Well, this will just be a quick post up, I just wanted to thank all the musicians and up and coming artists that have dropped me lines on the e-mail.  As of right now, we have picked up about 3-4 (or maybe it is 5) total artists, and we really can't wait to help support you all!  All your stuff sounds great, and we plan on getting to each artist individually when we can.  If you are a musician looking to get promoted, hit us up on the e-mail and drop us a line at, sickwitityo@gmail.com.  If you e-mail us, we will be sure to e-mail you back the minute we finish reading your message.

As for affiliates, if you have asked to be affiliated with the blog, we will try and make sure we add you to the blogroll by the end of the weekend.  If you still aren't on our Affiliates list, either leave a comment on this post, or a message in the chat box found in the sidebar!

We look forward to more reviews, still pressed for cash to buy albums to review, but don't worry about anything at all!  If you do like the blog though, we plan on setting up a PayPal account and letting you donate.  If you donate, the money will go towards us  buying new albums to review, getting new equipment to store the music we have, or even to try and set up an interview or two with musicians.  Also, the money could also go to putting out blog prizes!  Who knows!  But if you do like the blog, feel free to donate.

That is pretty much all from now.  We haven't heard back from the Blogger Team about that infringement breaking e-mail, so I am guessing it was all resolved, or they just deleted it themselves.  Thanks to the four of you who gave legal advice, even though 3 out of the 4 of you were not even lawyers.  We appreciate all the viewers who do come to the blog, and check out what we do, and we want to thank all of the artists and affiliated blogs for doing what they do!  

We also would like to apologize for the lack of posts as of late, we have been swamped with busy things as of late, and have been trying to manage everything.  Don't worry, this blog will never shutdown (well I should never say, "never," but we are for sure in it for the long run!).  Keep coming back here for more music updates, news, and reviews!  Hope you all had a great April Fools Day, and be sure to check back here later for more posts!

- TGLR

So as we introduced earlier, one of the newer featured artists on the blog is a band that goes by the name of Rebbeca.  They have an album out that is free of charge, and can be downloaded off of their website.  The album is a good listen, and is pretty good.  I enjoyed every track on it, and am really glad they e-mailed me to promote them.

The album is something special, and if you are someone who is not totally into the whole Rap and Hip-Hop genres, you should for sure check out Music By Numbers, and let me, and the band know what you think of it!  By request of the band, we will not host a link to download the album, but you can check out their site, and download the album free of charge off the site.  Below will be a link stating, "Download Here."  Just click on that, and it will take you to the page in which you can download the album off of.    The album is really good, and the songs are also very good.  Check the album out, and let us know what you think of it!  All the tracks off the album can be listened to on their home page.  All you have to do is just click on one of the tracks on the sidebar on this section of their site.

Track Listing:

"The One"

"Millionaire"

"Roman Clocks"

"Public Face"

"Finest Hour"

"Breathe In, Breathe Out"

"Fire"

"Money Talks"

"what You Will Get"

"Idle System"

"Time to Talk"

Download Music By Numbers Here

You all know how I love to make posts where I speak my mind, well this one is on an interesting subject.  There are many songs out there that when you listen to them, you say to yourself..."How could this song be released, it is absolutely terribe," or "The two artists collaborating on this track just don't fit together."  If you are ever asking or wondering this stuff in a song, then the song is simply not good.  

There are very few artists out there who are good to have featured on a lot of tracks.  Certain musicians can pull off being a featured artist better then others.  For example, having Lupe Fiasco on a track can often times make it better, which having James Blunt featured on a certain Hip-Hop track just won't work out.  Artists like Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, T-Pain, Lil' Wayne, and Akon are all musicians that can sound great in any song, (depending on genre of course.)

On top of who is being featured on a track, the beat and lyrics of a song are also a crucial part of a good song.  If you have ever listened to a very good Rap/Hip-Hop song, the main thing you will hear is the same thing looped over and over again.  While you could say that this gets boring and annoying, if the beat and words they are using sound good together, and they repeat, then it can make for an amazing hit.  Just look at "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" and tell me what you hear.  I promise you that it was not only a catchy song, but it repeated over and over, getting stuck in peoples heads after they listened to it.  

