Download: Cure For the Mondays "Mixtape"

It's Monday!  And if you couldn't tell from my lack of getting a posting up earlier today, definitely near the holidays... who else is ready for a vaca?  Download our Cure For the Mondays Vol. 6 mixtape here.

1. Cara Quici - Away From You (Jump Smokers Radio Mix)
2. Kelly Rowland - Forever and A Day (Antoine Claraman Remix)
3. Robyn - Indestructible (Pitron & Sanna Radio Edit)
4. Katy Perry - Peacock (Buzz-Boi's Hector Fonseca Mix)
5. Afrojack ft. Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Jake's Ian Carey Radio Edit)
6. Sia - Clap Your Hands (Fred Falke Remix)

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Diva Dish: Natalia Kills

Having spoken to Natalia Kills for nearly an hour, I've come to the conclusion that she is one of the most insightful artists of today.  Though not yet a household name, mark my words, come next spring, she will be.  With a intense drive to create the best music to our ears, Kills is passionate about what she does.  She sees her music before she even hears it.  Though the interview is nearly 46 minutes in length, after listening you will be educated on everything from Kills' image to embracing your heartbreak through dance.  Highlights of the interview include getting a glimpse of how Kills' visualizes her music, how her sound has evolved from Verbalicious a popsicle flavored like all of her ex lovers and the worldwide release of her Cherrytree Records debut album Perfectionist.  Take a listen below.  (Note: I tried to cut down this interview, but everything Kills' said was too good to cut.)


Diva Dish: Natalia Kills Pt. 1 from Wonky Pop on Vimeo.

Diva Dish: Natalia Kills Pt. 2 from Wonky Pop on Vimeo.

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Let's Smoke All Night!

Ok, so this is a REALLY weird new (ish) offering from Liz Phair. The album is hit and miss for me, though I do appreciate her experimentation. My favorite from Funstyle, Smoke, starts out like a silly skit put to bass but then changes it completely with a super catchy chorus. Bang! Bang! sounds like something Massive Attack wishes they recorded for their Mezzanine album. Definitely worth a listen.

Liz Phair "Smoke" by thegreydahlia

Liz Phair "Bang! Bang!" by thegreydahlia



Also, check out this underrated track from her oft maligned (but VERY worthwhile) self titled album from the days of yore:

07 Little Digger by thegreydahlia

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Download: Cure for the Mondays "Mixtape"

It may be Monday, but at least you've got another mixtape to get you thru the day!  12 days 'til Christmas!  DOWNLOAD Cure For the Mondays Vol. 5 here.

1. DJ Earworm vs. Nelly Furtado - Free At Night 
2. Adam Lambert - If I Had You (Dangerous Muse Remix)
3. Keri Hilson - Pretty Rock Girl (Cahill Remix)
4. Cee Lo Green - F**k You! (Sonikross & Johnny Frenetic Remix)
5. Katy Perry - Firework (HLM Remix)
6. Mashup-Germany - I'll Be Missing You (Don't Raise Your Glass)

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21 Days of (non-traditional) Christmas!

As I've previously mentioned, I like funkified Christmas music.  And those that challenge traditional Christmas hymns and the classics are winners in my book.  Crystal Theory's Chillout Christmas album is the combination of Esthero & Mandalay (now I am gonna have to pull their album out!), a true vibe to put you into a candy cane trance.  Listen to White Christmas below.

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Download: Cure for the Mondays "Mixtape"

Sorry you peeps on the East Coast, I know most of you have already left the office for the day.  To all the rest still counting down the hours 'til freedom, enjoy our weekly Cure For the Mondays Vol. 4 mixtape.  DOWNLOAD it here!

1. Rihanna - What's My Name ft. Drake (Funk3d Radio Edit)
2. Taio Cruz - Higher ft. Kylie Minogue (7th Heaven Radio Edit)
3. Sara Bareilles - King of Anything (Riddler Remix)
4. Adele - Rolling In the Deep (Keljet Remix)
5. Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (Dresden & Johnston Radio Edit - Dirty)
6. The Shapeshifters - She Freaks (Remix)
7. Natalia Kills - Mirrors (Frankmusik Obsidian Overkill Remix)

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Watch: The Ting Tings "Hands" - acoustic mix

Now here's something we don't hear very often.  The Ting Tings recently did an acoustic version of their latest single Hands.  As they've explained to their audience many times, they just don't get slow often.  The incredibly rhythmic duo has not yet given us a release date on their new material for Kunst, their upcoming sophomore album.  With Hands not really rising on the charts (debuted at 29 in the UK), perhaps the British duo are waiting to drop another smash hit comparable to their catchy That's Not My Name.  Check out the beautiful acoustic version below.


Thanks to Rocky & Mark for letting me know about this!

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Grammy Nominees Announced!

