Video Premiere: KRISTINE W "Walk Away"

Hi all!!

Well, the time has finally arrived: time to unveil a new Kristine W video for "Walk Away"!!

You might remember we showed you the first picture from the video shoot a few weeks back... well, now we've got the full video for ya... and I believe the appropriate word is "FABULOUS"! Check it out:

Walk Away directed by Mike Ruiz

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The clip was directed by Mike Ruiz and stars Kristine W and a really hot body :) haha. When I saw the pic a few weeks back I thought the guy looked too beefy (plus he wasn't really my type). But between the sepia tones and glistening sweat, he suddenly looks so much better ;)

Kristine looks FIERCE in this video. Love it! I don't think she's ever acted so angry and pissed off in a video, and I'm liking the look on her. That's some diva acting right there.

I know that there was a little bit of a problem with the wind on this video shoot, too... supposedly they topped like 60 miles per hour. Must have made it awfully inconvenient, but it was a blessing in disguise... the blowing hair and dress action is so dramatic!

Enjoy, everybody... and here's hoping we have more new music from Miss W soon... it's been too long!!

Lotsa love,
JADE

PS. Okay, I've watched it like three times now and I do have one confession: I still can't get into that lime green background/white wig look. The others are all fab, though ;)

ERIC PRYDZ - The "CALL ON ME" Parodies!

Hey everybody,

Hope you all had an awesome weekend!

So Saturday night I was out at this video bar in Boston... my cousin was in town and I wanted to show her and her friend a good time. We gathered up some folks, did a little bar-hopping, and wound up at this fun club. The VJ there was broadcasting dance music videos on the monitors all around, and he picked some great ones... Ultra Nate "Automatic," a bunch of pop remixes, and this 10-minute long medley of Madonna hits, with clips from her videos, live performances, etc. Pretty sweet stuff! We had a blast.

It got me thinking... with dance music as with all music, sometimes a music video can totally MAKE a song. Y'know... sometimes you see a visual with a song and it finally HITS you in a totally new way. Unfortunately, it's tough for dance videos to get airplay in America... except for in video bars like the one where I was. But MTV? VH1? Yeah, right... they're too busy doing reality shows with B-list "celebrities" trapped in a house... or on an island... or in a cardboard box, whatever :)



Anyway, I was debating with my friend over the "best dance video" of the last few years. We were left without a definitive answer, but I voted for Eric Prydz "Call On Me." The video was hilarious and danceable, but it also did dance music a service by becoming a video phenomenon in and of itself... even with people who aren't necessarily dance fans.

So I got home, a bit buzzed, of course :) And I decided to search for the video on YouTube to check it out once more. Well, that's when I discovered that in addition to being one of the best dance videos of the last few years, it is also (apparently) one of the most parodied!

That says something right there... I mean, it's not every day that pop culture lampoons dance music. You won't turn on Saturday Night Live and see someone doing a Kristine W impersonation :) But apparently this video made enough of an impact!

I went through and tried to scour for some of the funnier parodies. That said, I wouldn't bother watching the full clips... I mean, they each get kind of old after a while. But it's funny to see the different tracks people took!

Have a chuckle... we all need one on Mondays! ;)

THE ORIGINAL:

Parody One: An all-guy cast, with all-girl workout clothes. Sports bras will never be the same! (There's even a "blooper reel" at the end)



Parody Two: This one is great - these guys do their hip thrusting aerobics in public, which leads to some pretty priceless facial expressions from passerby!

I'm the same boy I used to be,
JOHNNY

LEAKED: Clip from new MADONNA song!!

AHHHH!! To quote on of her Madgesty's earliest hits, I'm "Burning Up" over this news...

We've got a 19 second clip of one of the newly recorded Madonna songs, tentatively being called "Candy Shop." You might remember we leaked the lyrics for you a few days ago... ;)

Anyway, I don't want to turn this into a Madonna-blog, but she IS the biggest mainstream dance music artist... so anything she does is big news and tends to have ripple effects throughout the dance music universe.


Are you guys ready? No, really, are you ready??

Bear in mind it's super low quality, and the verse you're about to hear is actually the bridge that comes right before the chorus...

Go ahead and take a listen here!!

