Music : R.I.P Peter Rauhofer

One of the greatest DJs of all time – and certainly one of my fave – Peter Rauhofer died of a brain cancer yesterday at age 48.

He is know across the globe for his famous remixes for Madonna, Cher, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and many others and for his contribution to electronic dance music.

The DJ is survived by his mother Helga, who still lives in Vienna.

RIP Peter!

Dave

Music : Mariah + Miguel

What a great song! Mariah Carey and Miguel just released a new duet called “#Beautiful” !

I discovered Miguel few months ago after hearing him at the Grammys and since then, I’m hooked! And what can I say about Mariah? I mean she is amazing! I love her voice in that track, it’s calm, mature, with lot’s of texture.

I’m loving everything about this song, the guitar, the voices, the tempo, the arrangements… Koodos to this R&B duo!

What do you think about it? Listen to it after the jump!

Dave

Music : Evanescence

Music : Deconstructing Ke$ha

I remember the first time I really actually heard and listened to a Ke$ha song. It was a mix of “Take it off” on one of my local radio stations and I instantly just liked it not because of her but because of what the song felt like to me. It reminded me of some of the most amusing and fun filled nights at gay bars in Orlando. But I still didn’t like Ke$ha much to the chagrin of my then faghag.

“She’s just another autotuned coke whore” “Ke$ha is a west coast Lady Gaga wannabe” and I said other things too. But then I actually listened to the “Cannibal” Album and listened to the lyrics and did research on the girl that is Ke$ha.

Did you know she unlike a majority of pop stars is involved with all her songs from the ground up? How about that Ke$ha has written songs for Fergie, Britney, Christina and more! How about her fact that her MOTHER wrote a song made famous by Dolly Parton?

Hot or Not : Kazaky

Kazaky is a gender-bending, all-male Ukrainian synthpop dance group who exploded on YouTube in 2010. They have released an album and three EPs, their daring sense of fashion — which often includes very small outfits and 5” stilettos — has landed them in publications such as GQ, Billboard, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Post. They are probably best-recognized, though, from their appearance in Madonna’s “Girl Gone Wild” video.

Kazaky’s Artur (Art) Gaspar, Oleg Zhezhel, Kyryll Fedorenko and Francesco Borgato describe their mission as the next phase of the cultural process. Their music is a blend of monotone, manipulated vocals layered over synthpop, electronica and dance-driven beats.

Check out the video for the group’s new track, “Crazy Law”, which was released on March 4, 2013. This track reminds me of old-school Depeche Mode. What do you think: Hot or not?

Enzo AKA Socaltuffguy