#David Glasper

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Breathe - "How Can I Fall?" [x]

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Breathe - How Can I Fall

Music Video

Artist

Breathe

Composer

David Glasper Marcus Lillington

Lyricist

David Glasper Marcus Lillington

Produced

Bob Sargeant

Credit

David Glasper - Vocals Marcus Lillington - Guitars, keyboards Michael Delahunty - Bass Ian "Spike" Spice - Drums, percussion

Released

August 24 1987

Streaming

[sivavakkiyar]

Letter To Hermione, by David Bowie, covered by Robert Glasper

[morethananhour]

inspired by this post, i decided to do a little update to include fall out boy's/patrick's latest releases to his vocal progression :] enjoy! tracklist under the cut

calm before the storm - fall out boy / x

get busy living or get busy dying (do you part to save the scene and stop going to shows) - fall out boy / x

the take over, the breaks over - fall out boy / x

hum hallelujah - fall out boy / x

beat it - michael jackson (fall out boy cover) / x

guilty as charged - gym class heroes (fall out boy cover) / x

what a catch, donnie - fall out boy / x

kiss - prince (cover) / x

black hole sun - soundgarden (patrick & robert glasper experiment cover) / x

save rock and roll (live in london) - fall out boy / x

if i die young - the band perry (feat. patrick) / x

the kids aren't alright - fall out boy / x

twin skeleton's (hotel in NYC) - fall out boy / x

i wanna be like you - "the jungle book" (fall out boy cover) / x

no tears left to cry - ariana grande (cover) / x

church - fall out boy / x

heaven's gate - fall out boy / x

bishop's knife trick - fall out boy / x

young & menace (live piano version) - fall out boy / x

lake effect kid - fall out boy (2018 rerecorded version) / x

deep blue love - patrick stump / x

phantom of the theme park - "dead end: paranormal park" (patrick stump demo) / x

i can make you a man - "rocky horror picture show" (cover) / x

under pressure - queen ft. david bowie (fall out boy cover) / x

i am my own muse - fall out boy / x

so much (for) stardust - fall out boy / x

honorable mentions that i didn't include for other reasons/didn't have time for:

snitches and talkers get stitches and walkers - fall out boy (bonus track with some aggressive patrick vocals mmmm) / x

summer days - martin garrix feat. macklemore & patrick stump (felt like i already covered the pop sound but he sounds nice here) / x

uptown funk - mark ronson ft. bruno mars (fall out boy cover) / x

sound the alarm - stu brooks feat. patrick stump (patrick on a reggae-influenced beat that isnt sunshine riptide!!) / x

sell out - reel big fish cover (for an In Defense of Ska podcast episode, so no full length sadly) / x

close to me - the cure cover (idk the source) / x

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: August 24, 1987

Lyrics:

Give me time to care

The moment's here for us to share

Still my heart is not always there

What more can I say to you?

Could I lie to you?

I'm just too weak to face the truth

Now I know, I should make a move

What more can I say?

How can I fall? How can I fall?

When you just won't give me reasons

When you just won't give me reasons at all

When all faith is gone

I fight myself to carry on

Yet I know of the harm I do

What more can I say to you?

Now I hold this line

I know the choice to leave is mine

I can't help what I feel inside

What more can I say?

How can I fall? How can I fall? (How can I fall?)

When you just won't give me reasons

When you just won't give me reasons at all

I'll follow through, I'll say I do

When the time is far more right for you

I'll make that move and when I do

Will I doubt again the way I do?

How can I fall? How can I fall? (How can I fall?)

When you just won't give me reasons

When you just won't give me reasons at all

How can I fall? How can I fall? (How can I fall?)

When you just won't give me reasons

When you just won't give me reasons

How can I fall? How can I fall? (How can I fall?)

When you just won't give me reasons

When you just won't give me reasons

Just won't give me reasons

Just won't give me reasons at all

How can I fall? I fall, I fall

How can I fall for you?

Songwriter:

How can I fall? How can I fall? (How can I fall?)

When you just won't give me reasons

When you just won't give me reasons

 David Glasper / Iain Spice / M. Delahunty / Marcus Lillington

SongFacts:

"How Can I Fall?" is a song by British band Breathe, written by group members David Glasper and Marcus Lillington. It was released in June 1988 as the second single from their debut studio album All That Jazz (1988). In the UK, 'How Can I Fall?' was the third single from the album, following 'Hands to Heaven' and the UK-only release 'Jonah'.

The song was successful in the United States, where it reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Internationally, “How Can I Fall” reached the top 40 in Belgium and the Netherlands; However, it only reached number 48 in the UK.

[jefferyryanlong]

Infinite Pau Hana - August 28, 2024

Hour 1

Forest Flower: Sunrise / Forest Flower: Sunset (live) - Charles Lloyd Everything in Its Right Place / MAIDEN Voyage - Robert Glasper Turiya and Ramakrishna - Alice Coltrane R2, M1 - Ron Carter O True Believers - James Blackshaw Fix - James Blackshaw Hour 2

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Gary Burton Soft Spirit - Henry Franklin If I Needed Someone - Hugh Masekela Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela Nri Sports Di Uso - Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe Mr. Lonely Wolf - Peter King Controversy - Prince Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor

Hour 3

Sing - Blur Young Lungs - Stereolab Justin - Pocketlites James - MGMT A New Career in a New Town - David Bowie Lazy Line Painter Jane - Belle and Sebastian Silver Cycles - Eddie Harris Under My Thumb (live) - The Rolling Stones Everglade - Tortoise Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

KTUH -90.1 FM Honolulu, 91.1 FM North Shore, ktuh.org

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14 Wildly Different Nirvana ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Covers

Dave LiftonPublished: September 10, 2016

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was a cultural turning point, but at its heart in a song rooted in traditional pop structure. As such, it's open to a variety of interpretations. To prove our point, we've embedded numerous cover versions below.

