Just call me Paula

So I thought I would try to continue to deliver the goods in the form of FREE music...well GOOD free music that is! Since you can find just about anything on the web these days, I'll do my best to find you the keepers. I'll do the dirty work and be your unemployed Paula Abdul...judging the tunes before I tell you where you can get them.

Speaking of Paula, I totally miss her on Idol. Ellen is just not going the trick! And don't get me started on Kara! Sadly, this will probably be my last year watching Idol. Next year without Simon, it's going to be baaad. This year's talent isn't very good anyway or even memorable.

Rumours of Paula are floating around for her return to TV...from the US version of X-Factor to a re-vamp of Star Search to the next season of SYTYCD...we'll see if any pan out! Paula, where are you? We miss your crazy yet heartfelt comments!

Seven free songs every week is going to be kinda hard so I'll try my best every week to at least find a few. I have couple ditties I enjoyed this week, some free and some not. Here they are:

Monday - "Rocket" (Richard X One Zero Remix) - Goldfrapp - Get excited, their new album is out this week and it's going to be hot! I have previewed some of the songs on Itunes and they are great! Head First is released this week! This first single remix I found on amazon.com for free. Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/s/ref=dm_tw_0309week_free/?node=334897011&field-date=20100309-20100315

Tuesday - "One in a Lifetime" - Monica - Ok, ya'll know I'm not a huge R&B fan, but I thought some of my readers might like it, so thought I'd cater to ya. Actually, the only song I really liked from Monica was that duet with Brandy from 4ever ago. Although slightly depressing and uplifting at the same time, this song has grown on me. Her new album Still Standing is out this week too. Here is the free link for a limited time!

http://www.amazon.com/One-In-A-Lifetime/dp/B003BT7MEO/ref=dm_tw_monica_free

Wednesday - "Animal" - Neon Trees - I have told you before about the free weekly tune on Itunes every week. Sometimes they are great and sometime they suck! This weeks is good. Keep in mind they change every Tuesday, so you only have today to get this song. Just go to the free section on Itunes near the bottom of the homepage. This band hales from Utah and the single is off their debut Habits album released last week. I'll check out the rest and report back but I do love this single!




Thursday - "Take Control" - Julissa Veloz - I WISH this song was free but it was only $1.99 on Itunes for 3 versions and let me tell you, they are HOT. I can see this being that summer anthem especially in the clubs! I don't remember her but apparently she was nicknamed "Tiara girl" from her American Idol auditions from Season 8. She didn't make it past Hollywood week.






Friday - "All This Time" - OneRepublic - I slow it down a bit with this selection. This song is so pretty and I'm totally obsessed. Not to be super cheesy, but this song would be perfect for a wedding. In true Paula fashion, I would totally be balling at this selection. This is off their new album Waking Up which is really good. Pick it up if you haven't yet, I like it better than their




first!Saturday -"The Journey" - Dolores O'Riordan - I used to have a cranberries obsession and not just for my vodka:) Back in the 90's, The Cranberries were one of my favorite bands! Did you know Dolores has released two solo albums? This is off her second one No Baggage released last year. This is a perfect song for a long run or at least for me it is. I really like these motivating songs for my runs.





Sunday - "Tea Party" - Kerli - This is off the Almost Alice soundtrack, and is another great song by this Estonian Princess. Look for her new album this spring!

Free Music!!!!

Now that I got your attention, don't you wish it was true!?! Hahaha

Shameful and tacky in an attempt to lure readers and fans?...Totally! I know.

Actually if you know me, I'm anything but those two words...(at least I hope). So this week, all the tunes are free!! Just click the links and download the MP3's. See good things can be free to those who read!

I won't drown you with words since it's the tunes you want! Here you go, 7 free songs!


Monday - "Memories" - David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi (Armand Van Helden Remix) - I already featured this song in my playlist a few weeks ago. Well now you have a hot remix for your dancing pleasure!


- Memories (feat. Kid Cudi) (Armand Van Helden Vocal Remix)


Tuesday -"She Don't Wanna Man" - Asher Roth (Yes Giantess Remix) - So this should totally be the theme song to the Ellen show. Take a listen! HAHHAAHHA. Naa seriously, Roth is a American rapper and this is off his Asleep in the Bread Aisle released last year. That is Keri Hilson you do hear in the background of this vocal. The new Eminem?


- She Don't Wanna Man (Yes Giantess Remix)


Wednesday - "Sleepyhead" - Passion Pitt (Cassette Club Remix) - Hailing from Cambridge, MA this electronic band's biggest hit is this single from their Manners album last year. One of my fellow colleagues and blog followers got me into this band, thanks Brian!


- Sleepyhead (Cassette Club Remix)


Thursday - "Proxy" - Echo & The Bunnyman - Talk about an old skool post-punk band! They formed a year after I was born but still are releasing albums. This is off their 2009 Fountains album and this ditty fits right into the current music trend..a somewhat collaboration of Vampire Weekend meets Fall Out Boy if you will!


