Bright Lights // Neon Nites

I'm Gonna Shout, It's A Blowout

2006-04-19T12:18:00.000-07:00

Dannii Minogue has finally made her triumphant return to her throne as Queen of electro pop. Her new single, So Under Pressure, is out on Universal:All Around The World records June 5th, with her forthcoming greatest hits compilation, The Hits And Beyond, out June 12th. The album will feature all of her greatest hits, along with six new tracks (One being So Under Pressure.)

BLNN will keep you posted on Dannii as her album draws closer to release.

You can watch the video for So Under Pressure here.

Touch Me, I'm Electric

2006-04-19T11:50:00.000-07:00

Wanna know what we're raving about here at BLNN? Why, only the hottest compilation in ages. Ultra has released it's latest, Ultra Electro, and it's absolutely electric. Featuring today's hottest, latest, and greatest, the compilation is packed full of pure electro goodness. It's overflowing with gems. Featuring the current champions of electro, Goldfrapp, Röyksopp, Ladytron, and up and comers Shiny Toy Guns, this is one hot release.

The compilation is out on Ultra Records right now. We suggest you buy it.

Tracklisting:

Disc: 1
1. Gorillaz - DARE (Soulwax Remix)
2. Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
3. New Order - Waiting For The Sirens’ Call (Planet Funk Remix)
4. Röyksopp - What Else Is There? (Trentemoller Remix)
5. Ladytron - Sugar (Jagz Kooner Mix)
6. Tiefschwarz feat. Matty Safer - Warning Siren (Buick Project Remix)
7. Daft Punk - Technologic
8. Moby - Dream About Me (Sebastian Ingrosso Remix
)9. Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko (Tommie Sunshine’s Brooklyn Fire Retouch)
10. The Egg - Walking Away (Tocadisco’s Acid Walk Mix)
11. Goldfrapp - Ooh La La (Tiefschwarz Remix)
12. N.E.R.D. - She Wants To Move (DFA Remix)

Disc: 2
1. Daisy Daisy - Michelle Plays Ping Pong
2. M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade - Body Language
3. Trick & Kubic feat. Valeska – Easy
4. Armand Van Helden - Sugar (Paper Faces Remix)
5. Laid feat. Yota - Me
6. Freeform Five - No More Conversations (Mylo Remix)
7. Tonite Only – Danger (The Bomb)
8. Alter Ego – Rocker (Eric Prydz Remix)
9. Digitalism - Zdarlight
10. Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall – Your Body (Gianluca Motta Remix )
11. Till West & DJ Delicious - Same Man
12. Supermode – Tell Me Why

To listen to a five minute megamix of the release, click here.

More details and a track by track review coming soon.

We're Not Dead!

2006-04-19T11:22:00.000-07:00

That's right. After a brief hiatus brought upon by chronically busy schedules, we're back!

Here at BLNN, we like forecasting any upcoming buzz in the fabulous world of pop music. Today, we bring you a strong contender for the position of pop rock queen. Meet Kim Kline.

Combining the savvy of an industry veteran, the voice of an acclaimed diva, a dynamic personality and looks to die for... meet Singer/Songwriter, Kim Kline. Originally training with Ron Anderson, best known for his work with the Rolling Stones, No Doubt and Janet Jackson, Kim began developing the powerful voice she is known for today. Always looking to hone her talents, Kim now works with renowned vocal technique and performance coach Steven Memel who has trained such artists as Adam Levine and members of Maroon 5, Taryn Manning of Boomkat, Brittany Murphy and Big City Rock.

Fine tuning her music and voice, Kim began to accumulate an abundance of songs she wrote over the summer of 2004. These songs sparked the interest of acclaimed music entertainment law firm “Davis, Shapiro, Lewit, Montone and Hayes” (Linkin Park, Usher, and The Bravery.) The same day she met with Steve Shapiro, she was signed immediately.

Give her a try! She's going to be something soon, and she's definetely alot better sounding (and looking) than that rat voiced bitch Ashlee Simpson.

Enjoy a sample track courtesy of Sony BMG.

Kim Kline - 'Inside'

Maybe There's a Devil...

2006-03-03T22:44:00.000-08:00

I think y'all are turning Japanese! I know I have...and you will too, thanks to this week's Pop Gem of the Week! This week, we present Devil Inside by Utada Hikaru, one of Japan's biggest pop stars! Don't worry, this song isn't sung in Japanese, it's in English so no need to worry about the language barrier. This particular version is the Richard Vission Radio Mix. A fantastic electro dance mix! Just between you and me, the album version of this song is rather dull. Anyway, enjoy and Ta!

Ask BL/NN: Issue 1

2006-02-28T10:26:00.000-08:00

Us here at BL/NN have been receiving emails as of late with some questions. We'll be taking the liberty of answering them here for you in a few installments.

