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2012 Reader's Choice Awards

Readers Choice 2012 Awards

It's time to nominate your favorite songs, artists, djs and more for the 2012 Reader's Choice Awards. You've got until February 15th to make your nominations!

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Song of the Day: DJ Sammy - "Look For Love"

Monday February 13, 2012

Ok so this is more of a focus on an awesome video than the track.  Granted, kudos to DJ Sammy to continuing to make music, while nothing seems to quite live up to the vibe and feel of his high streak with "Heaven" and "Boys of Summer", "Look For Love" is a fun track with a decent beat.  But what truly shines is, as I've mentioned, the video.  It tells the story of Charlie, a young man who meets Amy while both wear headphones.  As they continue to see each other over the days, they grow more connected to one another, communicating via sitcky notes rather than talking.  When Charlie asks Amy what she's listening to, she tells him it's a secret.  Of course he's listening to DJ Sammy.  Watch the video and see if you are as moved as what Amy's secret song is as we were.
Video - Youtube

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Song of the Day: Chris Brown - "Turn Up The Music"

Friday February 10, 2012

As the lead single from Chris Brown's 5th studio album, titled "Fortune", "Turn Up The Music" hits hard.  This is one of those tracks we just need an extended mix for.  Like Rihanna, this track features nods to both mainstream electronica and more underground DJ-oriented production, this time from Fuego and The Underdogs.  Granted the track sounds like Calvin Harris and David Guetta got together and perhaps did unspeakable things on the equipment, the result is some incredibly hard beats over some delicious synths.  Oh, and Chris Brown is singing, too.
Audio - Youtube

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Song of the Day: Ladyhawke - "Black White & Blue"

Thursday February 9, 2012

Could it be?  Is it she?  The woman who's name was lifted from an 80's movie and who's sound boldly dared you to call her retro, even though she clearly envied the 80's and wished she still lived there has released a new track.  "Black White & Blue" is brand new music and is a giant evolutionary leap forward for the singer, who's music takes a simultaneous step forward and back, the track coming across as modern and fresh while totally digging on the 60's/70's Woodstock/flower power/British mod vibe.  It's really a clever and ambitiously adorable collection of influences giving hope that Ladyhawke's new material will usher her even more into the spotlight in 2012.
Video - Youtube

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Song of the Day: Grouplove - "Tongue Tied (Gigamesh Remix)"

Wednesday February 8, 2012

Damn, floored in under 1 minute.  Is that a record or something?  This funky, bad-ass groovy remix Gigamesh provides of one of the latest Apple music finds (think of the commercial where the singer goes "Take me to your best friend's house" - that's "Tongue Tied") is so jaw-droppingly funnalicious that's it's hard to remember that remixes come any faster than this.  It's pure pop bliss, riding every possible aural wave to every possible endorphine-releasing synapse in your brain.  If you aren't jamming out, snapping your fingers, clapping, bopping your head, our outright cheering this collaboration on by the end, then we'll give you your money back.  By the way, it was free, so don't actually ask us for money.
Audio - Youtube

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