Louis Armstrong
2008 Top-10 artists (comparison with 2007 top-10 in braces)
1 Frank Sinatra (new)
2 Ella Fitzgerald (+5)
3 Stevie Wonder (0)
4 Aretha Franklin (+1)
5 Nat King Cole (new)
6 Nina Simone (new)
7 Bessie Smith (new)
8 Ray Charles (new)
9 Marvin Gaye (-1)
10 Depeche Mode (new)
2008 Top-10 songs (all songs are new)
1 Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
2 Frank Sinatra – Nice 'n' Easy
3 Frank Sinatra – New York, New York
4 U2 – One
5 Frank Sinatra – Strangers in the Night
6 Frank Sinatra – The Best Is Yet to Come
7 Frank Sinatra – I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
8 Frank Sinatra – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
8 Frank Sinatra – Summer Wind
10 Frank Sinatra – That's Life
2008 tagcloud
Top-50 overall
1 Christina Aguilera (0)
2 Frank Sinatra (new)
3 Stevie Wonder (0)
4 Ella Fitzgerald (+5)
5 Joss Stone (-3)
6 Aretha Franklin (0)
7 Amy Winehouse (-2)
8 Alicia Keys (-1)
9 Nirvana (-5)
10 Marvin Gaye (0)
11 Nina Simone (+4)
12 Nat King Cole (+10)
13 Ray Charles (+5)
14 Fergie (-6)
15 Norah Jones (-1)
16 Bessie Smith (+17)
17 Sarah Vaughan (+12)
18 Depeche Mode (new)
19 Kelly Clarkson (-8)
20 India.Arie (-7)
21 Sade (+12)
22 Beyoncé (-10)
23 U2 (new)
24 The Puppini Sisters (+24)
25 Nelly Furtado (-9)
26 The Jet Set (-9)
27 James Brown (0)
28 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (new)
29 Etta James (+7)
30 Ксюха (-11)
31 Avril Lavigne (-11)
31 Duffy (new)
33 Louis Armstrong (+13)
34 Pink (-13)
35 Алла Пугачёва (new)
36 Adele (new)
37 Mariah Carey (new)
38 Black Eyed Peas (-15)
39 Jill Scott (-14)
40 Christina Aguilera, Lil'Kim, Mya, Pink (-16)
40 Ma Rainey (new)
42 Miles Davis (new)
43 Audrey Hepburn (new)
44 Donny Hathaway (new)
45 Gwen Stefani (-19)
45 Roberta Flack (-8)
47 The Beatles (new)
47 Peggy Lee (new)
47 Queen (-12)
50 Billie Holiday (new)
Best newcomers: Frank Sinatra, Depeche Mode
Biggest progression: The Puppini Sisters, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan
Biggest drop: Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas, Nelly Furtado, Avril Lavigne
Top-10 overall songs (all at the same positions lol)
1 Nirvana – Sappy
2 Christina Aguilera – I'm OK
3 Christina Aguilera – Fighter
4 Christina Aguilera – Ain't No Other Man
5 Christina Aguilera – Infatuation
6 Christina Aguilera – I Will Be
7 Christina Aguilera – Can't Hold Us Down (feat. Lil' Kim)
8 Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
9 Christina Aguilera – Dirrty
10 Christina Aguilera – Walk Away
Overall tagcloud
By the end of last year following artists were not in overall Top-10:
Frank Sinatra
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2008
31 Dec 2008, 12:35 by niyaflow
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Christmas Swing broadcast
26 Dec 2008, 04:11 by Uhwelluh
Two hours of santa-styled swing. Next week: Fats Waller festivities!
