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nobody@vox.com(Jason) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:29:03 -0700

Top Artists this Week (see more)

16 Mar 2008 – 23 Mar 2008

1		Danity Kane
2		José González
2		Zero 7
4		Ghostface
5		Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek
6		Elisabeth Withers
7		Madvillain
7		Jamie Lidell
9		Chris Joss
10		Talib Kweli

Last week's pick-ups/purchases: Ghostface Killah's Big Doe Rehab, Elisabeth Withers's It Can Happen to Anyone, Jamie Lidell's Jim (Thanks Felicia!), Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, Super Cool: California Soul 2, Zap Mama's Supermoon, and

Is Anybody Listening

Danity Kane

Hoping to get to know each other better, the guys and girls jump in a limo for a night out at on the town. The drive is filled with awkward silence, but once at the club, everyone starts to loosen up. After a round of shots, Aubrey and Donnie start dirty dancing and Dawn and Qwanell get flirty. Stay focused, guys!

The next day brings all the Making the Band 4 participants back together for the first day of recording. The girls nail a song called "Is Anybody Listening," proving that they already have a winning formula in place.

- Making The Band 4 (Season 2) | Episode 1: Battle of the Sexes, MTV

Last.fm Recommended:

I Like Giants

Kimya Dawson

Kimya Dawson is most famous (in my mind) for being the fantastically charismatic folk singer from Olympia who once photographed her own poop and posted it on her MySpace. She's also an honest and bright songwriter who plays joyful acoustic guitar while singing optimistic and sometimes weird songs. While you drive to Kent, think of the opening lines to "I Like Giants"—"When I go for a drive/I like to pull off to the side/of the road/turn out the lights/get out and look up at the sky/And I do this to remind me that I'm really, really tiny/in the grand scheme of things/and sometimes this terrifies me."

- Road Trip by Megan Selig, The Stranger, 10.24.07

Song of the Week:

Another Day

Jamie Lidell

With all the music I bought last week in a sneeze-filled haze, the song of note comes from an impromptu video chat with Felicia and her gracious file sharing. I remember being underwhelmed with Jamie Lidell's Multiply so I was prepared to find his new album nice but forgettable. This track is far from that. A bright and shiny blast of soul, this is a song you put on first thing in the morning. I might have an inexplicable love for my Danity Kane girls but I know serious music when I hear it and this is mixtape worthy now and will likely be 5 years from now.

Wake up!

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Vox Hunt: A Favorite Song from '06

nobody@vox.com(Jason) — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:11:16 -0800

Audio: Share one of your favorite songs from 2006.

Show Stopper (Ft. Diddy & Yung Joc)

Danity Kane

I'm not even going to front or try to explain. 55 spins in 4 months? It must be love.

Which is a good segue into my next post actually...

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Best Music of '06: Two Ends of the Spectrum

nobody@vox.com(Jason) — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:22:46 -0800

My Best of '06 answer in two parts. This is the first in a series of extended entries about those parts.

Veneer

José González

Veneer is an exercise in simplicity, with a somber and contemplative tone deepened by an affinity for bossa nova and flamenco. At 27, Gonzalez has aligned himself with folk artists who operate under the belief that quiet truly is the new loud.

- A Quiet 'Veneer' from Jose Gonzalez, NPR, 01.23.06

Danity Kane

The CD will stand in a high place in music history because of its pure musical perfection. The harmonies all fall into place to create a beautiful sound that intrigues not only the ear, but the mind. By mastering these essentials of music, Danity Kane sets itself apart from other groups.

- Danity Kane, Teen Ink, 11.06

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