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be air on February 13, 2011 -- and the nominees have officially been announced!  Eminem tops the most awards with 10 nods, including Record of the Year with his smash-hit duet with Rihanna and Album of the Year for Recovery.  Some of Wonky Pop's favorite artists are finally getting the recognition they are so deserving of.  Ray LaMontagne's Song of the Year for Beg, Steal or Borrow, Florence + Machine for Best New Artist, Sara Bareilles for Best Female Vocal Performance, Katy Perry for Best Pop Vocal Album, Robyn, Goldfrapp & LaRoux's Best Dance Recording, Muse & Kings of Leon for Best Rock Performance for Duo/Group With Vocals.  See who we'd like to win below (all Wonky Pop favorites are in red.)

Record of the year
Nothin' On You, B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem featuring Rihanna
F*** You, Cee Lo Green
Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum

Album of the year
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Recovery, Eminem
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, featured artist
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, featured artist

Song of the year (goes to writer)
Beg Steal Or Borrow, Ray LaMontagne
F*** You, Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars
The House That Built Me, Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin
Love The Way You Lie, Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers
Need You Now, Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott

Best new artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding

Best female pop vocal performance
King Of Anything, Sara Bareilles
Halo (Live), Beyoncé
Chasing Pirates, Norah Jones
Bad Romance, Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream, Perry

Best male pop vocal performance
Haven't Met You Yet, Michael Bublé
This Is It, Michael Jackson
Whataya Want From Me, Adam Lambert
Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars
Half Of My Heart, John Mayer

Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals
Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version), Glee Cast
Misery, Maroon 5
The Only Exception, Paramore
Babyfather, Sade
Hey, Soul Sister (Live), Train

Best pop collaboration with vocals
Airplanes, Part II, B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
Imagine, Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
If It Wasn't For Bad, Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone, Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
California Gurls, Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best pop vocal album
My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
I Dreamed A Dream, Susan Boyle
The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
Battle Studies, John Mayer
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Best dance recording
Rocket, Goldfrapp
In For The Kill, La Roux
Dance In The Dark, Lady Gaga
Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna
Dancing On My Own, Robyn ***YES YES YES!!!!****

Best traditional pop vocal album
Crazy Love, Michael Bublé
The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time, Barry Manilow
Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville, Johnny Mathis
Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V, Rod Stewart
Love Is The Answer, Barbra Streisand

Best solo rock vocal performance
Run Back To Your Side, Eric Clapton
Crossroads, John Mayer
Helter Skelter, Paul McCartney
Silver Rider, Robert Plant
Angry World, Neil Young

Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals
Ready To Start, Arcade Fire
I Put A Spell On You, Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Tighten Up, The Black Keys
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse

Best hard rock performance
A Looking In View, Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain, Soundgarden
Between The Lines, Stone Temple Pilots
New Fang, Them Crooked Vultures

Best rock song
Angry World, Neil Young
Little Lion Man, Mumford & Sons
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse
Tighten Up, The Black Keys

Best rock album
Emotion & Commotion, Jeff Beck
The Resistance, Muse
Backspacer, Pearl Jam
Mojo, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Le Noise, Neil Young

Best alternative music album
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms, Band Of Horses
Brothers, The Black Keys
Broken Bells, Broken Bells ***One of our top 10 albums for 2010!***
Contra, Vampire Weekend

Best female R&B vocal performance
Gone Already, Faith Evans
Bittersweet, Fantasia
Everything To Me, Monica
Tired, Kelly Price
Holding You Down (Going In Circles), Jazmine Sullivan

Best male R&B vocal performance
Second Chance, El DeBarge
Finding My Way Back, Jaheim
Why Would You Stay, Kem
We're Still Friends, (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
There Goes My Baby, Usher

Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals
Love, Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
Take My Time, Chris Brown & Tank
You've Got A Friend, Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
Shine, John Legend & The Roots
Soldier Of Love, Sade

Best traditional R&B vocal performance
When A Woman Loves, R. Kelly
Hang On In There, John Legend & The Roots
You're So Amazing, Calvin Richardson
In Between, Ryan Shaw
Go [Live], Betty Wright

Best R&B song
Bittersweet, Fantasia
Finding My Way Back, Jaheim
Second Chance, El DeBarge
Shine, John Legend & The Roots
Why Would You Stay, Kem

Best R&B album
The Love & War Masterpeace, Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me, Fantasia
Another Round, Jaheim
Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing, Monica

Best contemporary R&B album
Graffiti, Chris Brown
Untitled, R. Kelly
Transition, Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid, Janelle Monáe  ***SO DESERVES THIS!!!***
Raymond V Raymond, Usher

Best rap solo performance
Over, Drake
Not Afraid, Eminem
How Low, Ludacris
I'm Back, T.I.
Power, Kanye West