Swing Plus #42
12/23/08 7pm - 9pm
http://www.kbrpradio.com
1- Hark the Herald Angels Swing (World's Greatest Jazzband)
2- Jingle Bells (Glenn Miller)
3- White Christmas (Charlie Parker)
4- The Christmas Song (Jack Teagarden)
5- Christmas at Carnegie (Eddie Condon)
6- The Man With the Bag (Kay Starr)
7- Greensleeves (Paul Desmond)
8- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Tommy Dorsey & Edythe Wright)
9- Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Red Nichols)
10- Cool Yule (Louis Armstrong)
11- Warm December (Julie London)
12- Carolina Christmas (Squirrel Nut Zippers)
13- Here Comes Santa Claus (Ramsey Lewis)
14- Jingle Bells (Johnny Mercer)
15- Good Morning Blues (Count Basie)
16- All I Want for Christmas (Nat King Cole)
17- Santa Claus Blues (Clarence Williams)
18- A Child is Born (Oscar Peterson)
19- Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back (Duke Ellington)
20- Jingle Bells (Duke Ellington)
21- A Christmas Surprise (Billy Strayhorn & Lena Horne)
22- We Three Kings (Boilermaker Jazz Band)
23- The Dance on the Seat of Their Pants (Spike Jones)
24- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies (Larry Clinton)
25- Christmas Night in Harlem (Louis Armstrong)
26- Linus & Lucy (Wynton Marsalis)
27- May Every Day Be Christmas (Louis Jordan)
28- Winter Wonderland (Ted Weems)
29- Christmas Is (Lou Rawls)
30- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Dave McKenna)
31- Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (Lionel Hampton & Sonny Parker)
32- I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus (Urbie Green)
33- What Will Santa Claus Say (Louis Prima)
34- Capitol Jingle (Johnny Mercer)
35- The Merriest (June Christy) -
1 mile north
16 Dec 2008, 03:36 by eshkubeshku
This week's main entry is 1 Mile North's 'Minor Shadows' from 2003. Quite ambient sounding post-rock, sort of a darker, slower version of The Album Leaf. The kind of music that makes you think of deserted seashores and gray skies, like a shuttered tourist town in the off season. This is good listening in those quiet, introspective moments. Also listened to another chillout session 'Lounge Burlesque'. Keep making CD's like this for a friend of mine in the military. She likes it so it's all fine by me. Last is the first volume of Verve Jazz Masters, Louis Armstrong's...well...Jazz Master's 1. What can I say about Louis, he's an icon. Trumpet, singing, Hello Dolly, it's all there and it's all remastered so it's sounding pretty good. There's 60 volumes in the set so I have 59 more to write about. That won't happen overnight.1 Mile NorthLouis Armstrong -
1 year on Last.fm
9 Dec 2008, 18:04 by ferrumoff
1 year gone... Time runs so fast!
In this year thanks to Last.fm I had a pleasurable experience in music. I have known many good artists and bands. Including
Radiohead
Nas
Nine Inch Nails
Coldplay
Portishead
Massive Attack
That's from my top 50. Of course, I knew names of these bands before joining last.fm, but didn't know their music.
The following artists placed #1 spot in my weekly charts:
Wu-Tang Clan x2
Wings
The Beatles x2
Louis Armstrong
GZA/Genius x2
Rammstein
2Pac
KoЯn
Aerosmith
Аквариум x2
Dr. Dre
Public Enemy
Pink Floyd x3
Queen
A Tribe Called Quest
Chris Rea x3
Snoop Dogg
Lupe Fiasco
Red Hot Chili Peppers x4
Mariah Carey
Busta Rhymes
Nas
Radiohead x2
Мумий Тролль
The Game
ABBA (that was an accident. ABBA is ok though)
RZA
Sade
Eminem
Nine Inch Nails x2
Portishead
Queens of the Stone Age
Кино
I didn't scrobble for 8 weeks in this year :(
Now, I have 9740+ scrobbled tracks with 1000+ artists, and top 10 artists are:
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers 231
2. Radiohead 217
3. The Beatles 197
4. Nas 194
5. OutKast 177
6. The Game 170
7. Мумий Тролль 169
8. Аквариум 162
9. Nine Inch Nails 154
10. Eminem 149
Top 25 albums are:
1. OutKast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 83
2. Мумий Тролль – 8 70
3. Radiohead – In Rainbows 68
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium 63
5. Radiohead – OK Computer 59
6. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 58
7. Nas – Untitled 50
8. OutKast – Stankonia 49
9. GZA/Genius – Liquid Swords 45
9. Fugees – The Score 45
11. Garbage – Version 2.0 44
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication 43
13. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik 42
14. Q-Tip – The Renaissance 40
14. Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV 40
16. 5'nizza – Пятница 39
16. Chris Rea – The Return Of The Fabulous Hofner Blue Notes 39
18. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak 38
19. The Game – Doctor's Advocate 37
19. Radiohead – Hail to the Thief 37
19. Portishead – Dummy 37
22. Lil' Wayne – Tha Carter III 35
22. Coldplay – Parachutes 35
24. 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin' 34
24. The Roots – Game Theory 34
And, finally, top 3 tracks (with 9 plays each).
GZA/Genius - Alphabets
Nine Inch Nails -
Discipline
Kanye West -Love Lockdown
(it's quite interesting that all of them come from 2008).
and the first listened track was Крематорий–Мусорный Ветер
I don't know if this journal is interesting for Last.fm users, but I mostly did it for myself :) [maybe to see the differences one year after]. Have a good day, bye. -
☺ Shit, I fell in love with metalcore ☺
6 Dec 2008, 05:45 by Fulvian
or are they no longer metalcore?
