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Rihanna –“We Found Love” (DJ Chuckie Rework)
If you were to ask me how to improve Rihanna’s track with Calvin Harris, “We Found Love,” my answer wouldn’t normally be “make it more of a traditional house track.” But gosh darn, DJ Chuckie throws...
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Mashup-Germany –“Top of the Pops 2011 (What The Fuck)”
What way to celebrate the invigorating yet ultimately ephemeral joys of pop music from the past year than with a killer mashup of many of the standouts? Britney, LMFAO, Adele, etc. are tamed and...
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Rihanna and Nicki Minaj –“Red Lipstick” (Barbz Remix)
The Nicki Minaj SoundCloud account is blowing up! First, “Roman in Moscow” – now, the thoroughly entertaining “Barbz” remix (which I assume is responsible for the dubsteppy flourishes) of her...
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Eos
In the making-me-feel-good-about-my-career department, Eos, a 15-year-old producer from Los Angeles, has been putting out dubstep productions – all remixes, so far, but the lad is young – for almost a...
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Panic City
Now this is what I wish house music was like. None of that standard Kaskade nonsense that borders on monotonous, and somehow a deep bass that catches your eye but doesn’t sound like noise dubstep....
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No Pets Allowed –“Last Friday’s Beef”
Emerging SoundCloud stationed mashup artist No Pets Allowed dropped a new track this past week. The best work here is done with the Rihanna sampling: The “No Beef” interlude matches smoothly and the...
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Zola Jesus –“Diamonds” (Rihanna Cover)
? "Diamonds" is the perfect song for Zola Jesus to cover. For one thing, her voice sounds a lot like Rihanna's; it lends itself nicely to the track without feeling superfluous. The lo-fi songstress-- a...
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Rihanna – Unapologetic
Second only to perhaps Beyonce, Rihanna has become the quintessential pop diva of her generation; it’s amazing to think that she’s only 24. Since debuting eight years ago at the age of 16, Rihanna has...
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Rihanna –“Pour It Up” (araabMUZIK Remix)
araabMUZIK, who’s reworkings are hit or miss these days, today dropped a track off of his upcoming, exclusively digital release, “The Remixes Vol. 1.” And, I’m happy to say, is pretty bomb. Here he...
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Myspace still exists… somehow
Back in the heady days of 2006 to 2008, when Myspace was the king of the Internet, the site promoted itself through a series of secret music shows. Myspace users received online alerts two or three...
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