The final, and one of the most crucial parts to a good song is if the musician in the song is singing about something that relates back to what the people are currently going through.  You never hear a good Rap/Hip-Hop song that is singing about living the, "easy life," or whose lyrics are about happy times.  It seems like that in today's world, people only think Hip-Hop and Rap should be about, "the streets," and about "the hard times."  Singing and rhyming about good and happy things is not such a bad thing, but does not appeal to most of the people in the world.  The reason for this is because there is far worse situations people are in than the amount of good situations.  It is a shame that the view of Rap and Hip-Hop is now focused on just, "making money, getting laid, and living the 'hood' life."

So Here Are The Key Points To A Good Song:

1. Often times, you need a good featured artist on a single or track to make is successful
2. Generally, when you make a song, you want it to relate to everyone, not just a select few.  When your singing a song, you want to either address an issue, or sing about something that a lot of people have experienced.
3. And lastly, a repetitious solid beat and lyrical flow can really make or break a song.

Just some blog news for you all, we have just picked up like four new artists, and we are working on putting up their stuff and putting their profiles and bio's up on the blog, so by the end of the weekend, come back and check out our new musicians!  Are you an up and coming artist, or have just done some good work on song?  Hit us up on our e-mail, and we will see what we can do for you!

Well, we got about another three hours until April Fools day official starts, but we are just going to wish you Happy April Fools Day early.  First off, there are a lot of albums that are supposed to be released tomorrow, and we will highlight the big ones for you.  All in all, April looks like it will have a lot of good solid releases, so you can expect some (hopefully) good reviews on upcoming releases!

The Following Will Be Released This April Of 08':

April 1st, 2008

****: Live in Phoenix - Fall Out Boy

Undeniable - AZ

Last Night - Moby

April 8th, 2008

All I Feel - Ray J

When Angels & Serpants Dance - P.O.D.

April 15th, 2008

E=MC² - Mariah Carey

April 22nd, 2008

N***a - Nas

April 29th, 2008

Hard Candy - Madonna

Lyfe Change - Lyfe Jennings

Rising Down - The Roots

We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things - Jason Mraz

II Trill - Bun B

Looks like we got a lot on tab for this month, be sure to check back here for more news and reviews on all these albums!

Yes the rumors that you have heard are true. At the beginning of May, May 6th to be exact, Barenaked Ladies will be releasing a kids album on Desperation Records entitled Snacktime. While not much information has been released thus far, we know that a children's book will be available for purchase as a companion also titled "Snacktime". I think that it is really cool that BNL is reaching out to a younger audience, and in fact bolstering their image. The Barenaked Ladies are portrayed as a very fun band, and this just boosts their "funness" level if you know what I mean. We'll definitely scout the album when it hits the stores, and maybe even do a review for all of you children's music fanatics. Jack Johnson's Curious George Soundtrack album was great, so let's see what BNL can do with this one.

Track Listing:
1. "Raisins"
2. "The Ninjas"
3. "Pollywog in a Bog"
4. "7, 8, 9"
5. "Food Party"
6. "Canadian Snacktime Trilogy: "Snacktime"/"Popcorn"/"Vegetable Town"
7. "Drawing"
8. "Humongous Tree"
9. "Eraser"
10. "My Big Sister"
11. "Louis Loon"
12. "I Don't Like"
13. "Allergies"
14. "I Can Sing"
15. "What a Wild Tune"
16. "Here Come the Geese"
17. "Bad Day"
18. "Things"
19. "A Word for That"
20. "Curious"
21. "Wishing"
22. "Crazy ABC's

This week I'm comin' at you with some remixes of one of my favorite songs, I Tried by Bone Thugz-n-Harmony feat Akon. The two remixes feature two of my favorite old school and really true and real rappers, 2Pac and Eminem. In my opinion the Eminem remix is better mixed, because for some reason there's some weird background humming in some parts of the 2Pac song remix. The thing that I love and really appreciate with these mixers is the way that they do their music videos. They are able to mix pictures into a slideshow or mix pictures with the music videos from the actual song and create a new experience. Without these music masters and the visions that these artists have, we wouldn't be able to experience all of our favorite artists and songs as one single entity. Thank you. Enjoy!

