I don't shill for my employer very often, but this is worth mentioning...

The video for  "Open Arms," the first single from Annie Lennox's upcoming album Songs of Mass Destruction, premiered on Amazon.com today.

As you would expect, she sounds (and looks) fantastic. The video was kinda wah-wah.

Check her new video out here

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I was introduced to the catchy-as-hell Pinkberry jingle a few months ago by e_ticket  and mattycub . For weeks, "Sorry, ice cream..." would pop in my head. Maddening!

Imagine my surprise when I read today that the jingle was written/performed by The Lady Tigra, one half of the late-80's Miami Bass duo L'Trimm! Besides schilling for Pinkberry, The Lady Tigra is back ( Read more... )

I just read bobaloo 's latest installment in his fun series of hidden gems/guilty pleasures, where he mentions Mel & Kim, one of the acts produced by Stock Aitken Waterman back in the late 80s / early 90s. I used to love them! I started watching video clips of them and other SAW acts, and I was pleasantly surprised to find a video of my favorite S-A-W ( Read more... )

I just read the links in analog_guy's post about big girls in the music industry, featuring the excellent Beth Ditto from The Gossip.

For a little bit o' fun, here's The Gossip performing a cover of Wham!'s "Careless Whisper" on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge on BBC Radio1. Love the little bit of Kelly Clarkson in the intro!

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