You'll hear renditions performed by some of their friends and contemporaries in alternative rock, and while some of them are somewhat faithful to the original there will also be arrangements that surprise you. We've found a capella, industrial, jazz (big band, trio and modern), analog keyboards, novelty, classical crossover, a Japanese beat-boxer and a punk legend giving a take that borders on bluegrass.

We guarantee you won't like every one, but they all show the sturdiness of the song, and illustrate just how far you can take four simple chords. Take a listen...

Tori AmosFrom: 'Crucify' (1992)Possibly the first non-parody cover (see below) of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to get mainstream attention came from Tori Amos. She included it on an EP for her single "Crucify," which also included takes on the Rolling Stones' "Angie" and Led Zeppelin's "Thank You."

Paul AnkaFrom: 'Rock Swings' (2005)Just as Pat Boone released an ironic collection of big band takes on heavy metal songs, In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy, another relic of the post-Elvis Presley, pre-Beatles era, Paul Anka, did the same. Rock Swings saw Anka put swing arrangements on tracks as diverse as Van Halen's "Jump," Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" and Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel," in addition to "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

The Bad PlusFrom: 'These Are the Vistas' (2003)Known for mixing in covers of rock songs with their own compositions, Minneapolis jazz trio the Bad Plus put their take on "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on their major label debut, 2003's These Are the Vistas.

Michael BubleFrom: Live (2007)How classic a pop song was "Smells Like Teen Spirit?" While performing in the band's hometown of Seattle in 2007, crooner Michael Buble used the chorus as the intro to "Fever," the Little Willie John song that Peggy Lee turned into a standard. You can take issue with Buble's interpretation, but you can't deny that it doesn't seamlessly fit.

DokakaFrom: Free Download (2009)A Japanese beat-boxer, Dokaka layered his voice many times to mimic instruments on this non-lyrical take. You can download it at the Free Music Archive.

The Flying PicketsFrom: 'The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1' (1994)The Flying Pickets, a British a capella group that has been around since 1982, recorded Nirvana's classic in 1994, along with songs as diverse as "Under the Bridge" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "When Doves Cry" by Prince and "Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke.

David GarrettFrom: 'Rock Symphonies' (2010)German classical crossover violinist David Garrett recorded "Teen Spirit" and many other rock songs on 2010's Rock Symphonies. The live version found below comes from a performance in Berlin that aired on PBS.

Robert Glasper ExperimentFrom: 'Black Radio' (2012)Pianist Robert Glasper mixed jazz, R&B and hip-hop to critical acclaim on his 2012 Grammy-winning Black Radio. The album closed with a seven-minute version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with samples, electronic beats and digitally treated vocals.

The MelvinsFrom: 'The Crybaby' (2000)The Melvins were good friends with Nirvana -- drummer Dale Crover was briefly a member -- and they paid tribute to them in 2000 by recording a take on "Teen Spirit" that was faithful to the original. But there was a catch: the vocals were done by Leif Garrett, an acting/singing teen idol from the mid-'70s whose career more or less ended after a drunk-driving accident in 1979 that left his friend, Roland Winkler, paralyzed.

The Moog CookbookFrom: 'The Moog Cookbook' (1996)Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., the keyboardist for the great power pop band Jellyfish, and Brian Kehew formed the Moog Cookbook in 1996 to perform covers on vintage analog synthesizers.

The MuppetsFrom: 'The Muppets Original Soundtrack' (2011)The Muppets rebooted their franchise with a 2011 movie. One of the scenes saw Sam the Eagle, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, and Beaker torturing Jack Black with a barbershop quartet arrangement of Nirvana's hit as they shaved him. Courtney Lovewas reportedly not amused.

Patti SmithFrom: 'Twelve' (2007)Punk icon Patti Smith gave an acoustic rendition of "Teen Spirit," complete with banjo, on 2007's covers-filled Twelve. Midway through the song, Smith added a verse of her own poetry.

XorcistFrom: 'Bitches' (1993)Industrial act Xorcist didn't waste much time in getting a cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" out. It was released on an EP in 1993.

"Weird Al" YankovicFrom: 'Off the Deep End' (1992)Kurt Cobain said he knew he had made it when "Weird Al" Yankovic wanted to parody one of his songs. "Smells Like Nirvana" made fun of Cobain's occasionally indecipherable singing style. "Now I'm mumblin' and I'm screamin' / And I don't know what I'm singin' / Crank the volume, ears are bleedin' / I still don't know what I'm singin'," Yankovic sang in the first chorus.

Next: How Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Changed Everything

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Top 100 Songs of 2018

Happy New Year!

Another year and yes, another 100 songs. However, it does not appear to be a distinguishable year by any means. Or does it mean, that I’m just older and less impressionable. There are cool new features, including Chloe X Halle, Amber Mark, and Ravyn Lenae. 

However, the year appears to be a hold over from last year. More Khalid, H.E.R., Daniel Caesar, Gallant, and Tom Misch.