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What do you think??
I know, I know, it's hard to tell with a 19 second clip. But this sounds like it could be really promising! Supposedly this is one of the Pharrell Williams-produced tracks, and you can definitely hear those urban beats. I was nervous about Madonna working with hip-hop producers, because I would never want to see her compromise her dance-pop sound. BUT this sounds like it's what we usually expect from Madonna; her taking a new genre and giving it a shot of her own style. The bass drum backbeat and the breathy vocals make this sound like a "dancier" version of "Justify My Love" if you ask me. And that's a good thing! I like my sexxxy Madonna, thank you very much ;)

If this isn't good news to end the week on, I don't know what is :) I'm interested to hear what you all think.

Me, I'll be listening to this 19 second clip for the next 19 hours!

Lotsa love,
JADE

STUART PRICE producing new KYLIE album!

Hey everybody,

Damn... it's a hot one in Boston today. I hope you all are keeping cool(er)!!

Speaking of hot, here's some hot news for ya... we've got it on good authority that Stuart Price is the main producer on Kylie Minogue's new, upcoming album!


If you don't know who Stuart Price is... then why are you reading a dance music site?!?! haha. Just kiddin'. You probably know him under one of his production aliases: The Thin White Duke (he did a killer remix of Starsailor "Four the Floor") ... Jacques Lu Cont (under this name, my favorite of his is a remix of The Killers "Mr. Brightside") ... or Les Rythmes Digitales (his project with its own awesome artist album, Darkdancer). Under these names (and his own) he's produced for everyone from Gwen to Missy to Madonna... in fact, he was the main producer for Madonna's non-stop-dance album "Confessions on a Dancefloor" in '05... and then led her band on the Confessions World Tour.

Well, he's gone from the Queen of Dance to the Princess... lending his skills to Kylie's comeback CD. This is her long-awaited return to the music scene after successfully battling breast cancer. Of course, as we reported a few weeks back, some new Kylie tracks got leaked on the internet. They don't really sound like Stuart Price productions... maybe they were demos, or finished tracks that they ultimately decided shouldn't make the cut. I mean, they ARE unmistakably Kylie and definitely new... so they had to come from somewhere. If they're "throw away" tracks, perhaps this lends credence to the rumor that the songs were PURPOSEFULLY leaked, just to get some publicity for her new project.

Whatever the case... what do you guys think about his stuff? Personally, I love it... electro, '80s, dancey.

Sounds like the perfect fit for Kylie!!

Give me some feedback, kids!

JOHNNY

What's next for ULTRA NATE

Hey hey everybody,

If you haven't yet heard, Ultra Nate has revealed her plans for the next single release off Grime, Silk & Thunder. According to her MySpace page...

The next single from "Grime, Silk and Thunder" will be "Give It All You Got" featuring Chris Willis and "Getaway" featuring Dajae.

Plans are in the works for it to be serviced end of August with a brand new video and remixes!

Keep you posted..

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Now, I'm a bit confused... is she planning to release two singles? And if so, will they BOTH be getting videos?



I think "Give it All You Got" is a wise choice... though my second pick would have been "Falling."

I guess this only makes sense if you've heard the record... so I've got to ask... anyone listened to it yet? What do y'all think??

Lotsa love,
JADE

Leaked: Lyrics to a new MADONNA song??

Hey everybody,

Hope you all had a good weekend...

Here's something interesting for you: Though she's notoriously tight-lipped about her projects, Madonna may have a leak in her camp! We've heard some "insider" knowledge about her next single, slated for release in late 2007. According to the informant (man, this sounds like serious espionage, huh?), the track definitely has the Timbaland/Timberlake beats that we were expecting from the collaborations, though with a definite, electronic-dance tone, too.

And then there are the lyrics. Now, we make no promises that this is the real deal, but I thought I'd post 'em anyway. Again, not sure how real they are... but if you're like me, and have been hoping that Madonna might one day return to that Erotica-era unapologetic sexiness, then your prayers (may?) have been answered! Check 'em out below:



LYRICS:
See which flavor you like and I’ll have it for you
Come on in to my store, I’ve got candy galore
Dont pretend you’re not hungry, I’ve seen it before
I’ve got turkish delight baby and so much more

Get up out of your seat (your seat)
Come on up to the dance floor
Ive got something so sweet (so sweet)
Come on up to the front door
I need plenty of heat (heat)
Form a special connection
Just start moving your feet (your feet)
Move on over to me

I’ll be your one stop (one stop)
Candy shop (candy shop)
Everything (everything)
That I got (that I got)
I’ll be your one stop (one stop)
Candy store (candy store)
Lollipop (lollipop)
Have some more (have some more)

My sugar is raw (erotica whisper)
Stickey and Sweet (high pitched vocoder)
Dance Dance Dance (like erotica moaning kind of echoes throughout whole
song)

All the suckers are not all we sell in the store
Chocolate kisses so good
you’ll be beggin for more
Dont pretend you’re not hungry
Ive got plenty to eat
Come on in to my store
cause my sugar is sweet!

