Sorry to have to stray into something vaguely political, but MTV are trying to pull a fast one on all those future Lily Allens & Arctic Monkeys. Billy puts it to the man! Apparently they are encouraging people to post…
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Monthly Archives: August 2006
The 10 Best Songs Used As Samples
Hopefully the 10 best covers & 10 best remixes lists have given you something to talk about. Now let’s pick the 10 best songs to provide samples for other songs.. (DJ Kool sampling Marlena Shaw, Unwind Yourself) Minnie Ripperton –…
Top 10 Best Remixes Ever (And The Worst!)
Ok, so carrying on from my list of the top 10 best cover versions ever, I thought I’d pick out my favourite ever remixes. And of course, the one that most makes me want to rip off my ears… Nuyorican…
The 10 Best Cover Versions Ever (and the worst as well)
I haven’t had a lot of time to do detailed posts recently, so hopefully my top 10 cover versions, remixes samples (and use of samples) will allow me to get through a lot of good stuff in not too much…
Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews – Frontin’ (Cover Version of Pharrel & Jay-Z Song)
Another cover of the Pharrel & Jay-Z track Frontin’ – this time a jazzy version by someone called Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews – no really.. The Jamie Cullum cover of Frontin’ by Pharrel & Jay-Z is one of my favourites…
Peter, Bjorn & John – Young Folks (Feat. Victoria Bergsman (ex) Of The Concretes)
Young Folks by Peter, Bjorn & John isn’t the sort of thing I normally post about. It’s not a cover, remix or sample – but it is a lovely tune, and I just had to share it with you! The…
Ben Westbeech – So Good Today (Yoruba Suite Remix)
Ben Westbeech is the first signing to Gilles Peterson’s new record label Brownswood, and this remix brings a bit of house to this very soulful tune….. Like so many things that I first hear on Gilles Peterson’s Radio 1 show,…
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