Childish Gambino is a star. Janelle Monae seems to cross over a little more/

Pop appears to have languished for me, there is some Demi, some Mark Foster, and Troye Sivan.

I get more play from NAO and Alina Baraz

But 2018 just didn’t seem to land big with me, musically.

Or maybe, I’m just down with all the throwback, Maxwell, Tamia, and Toni.

Here is to 2019. I guess.

RANK ARTIST-TITLE-INITIAL SCROBBLE DATE-VIDEO

1 JANELLE MONAE – I Like That (Jun 5/2018)

2 KHALID/NORMANI – Love Lies (Mar 21/2018)

3 AUGUST GREENE/BRANDY/COMMON/ROBERT GLASPER/KARRIEM HIGGINGS

Optimistic (Apr 21/2018)

4 DRAKE – GOD’S PLAN (Mar 1/2018)

5 KENDRICK LAMAR/SZA – All the Stars (Feb 3/2018)

6 FOSTER THE PEOPLE – Sit Next to Me (Feb 3/2018)

7 ALINA BARAZ – I Don’t Even Know Why Though (Jul 2/2017)

8 CRAIG DAVID/GOLDLINK – Live In the Moment (Jan 27/2018)

9 GALLANT – Doesn’t Matter (May 15/2018)

10 LEON BRIDGES – Bad Bad News (May 4/2018)

11 DANIEL CAESAR/H.E.R. – Best Part (Jan 21/2018)

12 DEMI LOVATO – Sorry Not Sorry (Feb 27/2018)

13 JOHN MAYER – New Light (May 20/2018)

14 SHAKKA/ALUNAGEORGE (Apr 11/2018)

15 TAMIA – LEAVE IT SMOKIN (Jul 28/2018)

16 TANK – WHEN WE (Jul 27/2018)

17 THE WEEKND – Secrets (Jan 21/2018)

18 H.E.R. – Focus (Nov 11/2018)

19 TOM MISCH/GOLDLINK – Lost In Paris (Jun 23/2018)

20 TROYE SIVAN – My My My! (Jan 27/2018)

21 ONE ACEN/WSTRN – Vice Versa (Mar 21/2018) 

22 CHILDISH GAMBINO – Summertime Magic (Jul 28/2018)

23 KELLY CLARKSON – Love So Soft (Jan 6/2018)

24 TINASHE/FUTURE – Faded Love (Apr 8/2018)

25 WRETCH32 – 6 Words (Apr 28/2018)

26 JANET JACKSON/DADDY YANKEE – Made for Now (Aug 7/2018)

27 BONOBO/INNOV GNAWA – Bambro Koyo Ganda (Jan 6/2018) 

28 BRYSON TILLER – Something Tells Me (Jan 9/2018)

29 CHILDISH GAMBINO – This Is America (May 15/2018)

30 JHENE AIKO/RAE SREMMURD/SWAE LEE – Sativa (Apr 7/2018)

31 KATE BUSH – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – (Jul 28/2018)

32 MGMT – Hand It Over (Jan 6/2018)

33 CHLOE X HALLE/JOEY BADA$$ - Happy Without Me (Aug 25/2018)

34 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE – Hunger (Jul 27/2018)

