Thirsty Thursday's Video of the Day

I am SO EXCITED that one of my favorite albums of 2010 has finally released a video for their hit single "The Ghost Inside."  Broken Bells (remember James Mercer from The Shins?) has released their second single from their self-titled debut album and it's awesome.  Move over MGMT, you're 10 minutes of fame is over (sidenote: I was extremely disappointed with their sophomore release "Congratulations."  It should have been called "excuse the mess."  I can't even post one song from that album on WP because it was so bad!  I don't agree with any of the critics out there siting it to be a continuation of greatness.  Stick to what the people like- you ruined it for me!)  Their first single made it to #25 on the Billboard Charts -- I am hoping that this one does even better.  From beginning to end, Broken Bells album is top notch and an also an album you can't live without!

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Lady Gaga is out to tease us!

Ok, so I know I've been giving Christina Aguilera a lot of support these past few weeks, but I cannot forget Lady Gaga's great songs and videos that follow suit.  After all, La Gaga has been categorized by Wikipedia as "Wonky Pop!"  Her next single appears to be the spicey "Alejandro" and she's released a teaser to the upcoming music video.  Love the hair, the black & white footage and the foot stomping dance moves!  Just recently, La Gaga was on Larry King live and she admitted to being diagnosed "borderline positive with lupus."  Lupus is a horrible disease that attacks the body's immune system, nervous system and muscles.  For Gaga's sake, I hope that this stays borderline or clears up all together.  She is a tremendous performer and I'd hate to see her career end so early.

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Excuse the interruption...

Rue McClanahan died early this morning at the age of 76.  Thank YOU for being a friend, Rue.  You will be missed by all your fans.

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A lil' bit Granola

Apparently I'm a bit behind on a few artists and their latest album releases. And in the almost 2 years that this blog has been around, I've failed to mention the famous singing-surfer-Hawaiian.  Such is the case with Jack Johnson, who just yesterday released his 5th studio album yesterday.  This is more like the Jack I remember from his beginning years and I totally dig this album.  It's perfect timing for the summer months ahead of us.  Though "You and Your Heart" is his first single off the album, my favorite tracks are "To the Sea," "At Or With Me" and "From the Clouds."  I think this album showcases what JJ is best at: casual beats and groovy lyrics.  Shake up the lemonade and get the cookies (or other things you might normally smoke enjoy while listening to JJ).

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Say what?!

Bringing you a bit more humor to the Wonky Pop blog, I am going to start featuring what I find to be crazy named bands/artist and ridiculous album covers.  With a library of over 21,000 songs myself and the great search engine of Google, there is a lot of insanity to be found in this world.  I'll start the first one off with what was an "unintentionally gay album" by Paddy Roberts.  The cover says it all.

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Tuesday's Album You Can't Live Without

Landing the job for scoring all music for the Farrelly Brothers' film "Me, Myself & Irene" (starring Jim Carrey & Renee Zelwegger circa 2000), this New Jersey-ian began making a name for himself.  With hits from the movie "Strange Condition" and "Just Another" Pete Yorn's first album "Musicforthemorningafter" gained gold status (selling more than 500,000 records).  Not bad for a first album!  This album is great from beginning to end and is one you should always have with you on a road trip. Even before I was a California resident, this album would have me dreaming of the Pacific Coast and the bendy highway 1, driving with the top down on some old convertible.  This is one of my  favorite summer albums (and works for other seasons as well) to date.  Pete has that softer-rock side that would appeal to just about any audience and any age.  So put your top down (clothing or motor vehicle) and blast this chilled out rocker's tunes.  Below are two of my favorites from Musicforthemorningafter, "Strange Condition" and "EZ."

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Chunk's Daily Truffle Shuffle

The best part of a 3-day weekend is that Monday doesn't seem to exist- we got through the hardest day of the week!  The bad part is, there are only 3 days and it's only Tuesday...  I am sure most of you (like me) are trying to make it thru today, without having to do too much work.  Three days off is such a teaser- just by the time you really de-stress and relax, BAM, you're back at the office again.  At least it's June (though for us San Franciscans, this means FOG is going to be effecting most of our mornings and nights) and summer is here.  This weekend made me realize, I am in dire need of a beach vacation- at least 7 days long.  For now, I'll get back in the groove of things (kinda like Stella did) and post some of my favorite artists for the summery months ahead of us.

Chunk's Truffle Shuffle of today is Arrested Development's "People Everyday."  Great song, especially for the summer.  How did Chunk know I could use a shaken lemonade song such as this?

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