Get up out of your seat (your seat)
Come on up to the dance floor
Ive got something so sweet (so sweet)
Come on up to the front door
I need plenty of heat (heat)
Form a special connection
Just start moving your feet (your feet)
Move on over to me

I’ll be your one stop (one stop)
Candy shop (candy shop)
Everything (everything)
That I got (that I got)
I’ll be your one stop (one stop)
Candy store (candy store)
Lollipop (lollipop)
Have some more (have some more)

See which flavor you like and I’ll have it for you
Come on in to my store, I’ve got candy galore
Dont pretend you’re not hungry, I’ve seen it before
I’ve got turkish delight baby and so much more

Get up out of your seat (your seat)
Come on up to the dance floor
Ive got something so sweet (so sweet)
Come on up to the front door
I need plenty of heat (heat)
Form a special connection
Just start moving your feet (your feet)
Move on over to me

I’ll be your one stop (one stop)
Candy shop (candy shop)
Everything (everything)
That I got (that I got)
I’ll be your one stop (one stop)
Candy store (candy store)
Lollipop (lollipop)
Have some more (have some more)



So whaddaya think?? Are these real or not? If not, they sound like a pretty good imitation. It definitely follows the same kind of word choice, rhyme scheme and song structure that Madonna typically writes.

Of course, the big question is: Now that she's pushing 50, is Madonna too old for "sexy lyrics"? If you ask me... NO WAY! You gotta love a woman who refuses to be told that she's "too old" to be sexy. The lyrics might be a little cheesy, but they're not so graphic that they're undignified. As a mother of two, I wouldn't recommend she go taking off her clothes for another SEX book (soooo glad she did the first one, though ;)) but I don't see anything wrong with her acknowledging the fact that she's still a sexual person... after all, she singlehandedly revolutionized and pioneered the whole "sex in the media" concept that is so much a part of our culture now!

We'll see if these wind up the lyrics to her next single... either way, the fall is going to be busy for Madonna. In addition to her album, she's confirmed to be lending her pipes to the next Annie Lennox album, also due in the fall.

Rumor has it that she's also gearing up to release four more children's book in the fall, plus gear up for a (possible) 2008 summer tour.

No signs of slowing down from this Queen of the Dance Floor.

So... what do you guys think about the lyrics??

Later,
JOHNNY

On the set: BRITNEY SPEARS new video for "GET BACK"

Here's some news I wasn't expecting!

Yesterday was the video shoot for Britney Spears' first video in years... for her upcoming single "Get Back."

Here's a picture from the set!



At least Brit's lookin' pretty good again!



On second thought...

Anyway, no word yet on the release date for the single or video, but supposedly her label - JIVE Records - keeps pushing it back out of concern over her recent "antics." Guess they want to make sure she's ready to keep all her hair on her head before they send her on tour again! ;) Last we heard, the album was slated for a November 2007 release. We'll see if it stays on track!

Anyway, here's what we hear about the video so far:

* Britney was intensely involved in the "story," look, wardrobe and casting of the video... more than she ever has been before.
* The theme of the video has to deal with "rebirth."
* There's a strong vintage, retro theme.
* She choreographed the video herself.

Dear Lord... I shudder to think at what could happen when Britney Spears takes full creative control of a situation. I'm scared, y'aaaall! ;)

Here's another leak we came across: TMZ has a video clip of Britney driving away from some paparazzi the other day... and as she drives off, you can hear a few seconds of her own music playing in her car! Maybe this is the new single?? Check out the video clip here to hear it for yourself ;)

I used to be a Britney fan, but she lost me a while back... part of me feels bad for the girl, but she's so many DUMB decisions with her life over the last few years and has only herself to blame!

Here's hoping "Get Back" is a return to the delicious little dance-pop that made us fall in love with her to begin with. So stay tuned for more updates!

There's the inside scoop for now.

Have a great weekend, everybody!!

Love,
JADE