35 JANELLE MONAE – Make Me Feel (Feb 24/2018)

36 KARA MARNI – Curve (Apr 14/2018)

37 MARTIN SOLVEIG/ALMA – All Stars (Oct 7/2018)

38 MIST/JESSIE WARE – Wish Me Well (May 25/2018)

39 ROSI GOLAN – Don’t You Dare (Jul 17/2018)

40 ST VINCENT – Los Ageless (Jan 6/2018)

41 BEACH HOUSE – Lemon Glow (Feb 21/2018)

42 NAO – Nostalgia (Jan 21/2018)

43 SNAKEHIPS/ELHAE/DRAM/H.E.R. – Right Now (Feb 10/2018)

44 MIGUEL – VOTE (Sep 17/2018)

45 TOM MISCH/DE LA SOUL – It Runs Through Me (Apr 3/2018)

46 CHILDISH GAMBINO - FEELS LIKE SUMMER (Sep 17/2018)

47 DRAKE – IN MY FEELINGS (Jul 28/2018)

48 THE INTERNET – Come Over (Jul 28/2018)

49 TONI BRAXTON – Long As I Live (Sep 1/2018)

50 WIZ KHALIFA/TY DOLLA $IGN – Something New (Jan 6/2018)

51 LILY ALLEN/GIGGS – Trigger Bang (March 21/2018)

52 ZEDD/MAREN MORRIS/GREY – The Middle (Jul 8/2018)

53 CALVIN HARRIS/SAM SMITH – Promises (Oct 8/2018)

54 JAMIE ISAAC – Doing Better (Aug 19/2018)

55 MAHALIA/LITTLE SIMZ – Proud of Me (Apr 1/2018)

56 EMPIRE OF THE SUN – On Our Way Home (Jan 6/2018)

57 KENDRICK LAMAR/ZACARI – Love (Jan 6/2018)

58 SAM SMITH – Too Good at Goodbyes (Jan 6/2018)

59 DAN AUERBACH – Stand By My Girl (Jan 21/2018)

60 DUKE DUMONT/GORGON CITY/NAATIONS – Real Life [Solardo Remix]

(Jan 9/2018) - https://youtu.be/rmwArYsGzdY

61 LIL UZI VERT – The Way Life Goes (Jan 9/2018)

62 MAXWELL – We Never Saw It Coming (Sep 15/2018)

63 MNEK – Tongue (Oct 7/2018)

64 TINASHE/OFFSET – No Drama (Apr 14/2018)

65 CHILDISH GAMBINO – Sober (Sep 25/2018)

66 MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO – Tender Love (Jan 28/2018)

67 SAMPHAA – Incomplete Kisses (Oct 5/2018)

68 BEACH HOUSE – Dark Spring (Jul 28/2018)

69 EMPIRE OF THE SUN – Way to Go (Sep 15/2018)

70 GOLDLINK/MIGUEL – Got Friends (Aug 19/2018)

71 MIGUEL/TRAVIS SCOTT – SKYWALKER (Nov 19/2017)

72 CHROMEO/THE DREAM – Bedroom Calling Part 2 (Feb 2/2018)

73 AMBER MARK/DRAM – Put You On (Oct 6/2018)

74 NOLAN SOTILLO – No Promises (Mar 1/2018)

75 KYLIE MNOGUE – Dancing (Jan 21/2018)

76 N.E.R.D./RIHANNA – Lemon (Jan 6/2018)

77 BRUNO MARS/CARDI B – Finesse Remix (Jan 11/2018)

78 H.E.R. – Facts (Oct 16/2017)

79 SZA – Weekend (Dec 5/2017)

80 THEY. – What You Want (Apr 21/2018)

81 TORO Y MOI – Freelance (Nov 1/2018)

82 RAYE/MABEL/STEFFLON DON – Cigarette (Apr 21/2018)

83 THE WEEKND/KENDRICK LAMAR – Pray for Me (Feb 10/2018)

84 TEYANA TAYLOR – Gonna Love Me (Aug 3/2018)

85 CARDI B/CHANCE THE RAPPER – Best Life (Apr 21/2018)

86 CHILDISH GAMBINO – Terrified (Jan 28/2018)

87 CIARA – Level Up (Jul 27/2018)

88 KALI UCHIS/TYLER THE CREATOR/BOOTSY COLLING – After the Storm 

(Jan 21/2018) - https://youtu.be/9f5zD7ZSNpQ

89 LADY GAGA – Hair Body Face (Oct 5/2018)

90 XAMVOLO – LOSE LOVE (Apr 26/2018)

91 NGAIIRE – Fall Into My Arms (Jul 17/2018)

92 RADIANT CHILDREN – Go Left (Oct 5/2018)

93 ANDERSON.PAAK/KENDRICK LAMAR – Tints (Nov 1/2018)

94 CALVIN HARRIS/DUA LUPA – One Kiss (Jul 27/2018)

95 DVSN – Mood (Feb 10/2018)

96 JANELLE MONAE/PHARRELL WILLIAMS – I Got the Juice (Nov 3/2018)

97 LEDISI -Alright (Oct 27, 2018)

98 LSD/SIA/DIPLO/LABRINTH – Thunderclouds (9/1/2018)

99 MGMT – Little Dark Age (May 4/2018)

100 Ravyn Lenae – STICKY (Apr 11/2018)

I am a dork and I live this way daily! (I didn’t forget).

[completeandrandommusic]

Breathe - Hands To Heaven (Official Video)

[thefrogholler]

Musical Birthday Notes - January 4th

Musical Birthday Notes – January 4th

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14 brani nuovi per affrontare settembre

https://www.dlso.it/site/2020/09/01/brani-settembre-2020/

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50th Anniversary Celebration Concert, hosted by Audra McDonald, will Air in October 1 on PBS

The Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary will officially kick off on September 14 with the 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert, a re-launch of live, full-scale productions at the Center.

Tue. Sep. 14, 2021 8p.m.

Echoing “An American Pageant for the Arts,” the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this special evening will be hosted by six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald with special guests Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and Ms. Rose Schlossberg. Featuring the National Symphony Orchestra, the star-studded concert will be directed and choreographed by Emmy Award® winner and Tony Award® nominee Joshua Bergasse and conducted by JoAnn Falletta, Steven Reineke, and Thomas Wilkins.Preeminent artists including Renée Fleming, Ben Folds, Punch Brothers, Keb’ Mo’, Christian McBride, and Rachael Price will join the NSO to recognize the great performance traditions that have enriched our varied cultural heritage and the bright future that lies ahead. Plus, don’t miss phenomenal performances and appearances from Darren Criss, Herman Cornejo, Randall Goosby, Cassandra Trenary, Common, Tony Yazbeck, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Ray Chen, Robert Glasper, Joshua Henry, Bettye LaVette, Kelli O’Hara, Gaby Moreno, Kelly Marie Tran, Zhu Wang, Mo Willems, the original cast of David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori’s Soft Power, D Smoke, Jahi Sundance, Marc “Bamuthi” Joseph, and others!

Program subject to change

[joanarmatradings]

2. Album Of The Year (General Field)

Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s).

We Are

Jon Batiste

Full album here.

Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 & Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, DJ Khalil, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet & Nick Waterhouse, producers; Jon Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Ken Oriole, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore & Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Jon Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Steve McEwan, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe & Mavis Staples, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer

Love For Sale

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Full album here.

Dae Bennett, producer; Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)

Justin Bieber

Full album here.