I Tried Feat. Eminem


I Tried Feat. 2Pac


Download:
I Tried Feat. 2Pac

So I have had this idea for a while now, an now I am putting it into action.  Every now and then, expect a custom made playlist made by us.  So for our first playlist, I thought it would be a good idea to have our first playlist would coincide with this years March Madness (Final Four) 2008. 

Before we list our playlist for March Madness 08', we will make our predictions as of so far for who will be advancing to the Final Four, and who will be in the championship game.

Elite Eight Picks:

Davidson vs. Kansas:

Our pick is that Davidson gets the upset in this one (just like in all their past games).  They have been unstoppable, and no team has had an answer for Curry as of yet.  We don't see Kansas having a way of stopping Curry, and we also think the Davidson defense will make it hard for Kansas to score offensively.

UNC vs. Louisville:

We got UNC on this one.  There is just no way that Louisville will be able to shut down such a powerful UNC offense.  While Louisville has been playing well, and has show that they could upset in the Elite Eight, we doubt they will.  Our winner in this game is UNC over Louisville.

Memphis vs. Texas:

Not that we always enjoy picking the under dog to win, we don't see Memphis as a strong enough team (at least not strong enough to beat Texas that is).  Texas will have a home court advantage in this game, and they will more than likely out power, hustle, and run Memphis. Texas is big, and much more physical than Memphis, and our prediction that is that Texas will end up with the win against Memphis.

UCLA vs. Xavier:

Well, this one won't be an upset situation, UCLA will end up beating Xavier.  Be sure to check that game out as I am sure it is going to be a close fought battle.  Xavier does have a very good team, but I don't see them upsetting the power house that is UCLA.

Final Four Picks:

UNC vs. Davidson:

UNC wins this one, but not in a blowout.  Curry will still be tough to contain, and all of UNC's players would have to play at their finest to take down this hot Davidson team.  Were predicting UNC beats Davidson, and moves onto the championship game.

UCLA vs. Texas:

UCLA should win this one, barring any huge mistakes from the UCLA roster.  If UCLA runs on all cylinders, I would find it hard to see Texas being as dominant as they could be against the one seeded Memphis.  The outcome will be a UCLA win, and a chance for UCLA to win it all.

Championship Pick:

UNC vs. UCLA:

UNC wins it in a close game.  UCLA is a very young team, and still has a lot of proving to do. In order for UCLA to win it all, they would have to be able to shut down the UNC offense, and I don't see how that could happen.  Our prediction is that UNC will win it all in a close game.

March Madness Track List 2008:

1. Good Life (Feat. T-Pain) - Kanye West

2. Hypnotized (Feat. Akon) - Plies

3. Low (Feat. T-Pain) - Flo Rida

4. Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna

5. Superstar - Lupe Fiasco

6. Independent (Feat. Lil' Phat & Boosie) - Webbie

7. Love In This Club (Feat. Young Jeezy) - Usher

8. Cyclone - Baby Bash

9. Flashing Lights (Feat. Dwele) - Kanye West

10. Im'ma Shine - YoungBloodZ

11. Shawty Get Loose (Feat. Chris Brown & T-Pain) - Lil' Mama

12. Wadsyaname - Nelly

13. Kiss Kiss (Feat. T-Pain) - Chris Brown

14. Roc Boys - Jay-Z

15. I Still Kill (Feat. Akon) - 50 Cent

16. The People - Common

17. Us Placers - CRS

Check out those songs, and let us know what you think of our March Madness Playlist!

Today, from 8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. will mark "Earth Hour" around the world.  The "60" seen above on the Earth Hour banner is for the sixty minutes in which your lights should be off for. Earth Day is a way to help our environment, and is also a way to help keep the world we are living in safe.

If you are reading this post, viewing the blog, or are an active reader of our blog, we would like you to take part in the efforts to help make our world a better place.  Same as seen on the Google main page, we are asking viewers (no matter where you live in the world) to turn off your lights from 8 - 9 tonight.  Although this post has nothing to do with music, myself and ICECrush plan on keeping our lights off, and we hope that you will do the same.

Together, we can all make a difference in this world by just turning off the lights for an hour.  If you want to learn a bit more about Earth Day, check out the YouTube video below, and check out the Earth Day homepage by Clicking Here!

Earth Day Ads:

The Blue Man Group

Nelly Furtado

Cox Communications

Informational Video For Earth Day 08'

Please help make our world a better place, turn off your lights tonight!