Whatever, The Dream is completely pwning me LOLOLOLOL
Finally thisdudechick (who really loves to lift her skirt up in front of the photographers) has developed her own vocals style, her harsh vocals are improving and her clean vocals are fantastic, yay yay yay less boring screams a la metalcore!
I really hope they keep this style in the future, I don't want another Walls of Jericho copy -_-
P.S.: If You don't know In This Moment, here's a scary pic:
and don't forget that The Dream is one of those fully streamable albums, so You can check it out straight away.
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Harlem broadcast
4 Dec 2008, 05:13 by Uhwelluh
A focus on Harlem swing & sociology through song titles.
Swing Plus #39
12/2/08 7pm - 9pm
http://www.kbrpradio.com
1- Harlem Swing - Tampa Red
2- Harlem Congo - Chick Webb
3- Holiday in Harlem - Chick Webb
4- Harlem Choc’late Babies on Parade - James P. Johnson
5- Harlem Drag – Charlie Johnson
6- Harmony In Harlem – Quintones
7- You Can’t Live In Harlem – Sidney Bechet & Noble Sissle
8- Harlem After Midnight – Mills Blue Rhythm Band
9- I’m Red-Hot Harlem – Adelaide Hall
10- Harlem Shout – Jimmie Lunceford
11- When the Sun Goes Down in Harlem – Harlem Hamfats
12- I’ve Got an Uncle in Harlem – Hot Lips Page
13- Harlem Fuss – Fats Waller
14- Harlem Hospitality – Cab Calloway
15- Hot in Harlem – Tiny Grimes
16- Bojangles of Harlem – Fred Astaire
17- I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem – Glenn Miller live 12/28/40
18- What Harlem Is to Me – Coleman Hawkins
19- Harlem on Parade – Gene Krupa
20- I Remember Harlem – Roy Eldridge
21- Drop Me Off At Harlem – Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
22- A Tone Parallel to Harlem – Duke Ellington 1951 (with symphonic intro)
23- Harlem Woogie – Jimmy Johnson
24- Harlem Joys – Willie The Lion Smith
25- A Salute to Harlem – Boots Randolph
26- Harlem Sandman – Nat King Cole & Ida JAMES
27- Harlem Sundown – Dan Barrett -
FMH's MiXmas Tape (updated 12.07)
30 Nov 2008, 20:55 by FilmoreHolmes
As promised, I deliver you a slightly less enjoyable family friendly version, as well as the original scary version with the tracks now separated for your enjoyment. This one is prolly a little less musically satisfying and more cheesy than the other one, but there are still some worthwhile moments to be heard.
Tracklisting:
1. The Beatles – Good King Wenklasas
2. Sufjan Stevens – That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!
3. Yo La Tengo – It's Christmas Time (Sun Ra cover)
4. The Turtles – Santa & The Sidewalk Surfer
5. The Ventures – Scrooge
6. Pearl Jam – Someday At Christmas
7. The Chipmunks – The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
8. Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Q-Burns Abstract Message Rmx)
9. Stan Freberg – Green Christma$
10. James Brown – Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year
11. Rufus Thomas – I'll Be Your Santa Baby
12. Bob and Doug McKenzie – The 12 Days Of Christmas
13. Low – Just Like Christmas
14. The Raveonettes – Christmas In Cleveland
15. Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World (The Orb Rmx)
16. C-3PO & R2D2 – What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas?
17. Mel Tormé – The Christmas Song (Sonny J Rmx)
18. Au – I'll Be Home For Christmas
19. My Morning Jacket – Xmas Time Is Here
20. Bing Crosby – Mele Kalikimaka
21. Au Revoire Simone – Christmastime Is Here
22. El Perro del Mar – Oh What A Christmas
23. Man of Arms – It's Christmas Time & Everything's Wrong
Download Here & Have A Merry Seasons Greetings!
