Songs I have been enjoying - Part 5,671

Hey there!

Been a while hasn't it?!

I root round the internet for good music for the radio show on a weekly basis so I've decided to throw up a list of my favorite tracks from the show on a weekly basis. Below is a round up of what I have been listening to of late:

Let's start with two Australian bearded beauties Garçon Garçon



Check out tracks from their EP here particularly 'Hollywood Song' for the Cazwell rap.

Mmmm... beards

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Now what better way to get you in a weekend mood than Stooshe, a 'gritty-n-real' version of The Saturdays. 'Fuck Me' Kat Krazy mix is a whopper.

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The UK is churning out some amazing artists for 2012 and I have my fingers tightly X'ed for Youngman. He's signed to Shy FX’s label Digital Soundboy Records. Check out 'Who Knows' below.



The EP, of the same name, is out now on iTunes which includes the highly listenable Drumsound & Bassline Smith Full Vocal Remix.

UPDATE: He's quite hot. Have a look at the video for 'Who Knows' here

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I love it when remixes are better than the original mix. The Fat Rat remix of Foster the People's 'Don't Stop' is a perfectly fine example

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And finally let's finish an oldie but a goodie. I cannot get this mix of O’Spada’s track ‘pay off’ out of my head. Honestly, it’s such an earworm. Mixed by Sam Sparrow (he of 'Black and Gold' fame) it’s the WERQ remix. Listen below at your peril!

The first thing they teach you in talent show judge school? The CherylColeConcernedFaceTM of course!

India's Got Talent judge Sonali Bendre below making the CherylColeConcernedFaceTM look easy...

It's the new smize

Something For The Weekend....

This week has been a good week for music videos shot in the UK featuring major international recording artists.


Britney was in a shoot out in Hackney and Rihanna found love in a hopeless place (Belfast).


Lets compare and contrast shall we?


Very Obvious Product Placement:
(Jeez, it doesn't even match the dress Britney....)

Very Subtle Product Placement:
(Carlsberg don't do product placement but if they did...)

Very Subtle Sexytime:
(Na-na-na-come-on!)

Not-So-Sublte Sexytime:

(Na-na-na-come-in-me!)

Still it's good to see that after the UK riots that these two realise that shoplifting IS BACK IN A BIG WAY.

All that product placement, sexytime & shoplifting, it's enough to make you cower in the corner, put your face into your hands and have a think about what you've done for a while isn' it Rihanna....

Hey, hey, you, you, happy f**king birthday!

Today's top 3 amazing facts:

It's my birthday today.

I share it Avril Lavigne.

We are both 27. 

Once a year I am reminded that Avril is my EXACT age, I ponder how similar our lives have been, the talent, the looks and the subsequent fame. Also how our lives have differed, she chose pop stardom while I, on the other hand, answered my calling of mundane office work.  

Now that me and Avril are grown-ups we should be able to do/ know the following:

• Be able to cook at least one meal to dinner party standard without a recipe
• Know EXACTLY how much money you earn… net… less tax and all that within a year. I still have no idea / refuse to acknowledge it
• Have a CV that has little to no padding in it
• How to deliver bad news / throw a punch properly
• How to Avoid 'splash-back' when washing hands after using the toilet

That's pretty much it.

Your Weekend States Here!... (See what I did there?!)

The MediaGuardian reported that Simon Cowell's US version of The X Factor launched with just over 12 million viewers on Wednesday night – more than 50% down on the opening night audience for American Idol earlier this year.


The first episode of the US series was pretty standard with the only noticeable difference being the massive increase in the budget for production.



The main reasons I tuned in were to see how those Brits would come across state-side:


Steve Jones:


As much as I'd love a hug off of O'Leary he's not going to look cum-in-your-pants sexy hanging out of a truck is he?

The 'Cheryl Cole Concerned Face':

Oh 'Cheryl Cole Concerned Face' how I've missed you. Do 'The Voice' or 'Whatever's Got Talent' so I can see it every week. She must have had a very high opinion of herself if she thought the Americans would automatically adapt to her accent or her Newcastle colloquialisms. Even the lovely Steve Jones managed to change his accent entirely....have I mentioned how jaw-droppingly stunning Steve was? Ah Steve...

WaitAMinuteIsThatWhoIThinkItIs?! 

Yes 23 minutes in and the yanks are finally exposed to Cowell's partner in crime, Sinitta!

There is also much shameless product promotion. This is where the money seems to be in advertising now. I hope to be in "brand furnishing" when I grow up. Some day it could be me polishing Simon's Pepsi cup....

NBC also gets a nod as the winner is featured in a Pepsi advert during the Superbowl

This is the closest you're getting to an apology Cheryl...

And there you have it, US X Factor S01E01. Sure the ratings were low but what the Americans don’t realise is that the X Factor is very much like anal sex... sure the first few occasions are strange and uncomfortable but sooner or later it’s all you're going to want to do at the weekend.

Also before I forget to mention Steve Jones was what the kids call 'Sick Hot'

It's enough to make you vom isn't it Paula?!

**update** forgot to mention there were some singing contestants in between the judges bits. Many were good, some were awful.

Titz on the Radio...

In case you aren't a fan of digital radio late at night during the week then you've missed not one but many of my shows on RTÉ Pulse. Shame. On. You.

Not to worry, you can catch up on myself and Conor Behan's witty repartee below.

You can always tune in LIVE Wednesday nights from 22:00 every week.

If its Wednesday and its 21:59 then why not click HERE now or you can tune in via the RTÉ Pocket Player App on your smart phone.


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Samo Sound Boy - Shuffle Code (video)

New EP too look forward to from Samo Sound Boy next week in the mean time check out the blast  from the past video below ...

....oh SEGA how we miss you.

Samo Sound Boy - Shuffle Code from Trouble & Bass on Vimeo.