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Hello PMA readers, I wanted to introduce myself: I’m Emily and I will be contributing to PMA along with the other magical musical tour guide Luis.

Just to give you an idea of the type of music you can expect from me, a taste of what pumps through my speakers:

Retro.. music like your grandma likes it.. but with a good bass beat:

Shirley bassey – Where Do I Begin (Remix): 86%

Same chica who was on Kanye’s Diamonds track… recognize?

Raw, edgy female voices… on the verge of masculinity

Joss stone – Girl They Won’t Believe It: 95%

From Joss’ album “Introducing Joss Stone” earlier this year, I absolutely love this track. At just 20, this soulful songstress has lasting vocal power!

Mash-ups.. you take one song, and then you take another song.. and then you beat the shit out of them and smash them together.

DJ TT – Aaliyah vs. Onj: 89%

Covers

Covers are really a love/hate thing.. because I truly find cover attempts to be special. Sometimes special ed, but in the rare occasion that the cover is better the original, sparkly special. Although they don’t present any new material in particular, it’s always interesting to me to see artists interpret old material in different ways.

Marie Digby – Umbrella Cover: 89%

Ashlee Simpson does “Sweet Dreams”
I saw Ashlee perform this version of Sweet Dreams are Made of This live and I have to admit, I was surprised at how compelling her cover of the Eurythmics’s classic 80s song was (and that she could sing at all.. haha).

Happy Songs

Magnet – Lonely No More: 93%

Sweet sweet pop. I love Magnet’s almost Caribbean like beats.. mades me want to kick back with a icy, mango margarita on a white sandy beach… an aural oasis in the concrete jungle.

Well, readers, that’s the end for now, but I will continue to serenade you with sweet ballads like Andy Samberg’s heart-warming ode to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

You belong to me / Like a very hairy Jake Gyllenhaal to me..
And I ran….

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