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We’ve all been to Luzaville at some point in our lives — it’s 5am the narcotics you ingested are now a distant memory of stomach pains and spangled lips.
All that’s left is to board the night bus, stop in the all-night offie, and drink yourself into oblivion.
A stripped back musical jam is laid down in this tranquil track from musician Jamie Cullum. Taking his song “Love Ain’t Gonna Let You Down” from “The Pursuit” album back to its bare roots, he needs nothing more than a piano and his voice to create an ambient and sublime rendition.
Part of Yamaha’s Silent Sessions series. With it he manages to bring peace and serenity to the concrete landscape of an inner city.
Taylor Swift’s music never sounded so good, as Samuel L sings his version of her hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”.
Perhaps “sing” is too strong a word here, because rather he speaks Taylor’s hit. Still, it beats listening to the original.
Mario gets mashed up with metal in this expertly realized mashup from a man who knows how to rock out on a guitar.
So get your devil signs at the ready and don’t be disappointed when you get told, “Sorry, the princess is at another castle”.
Taking their cues from Rhett and Link these guys are testing out the viability of Google translate.
By translating and retranslating the lyrics from the Fresh Prince theme, they are hoping to generate sponteneous lulz.
Whether you thought The Hobbit was a cinematic high water mark or a load of old wizard balls, here’s something we can all enjoy.
A trio of dwarves rocking out as they cover the Misty Mountains theme, complete with kick ass guitar solos. Sterling work.
So, is your iTunes library looking uninspiring? Fed up of listening to the missus’s Rihanna album again and again? You could do far worse than stick Coasts on the stereo – a group of Bristolian lads who sure know how to pen an euphoric ‘hands in the air’ tune.
With a sound that wouldn’t be out of place at any big festival, Coasts are one of the better UK bands who hold the promise of good things to come if their debut single is anything to go by. Who knows, even your other half might like it?
Everyone hearts the government, especially when it’s led by two toffs who haven’t got a clue — so look at this track as a sort of mantra that you can repeat to yourself without a hint of iron.
And if you don’t love the government then you’ll certainly love rapping cats and dogs in this video for Ill Papa Giraffe’s track from their eponymous album.
