Monday, February 28, 2011

Romin Rajan : Introductions

Hey Everyone,


As one of the authors on this site I think its important for you the readers to get to know me. Now, I could go on a long conversation about how I love dogs, enjoy long walks on the beach, ancient pagan traditions blah blah blah blah. Or I can stop wasting your time and really get to the meat of the issue: music. I think a great way to guage anyone's taste in music is by their favorite band. For moi that is none other than one of the most timeless bands of all times: The Beatles.


Ah yes The Beatles. Arguably one of the most popular bands of all time (and if you ask me the best, but that's just me), and I could argue that they're still underrated. Before you flip your lid and begin your tirade, where you start with: "What!? Romin, you noob. How can one of the most popular bands also be underrated!? Only noobs commit logical paradoxes!" Well unwrap your bunched panties, and allow me to explain. There's no question that The Beatles are not underrated in sheer number of fans, no debate. It's also true that The Beatles were extremely prolific, but their prolificness unfortunately causes a lot of people to miss out on many of their hidden gems. When people imagine The Beatles the image is undoubtedly tied to their string of number one hits and their earlier brit pop phase. This is all well and good if missing out on some of the greatest music of all time is your cup of tea (this joke is appropriate because they're british! Two points for me).

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Top 20

This year, we are seeing a lot of hot artists coming out to the public radio. We are seeing a lot of original artists from the 90's merging back into the mainstream game such Enrique Iglesias- "Tonight (I'm loving you)", Britney Spears- "Hold it Against Me", Nelly- "Just a Dream", Usher- "DJ got us Falling in Love", and much more. We also see a lot of talented young artists making it too such as Nicki Minaj and Drake- "Moment 4 Life",Far East Movement- "Rocketeer" and "Like a G6 ", Mann- "Buzzin", just to list a few. The combination of all the new and old artists keep the music alive and moving through the ears of the public with excitement. The top 20 songs for this week is as followed (from http://www.kiisfm.com/cc-common/top20/usa_today/?fmt_id=Rhythmic):

Top 20
1.


Black & Yellow
WIZ KHALIFA







2.


Down On Me f/50 Cent
JEREMIH







3.


Moment 4 Life f/Drake
NICKI MINAJ






4.


Grenade
BRUNO MARS







5.


What's My Name? f/Drake
RIHANNA








6.


6 Foot 7 Foot f/Cory Gunz
LIL WAYNE







7.


No Hands f/Roscoe Dash & Wale
WAKA FLOCKA FLAME







8.


Tonight f/Ludacris
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS








9.


Yeah 3x
CHRIS BROWN








10.


Pretty Girl Rock
KERI HILSON








11.


Rocketeer f/Ryan Tedder
FAR EAST MOVEMENT






12.


Hey Baby (Drop It To The...
PITBULL







13.


Buzzin
MANN







14.


Firework
KATY PERRY








15.


Hold It Against Me
BRITNEY SPEARS








16.


All Of The Lights
KANYE WEST








17.


Born This Way
LADY GAGA








18.


Back Seat f/Cataracs & Dev
NEW BOYZ






19.


S&M
RIHANNA








20.


We R Who We R
KE$HA
#1 song music video: Wiz Khalifa- Black and Yellow





By Andy Pham

Zion I & The Grouch Tour Coming Soon


The next big thing coming out of the Underground Rap scene is the album release of the follow up to Zion I & The Grouch "Heroes In the City Of Dope." For those that are not familiar with Zion I & The Grouch, they are from Oakland California. The Grouch is on the far right and Zion I are the other two music artists. Amp Live is in the middle and the music producer. Zumbi is the one on the left teaming up with Amp Live to deliver the hottest rhymes in the music industry. Recently Amp Live has been producing beats with live instruments to give an original feel to his work. Their music has been featured on Step-Up 3D, The Buried Life on MTV, CSI, and several other forms of media. Below is a message from the Zion I & The Grouch.com website, a track listing, and a teaser trailer for the tour to come that is "Zion I & The Grouch Are Heroes in the Healing of the NATION."


Zion I & The Grouch have been known to attract audiences from Reggae to Rock, their original work in composing music is the key to the diverse fan base.
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At last! West Coast hip-hop stalwarts Zion I & The Grouch return with their sophomore collaborative effort, Heroes in the Healing of the Nation. The long-awaited follow-up to the group's 2006 critically acclaimed Heroes in the City of Dope could not arrive at a more fitting hour. This time around Z&G raise the stakes to expand the playing field from City to Nation, inviting listeners everywhere to join them on their quest in channeling their highest selves. Amp Live provides the bulk of the banging backdrops as Zumbi and The Grouch consciously kill it with a well versed ease.
Zion I & The Grouch have been leaders marching to the beat of their own 808's for some time now but the group suggests that we're all cut from the same cloth. 

"Anyone changing other peoples lives for the better is a hero to me" explains The Grouch of the album's title. "People are going through a difficult transition these days," adds Zumbi. "We want this album to aid in that process."

Heroes features an array of musical brethren, including Freeway, Fashawn, Casual, Mystic, Eric Rachmany, Jacob Hemphill of Soja, Eligh, Codany Holiday, and the R.O.D. Heroes in the Healing of the Nation is due out March 22, 2011.



TRACK LISTING

01. Invitation (ft. Brother Ali)
02. Leader
03. Victorious People (ft. Freeway)
04. Drop It On The 1
05. It's Goin' Down (ft. Jacob Hemphill from Soja)
06. I Used To Be A Vegan
07. Rockit Man (ft. Silk E)
08. Be A Father To Your Child (ft. Roy Ayers)
09. Healing Of The Nation
10. Frankenstein
11. Plead The Fifth (ft. Codany Holiday, Fashawn, & Casual)
12. Test of Time (ft. Marty James)
13. Journey to Forever (ft. Mystic & Eric Rachmany)
14. Like A G (ft. Los Rakas)




-Marco Cervantes