play all I heard was a tiny noise, like a faint scream, from within. It's not the first time it has decided to go on strike even though it was fully charged, but I can't really complain because it's a first generation iPod, it's completely full, and it has suffered more abuse in the years that I've owned it than I care to admit to. And anyway, it's probably having a bit of a sulk because I've just bought a new iPod so I can continue to load music without having to wipe anything off of the old one. Clearly the old iPod is becoming a bit like a high maintenance partner...not sure how long I'll cope with that, but today it seems to have forgiven me and has dutifully done a daily shuffle as requested, so it has earned a bit of a reprieve!

So as you've had to wait, I've decided to be extra generous and do a Saturday Seven! I hope you find a new gem or rediscover an old favourite from the following list:

Sun Is Shining - Funkstar De Luxe vs Bob Marley
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Knocked Up - Kings Of Leon
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Ready For The Floor - Hot Chip
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Celestica - Crystal Castles
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The Only One I Know - The Charlatans
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Ego A Go Go - Robbie Williams
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C'Mon (Catch Em By Surprise) - Tiesto vs Diplo feat. Busta Rhymes
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Enjoy! As always, I'd love to hear your comments on this week's selection. :-)

UNEARTHING MUSICAL GEMS - Five for Friday (21/9/12)

If you know me, you know I have quite an eclectic and very vast collection of music. You will also know that I'm never very far away from my ipod, which I normally put on shuffle once a day, and it usually unearths little gems that I had long forgotten about. Those of you who have followed me from the very beginning will know that I used to write a short blog on my Facebook page every week called "Unearthing Musical Gems" in which I shared those little gems.

It has been some time since I last did the last one, but I'm going to restart the series, here on this blog, in the hope that at least one song on the weekly list will resonate with you, be it taking you back to where you were when you first heard it and reliving some memories, or introducing you to some new music that you have never heard before. I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to leave comments to share your thoughts...

So, without further ado, I present this week's Five for Friday:

Time Is Running Out - Muse
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Spitfire - The Prodigy
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Beggin You (Armin Van Buuren remix) - Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren
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Gone To Pieces - Nik Kershaw
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Ms Jackson - Outkast
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I love all of the songs, but the one that stirs up the biggest memories for me is "Gone To Pieces" by Nik Kershaw. I love the lyrics to the song and can really identify with them at times! I remember listening to it when I was a youngster with one of my best friends at the time. We used to get together in the school holidays and "borrow" her big sister's cassette of it when she was out at work, and play it over and over. Good times!

I've included links to the songs on iTunes and YouTube (where I can) so you can have a listen.

Enjoy! Don't forget to share your thoughts...

HOUSE OF CARDS IS OUT TODAY!

Well the day has finally arrived! My new track, "House Of Cards", is out today! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!! :-)

It's been a hard slog as I've been battling a neck and shoulder problem, and I have also recently had an operation on my elbow, but I'm pleased that it's finally complete and I can now unleash it on the world!

So, if you'd like to listen to it you can find it here:
Soundcloud
Youtube
ReverbNation

And if you'd like to buy it you can get it here:
iTunes
CDBaby
Amazon

Thanks for your continued support, I really appreciate it. If you have any comments please let me know - I know I could talk for England, so it'd be nice to hear from you guys for a change!

Enjoy!
xx