- Proxy


Friday - "Your Love is a Drug" - Leighton Meester - Your favorite bitch, Blair Waldorf, from Gossip Girl is releasing her debut album this April. Her first single with Robin Thicke, "Somebody to Love", slowly grew on me last year. This pop perfection is my new obsession of the week! Upper East Siders, let's so hope B brings some more HOT tunes this spring!


XOXO,
tone4thedef





Saturday - "Baby Can't Stop" -Lindstrom & Christabelle - Disco fever! OMG this song is totally going to be on SYTYCD next season! An infectious, poptastic track from the Norwegian pair’s first collaborative effort, Real Life Is No Cool.


- Baby Can't Stop (Radio Edit)



Sunday - "Hustle" - Tunng - Have you heard of Folktronic? Yeah, me either! But you guessed it. It's folk music infused with electronic beats. For that reason alone, you have to listen to this song. Give it a few seconds, it starts off slow but the melody and vocal styling are great! Plus any remix with the words 'bloc party' in it and you it's going to be good! This is the first single off their next album ...And Then We Saw Land which is to be released on March 1st, 2010.


- Hustle (Bloc Party Remix)

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The Current Soundtrack of My Life

Did everyone watch the Oscars last night? I did for the most part. However, I feel next year I may only watch the Red Carpet on E! and then the last hour. All that drab in the middle made me switch between my Judge Judy on DVR and the live telecast. Yes, Judge Judy...obsessed!

With the show just yesterday, I thought I'd dedicate my blog to movies this week...sorta;) This week's theme is soundtracks. Remember when movie soundtracks dominated the billboard charts? It's been a few years but "The BodyGuard", "City of Angels", and "Garden State" are few that come to mind.

My all time favorite soundtrack is probably from the movie "Cruel Intentions" or "Go". I know old skool right?

I found some new songs and soundtracks for this week's playlist. A lot of them are dominated by the new movie I was dying to see Alice in Wonderland. Although I still am going to see it, don't you hate when critic reviews ruin it? I heard it's not too uhmazing. Oh well, I'm A.D.Dicted to 3-D after Avatar so I'll definitely see it in the theater.

Here are some great tunes from soundtracks for you to check out!

MONDAY - "Stay Here Forever" - Jewel from the "Valentine's Day" album - So I didn't see this movie based purely on the shiteous critic reviews but honestly I never had a desire to see it. It looked like a ripoff of "He's Just Not That Into You" or "Love Actually". I do love me some Jewel. If you haven't seen her life, do it! She tells the most hilarious stories in between her songs!




TUESDAY -"Wunderkind" - Alanis Morissette from The Chronicles of Narnia and The Vancouver Olympics soundtrack - If you didn't watch the closing ceremonies from this year's Olympics, you missed an amazing performance by Canada's best musical export. Damn, girl looked HOT!! Way to go! Show Mr. Ryan Reynolds what he is missing out on! Scarlet Shmarlet:)




WEDNESDAY -"Strange" - Tokio Hotel feat. Kerli from the "Almost Alice" soundtrack - So I have never got into Tokio Hotel basically just because I never heard any of their songs. I know they were quite the rage a year or two ago. Anyway, I do love Kerli a.k.a the Estonian Lady Gaga! Please check out her "Love is Dead" album from 2008. Also her new album due in May!




THURSDAY - "Follow me Down" - 30h!3 feat. Neon Hitch from the "Almost Alice" soundtrack - This electronic band hales from Boulder, CO and get their name from the 303 area code for Colorado. You may have heard them featured in Ke$ha's new "Blah Blah BLah" song. BTW, that is the last you will hear of her in the blog. She is mega annoying and you will never hear her in this playlist!




FRIDAY - "My Life Would Suck Without You" - from the Glee Soundtrack volume 2 - Are you a Gleek? I totally am! How could you not? It's super cheesy fun with great humour and popular remixes of songs new and old! Tuesday April 13 is the date it returns! On a side note, Miss Kelly Clarkson joins Lilith Fair 2010. I'm so there!




SATURDAY -"Keep Holding On'" - from the Glee Soundtrack Volume 1 - Almost better than the original version from Avril Lavgine who coincidentally had her version featured in the 2006 "Eragon" dragon movie and has a super annoying song on the "Almost Alice" soundtrack . NPH and JLo are supposedly making guest appearances this season and they are even having a Madonna music only episode! So excited to put Glee music in my playlist without you thinking I'm a total GLEEK!





SUNDAY - "No Sound but the Wind" The Editors from the "Twilight: New Moon Saga" - So I can't leave the vampire craze outta my movie playlist. Look for the "Eclipse" soundtrack later this year. I didn't love this soundtrack, a tad gloom for me but I did like the track and totally like the movies.




So did anyone notice that the Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris "Break My Heart" song I featured more than a month ago in my "Love is in the Air' playlist is now #1 on Itunes this week? I told you I find the music first for you! Here is the official video!