Turn It Up: Jordis Unga - Best Of Collection

This post should really go in the "What's On?" category of my blog as it is sort of a post about Season 2 of The Voice that I am enjoying, but one of the reasons I'm enjoying it so much is because of the lovely and gifted Jordis Unga, so I'm dedicating a post to her. Jordis, whom many recognize as a former competitor on the show Rock Star INXS, sang her way onto Blake Shelton's team through the blind auditions of the show (as seen above) and after battling her way into the live shows, she sang this soaring rendition of Heart's classic hit "Alone"!

So, even though her recording of this song was the only one to go to number one on the i-tunes rock charts (and subsequently put Heart back on the charts as well), she was still in the bottom 3 and nearly got kicked off the show which is totally leotarded considering the fact that America seemed to think that this girl gave a better performance.

Ummm...REALLY?!?!?!? Anyway, she managed to save herself from elimination by performing "White Horses" as her last chance performance.

Now we're all caught up and I hope she kills it from here on in. I want to see her with a record deal at the end of this. So, as an added bonus, I'm adding her first performance from Rock Star INXS.... tough, I want to!

Turn It Up: Madonna - Girl Gone Wild

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Turn It Up!: Martika - Flow With The Go

It's been quite a wait for the new Martika video to be presented to the fans (about 20 years or so to be precise, but who's counting?) but I'm so thrilled that the day has finally come and I get to present it to the 3 people who actually read this blog lol.

What can I say about the video other than, Look At How Much FUN She Is Having!!!! The style, the wardrobe and the simple concept of the video are a perfect match for the lighthearted, cheeky and funny lyrics within the song. If Martika wanted the listener/viewer to take a minute out of their day to truly let loose and just have a good time (Flow With The Go as it were), then mission accomplished!

I'm loving the whole glowing microphone, romping around outside, sassily rolling around in a bed while also dancing her ass off like a Latina version of Sailor Moon! She has a real sense of play and of not taking herself too seriously, which is so much fun to watch and has me anticipating the release of her new album The Mirror Ball and the impending tour that will accompany it.

I was going to address the fact that many fans have been split about their feelings toward the new endeavor, but the only thing I really have to say about that is that you are fully allowed your opinion and I respect the fact that it may not be your cup of tea, but in my own humble opinion this is a wonderful track to have returned with because it's representative of the happy-go-lucky attitude of early 90's pop music which is where Martika got her start.

This Toy Soldier is very pleased! Colored Kisses Everyone & Welcome Back Martika!!!

Picture This: New Fiona Apple Album Cover

I'm so excited for this! It's been 7 years since the release of Fiona's last studio album "Extraordinary Machine", and now we finally have cover art, a track listing and a release date for her much anticipated 4th studio album "The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do" (or simply "The Idler Wheel..." for short.)

The album will be comprised of the following 10 tracks,

1) Every Single Night
2) Daredevil
3) Valentine
4) Jonathan
5) Left Alone
6) Werewolf
7) Periphery
8) Regret
9) Anything We Want
10) Hot Knife

The Idler Wheel... will be released on June 26th.