Jan 25, 2010

Hope for Haiti raises over $58 MILLION.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZxtLSiE30wendofvid
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She has one of the most amazing voices in music today... Christina Aguilera gave a riveting performance of "Lift Me Up" on Friday's telethon to raise money for those in Haiti. This was incredible and we cannot wait for her new album due to come out this year!
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Jan 22, 2010

Sarah McLachlan's Got a Dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJMaDxjjc6sendofvid
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In all honesty, this woman could sing about hot dogs and hamburgers and it would still sound beautiful. Can't get enough of Sarah's angelic and pure voice. Here is her latest single "One Dream" which is the theme to this year's winter Olympics (oh yeah, we forgot those are coming on again...)
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Jan 21, 2010

We LOVE Melody Gardot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eb651s_o1Qendofvid
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Melody Gardot (born February 2, 1985 in New Jersey) is an American jazz singer, writer and musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been influenced by such blues and jazz artists as Judy Garland, Janis Joplin, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin as well as Latin music artists such as Stan Getz and Caetano Veloso.[1]
Gardot follows the teachings of Buddhism, is a macrobiotic cook[2] and humanitarian who often speaks about the benefits of music therapy. She has visited various universities and hospitals to speak about its ability to help reconnect neural pathways in the brain, improve speech ability, and lift general spirits. In a recent interview she was rumored to be working closely in a university in the United States to help develop a program for music therapy and the management of pain, something she has spoken about establishing in the future on her own.

While cycling in Philadelphia in November 2003[6] she was hit by a Jeep Cherokee whose driver had ignored a red traffic light.
In the accident she suffered serious head and spinal injuries and her pelvis was shattered in two places. Because of these severe injuries she was confined to her hospital bed for a year and had to remain lying on her back. As a further consequence of her injuries she had to re-learn simple tasks such as brushing her teeth and walking. The most noticeable effect of the neural injuries she suffered is that she was left hyper-sensitive to both light and sound, therefore requiring her to wear dark sunglasses at nearly all times to shield her eyes.[4] The accident also resulted in both long and short term memory problems and difficulty with her sense of time. Gardot has described coping with this as like "climbing Mount Everest every day" as she often wakes with no memory of what she has to do that day.[7]

Using MUSIC as therapy, Melody developed her voice, her style and her sound. We here at Wonky Pop endorse her greatness!
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Cute Video from David Guetta ft. Estelle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQyGYdRqulQendofvid
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"One Love" ft. Estelle is a great driving song (good beat!) and this video turned out pretty cute!
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Jan 12, 2010

Alphabeat is back - Hole In My Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFpfF2AZzYendofvid
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We are LOVING Alphabeat's sophomore album and love their videos! They always have some good ones. Gotta love the blend of the 80s with a fresh sound from a new decade, 2010!
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A Woman on a mission....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kK7GRwcJCEendofvid
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Gabriella Cilmi has changed her sound on her sophomore album (soon to be released). Here is a wideboys remix of her "Woman On A Mission" - the first single from her upcoming release!
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Jan 8, 2010

We love Darren Hayes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0qo6hrXzcQendofvid
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Darren Hayes is in the studio working on his 4th studio album to be released in the UK this year! We here at WonkyPop are sooooo excited and anxious to hear what's in store for the new CD! Here's a hit off of his last album- enjoy!
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Chicka Cherry Cola

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqGnsP4wOf0endofvid
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Your FLASHBACK Friday for January 8th, 2010... Savage Garden's "I Want You" from their first CD release. Enjoy and Happy Friday!
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Jan 1, 2010

Norah Jones rings in 2010 for Wonky Pop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naglCkO_-hIendofvid
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First blog posting for the new decade and couldn't start it better than with the lovely Norah Jones. We are totally digging her new sound on her new album "The Fall."
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