Listening Now: April Playlist

Here are a few songs I'm listening to this month. These are all available on Spotify-- feel free to follow my 2015 playlist for updates!

1. Mine- Sebastian Mikael
2. Champagne Kisses - Jessie Ware
3. Hustler - Josef Salvat
4. Hold My Hand - Jess Glynne
5. Higher - Sigma
6. Hold Back The River - James Bay
7. King - Years & Years
8. Bed of Lies - Nicki Minaj
9. The Rhythm - MNEK
10. 2Shy - Shura

ENJOY!!!

Listening now: Madeon

I discovered this song by Madeon last week-- I love the distinct Passion Pit sound, and the 80s vibe!




I shared this with my friends Allison and Sean, and Sean shared another Madeon song, which I will pay forward and share with you!

Listening Now: Make Me Feel Better

Still dreaming of warmer temps…

COME ON SUMMER!!!

Listening Now: Sun Goes Down

I just keep reminding myself that it WILL eventually get warmer….



 In the meantime, here's something to mentally take you to warmer climes.

Listening Now: Hideaway

Today's tune come from all the way across the pond, courtesy my darling friend Jenn Day. Another song to prepare you for summer!!!

ENJOY!!!

Listening Now: Not one but TWO Tunes for your Tuesday

Some day, I will end up posting more than once a week. But in the mean time, I will attempt to make up for it by posting TWO songs this week!


Clean Bandit- Extraordinary
 

AND Matrix & Futurebound- Don't Look Back
 

I've blogged about both these bands before-- they just keep bringing the great tunes!!
ENJOY!!

Listening Now: Waves

Its cold and grey and rainy today, but I'm mentally at a beach with abundant sunshine, and this song is taking me there….

Mr Probz: Waves



 ENJOY!

Listening Now: 90's Throwback Playlist

This past weekend, Nick and I met up with Wes and Danielle  at The Flying Monkey for some drinks. Flying Monkey has a TouchTunes jukebox, and I have the TouchTunes app-- the perfect combo for a 90s throwback night.

The playlist (and we were kinda monopolizing the jukebox here-- sorry) included the following:
1. Kiss - Prince
2. The Sign - Ace of Base
3. Tennessee - Arrested Development
4. Boombastic - Shaggy
5. It's Tricky - Run DMC
6. I Got 5 On It - Luniz
7. Too Close - Next
8. Return of the Mack - Mark Morrisson
9. Pony - Ginuwine
10. This is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
11. Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
12. Regulate - Warren G
13. Set Adrift on Memory Bliss - P.M. Dawn
14. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
15. Ditty - Paperboy
16. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

Yeah, we were there a while…..

Anyway, if 90's music is your thing, on May 3, 2014, MOCA is hosting a 90/90s Gay Games Dance Party to celebrate the 90 day countdown to the 2014 Gay Games! More information including a link to purchase tickets available here! I will definitely be there with my dancing shoes on!!

What are some of your favorite jukebox tunes? Please share!! 

Listening Now: My Love

I'm a little late with this, but I want to leave you, my loves, with this- one of my very favorite songs right now…

ENJOY!

Listening Now: Can't Remember to Forget You

I've been listening to a lot of Latin music lately, including a lot of latin pop. One of my newest favorites is this one featuring Shakira + Rihanna


ENJOY!

P.S. Shakira fans, her new album is out March 25th!

Listening Now: Jessie J

That Jessie J. Its hard not to love her. Last year, she shaved her head for charity, and has been rocking her new hair in such a feminine bad-ass manner! Not only that, but she has really catchy songs, including this new-ish one here.

Its not quite available on iTunes yet, but I remain hopeful….




LURVE HER!!

Listening Now: Paradise Circus

I'm obsessed. With a TV show. Luther. I can't get enough. Made it through Season 1 in one day, and had to actually restrain myself from staying up entirely too late to finish Season 2. This is the theme song.
 

Like I said… OBSESSED.

Anyone else similarly obsessed with this show?!?!?!

Listening Now: New by Lilly Allen

Today's tune is brand new from Lilly Allen, who is FINALLY releasing new music after a long hiatus!! Lilly is know for a little potty-mouth in her lyrics, and this brand new song is no exception-- a little bit cheeky, and lotta bit catchy! ENJOY!!!

 

Thursday Tunes: Some throwback sounds

I have been battling some winter badness (cold, sore throat, etc), so I've pretty much spent the past two days sleeping! However, I have had an opportunity to listen to some brand new music with throwback sounds, that I absolutely LURVE LURVE LURVE. Seriously I have been blaring these two sounds on repeat all week!