Q: Why so much Girls aloud news?
A: Aloud Sound is a huge fan, as am I. If it comes, why not post it?

Q (Or more, statement): Dear BL/NN. I am thoroughly offended by your post about Coldplay. They are a powerful and talented rock group, and deserve to be spoken of higher than what you reduced them to. This blog is slanderous and rude.
A: You pointed out something very important. They are a rock group. We don't kiss thier ass here. There's a nifty little briefing at the top of the page. Read it, a second of third time if you have to. Sink in yet? Good.

And FYI, i'm the rude and slanderous one. Aloud Sound is a terribly nice, cheery fellow.

Q: How do you find out all this news and songs so fast?
A: We have no lives.

Q: Thanks for bashing James Blunt! He is a right slag. Are there any other artists you hate?
A: I can only speak for myself, but I can't stand Mariah Carey. Putting aside the fact she wears clothes way too small for her, as an artist she doesn't take risks. She finds a song, and sticks with the exact same formula. She has an amazing voice, but all of her songs sound the same, and most often sing about the same subject. All of her Mimi singles were virtually about getting dumped and longing for your ex. Get some range, please.

That's all for this time! If you'd like to drop us a line, email us at blnn@isafan.lisascottlee.com

What? We're not giving out our personal email! Lisa's free one will do just fine, thank you very much.

New Affiliate!

2006-02-28T10:13:00.000-08:00

BL/NN welcomes The Zapping! to our list of affiliates. We don't know much about them, but they linked us first...so they must be good.

Right?

Right.

Baby Give Her One More Chance

2006-02-28T10:01:00.000-08:00

It leaked! It finally leaked!

So incase you don't have a pulse, Dannii Minogue's video for I Can't Sleep At Night has finally hit the net.

You can download the video here.
And a low quality song rip here.

Absolutely fab track, but i'm glad this isn't leading in the album. Not the hit she needs.

In related news, Dannii's Webmaster Nathan is officially pissed.

Woopsie.

Promo Whore

2006-02-25T02:12:00.000-08:00

Go visit this blog! I know...shameless promotion. But whatever... Go!

What's That Sound?!

2006-02-23T18:01:00.000-08:00

This week's Pop Gem of the Week comes from none other than pint-size pop goddess Kylie Minogue! What Do I Have To Do? is an excellent piece of early 90's Dance Pop and in my opinion (the only one that matters), is the epitome of 90's Pop music. There is no Kylie fan that doesn't like this song. And you will like it too.

Frostbite

2006-02-18T21:55:00.000-08:00

She's been crowned the ultimate girl band member by Boys Bible Arena, ES magazine has quoted her to be the cool Kitten, she sang for Nelson Mandela, and even made Prince Charles blush. But nobody's perfect and people make mistakes...major mistakes...well, in this case at least. Hey Kitty is the name of that mistake. It leaked onto the internet a few days ago, and it features some unknown rent-a-rappers doing what they do worst on songs: rap. In October 2005, former Atomic Kitten member Jenny Frost released her solo debut single on All Around The World Records. Crash Landing was a collaboration with Route One, and an excellent pop song. So why is La Frost hopping on the rap bandwagon you say? Well, after Crash Landing peaked at #47 on the UK charts, it comes as no surprise that she may just be desperate for a hit single. But why at the risk of sacrificing good pop music?! Oh, J-Fro...you've let me down.

Walsh Me Go

2006-02-17T22:55:00.000-08:00

As if last month's boisterous internet clatter concerning Girls Aloud's decision to release Whole Lotta History as their next single wasn't enough, Louis Walsh, The Aloud's manager, allegedly spoke with an Aloud fan (not me, I swear!) about the Girls' choice to release Whole Lotta History as their next single. According to the fan, Louis said that he wanted Watch Me Go released instead of Whole Lotta History, which was chosen by the Girls themselves.

I'm not surprised Louis didn't want WLH released. I don't think anybody wanted it released. Whether WLH charts well or not, nothing can ameliorate the unscrupulous ineptitude of the Aloud's past two single releases...except maybe a Models single release.

Britney is a lesbian!

2006-02-17T12:43:00.000-08:00

...on her upcoming appearance on Will And Grace.

Apparently Ms. Spears will play a republican lesbian who lies to keep her job. Sounds interesting enough. It's supposed to be terribly funny- so it does seems as if it'll be worth a watch.

New Affiliate!

2006-02-17T12:20:00.000-08:00

BL/NN is proud to add Don't Stop The Pop to our list of affiliates. A great source for information on pop old and new, Don't Stop The Pop makes for an excellent blog where gems old and new are discovered.

So go visit them! NOW!

