Huge congratulations are in order for Psy. His video for “Gangnam Style” has topped one-billion views on YouTube! That’s an amazing accomplishment. To celebrate Psy’s record-breaking feat, kindly give the video another watch. Perhaps with your help, it can top two-billion views. Sing it with me, “Oppa Gangnam Style!”
Category: Music
Reggie Padilla’s Almost Home Now Available Digitally
My brother’s album, Almost Home, is now available digitally through Amazon and iTunes. Click on the video above to hear “For Dani,” the track he wrote for his wife. While buying this fine jazz album through Amazon helps me out a bit, buying the physical CD from Pass Out Records helps my brother out a ton. So if you’re looking for a great stocking stuffer for one of the jazz lovers in your life, kindly consider picking up my brother’s album.
Hey…I just realized that he has tracks for his wife and his dog, but not his (more) dashing and (more) charming brother. Hmph. I’m going to chalk that one up to sibling jealousy.
Journey Nominated For Grammy Award
Congratulations to composer Austin Wintory for having the soundtrack for Journey nominated for a Grammy Award. The soundtrack is up for the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media award. The nomination is being touted as “the first videogame score in history to be nominated for a Grammy Award.” While the competition is fierce (John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Trent Reznor, and Howard Shore also have works nominated), being nominated is an outstanding accomplishment. It’s awesome that videogame music composers are being recognized alongside some of the biggest names in movie soundtracks.
Watch Jay-Z Ride the Subway to a Performance
Here’s a cool documentary that covers Jay-Z’s performances at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. It’s a nice behind-the-scenes look at the artist and one of the hottest new arenas in the country. There’s a really cute moment around the 19:20 mark where Jay-Z takes the subway to Barclays. He converses with an elderly woman that asks him about what he does and if he’s famous. Upon realizing that he’s Jay-Z, the woman remarks, “Oh, your’re Jay-Z! I know about Jay-Z!”
It’s a very cool and cute moment. I think it’s awesome that Jay-Z rides the subway (albeit with a security team in tow) like a real person. If he wanted to, I’m sure he could by his own subway car. It’s nice to see him mixing and mingling with the normals.
Anyway, check out the video when you have a chance and please share your thoughts on it in the comments section.
[Thanks to my darling Glenda for sharing the video!]
Almost Home By Reggie Padilla Available Now!
My brother’s album, Almost Home, is now available! If you’re a jazz fan or buying a holiday gift for someone that loves jazz, then this is a fantastic gift. You can buy the album here and listen to samples on Reggie Padilla’s web site. If you pick it up for yourself, please let me know what you think in the comments section.
Psy and MC Hammer Team Up For Gangnam Style
At the 2012 American Music Awards, Korean popstar and burgeoning Internet legend Psy performed his hit “Gangnam Style” with some help from MC Hammer. A mashup of Psy’s smash and Hammer’s “2 Legit 2 Quit” ensued…and it was glorious. It was easily the best teamup of 2012 and quite possibly the most amazing pairing since Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman appeared together in the March 2008 issue of W. Continue reading “Psy and MC Hammer Team Up For Gangnam Style”
Gangnam Style Invades Gaming
Psy’s “Gangnam Style” has taken the world by storm, so it was only a matter of time before the Korean sensation hit the gaming world. Here are two videos of two different games using “Gangnam Style.” First up is GameSamba’s Remnant Knights, followed by Fishing Cactus’ Creatures 4. Check out the videos, let me know what you think of them, and let me know which clip used “Gangnam Style” most effectively. Continue reading “Gangnam Style Invades Gaming”
“Stand Aside Please” By Reggie Padilla
Here’s a track called “Stand Aside Please” from my brother’s upcoming album, Almost Home. Reggie’s album hits in December and I hope you jazz fans out there check it out. Give this video a watch when you have a chance and please let me know what you think! Continue reading ““Stand Aside Please” By Reggie Padilla”
Watch Axl Rose Butcher “Welcome to the Jungle”
Check out this live performance of Guns N’ Roses performing “Welcome to the Jungle” at a show last week at Bridge School…and prepare to weep. Axl Rose was completely awful. From greeting the crowd with a “Yee ha!” to his horrendous voice to his heart-attack mimicking mannerisms, everything about this live torture session performance was pathetic.
I remember the first time I saw the video for this Apetite for Destruction classic. I was amazed that something that raw and hard and heavy was on MTV. Axl’s now-wretched voice paired with an acoustic guitar have almost ruined the song for me. It’s so, so bad.
Slash was right to leave this bum.
[Thanks to Justin Killian for the link!]
Big Trouble in Little China + Gangnam Style = Lo Pan Style!
As a total mark for Big Trouble in Little China and a fan of the “Gangnam Style” phenomenon, I absolutely love Lo Pan Style. Brilliant. Just brilliant. Continue reading “Big Trouble in Little China + Gangnam Style = Lo Pan Style!”