rockdancejump.com » Alternative http://rockdancejump.com Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:01:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Lana del Ray – Video Games http://rockdancejump.com/2011/10/17/lana-del-ray-video-games/ http://rockdancejump.com/2011/10/17/lana-del-ray-video-games/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:55:27 +0000 Cili http://rockdancejump.com/?p=953 Lana Del Rey is the stage name of Elizabeth Grant (born 1986 or 1987), an American singer songwriter.

Lana Del Rey’s Video Games released this week after already securing over 2 million YouTube hits. The song was named “Best New Track” by Pitchfork and was featured on The CW TV-Series Ringer. Tickets for Grant’s show in London sold out in half an hour.

Her voice is so captivating. It’s so unique and never heard a voice like that.

Video Games

More about Lana Del Ray on here.

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Here’s her cover of Bon Iver’s song Skinny Love – and I don’t actually know which one I prefer!

Birdy – Skinny Love

Bon Iver – Skinny Love (Live at La Blogotheque)

]]> http://rockdancejump.com/2011/05/03/birdy/feed/ 0 Stalko – White Lies and more… http://rockdancejump.com/2011/05/02/stalko-white-lies/ http://rockdancejump.com/2011/05/02/stalko-white-lies/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 10:51:29 +0000 Matt http://rockdancejump.com/?p=893 Last December, Danii wrote a post introducing Stalko just before their intimate gig at Coach and Horses. The gig was brilliant and we were really delighted with the fine acoustic melodies together with intricate song writing – really good stuff.

They’re back with some new stuff… the videos below are still very fresh from yesterday’s live performance

White Lies

Man on the moon

Spires

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Thirteen Senses – Into the Fire

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Lippy Kids

2 more videos…

Open Arms

Neat Little Rows

]]> http://rockdancejump.com/2011/04/02/elbow/feed/ 0 Karen Elson http://rockdancejump.com/2011/03/30/karen-elson/ http://rockdancejump.com/2011/03/30/karen-elson/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:37:29 +0000 Janni http://rockdancejump.com/?p=867 It’s been a long time since our last post and I thought of breaking the silence with a new artist I discovered not so long ago. Her name is Karen Elson and she really is a model first and foremost but her talent as a singer/songwriter and guitarist is undeniable. She walked the runways of Marc Jacobs (one of my personal faves), D&G, Chanel, Versace and the likes.

She delved into music a while ago when she, together with some others, founded the political cabaret group The Citizen Bands and many critics praised her vocal skills. Elson also contributed backings to a remix of a Robert Plant’s song and duetted with Cat Power.

However, she’s a songwriter in her own right and the video I chose for you is her live version of ‘Pretty Babies‘, one of the songs found in her debut album ‘The Ghost Who Walks‘. Jack White, of White Stripes fame (and Elson’s husband) produced the album… his musical influence can be felt in these songs but it really goes hand in hand with Elson’s vision.

Enjoy!

 

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Over the past 3 years, MTV EXIT and USAID have collaborated with Radiohead, The Killers and Muse to produce music videos that highlight the dangers and impact of human trafficking

Radiohead – All I Need

The Killers – Goodnight, Travel well

Muse – MK Ultra

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Undisclosed Desires

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OOWcsFj0U

Uprising

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog

MK Ultra

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7wN04nYCJA

Feeling Good

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmwRQqJsegw

]]> http://rockdancejump.com/2010/11/10/some-muse/feed/ 0 KOL – Come Around Sundown http://rockdancejump.com/2010/11/07/kol-come-around-sundown/ http://rockdancejump.com/2010/11/07/kol-come-around-sundown/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:42:19 +0000 Matt http://rockdancejump.com/?p=752 While I was on break from blogging, Kings of Leon have released a new album. It’s quite different from the previous one; This album sound more tight, more complete and more mature… although I must admit that it took a few days to grow on me. And I still think that it lack the mainstream hits like Use somebody and Sex on Fire. Here’s the first single, Radioactive

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBbMbKSZrQ

I’ve been mostly dazzled by the rich bass lines carefully placed in each song -- amazing! and quite a lot to learn here for us bassists!

read more to listen to the full album…

The album was being streamed on the band’s website for a couple of days before the launch. Thankfully somekindofawesome have managed to keep a working link to the source, which I’m replicating below. Enjoy it!

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I was at first intrigued by how much this song sounds like something coming from The Killer, and then I got to know that actually Brandon Flowers is the frontman of the The Killers!

Crossfire

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