Bastille: Of the Night

And Rizzle Kicks: Skip to the Good Bit

Seriously, how catchy are these songs?!?!

Listening Now: Panama

First thing first; I was supposed to check in with a weigh-in Friday, and then I decided that I wanted Monday to be my weigh-in days, partly so that I keep my weekend indulgences in check. Sadly, out internet went down last night, so blogging was not to be.

Either way, as of Monday morning (11/4/2014), I weighed 153 lbs; down 2 lbs, only 3 lbs to go before I can get a new outfit!!

Anyway, for the past week, I've been listening to music by this band named Panama, out of Australia.  Panama released a full-length album in 2012, but I discovered them because I heard their song Always on the radio, and instantly fell in LURVE!




Here is an interview that tells you a little bit more about them, and the Always EP is available for purchase on iTunes now!!

XO

Listening Now: October Playlist

Whoa, has it been a month since my last post? Where did all the time go? I will catch you up on some of the very fun things I've done in my time off, but for now, here is the October playlist:
1. Better Off- Haim (new album)
2. Heart Out- The 1975 (new album)
3. Hold Me- Tom Odell (he hasn't hit it quite big here yet, but his album is great)
4. All I Know- Matrix & Futurebound (great workout track)
5. Oceans - Coasts
6. Free- Graffiti6
7. Beneath Your Beautiful - Labrinth feat. Emilie Sande
8. Afterglow- Wilkinson (brand new album released yesterday!)
9. High Low Middle- My Brightest Diamond (a good reminder for life in general)
10. Glowing- Nikki Williams
11. Lost & Not Found - Chase & Status (LOVE them, new album)
12. Always - Panama (I am OBSESSED with this song)
13. Count on Me (feat Moko) - Chase & Status (this is a another great workout song)
14. Elevate - St. Lucia (they were an openers for Two Door Cinema Club earlier this month, so good)
15. Do What U Want - Lady Gaga (she's BACK in all her pop glory!)
16. Endless Summer - The Jezabels

And there you have it! 16 tracks that I'm listening to on repeat!!
XO

Listening Now: Matrix & Futurebound

I'm not entirely sure when I first discovered Matrix & Futurebound, but the first song I ever heard from them was Magnetic Eyes; a song that you will have listened to a lot if you've ever attended Jen's class at psycle.




Since then, I've also fallen in LURVE with two more singles

and
 

These are quickly becoming my go-to songs for my workouts!! What's your favorite workout song right now?

Listening Now: The September Issue err Playlist

I cannot believe we're into September already!! WHERE DID THIS YEAR GO?!  The good news is that I've been busy and having a lot of fun, so I guess I really can't complain about time flying by...

In any case, here is the playlist for September!
1. Right Here (feat. Foxes) - Rudimental (This is a really enjoyable album by Rudimental. No Lie)
2. She Wants to Know - Half Moon Run
3. Fragile (feat. Kendrick Lamar) - Tech N9ne (Tech N9ne will be at the Agora 10/18)
4. Wasting My Young Years - London Grammar
5. Hearts Like Ours - The Naked and Famous
6. The Wire - Haim
7. Applause - Lady Gaga
8. Glowing - Nikki Williams
9. Daddy (feat. Naughty Boy) - Emeli Sande
10. No Way - The Naked and Famous
11. We Own The Night - The Wanted
12. Remain Nameless - Florence & the Machine
13. Tennis Court - Lorde
14. All I Know - Fenech Soler
15. Learn to Love Again - Lawson

ENJOY!
XO

Listening Now: New Fenech-Soler and music freebie

I LUUURVE Fenech-Soler. So much so that this is the second time I've featured them on  Tuesday Tunes post!!

This is their newest release, All I Know

Their newest album is set to be released in the UK in September, and although there is no US date yet, I hold out hope that it will happen.





In other music news, in September, London once again plays host to the month-long iTunes festival that features some of the best artists in the U.K. and around the world. This year's line up includes Lady Gaga, Vampire Weekend, Bastille, Avicii, Arctic Monkeys, HAIM, Iggy Azalea just to name a few. Can't make in to London? No problem!!

iTunes is offering a free app to allow you to listen to all the awesome music LIVE!   Learn More at www.itunes.com/festival. You can even set up calendar reminders for your favorite acts. I used this app to some of the acts last year, and it was incredible! If you're looking for some new music, I highly highly recommend you check out this app next month!!

XO

Listening Now: Half Moon Run

This week, I bring you a band from one of my favorite cities: Montreal. Half Moon Run are an indie rock band who released their debut album Dark Eyes on July 23, 2013; It is SO worth the purchase. The band is currently on tour in North America and Europe, so if you can, you should definitely check them out!










Enjoy!!