BATTLE: Mokhov – Halcyon Days -VS- Kartell – Pantera
Another off the beaten path battle, but well worth the trip. I reached out to Mokhov to see if he wanted to be a part of this site. Usually when you cold call someone out of your league you just don’t get a reply. Mokhov was gracious enough not only to respond but to give […]
BATTLE: Young Wonder – Orange -VS- Hot Sugar – #Mindcontrol
Alright, finally some new music! (You can thank Pandora and Beatport for today’s battle, great music discovery tools.) Young Wonder is a duo out of Ireland and while their discography is still in it’s infancy, I hear lots of promise. Orange sports a trifecta of (my) musical weaknesses – chill, female vox, and chops/breaks. Somewhere […]
BATTLE (Royale): So Much In Love -VS- (Ue o Muite Aruko) Sukiyaki
Alright, I’ve been cruising for wedding music all weekend and WHOA – it spawned the bloodiest battle yet. Same songs – 3 ways, 3 languages, 3 decades. No shame voting straight-ticket but at least give them a listen. 1960s Starting with the originals. 1980s I didn’t know these versions existed until yesterday, but wish I […]
BATTLE: Bootsy Collins – I’d Rather Be With You -VS- Hall & Oates – Sara Smile
All right all you bicentennial babies, you weren’t the only things born in 1976. Today’s battle goes deep, when making albums wasn’t easy.
BATTLE: Mariah Carey – Always be my Baby -VS- Nelly Furtado – Turn off the Light
This one might be a run away but I still think these songs match up well. Mariah has staying power but Nelly is no slouch either.
BATTLE: State of the Art of Noise
Everyone has heard Somebody That I Used To Know but if you dig a little deeper into Making Mirrors Gotye has some laid back jams you don’t expect. I couldn’t find a definite answer – but it’s hard to imagine the title is a coincidence.
BATTLE: Jennifer Paige – Crush -VS- Robyn – Show Me Love
Ahh the late 90s! These songs seem to age a little better than some other popular songs at the time (I know, I know, it’s a remake..). Props to Robyn for continuing to make fun music in the 2010s.
BATTLE: Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme -VS- Stu Phillips – Knight of the Phoenix: Test Drive
Today’s Battle is a TV score match-up and a true Tortoise and the Hare race. The list of artists who have sampled Knight Rider is exhausting so if you never watched the show, I’m sure you’ve heard pieces of the theme in some capacity by now.