BEAM, benny blanco, Burna Boy, Daniel Caesar, Chance The Rapper, DaBaby, Dominic Fike, Giveon, Jaden, Tori Kelly, Khalid, The Kid LAROI, Lil Uzi Vert & Quavo, featured artists; Amy Allen, Louis Bell, Jon Bellion, Justin Bieber, benny blanco, BMW Kenny, Capi, Dreamlab, Dvlp, Jason Evigan, FINNEAS, The Futuristics, German, Josh Gudwin, Jimmie Gutch, HARV, Marvin "Tony" Hemmings, Ilya, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Stefan Johnson, KCdaproducer, Denis Kosiak, The Monsters & Strangerz, Jorgen Odegard, Michael Pollack, Poo Bear, Shndo, Skrillex, Jake Torrey, Trackz, Andrew Watt & Ido Zmishlany, producers; Cory Bice, benny blanco, Kevin "Capi" Carbo, Edwin Diaz, DJ Durel, Dreamlab, FINNEAS, Josh Gudwin, Sam Holland, Daniel James, Antonio Kearney, Denis Kosiak, Paul LaMalfa, Jeremy Lertola, Devin Nakao, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Andres Osorio, Micah Pettit & Benjamin Thomas, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Delacey (Brittany Amaradio), Louis Bell, Jonathan Bellion, Chancelor Johnathon Bennett, Justin Bieber, David Bowden, Jason Boyd, Scott Braun, Tommy Lee Brown, Valentin Brunn, Kevin Carbo, Kenneth Coby, Kevin Coby, Raul Cubina, Jordan Douglas, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Jason Evigan, Dominic David Fike, Kameron Glasper, Jacob Greenspan, Josh Gudwin, James Gutch, Scott Harris, Bernard Harvey, Leah Haywood, Gregory Aldae Hein, Marvin Hemmings, Jeffrey Howard, Alexander Izquierdo, Daniel James, Jace Logan Jennings, Rodney Jerkins, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Anthony M. Jones, Antonio Kearney, Charlton Kenneth, Joe Khajadourian, Felisha "Fury" King, Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Matthew Sean Leon, Benjamin Levin, Marcus Lomax, Quavious Keyate Marshall, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Sonny Moore, Finneas O’Connell, Jorgen Odegard, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Tayla Parx, Oliver Peterhof, Whitney Phillips, Michael Pollack, Khalid Donnel Robinson, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Alex Schwartz, Tia Scola, Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Gian Stone, Ali Tamposi, Ryan Tedder, Tyshane Thompson, Jake Torrey, Billy Walsh, Freddy Wexler, Symere Woods, Andrew Wotman, Rami Yacoub, Keavan Yazdani, Bigram Zayas & Ido Zmishlany, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

Planet Her (Deluxe)

Doja Cat

Full album here.

Eve, Ariana Grande, Gunna, JID, SZA, The Weeknd & Young Thug, featured artists; Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Crate Classics, Digi, Dr. Luke, f a l l e n, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones, Kurtis McKenzie, Jason Quenneville, Reef, Khaled Rohaim, Al Shux, Sully, tizhimself, Yeti Beats & Y2K, producers; Rob Bisel, Jesse Ray Ernster, Serban Ghenea, Clint Gibbs, Rian Lewis, NealHPogue, Tyler Sheppard, Kalani Thompson, Joe Visciano & Jeff Ellis Worldwide, engineers/mixers; Ilana Armida, Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Jamil Chammas, Sheldon Yu-Ting Cheung, Antwoine Collins, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Ariana Grande, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Aaron Horn, Taneisha Damielle Jackson, Linden Jay, Eve Jihan Jeffers, Aynzli Jones, Sergio Kitchens, Carter Lang, Siddharth Mallick, Maciej Margol-Gromada, Kurtis McKenzie, Jidenna Mobisson, Gerard A. Powell II, Geordan Reid-Campbell, Khaled Rohaim, Destin Route, Solána Rowe, Laura Roy, Al Shuckburgh, David Sprecher, Ari Starace, Lee Stashenko, Abel Tesfaye, Rob Tewlow & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters; Dale Becker & Mike Bozzi, mastering engineers

Happier Than Ever

Billie Eilish

Full album here.

FINNEAS, producer; Billie Eilish, FINNEAS & Rob Kinelski, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham & Dave Kutch, mastering engineers

Back Of My Mind

H.E.R.

Full album here.

Chris Brown, Cordae, DJ Khaled, Lil Baby, Thundercat, Bryson Tiller, Ty Dolla $ign, YG & Yung Bleu, featured artists; Tarik Azzouz, Bordeaux, Nelson Bridges, DJ Camper, Cardiak, Cardo, Chi Chi, Steven J. Collins, Flip, Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, GRADES, H.E.R., Hit-Boy, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Walter Jones, KAYTRANADA, DJ Khaled, Mario Luciano, Mike Will Made-It, NonNative, NOVA WAV, Scribz Riley, Jeff Robinson, STREETRUNNER, Hue Strother, Asa Taccone, Thundercat, Thurdi & Wu10, producers; Rafael Fai Bautista, Luis Bordeaux, Dee Brown, Anthony Cruz, Ayanna Depas, Morning Estrada, Chris Galland, H.E.R., Jaycen Joshua, KAYTRANADA, Derek Keota, Omar Loya, Manny Marroquin, Tim McClain, Juan "AyoJuan" Peña, Micah Pettit, Patrizio Pigliapoco, Alex Pyle, Jaclyn Sanchez, Miki Tsutsumi & Tito "Earcandy" Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Nasri Atweh, Tarik Azzouz, Stacy Barthe, Jeremy Biddle, Nelson “Keyz” Bridges, Chris Brown, Stephen Bruner, Darhyl Camper Jr., Luis Campozano, Louis Kevin Celestin, Anthony Clemons Jr., Steven J. Collins, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Elijah Dias, Cordae Dunston, Jeff Gitelman, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Priscilla “Priscilla Renea” Hamilton, H.E.R., Charles A. Hinshaw, Chauncey Hollis, Latisha Twana Hyman, Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Dominique Jones, Khaled Khaled, Ron Latour, Gamal “Lunchmoney” Lewis, Mario Luciano, Carl McCormick, Leon McQuay III, Julia Michaels, Maxx Moore, Vurdell “V. Script” Muller, Chidi Osondu, Karriem Riggins, Mike “Scribz” Riley, Seandrea Sledge, Hue Strother, Asa Taccone, Tiara Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Daniel James Traynor, Brendan Walsh, Nicholas Warwar, Jabrile Hashim Willliams, Michael L. Williams II, Robert Williams & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