Best rap performance by a duo or group
Shutterbugg, Big Boi & Cutty
Fancy, Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
On To The Next One, Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad, Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Lose My Mind, Young Jeezy & Plies

Best rap/sung collaboration
Nothin' On You, B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Deuces, Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Wake Up! Everybody, John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best rap song
Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid, Eminem
Nothin' On You, B.o.B & Bruno Mars
On To The Next One, Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best rap album
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, B.o.B
Thank Me Later, Drake
Recovery, Eminem
The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
How I Got Over, The Roots

Best female country vocal performance
Satisfied, Jewel
The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
Swingin', LeAnn Rimes
Temporary Home, Carrie Underwood
I'd Love To Be Your Last, Gretchen Wilson

Best male country vocal performance
Macon, Jamey Johnson
Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song), Toby Keith
Turning Home, David Nail
'Til Summer Comes Around, Keith Urban
Gettin' You Home, Chris Young

Best country performance by a duo or group with vocals
Free, Zac Brown Band
Elizabeth, Dailey & Vincent
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Little White Church, Little Big Town
Where Rainbows Never Die, The SteelDrivers

Best country collaboration with vocals
Bad Angel, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
Pride (In The Name Of Love), Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
As She's Walking Away, Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Hillbilly Bone, Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I Run To You, Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best country song
The Breath You Take, George Strait
Free, Zac Brown Band
The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
I'd Love To Be Your Last, Gretchen Wilson
If I Die Young, The Band Perry
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum

Best country album
Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Revolution, Miranda Lambert

Best Americana album
The List, Rosanne Cash
Tin Can Trust, Los Lobos
Country Music, Willie Nelson
Band Of Joy, Robert Plant
You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples

Best compilation soundtrack album for motion picture, television or other visual media
Crazy Heart, Various Artists
Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee Cast
Tremé, Various Artists
True Blood—Volume 2, Various Artists
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Various Artists

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Download: Cure for the Mondays "Mixtape"

Nothing worse than heading back to work after an extended holiday weekend.  At least now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, we all know Christmas and New Years are right around the corner.  Download Cure For the Mondays Vol. 3 here.  (Thanks to my family's archaic internet, it took til Tuesday to get this up!)

1. Adele - Rolling In the Deep (Dan Clare Club Remix)
2. Mariah Carey - Oh Santa! (Jump Smokers Extended Remix)
3. Penguin Prison - Golden Train (Sam Sparro & Golden Touch Remix)
4. Robyn - Indestructible (A-Trak Radio Edit)
5. The Ting Tings - Hands (Wideboys Club Remix)
6. Alphabeat - Telephone Your Bad Romance (mashup)

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Video Premiere: Robyn "Dance Hall Queen"

Robyn is showing her true colors in the video premiere of Dancehall Queen.  The reggae-ska infused jam will have your head bobbing and bootie shaking.  Check out the new video below!

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NBBW: *NYSNC FREE DOWNLOAD

This band requires no introduction - because unless you're headless, you know Justin Timberlake the band formerly known as *NSYNC.  Though they've all moved onto their separate careers and lives, I know I'm not alone in thinking it's time for a reunion tour.  I think it could possibly be the best selling reunion tour in history.  What say you?



DOWNLOAD DEEJAY-DJ's *NSYNC MEGAMIX HERE.

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Download: Cure for the Mondays "Mixtape"

Monday has creeped up on us yet again, but at least for myself and most of you, it's a short week.  Give thanks to the Thanksgiving Holiday for a three day work week!  Speed up the next three days with Cure For the Mondays Vol. 2.  DOWNLOAD

1. The Beatles - Come Together (A. Skillz Remix)
2. Mashup-Germany - Everybody Speaks No Americano
3. Ultraviolet Sound - Suck My Kiss (Vicious Suck This Vocal)
4. Cast of Glee - Teenage Dream (Michaelangelo Remix)
5. Ke$ha - We R Who We R ft. InZane (Sugar Jesus Remix)
6. Bruno Mars - Grenade (DJ Quality Bmore Remix)

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Wonky Pop Declares National Boy Band Week!

With so many lack-luster performances last night at the AMA's, we were beginning to think music has lost its purpose and meaning.  Then the Backstreet Boys and New Kids On the Block had us reliving our teen days with their medley performance (def had us missing N'Sync).  Though not their best performance, it did inspire us to declare Wonky Pop's National Boy Band week!  With that said, expect at least one daily boy band posting per day for the next 7 days!  Leave your comments below for bands & songs you wanna see make the cut!

