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Album Review: M.I.A. – Matangi
After a slew of delayed release dates, a controversial plan to drop the fourth record by M.I.A. on the Tamil New Year fizzled out like the rest of them. In addition to a $1.5 million lawsuit from the NFL and … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Bad Girls, Brazilian Girl, Doc McKinney, Drake, Interscope, Janis Joplin, M.I.A., Madonna, Matangi, MDNA, NFL, Nicki Minaj, Romain Gavras, Switch, Teqkilla, The Partysquad, the weeknd
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Infrasound: xSDTRK’s Feet Get Heavy, Distorted, and Unsettling With Simplified Musical Bliss
Yonatan Ayal, known under the name xSDTRK has had music in his blood for a long time. Starting piano playing at age three, Ayal grew up to study at the Toronto Royal Conservatory and since has become a multi-instrumentalist. What this 23 year … Continue reading
GIVEAWAY: Countdown to Canadian Music Week and Win With OTM!
2020k and Open ‘Til Midnight have been dropping hints at huge giveaways in collaboration with both blogs for months and the beginnings are finally happening over at OTMBlog.com! Check out the information, taken directly from Amber Waves’ blog itself and enter … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, Exclusives
Tagged Amanda Merdzan, Amanda Palmer, Amos The Transparent, Beekeeper, City and the Sea, Crowns For Convoy, Doc McKinney, Esthero, Future History, Giveaway, Goodnight, iamamiwhoami, Morning Fame, Murder By Death, Noel Johnson, Old English, OTM Blog, Res, Sidney York, Sunrise, The Danger Bees, The Falls, the weeknd, Wet Eyes
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Flashback: Raf Riley x Etta Bond – Emergency Room
How did we miss this?! While streaming through related songs on Soundcloud.com, Etta Bond and Raf Riley’s “Boring Bitches” began to unexpectedly play from the speakers and a feeling of intense intrigue washed over the rest of the day. Emergency Room is a joint … Continue reading
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Tagged Emergency Room, Etta Bond, Keri Hilson, Lily Allen, Raf Riley, the weeknd
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New Aaliyah & Drake Track Titled “Enough Said” Hits The Internet
Rumors of Drake executive producing a project involving the vault of unreleased songs by deceased R&B singer Aaliyah have been running high and rampant on the internet and we get our first taste of whatever’s to come on the surprise Sunday release … Continue reading
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Tagged 2pac, Aaliyah, Burial, Drake, Enough Said, James Blake, Kelis, Missy Elliott, the weeknd, Timbaland
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Album Review: Norah Jones – …Little Broken Hearts
Jazz-crossover Norah Jones has always had a bit of the blues in her. From her debut single [Youtube] to “Thinking About You” [YouTube] off of Not Too Late and beyond, we’ve seen a slight dark side amongst the light. However, nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged ...Little Broken Hearts, Brian Burton, Danger Mouse, Lee Alexander, Norah Jones, the weeknd
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The Weeknd To Support Florence & The Machine on 5 U.S. Tour Dates
Although an odd pairing to see on tour, it’s been confirmed that The Weeknd will be supporting Florence and the Machine on five of their 2012 United States tour dates. Blood Orange and The Maccabees will also open on selected dates. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Orange, Florence and, Shake It Out remix, The Macabees, the weeknd, Tour
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Flashback: 2020k In Review & Top 20 Songs of 2011!
It’s been a busy first year for 2020k! There’s been lots of new music to put up, interviews with Nikki Jean, Sahy Uhns, Ilia Darlin, and Origamibiro (to be posted in January 2012). We’ve had giveaways, we’ve made connections, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 top songs, Atticus Ross, Big Hurry, Bjork, Boards of Canada, Boreal Network, Britney Spears, Burial, Coldplay, Erykah Badu, flashback, Foster the People, Goldfrapp, iamamiwhoami, Imogen Heap, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Karen O, lady gaga, Late NIght Alumni, massive attack, moby, Natalia Kills, Nikki Jean, Origamibiro, radiohead, Sahy Uhns, Solange, Starsmith, The Roots, the weeknd, Tori Amos, Trent Reznor
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“Marry The Night” by Lady Gaga: A Video Premiere & an Excellent Execution of a Mainstream Single
“It’s like Whitney, but imagine if Bruce Springsteen had a baby with Whitney Houston — that’s what it is,” she said. “And that was it! We made a baby. Finally. After all that fornication, miserably long and tedious, Fernando and … Continue reading
Posted in Music Business, track review, Video
Tagged Andy Carr Interview, Bad Romance Mashup, Beyonce, Born This Way, Bruce Springsteen, Daft Punk, Dave Russel, David Jost, DJ White Shadow, Drake, Eric Morris, Fernando Garibay, Gene Grimaldi, Glitch Mob, Illangelo, lady gaga, Madonna, Marry The Night, music business, Paul Pavao, Remix, the weeknd, TLC, Tony Bennett, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Track Review, Whitney Houston, Zedd
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Album Review: The Weeknd – Thursday
Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, better known as 2020k’s vote for one of the most unique and refreshing artists to produce R&B music in the last couple of years, finds himself working exclusively with Doc McKinney (Esthero, Res) … Continue reading
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Tagged Abel Tesfaye, album review, Doc McKinney, Drake, Illangelo, Martina Topley-Bird, massive attack, the weeknd, Thursday, Tricky
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