Montero

Lil Nas X

Full album here.

Miley Cyrus, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Elton John & Megan Thee Stallion, featured artists; Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Omer Fedi, Kuk Harrell, Jasper Harris, KBeaZy, Carter Lang, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Tom Levesque, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, Take A Daytrip, Ryan Tedder & Kanye West, producers; Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Jon Castelli, John Cunningham, Jelli Dorman, Tom Elmhirst, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Kuk Harrell, Roy Lenzo, Manny Marroquin, Nickie Jon Pabon, Patrizio 'Teezio' Pigliapoco, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, Ryan Tedder & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Keegan Bach, Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Miley Ray Cyrus, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Omer Fedi, Vincent Goodyer, Jack Harlow, Jasper Harris, Montero Hill, Ilsey Juber, Carter Lang, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Thomas James Levesque, Andrew Luce, Michael Olmo, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, R.L. Stafford, Ryan Tedder, William K. Ward & Kanye West, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, Eric Lagg & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers

Sour

Olivia Rodrigo

Full album here.

Alexander 23, Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, producers; Ryan Linvill, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo & Casey Smith, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Evermore

Taylor Swift

Full album here.

Bon Iver, Haim & The National, featured artists; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Thomas Bartlett, JT Bates, Robin Baynton, Stuart Bogie, Gabriel Cabezas, CJ Camerieri, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf, Matt DiMona, Jon Gautier, Trevor Hagen, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Josh Kaufman, Benjamin Lanz, Nick Lloyd, Jonathan Low, James McAlister, Dave Nelson, Sean O'Brien, Ryan Olson, Ariel Rechtshaid, Kyle Resnick, Michael Riddleberger, Laura Sisk, Evan Smith, Alex Sopp & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, William Bowery, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Taylor Swift & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers

Donda

Kanye West

Full album here.

Baby Keem, Chris Brown, Conway The Machine, DaBaby, Jay Electronica, Fivio Foreign, Westside Gunn, JAY-Z, Syleena Johnson, Kid Cudi, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Lil Yachty, The LOX, Marilyn Manson, Playboi Carti, Pop Smoke, Roddy Ricch, Rooga, Travis Scott, Shenseea, Swizz Beatz, Young Thug, Don Toliver, Ty Dolla $ign, Vory, The Weeknd, Westside Gunn & Lil Yachty, featured artists; Allday, Audi, AyoAA, Roark Bailey, Louis Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Boi-1Da, BoogzDaBeast, Warryn Campbell, Cubeatz, David & Eli, Mike Dean, Dem Jointz, Digital Nas, DJ Khalil, DRTWRK, 88-Keys, E.Vax, FNZ, Gesaffelstein, Nikki Grier, Cory Henry, Ronny J, DJ Khalil, Wallis Lane, Digital Nas, Nascent, Ojivolta, Shuko, Sloane, Sean Solymar, Sucuki, Arron “Arrow” Sunday, Swizz Beatz, Zen Tachi, 30 Roc, Bastian Völkel, Mia Wallis, Kanye West, Wheezy & Jason White, producers; Josh Berg, Todd Bergman, Rashade Benani Bevel Sr., Will Chason, Dem Jointz, IRKO, Jess Jackson, Nagaris Johnson, Shin Kamiyama, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, James Kelso, Scott McDowell, Kalam Ali Muttalib, Jonathan Pfarr, Drrique Rendeer, Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson, Mikalai Skrobat, Devon Wilson & Lorenzo Wolff, engineers/mixers; Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Elpadaro F. Electronica Allah, Aswad Asif, Roark Bailey, Durk Banks, Sam Barsh, Christoph Bauss, Louis Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Isaac De Boni, Christopher Brown, Jahshua Brown, Tahrence Brown, Aaron Butts, Warryn Campbell, Hykeem Carter Jr., Jordan Terrell Carter, Shawn Carter, Denzel Charles, Raul Cubina, Isaac De Boni, Kasseem Dean, Michael Dean, Tim Friedrich, Wesley Glass, Samuel Gloade, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Jahmal Gwin, Cory Henry, Tavoris Javon Hollins Jr., Larry Hoover Jr., Bashar Jackson, Sean Jacob, Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin, Syleena Johnson, Dominique Armani Jones, Eli Klughammer, Chinsea Lee, Mike Lévy, Evan Mast, Mark Mbogo, Miles McCollum, Josh Mease, Scott Medcudi, Brian Miller, Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., Michael Mulé, Mark Myrie, Charles M. Njapa, Nasir Pemberton, Carlos St. John Phillips, Jason Phillips, Khalil Abdul Rahman, Laraya Ashlee Robinson, Christopher Ruelas, David Ruoff, Maxie Lee Ryles III, Matthew Samuels, Daniel Seeff, Eric Sloan Jr., Sean Solymar, Ronald O’Neill Spence Jr., David Styles, Michael Suski, Aqeel Tate, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Caleb Zackery Toliver, Bastian Völkel, Brian Hugh Warner, Jacques Webster II, Kanye West, Orlando Wilder, Jeffery Williams & Mark Williams, songwriters; Irko, mastering engineer

