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This song combines two really talented artists. Tiesto is the consummate DJ; there are few people in the world who even compare. Deadmau5 comes to mind but he hasn’t nearly reached the same amount of people worldwide. Tegan and Sara had a song on Grey’s Anatomy or something like that. Despite that, they’re really great and have a unique sound. I can honestly put this song on repeat and not get tired of it.

You may have already dismissed Kid Cudi as just another auto-tuner, but you should look again (meaning watch the videos embedded after the jump). Kid Cudi may have gotten his big break from Kanye by doing Day n’ Night, but his repertoire includes so much more. With calm beats and fun lyrics, Kid Cudi is coming up in a different way than the average rapper, an issue which he addresses in Man on the Moon. I really can’t do him justice in this short description, so I’ll just let you watch his videos to understand my loss for words.

Damn Lil’ Wayne is everywhere nowadays. He’s even infiltrated the most eccentric genre of soulful/unique/I don’t care what anyone thinks of me, I’m gonna do my own thing music, which really only comprises two artists: Erykah Badu & Andre 3000. Nevertheless, this song is fire… and the video is very weird, yet oddly intriguing. A must have for any fulfilling music collection.

Unfortunately, you can only watch the video on Kanye’s website, so check it out over there.

You probably know what a Rube Goldberg machine is — one of those contraptions where a ball slides down a slide and hits a windmill which triggers some other mechanical event. This OK Go video features what is basically the mother of all Rube Goldberg machines and even inspired me to think about making one of my own.

Like terrible music? Neither do I. That’s why I spend quite a few hours of my time searching for a good new music site. I’ve come across hotnewhiphop.com, datpiff.com and hypem.com, but Fratmusic.com is currently my website of choice. Fraternities all across the country submit their playlists via youtube videos so anyone can listen to them. I have found more good music the last few weeks than I have found this entire semester. My Playlist, Party N’ Bullshit, is currently number nine on the “Hot This Week List,” so check it out and vote for it if you like it.

Check out everybody else’s music at Fratmusic.com

Grooveshark is an internet radio site that lets you pick the songs you want to hear, which is really cool. You can listen to whole albums or selected songs, and you can even make a playlist that wont suck. There are a ton of bands on the site, but it’s mostly just newer bands, which is the one draw back. Definitely check it out though, because it’s a great way to listen to music. They even have apps you can use on your phone for a few bucks a month.

Listen away at Grooveshark.com

Thom Yorke plays, and we pay attention. This is how it goes for most Radiohead fans. Here’s a video of him playing Airbag in Cambridge, England form. It’s haunting and simple, and gets to the heart of why so many of us love this band and their music.

If you haven’t heard “Tik Tok” By the gloriously gifted autotune singer Ke$ha, then you have been living under a rock for the last 3 months. But yesterday I heard a pretty good remix that I thought was worthy of recognition. I understand that Lil’ Wayne has his critics and his die hard fans, and I admit that at times he has used autotune too much and his lyrics have gone down hill, but everyone has a soft spot for Weezy. LMFAO also contributes nicely.

You can download the remix at garageband.com
Or watch the video after the jump (click “read more”).

A bunch of famous artists (seriously, like all of them. Even Lil Wayne, but don’t worry, he’s auto-tuned. And is that Scarlett Johnasson in the back there?) got together recently to re-record We are the World to help Haiti. To keep them from helping Haiti, I’m posting it here for you to watch the video (which was made by Oscar winning director Paul Haggis), but if you actually want to help Haiti, you can pay to download the track at www.World25.org. It’s a good song, and Haitians have it pretty shitty, so go download the damn song. Or just watch it here and send some money anyway.

Last night at a party at one of my fraternity’s off campus houses, as we were setting up (I’m a pledge), one of the senior brothers put this song on. This guy happens to be 6′4 230 and jacked beyond belief; 2 years ago he got in a fight with two division one football players and beat the crap out of them. Anyway, he was hammered, commandeered the sound system, put this joint on and began to go crazy. When I got back after the party, I downloaded the song and have been listening to it over and over again. It’s really damn good and definitely a great party starter. Check out the song after the jump (hit “read more”).

Check out Young Ivy’s Myspace page for more of his music

While browsing the Louis Vuitton Don’s blog, I ran across another track by Mr. Hudson feat. Mr. West. Like the “Supernova,” this song has more of a pop sound, though it is much more pronounced with the guitar solo in the introduction and the rock feel throughout. Of course, Kanye kills his verse, which when combined with Mr. Hudson’s chorus, provides for a pretty good track. I personally am looking forward to more collaborative work between these two, it’s definitely a unique and refreshing sound! Mr. Hudson’s second album, Straight No Chaser, will be out in the US soon, but for now you can listen to Anyone But Him on YouTube, embedded after the jump (hit “read more”).

Throw Kanye on a track and its automatically fire. I like this song in particular because it combines the Louis Vuitton Don’s distinctive hip-hop style with a more trendy techno/pop sound that is bold and unique. Mr. Hudson, an artist on West’s G.O.O.D. Music label, is also featured on Kanye’s Paranoid and Jay-Z’s Forever Young.

United State of Pop is a mash up of pretty much every big pop song from 2009 and it essentially has all the songs I want to hear parts of but don’t necessarily want to buy crammed into a sweet four and a half minutes. All that is needed to appreciate this absurdly catchy track is that you admit that you secretly LOVE pop music and acknowledge that Lady GaGa is a genius.