So my reality world this week revolved around the decorating show Color Splash on HGTV. First I have to say how absolutely hot David Bromstad is. He was season 1 winner of Design Star on HGTV and his 6 pack is amazing. Now that I’m done drooling, man does this guy have a talent no one that I know has. He is re-designing rooms for people who 1. Have no budget, cause I know the show isnt fitting the bill and 2. People whose homes are over 1500 sq ft. , at least that is how it appears.
I would love to see the show do rooms for the real people. The working class of this country that has made America the country it is today. Let him work his Color Splash magic on the less fortunate, or people who need a great make-over and have $100 to spend. Where are the shows like that? Hey David and the folks at Color Splash……..come do my family room and let’s see what your truly made of. Challenge on…
Die neue Single und das neue Video sind endlich da. Zeit um einen Moment zurückzulehnen und das ganze zu geniessen. Denn das was man in nur drei Minuten und dreiundfünfzig Sekunden miterleben kann ist die Frucht eines Prozesses der vor genau einem Jahr angefangen hatte.
Ich habe mich verliebt und zwar so wie es mir schon lange nicht passiert war. Wunderschön und fürchterlich zugleich. Denn es hat meine Augen neu geöffnet und die wichtigste Erkenntnis, d.h. mit Leib und Seele begreifen, geschenkt die man als Mensch überhaupt gewinnen kann. Grösser als Geld, Macht und Besitz ist es die Kraft, die wenn man sich ihr vollständig hingibt, das Unmögliche möglich macht und Berge versetzten kann.
Die Person die für mich diese Liebe verkörperte ist gegangen, aber die Erkenntnis ist geblieben und hat uns dieses wunderschöne Duett als schöne Erinnerung da gelassen mit der wichtigsten Botschaft überhaupt.
Liebe ist das Allergrösste.
Danke. Liebe.
P.S.: Auch wenn das jetzt wie irgendeiner dieser Marketing Tricks erscheinen mag, habe ich die Zeilen da oben genau so erlebt. Den Beweis findet ihr hier: http://www.itunes.com/joesciacca
Mickey [Toni Basil]—-Another gem from the 80’s that was built around a video presentation and a synth line that will stay in your brain for days. Toni Basil, a choreographer, made a huge splash with this very fun and unforgettable dance hit that still lives in our minds. This is great even if just for the synth line that is embedded in my brain for the next 50 years. Marvelous!!!!
Lies [Thompson Twins]—-Neither Thompsons nor twins, this trio helped to define the sound of the 80’s with their infectious synth pop that still plays well 20 some years later. this song, built upon layers and layers of different sounds features a vocal so cold and removed you just know it was made for the decade of indulgence.
The Break-Up Song [Greg Kihn Band]—-I really know nothing about this band…I do know that this was not the biggest hit of the band by any means…that would be Jeopardy, but none the less this is a huge sounding rock song that has an infectious and undeniable hook…the voice has a slight hoarse sound that appeals to me a lot. this is great…where was I?
Putting On The Ritz [Taco]—-One of the best novelty songs of all time, taco was an odd little man who delivered a song that was a throw back to the 50’s with 80’s synth. this was so fun and odd that you could not deny the guilty pleasure it brought. classic!!!
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? [Culture Club]—-The song that started it all for the first pop drag Queen in the history of popular music…this song combined a nice 80’s dance beat intermixed with a reggae beat that made you care less about the appearance of the vocalist. This is classic 80’s pop…the emotion in the voice of Boy is incredible…you feel his pain and you can dance to it…marvelous!!!
Who Can It Be Now [Men At Work]—-Classic…the men from down under stormed the American pop charts with single after single in the early 80’s and then disappeared. This song, like many other 80’s hits was founded on the power of the video and the paranoid tale played very well on the TV screen. Colin Hay continues to record and tour today without the rest of the band, but this song will live on far after he is gone. wonderful.
Switchin’ To Glide [The Kings]—-Yet another band from the era that escaped my ears….if you know anything about these guys leave me a comment..please. The song is a huge overblown synth anthem that is accompanied by a vocal that fits in perfect with the era. the song has a huge chorus that evokes excitement and agitation…I really like this!!!
Dancing In Heaven [Q-Feel]—-I literally adore this song…the synths are overblown, the vocal drips of sex and you have to move as the song builds and builds. this is actually more like 1979, but who cares…this is wonderful!!!
Never Say Never [Romeo Void]—-Best known for the smash A Girl In Trouble [Is A Temporary Thing], this song still follows in the same vein…this is a nice post-punk/Goth feel song that you can dance to and groove to. Full of sexual innuendo and erotic moaning, the song also incorporates nice horns and a synth beat that is driven by actual drums and guitars. Very nice.
Cool Places [Sparks & Jane Weidlin]—-A really fun song from the first strains, the vocal of Weidlin and the Sparks are a huge contrast to each other and thus makes for a really interesting romp through synth land. the voice is far from the Go-Go’s, but you realize how important she was to the band as an accompaniment singer. This is literally fantastic!!!
As the prdictions came true Susan Boyle hit number one with over 701,000 copies in it’s first week. The best sales week for an album in the U.S. this year. Also marks the best opening week for a female artist’s debut beating out Ashanti for the title with 503,000 in 2002. Andrea Bocelli’s “My Christmas” stays strong at Numer 2 for a third weewith over 201,000.
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert’s RCA debut “For Your Entertainment” comes at Number 3 on with 198,000 copies. Rihanna’s fourth album “Rated R” climbs at Number 4 with 181,000 – the young diva’s best sales week yet. Lady GaGa’s new 8 song EP “The Fame Monster” bows at Nunber 5 with 174,000 while her first album “The Fame” rises from No. 34 to No. 6 (151,000; up 429%). A combined album sale of 325,000 copies.
Cousin Cole is, by now, no stranger to the readers of this blog. Nice as he is, he sent over this four minute preview of an remix he did of late 70´s punk band Manicured Noise.
“Hey guys
Here’s my latest remix, coming out Monday on Caroline True records. Manicured Noise was a late 70s post-punk band from Manchester — I was asked to remix their song “Metronome” for a remix EP along with mixes from Pocketknife, Jon Da Silva (resident at the legendary Hacienda club in the 80s/90s), and Wedderkopp + Taylor.
I took the song on a pretty different direction from the original (big sax!) and it has gotten a great response with all kinds of crowds as I’ve been playing it out over the past few months — probably the biggest response of anything I’ve done recently.
The label gave me a short edit to send out to blogs, so feel free to post this. It’s missing the second half of the track (with the big breakdown), but it’s a good bitrate.”