[imnothinginparticular]

#finishedbooks Dilla Time by Dan Charnals. With no space left in my suitcase...I just had to get this. You figure with books on musical artists you got three angles: musicological, cultural, or biographical to approach the artist...and what immediately hits you is how complete this is in doing all three...and more from the introduction of syncopation by enslaved peoples, the history of electronic music, the abandoned triangular urban planning of Detroit, to Dilla's family's migration north, Detroit's musical history, and finally Dilla himself this is just the first fifth of the book. Going back to "Playing Changes" a book I reviewed on contemporary jazz, I mentioned in the review I was suprised to see a whole section on the Soulaquarians who I love I just never listened to them like I would a Thelonious Monk...and this book now has me listening to Dilla like a Monk and hearing music since him differently. That's a bold claim, and going into this book I was seeing the music notion of "Dilla time" in relation to standard and swing time and initially to an extent I just thought they were going to highlight what jazz musicians have long done in "back phrasing." I talked about this in my review of the "Black Music" book when comparing Hawkins, Young, and Parker mentioning Young's innovation was playing behind the beat...I always joked calling it playing in black time because it is like I am going to get there, it is just not on YOUR time (standard western musical time) but on mine time and it is still on time haha. You can always hear this in Dilla's music his snares are always rushed while at times his kick's are jumping around everywhere yet always sounded perfect. I had just attributed it to RZA who also never quantized beats but I realized for RZA it was genuinely random, for Dilla it was cultivated. And the thing with back phrasing, it was always a solo instrument or vocals like Billie Holiday to some extent...Dilla back phrased the WHOLE rhythm section and THAT changed music. I mean you can hear it of course in any underground hip hop music since but also Neptunes in the stuff they were doing for N' Sync and David Bowie's Black Star album, but jazz really embraced it and it was all over that Norah Jones break out album, but from there Roy Hargrve, Glasper, and McCraven to Kamasai, Jason Moran, Christian Mcbride, and even the current ECM golden child Vijay Iyer wrote his doctoral thesis on it, instead coining it micro time but is Dilla Time, so in effect he defined the pulse of jazz this side of the millennium. So going back to my inital statement in my review, about listening to Dilla like Monk...Monk's music is exciting because he never lands where you would expect from his percussive spliced finger way of playing the piano that creates this beautiful conflict due to his underlying logic...Dilla is the same. But straight and swing time came from Dilla juxtaposing the two feels even and uneven simultaneously creating a new disorienting rhythmic friction. From my autodidact music education when I made beats 20 years ago (with no public school music programs) I worked expecting to hear a beat counted in fours, I'd quantize the hi-hat that really acts as a metronome because it hits two times for every four beats setting the rhythmic current at eight...and I'd play out the kick and snare over 8 bars and loop...Dilla cuz his snare is rushed it messes up the whole structure so instead of 8 slices per a measure in something like "Go Ladies" you got 192 and he shifted that snare by five of those slices or precisely 128th note triplets...and all our ear hears is oddness because it is ahead. What Questlove had to learn playing on D'Angelo's "Voodoo" (which really is what everyone references as the start of Dilla Time on an instrumentized stage) was that to mimic it, he had to do something crazy like naturally saying to yourself, "ok im finna keep my right leg in straight time, swing my right arm at 66 percent, and with my left rush the snare by 1/7 of a quarter note."

[theblipster]

best of 2020.

sorry abt the late post. might get back to Tumblr, who knows? for now, here's what I thought was the best stuff from the worst year. c

movies.

Small Axe (Mangrove / Lovers Rock / Red, White & Blue / Alex Wheatley / Education) // dir. Steve McQueen

Da 5 Bloods // dir. Spike Lee

First Cow // dir. Kelly Reichardt

The Forty-Year-Old Version // dir. Radha Blank

Bacurau // dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles

David Byrne’s American Utopia // dir. Spike Lee

Soul // dir. Pete Docter, Kemp Powers

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm // dir. Jason Woliner

Time // dir. Garrett Bradley

Kajillionaire // dir. Miranda July

Boys State // dir. Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine

The Vast of Night // dir. Andrew Patterson

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom // dir. George C. Wolfe

Tigertail // dir. Alan Yang

His House // dir. Remi Weekes

The Assistant // dir. Kitty Green

Possessor // dir. Brandon Cronenberg

Palm Springs // dir. Max Barbakow

The Trip to Greece // dir. Michael Winterbottom

She Dies Tomorrow // dir. Amy Seinmetz

albums.