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Download: Cure for the Mondays "Mixtape"

Starting today, every Monday Wonky Pop is going to be giving its readers a Cure for the Mondays mixtape.  Everyone needs a little pep in their step to make it thru the work week (God knows I sure as hell do).  To help you turn that frown upside down, DOWNLOAD

1. P!nk - Raise Your Glass (Vice Riddler Remix)
2. Agnes - Big Blue Wall (Cahill Radio Edit)
3. Usher - More (RedOne Remix)
4. David Guetta ft. Rihanna - Who's That Chick (Martin & Souza Adrenaline Mix)
5. Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (Klimis Loannidis Small Room Mix)
6. Florence + Machine - Cosmic Love (Short Club Remix)

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Introducing: Viktorious

This is like a delicious sugary cookie, smothered in rich icing and contains just the right amount of flavor to satisfy your hunger.  You'll find yourself staring at the cookie and drooling and then getting pissed off because, well, last time I checked, Sweden isn't in the States.  Once again, America is being deprived of such great artists and this cookie is for display only.  Viktorious, formerly of Sugarplum Fairy, has released his first single via Sony Music (Sweden) titled When We Were 10.  The song is playful, carefree and fun.  It's bound to put you into a sugary coma, cause it will have you dancing on repeat for hours.  Take a listen below.  Oh, and as a bonus, check out a sneak peak of his album that will be dropping (in Sweden) in 2011.  Hopefully Sony will wise up and give Americans a taste of their cookies!



PS -- you can buy this single via Legalsounds.com for 9 CENTS!
PPS-- if anyone can find his video playable in the states, please email us  - of course it's blocked here!


For fans of: Shiny Toy Guns, Robbie Williams, all things Swedish

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Happy Halloween!

Have a safe & Happy Halloween everyone!

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Remix: Taio Cruz ft. Kylie Minogue "Higher"

Two of our favorite worlds have just collided: Taio Cruz has remixed his latest single by bringing in the amazingly talented Kylie Minogue!  Can you say hot dance song (and smart move on Taio's part)?  Higher is sure to get your feet stomping and ready for the weekend.  Their voices mix well together and this is sure to be a hit!  Being that Taio has already had much success in the US market, hopefully this collaboration will help Americans finally realize that Kylie is incredible.  If you haven't picked up her Aphrodite album yet, get it - definitely one of the best of 2010.

Taio Cruz ft. Kylie Minogue - Higher

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Robyn + Max Martin Collaboration on "Body Talk"

Get ready America!  November 22nd Robyn will be releasing the third & final installment of Body Talk.  Body Talk (technically Part 3) will be a compilation of Body Talk Pt.1 & Pt.2, along with five new songs.  The new tracks will be Time Machine (produced by Max Martin and their first collaboration since 1997 Show Me Love), Call Your Girlfriend, Get Myself Together, In My Eyes and the hot single Indestructible.  We cannot wait for this album to drop!  In the meantime, take a trip down memory lane with Robyn's 2008 version of Show Me Love.


Robyn - Show Me Love (2008)

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Robyn Body Talk Pt. 3 Coming in November!

Wonky Pop's favorite lady of the year has announced the release date for her final installment (aka Pt. 3) for Body Talk - November 29th!  The complete Body Talk album will combine five songs from both Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, along with five other new tracks.  Robyn announced that her first single will be the orchestra infused Indestructible.  Though rumor has it, just as she did for Hang With Me, Indestructible will receive a new sound treatment, said to be a pulsating full-power version.  The single is slated for a November 22nd release date.

Check out Robyn's recent appearance on the Swedish TV show Senkveld and the acoustic version of Indestructible below.


Indestructible (acoustic version) by robyn

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Review: Florence + the Machine

Florence + the Machine (named for British singer Florence Welch and her backing band) have achieved great success in the U.K. with the release of the album Lungs in July of 2009. It seems that the States are a bit behind when it came to discovering this great talent. She's only recently gained noteriety in the States with her single Dog Days are Over. She recently performed this song on the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and gave a stellar performance looking like a fairy goddess all the while (check it out below).

Florence has a voice that is well beyond her 24 years, invoking the vocal sounds of Chrissie Hynde and Beth Orton while creating dramatic songs that would please fans of Kate Bush. She has the sort of vocal prowess that makes you stop and listen. The first U.K. single to be released off of Lungs was the controversial, yet inherently catchy song Kiss with a Fist. The song itself is a melding of pop/punk/indie music with Florence's own clever twist. Upon first hearing this song, I could have sworn it was Kate Nash. With lyrics like A kick to the teeth is good for some / a kiss with a fist is better than none, she had the critics wondering if this was a song condoning domestic abuse. She later clarified that the song is actually all figurative. To be honest, this song feels a bit out of place because it varies quite drastically with the style of the other tracks.

The entire album is fantastic but some of my favorite tracks are Drumming, Howl, and of course Dog Days are Over. With some of her music being used for television shows and most recently the song Heavy in Your Arms appearing on the Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack, we should expect more great things to come for Florence + the Machine. She already has her second album slated for 2011.


Posted by SarahPlain&Tall.

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