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

2006-02-17T09:45:00.000-08:00

Member trading girl group Sugababes have recorded a cover of The Artic Monkeys track I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor as a B-side for thier upcoming single Red Dress. And just between us...

It's hot.

Click here to download a radio rip.

Pop Gem of the Week

2006-02-16T21:22:00.000-08:00

Every week, we will bestow thee with the Pop Gem of the Week. A song (most likely new to y'all) that we think is flawless and excellent, and will subliminally consume your brain into assimilating into our musical taste. I was originally going to call this weekly music offering Superior Soup for the Loathsome Soul, but my comrade thought Pop Gem of the Week sounded better. It's our little way of enlightening and broadening your musical horizons.

This Week: Girls Aloud - "Real Life"

Likey muchy? Click here to get the whole song.

Goldfrapp To Do Los Angeles Gig

2006-02-16T16:50:00.000-08:00

Electro/Trip-hop duo Goldfrapp are hitting the Los Angeles Wiltern with a live show. Some fans got a chance to nab presale tickets available exclusively online through Ticketmaster. Tickets are on sale now for the March 11th show.

The UK based doing are also preparing for the American release of thier latest LP, Supernature, which is already a hit in the UK. Those on the US' shores will get a special DVD edition of the album, along with the original release.

You can preorder the album through Amazon.com here.

We have a...

2006-02-16T16:44:00.000-08:00

New contributor. Welcome Aloud Sound to BL//NN! An absolute connoisseur of pop music, and THE definitive Girls Aloud fan, he makes a great addition to the team.

Now give him pleasure.

I said now.

Should've Known, Should've Cared

2006-02-16T13:20:00.000-08:00

Should've nominated us for best POP act!

Girls Aloud refused to attend the Brit awards due to not receiving ONE nomination at the event. They've expressed that they aren't happy about not being nominated in even one category, even with the critical and commercial success of thier third release Chemistry.

Speaking about the decision, Sarah Harding commented: "We aren't nominated for a Brit. It's a complete joke - we can't believe it. It's become so American."

True that Sarah. She went on to point out acts like Kelly and Madonna, who aren't British, were nominated. She has a point, but that's not the biggest upset considering that slag James Cunt won quite a few.

Don't worry Girls. Everyone who matters knows you make grade A pop.

But we can all agree, the Brits were shit this year.

Rest In Pieces, Coldplay

2006-02-16T11:26:00.000-08:00

Overrated super light-grandma-rock group Coldplay has called it quits!

The group officially announced at last nights Brit awards that they'll be taking an indefinite hiatus (Translation: Chris Martin is a self absorbed bitch who is fed up with us all, so we're breaking up.)

"It's going a be a few years before you see us again." said Martin. I bet it's either a BREAKUP, or they've just run out of material.

He went on to say: "People are fed up with us - and so are we."

You got that right Mr. Martin!

Most specualte it's so Martin can spend more time with his kids. That's reasonable.

And if it's the case, thank you baby Apple from keeping the world from your Daddy's boring as fuck music.

Wait- Coldplay aren't pop are they?! No. But with them out of the way, more money to miss Kylie Minogue who is signed to the same label. Expect news of her comeback album later this year.

You're BeautiFAWWWWW

2006-02-16T02:52:00.000-08:00

That is all.

She Can't Sleep At Night

2006-02-16T01:50:00.000-08:00

And how can she, when dealing with a major leakage?

Pop vixen Dannii Minogue's fans are in limbo as of the moment due to UK cable service NTL offering a 24 houring viewing of the unreleased video of scrapped single I Cant Sleep At Night. What does this mean for fans? Well, for a small fee, you'll get to view it for 24 hours straight. Why the concern though?

Well for one as aforementioned, the single (Whose video was shot this past summer) was scrapped by record label All Around The World. Currently there were no plans to release the song (Outside of an album track.) Needless to say fans were astonished when it was revealed the video is available for viewing.

Panic and even more questions arose when Dannii's Webmaster Nathan confirmed that Miss Minogue was unaware of the video being up for viewing.

Can we say OOPS anyone?

Regardless, fans are on edge for the video to be ripped and put up for download (With an mp3 of the song soon to follow *COUGH*...)

Her new single Gone/So Under Pressure (We're betting it's So Under Pressure...) is speculated to be out sometime late Spring, with her new album Heavy Disco (Speculated title) out shortly after.

We'll keep you updated.

Now someone give me a leather eyemask so I can roll around naked on my bed.

Welcome!

2006-02-16T01:47:00.000-08:00

And so marks the beginning of BL//NN. What is it? A blog. Dur.

The purpose then? Hm?

Why, to deliver news, silly.

On what?

Pop, dance, electro, and anything music that isn't rock or hip hop.

Did he just say that?

Yes, I did.

Now, when are all the people coming to the partyyyyy?