5 songs you didn't hear on American radio in 2008

From MSNBC.MSN.COM

By Marc Hirsh
msnbc.com contributor
Kylie Minogue, “Two Hearts”
How do you make Feist’s “My Moon My Man” even sexier? For one thing, you loosen up the piano and bring the bass (which, as everybody knows, is the sexiest of all instruments) front and center, thus bypassing all the normal channels and plugging the the song directly into your nervous system. Then you slather the whole thing in a glam sheen to turn it into a sugar-coated pop confection. But when you get right down to it, there’s really only one thing you need, and that’s Kylie Minogue, who could probably turn “1234” into a sensual experience. Secure in her dominance everywhere but the U.S., Minogue’s mostly given up trying to find a mass audience in a country that’s given up on her. Which means that while we’re checking out “Hard Candy” and watching Madonna appear to be sputtering out, finally, after an incredible run, almost nobody’s paying attention as Minogue is right smack dab in the middle of her peak.

X2008 final show in Melbourne video from Kylie.com

Happy holidays!

If you don't celebrate Christmas or any other religious holiday in December then have a happy end of 2008 and a brilliant new year! :)

All I See (Official Video)

I admit the track is not one of my faves on X and I think it should have been released as a b-side only. I'm hoping no R&B lite tracks make the tracklisting on her next album. However, today I've found myself wanting to listen to it. I can't get enough of this trash video! Kylie makes such a fabulous hooker!

Kylie nominated in Virgin Media Awards

Kylie has been nominated in the Legend Of The Year category for this years Virgin Media Awards. The winners will be decided by online voting. Results will be announced in January.

Click below to vote for Legend Of The Year!

Kylie arrives in Melbourne 12.18.08

Myer In store appearance Sydney 12.11.08

Kylie arriving in Sydney 12.10.08

2 Hearts live on Wetten Dass 12.08.07

Kylie has a Grammy nomination!

http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_Show/list.aspx

I hope she takes the Grammy home! :)

Ruffle My Feathers (Screen projection)

Kylie and Coldplay duet 'Lhuna' will be available December 1st

The two acts have finished the song and are putting it up online through a new music service called Red Wire. The proceeds from the download will go to organizations assisting those with HIV and AIDS.

It's fantastic they are releasing the song, plus it's for an excellent cause! :)

Do you have a livejournal?

If the answer is yes then be sure to join the Kylie icon challenge community! :)

X - Australian Tour Edition

I feel a bit better about ordering my copy of it today, lol.

Kylie performing at Atlantis Resort in Dubai 11.20.08

Kylie on the red-carpet at Atlantis Resort in Dubai 11.20.08

Boombox The Remix Album 2000-2009

Official press release:
KYLIE
BOOMBOX
The Remix Album 2000 – 2009

Remix album released on Parlophone on January 5th 2009

Kylie releases ‘Boombox’, a collection of remixes through Parlophone on January 5th 2009. The album features some of Kylie’s most popular tracks, and some lesser known gems remixed to perfection by some of the best dance producers around including Chemical Brothers, Fischerspooner, Mylo and Sebastien Leger.

The tracklisting for the CD album is as follows:

1. Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head (Bootleg with New Order)
2. Spinning Around (7th District Club Mental Mix)
3. Wow (Death Metal Diva Scene Mix)
4. Love At First Sight (Kid Creme Vocal Dub)
5. Slow (Chemical Brothers Mix)
6. Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Mix)
7. Red Blooded Woman (Whitey Mix)
8. I Believe In You (Mylo Mix)
9. In Your Eyes (Knuckleheadz Mix)
10. 2 Hearts (Mark Brown's Pacha Ibiza Upper Terrace Mix)
11. On A Night Like This (Bini & Martini Mix)
12. Giving You Up (Ritron Re-Rub Vocal Mix)
13. In My Arms (Sebastien Leger Vocal Mix)
14. The One (Britrocka Remix)
15. Your Disco Needs You (Casino Radio & Club Remix Mix)
16. Boombox (LA Riots Remix)

iTunes customers can download the following exclusive tracks in addition to the above:

17. Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Greg Kurstin 2007 Mix)
18. Butterfly (Mark Piccotti Sandstorm Dub)

Also, the release can be downloaded as a two component edition with the original versions of the tracks on component two.

Like A Drug live in Sao Paulo, Brazil 11.08.08

Picture Of The Day!

Kylie backstage in Bogota!

Kylie rockin' it across South America!

Although the first date of the South American leg of X2008 got to a very bumpy start with the reported robbery of crew members and Kylie herself in Colombia she totally rocked it out this past weekend in Colombia. She played Venezuela last night and put on another excellent show.

Here are some of the changes made for the South American leg of the tour:
The electrical hoop in Speakerphone is gone
The intro for Like A Drug has been altered slightly
Giant skull entrance has been replaced with choreography on stage involving panels
New outfits and alterations for the opening, cheer section, and the encore section
A new section has been added after the original encore section
Better The Devil You Know and Somewhere (from West Side Story) has been added

Videos:
Speakerphone
Boombox/Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Ruffle My Feathers
In Your Eyes
Heart Beat Rock
Like A Drug
Slow
2 Hearts
I Believe In You
On A Night Like This (Video 2)
Your Disco Needs You
Kids
Step Back In Time
In My Arms
Love At First Sight (Video 2)

X Tour Edition (Australia)

Tracklisting:
Disc 1
1. 2 Hearts
2. Like A Drug
3. In My Arms
4. Speakerphone
5. Sensitized
6. Heartbeat Rock
7. The One
8. No More Rain
9. All I See
10. Stars
11. Wow
12. Nu - Di - Ty
13. Cosmic
Disc 2
1. 2 Hearts (Harris & Masterson Extended Mix)
2. 2 Hearts (Alan Braxe Remix)
3. The One (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix)
4. Wow (David Guetta Remix)
5. Wow (CSS Remix)
6. In My Arms (Chris Lake Vocal Mix)
7. In My Arms (Steve Pitron and Max Sanna Remix)
8. In My Arms (Sebastien Leger Remix)
9. In My Arms (Spitzer Remix)
10. All I See Featuring Mims (Remix)

I'll admit this is a lame tracklisting for a Tour Edition, the second disc of remixes have all been out for sometime but with Kylie leaving EMI I'm sure Warner Australia didn't want to fork over the cash for some new tracks to tack onto this edition of X. I do love the artwork but then again I've been a fan of the X imagery since the era began last October. I will end up purchasing this so I can have the Freemasons mix of The One on some physical format.

Pre-order http://chaos.com/product/x_limited_tour_edition_2397178_7605.html

X2008 on DVD!

Out December 1st in the UK. No news on any other release dates for other countries yet.

Tracklisting
1. Speakerphone
2. Can't Get You Out Of My Head
3. Ruffle My Feathers
4. In Your Eyes
5. Heartbeat Rock
6. Wow
7. Shocked
8. Loveboat
9. Copacabana
10. Spinning Around
11. Like A Drug
12. Slow
13. 2 Hearts
14. Sometime Samurai
15. Come Into My World
16. Nu-Di-Ty
17. Sensitized
18. Flower
19. I Believe In You
20. On A Night Like This
21. Your Disco Needs You
22. Kids
23. Step Back In Time
24. In My Arms
25. No More Rain
26. The One
27. Love At First Sight
28. I Should Be So Lucky

Special Features
- 12 Hours... in the life of Kylie Minogue - a unique taste of what goes on backstage on a Kylie tour, from waking in the morning to the final encore at the end of the show.
- Stage back-drop projections
- Conceptual Designs
- Photo Gallery

Tous Fall 2008