Tracklisting:
1. The Beatles – Christmas Time Is Here Again
2. Mr. Mackey – Carol Of The Bells
3. Sufjan Stevens – Sister Winter
4. The Flaming Lips – A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So)
5. of Montreal – My Favorite Christmas (In a Hundred Words or Less)
6. Jimi Hendrix – Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne Medley
7. The Jingle Cats – Angels We Have Heard On High
8. Albert King – Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
9. Charles Brown – I'll Be Home For Christmas (Ohmega Watts Rmx)
10. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra – Little Drummer Boy
11. Afroman – O Chronic Tree
12. Run-D.M.C. –Christmas In Hollis
13. Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby (Alexkid & DJ Sleep Rmx)
14. Tales From The Crypt – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
15. Vince Guaraldi – Skating
16. Figurine – Holidays Behind Us
17. The Olivia Tremor Control – Christmas With William S.
18. Bright Eyes – Away In A Manger
19. Julie London – I Want You For Christmas (Ursula 1000 Rmx)
20. Exile –Mushroom Santa
21. Chevron –Rudi The Techno Pioneer
22. "Weird Al" Yankovic – Christmas At Ground Zero
23. The White Stripes – Candy Cane Children
24. Aimee Mann – You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch
25. Lambchop –Christmas Time Is Here
26. The Arcade Fire – Jinglebell Rock
27. Johnny Cash – Here Was A ManTracklisting:
Download Here & Have A Merry Seasons Greetings!
^even newer link (tracks now separated)^ -
trzeszczący przytup zimy.
22 Nov 2008, 16:34 by marrrysia
Zobaczyłam ją na półce w dziale 'Nowości' w bezpłciowym sklepie muzycznym. Zwróciłam na nią uwagę głównie przez nazwisko Kaczkowskiego, przyznaję (na was to nazwisko nie zadziałałoby jak magnes?). Z początku, jako że odstraszyła mnie lekko cena, potraktowałam ją raczej w kategoriach ciekawostki, takiego żartu muzycznego, płyty do półminutowego potrzymania w ręce, a następnie odłożenia na półkę, gdzie jej miejsce, gdzie powinna czekać na lepsze czasy, na bardziej zdecydowanego klienta. Jednak nazwiska: Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, podziałały na mnie, jak zwykle, niczym jakiś wabik czy tam inny lep na muchy. No i do tego W siódmym niebie jako pierwsza ścieżka... (A także oczywiście It Had To Be You w kolejnym już wykonaniu - swoją drogą jest to utwór ostatnimi czasy uznany przeze mnie za ścieżkę wszech czasów; ale to materiał na odrębny wpis.)
Nie wytrzymałam zatem. Kto by zresztą wytrzymał, będąc na moim miejscu?
W ten oto sposób, po wojnie stoczonej z szatanem, światem i ciałem ((c) by M. Sęp-Szarzyński) stałam się dumną i przeszczęśliwą właścicielką srebrnego krążka o tytule Trzeszcząca płyta 2. I nie żałuję. Mimo srebrzystości tworzywa, płyta jest prawdziwie trzeszcząca i mile dla ucha szeleszcząca (specjalnie nie dokonano cyfrowej obróbki utworów). Doboru piosenek z lat dwudziestych, trzydziestych, czterdziestych, a nawet i pięćdziesiątych dokonał Piotr Kaczkowski. I uczynił to fenomenalnie - piosenki to takie małe perełki, swego czasu szlagiery, choć obecnie nieco zapomniane. Wprowadzają w lekko bajkowy, odrealniony świat. Idealne na jesienne zawieruchy, deszczowe wieczory, pierwsze śnieżne noce. I do ubierania choinki pewnie też się nada ;) -
CD of the week (17-23.XI.2008): The Best of Bond... James Bond
17 Nov 2008, 08:33 by RadioFabryka
"My name is Bond, James Bond".
Film "Quantum Of Solace" w kinach na początku listopada, a od 27 października w sklepach dostępny jest album z piosenkami znanymi z filmów o szpiegu Jej Królewskiej Mości. Do zaśpiewania piosenki przewodniej zapraszano i wciąż zaprasza się najlepszych wykonawców, dlatego też na składance nie zabraknie takich klasyków i tuzów jak Shirley Bassey (3 piosenki do Bonda), Louis Armstrong, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner czy Duran Duran. Wersja "The Best Of Bond" z 2008 roku uzupełniona jest o 3 nowe piosenki, których nie było na składance z 1999 roku. Są to utwory w wykonaniu k.d. lang, Madonny i zespołu Garbage. Pomimo dużej rozpiętości czasowej, w jakiej utwory powstawały, na składance wyczuwa się charakterystyczny, "bondowski" klimat. Album jest znakomitym wydawnictwem dla wszelkich bondofilów jak i wszystkich chcących po prostu posłuchać dobrych piosenek.
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My trumpeting trinity
16 Nov 2008, 22:50 by Eyoki
Three trumpeters i never grow tired of: Maurice André, Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge. Such different artists with such different styles: the first pure and golden, the second earthy and humble, while the third is just so... elusive . I've been searching for words to describe the magic of Roy Eldridge, but they're just not coming.
My trumpeting trinity.