Lianne La Havas // Lianne La Havas

Untitled (Black Is) // SAULT

RTJ4 // Run the Jewels

It Was Good Until It Wasn’t // Kehlani

SAWAYAMA // Rina Sawayama

Future Nostalgia // Dua Lipa

Women In Music, Pt. III // HAIM

R.Y.C. // Mura Masa

Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez // Gorillaz

Circles // Mac Miller

Ungodly Hour // Chloe x Halle

We Will Always Love You // The Avalanches

INDUSTRY GAMES [EP] // CHIKA

Alfredo // Freddie Gibbs x The Alchemist

2017-2019 // Against All Logic

A Written Testimony // Jay Electronica (& Jay Z)

color theory // Soccer Mommy

græ // Moses Sumney

how I’m feeling now // Charli XCX

Black Habits // D Smoke

What’s Your Pleasure? // Jessie Ware

Punisher // Phoebe Bridgers

Dinner Party [EP] // Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper & 9th Wonder

The Slow Rush // Tame Impala

Chromatica // Lady Gaga

folklore // Taylor Swift

A Beautiful Revolution // Common

Fetch the Bolt Cutters // Fiona Apple

UNLOCKED [EP] // Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats

It Is What It Is // Thundercat

Limbo // Aminé

Shabrang // Sevdaliza

After Hours // The Weeknd

Shore // Fleet Foxes

We’re New Again // Makaya McCraven x Gil Scott-Heron

FOREVER // Starchild & the New Romantic

songs // Adrienne Lenker

Heaven to A Tortured Mind // Yves Tumor

Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able [EP] // Black Thought

There’s Only Being Yourself // Radiant Children

songs.

“Bittersweet” // Lianne La Havas

“Ooh La La” // Run the Jewels f. Greg Nice & DJ Premier

“circle the drain” // Soccer Mommy

“Do It” // Chloe x Halle

“WAP” // Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion

“Wildfires” // SAULT

“Gospel For A New Century” // Yves Tumor

“Guilty Conscience” // 070 Shake

“CROWN” // CHIKA

“Bad Friend” // Rina Sawayama

“Freeze Tag” // Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Phoelix

“forever” // Charli XCX

“Toxic” // Kehlani

“BALD!” // JPEGMAFIA

“The Pink Phantom” // Gorillaz f. Elton John & 6LACK

“Garden Song” // Phoebe Bridgers

“Cut Me” // Moses Sumney

“Savage [Remix]” // Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé

“Good Morning” // Black Thought f. Pusha T, Swiss Beatz & Killer Mike

“Time (You & I)” // Khruangbin

“Gasoline” // HAIM

“The Box” // Roddy Ricch

“Ghost of Soulja Slim” // Jay Electronica (& Jay Z)

“WAKING UP DOWN” // Yaeji

“hand crushed by mallet [Remix]” // 100 gecs f. Fall Out Boy, Craig Owens & Nicole Dollanganger

“Lost In Yesterday” // Tame Impala

“Don’t Start Now” // Dua Lipa

“Take Care In Your Dreaming” // The Avalanches f. Denzel Curry, Sampa the Great & Tricky

“anything” // Adrienne Lenker

“Comeback” // Carly Rae Jepsen f. Bleachers

“Dior” // Pop Smoke

“Laugh Now Cry Later” // Drake f. Lil Durk

“BLACK PARADE” // Beyoncé

“Deal Wiv It” // Mura Masa f. Slowthai

“Black Qualls” // Thundercat f. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington & Childish Gambino

“SUGAR [Remix]” // BROCKHAMPTON f. Dua Lipa & Jon B

“Something to Rap About” // Freddie Gibbs f. Tyler, the Creator

“Spotlight” // Jessie Ware

“Better Than I Imagined” // Robert Grasper f. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello

“Delete Forever” // Grimes

“minding_my business” // Knxwledge f. Durand Bernarr & Rose Gold

“Tape” // Starchild & the New Romantic f. Toro y Moi

“Blinding Lights” // The Weeknd

“DIET_” // Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats

“Hit Different” // SZA f. Ty Dolla $ign

“Rain On Me” // Lady Gaga f. Ariana Grande

“The Gates” // Aesop Rock

“Lose Your Love” // Dirty Projectors

“Gaslighter” // The Chicks

“say the name” // clipping.

television.

I May Destroy You (HBO)

Industry (HBO)

The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Tales from the Loop (Amazon)

The Boys (Amazon)

High Fidelity (Hulu)

P-Valley (Starz)

Ozark (Netflix)

Tiger King (Netflix)

Nate (Netflix)

Fargo (FX)

Insecure (HBO)

Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Betty (HBO)

Devs (FX)

Big Mouth (Netflix)

[jazztidbits]

All-Stars indeed: Internationally renowned jazz artists including pianists Joey Alexander, John Beasley (Music Director), Kris Bowers, Chick Corea, Robert Glasper, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Pérez and Chucho Valdés; trumpeters Terence Blanchard, Till Brönner, Hugh Masekela, and James Morrison; vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jamie Cullum, Kurt Elling, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Dianne Reeves and Sting; saxophonists Eli Degibri, David Sánchez, Wayne Shorter, Sadao Watanabe and Bobby Watson; bassists Christian McBride, Marcus Miller, Esperanza Spalding, and Ben Williams; guitarists Buddy Guy, Lionel Loueke, Pat Metheny, and Lee Ritenour; drummers Brian Blade, Terri Lyne Carrington and Kendrick Scott; percussionist Zakir Hussain; trombonist Trombone Shorty; and the Rebirth Brass Band.