TV Geek - In Memoriam: Shows We Lost in 2011

As the year draws to a close TV.com takes a look at the shows we lost with this In Memoriam video.

Wow so many shows got cancelled this year! Theres quite a number that i never even started watching. Seeing some shows on this was a shock and made me sad. Lol at a TV show's cancellation making me sad. Oh well we'll always have reruns and DVD box sets.

Apparently Bored To Death, How To Make It In America, and Hung join the list with their cancellations coming after the making of this video.

I'll miss those three shows, Smallville, Friday Night Lights, The Closer, Entourage, Brothers and Sisters, Greek, Medium, Big Love, United States Of Tara, and more, even though I had actually stopped watching some of them seasons ago.

Spotlight - Etta Bond

Wretch 32's Forgiveness was one of my top songs of 2011. It had an angsty tone, passionate lyrics from Wretch, great production from Labrinth, and a beautiful powerful chorus by Etta Bond. It was quite an introduction to the young Cambridge native.

Ms. Bond is the first signing to UK producer, singer, and song writer, Labrinth‘s Odd Child Imprint label. Her collaboration with Wretch 32 is giving her some good exposure and buzz, and it sure isn't going to waste. Her solo output, although limited at the moment, shows a soulful powerhouse, lacing her voice over dubstep and electronic beats. To be honest I prefer her when she strips a song down and we can focus on her vocals. I love love love her acoustic rendition of Forgiveness, and I think it should be made available on audio. Check it out below (She starts singing at the 58 sec mark).

After the cut you can also check out her rendition of Ed Sheeran's stellar Lego House, mashing it with the Arctic Monkeys' Old Yellow Bricks. Both videos are courtsey of Soulculture, who had a special session with her and Labrinth. Watching the videos you get the sense that singing comes effortlessly to Etta.

I guess we should expect to hear more from Etta Bond in 2012.

For more on Etta check out:
Facebook
Soundcloud

Props to Soulculture.

Wretch 32 Ft. Etta Bond - Forgiveness
Wretch 32 ft Etta Bond - Forgiveness (Radio Edit) by Wretch 32

Etta Bond - Ask Me To Stay
Ask Me To Stay by Etta Bond

Etta Bond - Come Over
Etta Bond - Come Over by Raf Riley


Forgiveness (Acoustic)

New Vid - 50 Cent Ft. Tony Yayo: Nah Nah Nah

50 is a killer (literally) in this black and white video for Tony Yayo assisted Nah Nah Nah, off his The Big 10 Mixtape.

Fresh - Tyrese Ft. Big Sean, T.I., & Busta Rhymes: Fireworkz Remix

Tyrese releases the remix of his David Banner produced song off Open Invitation. Fireworkz remix features Big Sean, Busta Rhymes, and T.I.

TV Geek - Cast Photos For Spartacus: Vengence

Spartacus comes back to our screens January 27. To whet our appetite Starz has released new photos and profiles for the cast of Season 2.

Check them out after the jump.

Fresh - BoB Ft. Andre 3000: Play The Guitar

Hot! Hot! Hot!

B.o.B follows up Strange Clouds with the Andre 3000 assisted Play The Guitar. The Atliens make a hot team, and its some dope production by Salaam Remi. Play The Guitar is the second single from BoB's upcoming album Strange Clouds.

Certified banger right here.

Mixtape - Fabolous: There Is No Competition III: Death Comes In 3’s

Fabolous drops the third mixtape in his 'There Is No Competition' trilogy. Death Comes in 3's is a 15-track tape packed with guest appearances from Meek Mill, Jadakiss, Styles P, Lloyd Banks, Trey Songz, and more. You can stream the mixtape below or download it at datpiff.com.

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New Vid - Jessie J: Domino

Fun colourful video from Jessie J. Quite fitting for the tone of the song.

Fresh - Frank Ocean: 4 Tears

Frank Ocean gives us a nice present to close what was a stellar year for him. Short, sweet, and emo. Nice.

New Vid - Fat Joe Ft. Chris Brown: Another Round

Fat Joe's solid song gets a sexy video. Remote beach, hot girls, a bed, some Nuvo, a umm sand pyramid, what more do you need?

Fat Joe feat. Chris Brown "Another Round" from Riveting Entertainment on Vimeo.

Fresh - The Weeknd vs. Michael Jackson: Dirty Diana (Mash Up)

Hope you are enjoying all the Christmas festivities? I know I am!

Anyways, with The Weeknd covering Michael Jackson's Dirty Diana in his just released mixtape its no surprise that theres now a mash up of both versions courtsey of producer JAYBeatz.

Sunday Feature - Dubmaster's Top 20 Albums Of 2011

2011 sure gave us some good music. While we had some power houses collaborating, some decided to shake our expectations, exploring a different sound. We also had a couple of new comers coming into the limelight with impressive music. In all it was an interesting year. I’ve compiled a list of my top 20 albums for the year.

Check out the list after the cut.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

Mixtape - The Weeknd: Echoes Of Silence

Dubmaster favourite, The Weeknd closes our mixtape posting for the day with his eagerly awaited Echoes Of Silence. We get more moody, spaced out R&B, and theres D.D., a cool cover of Michael Jackson's Dirty Diana.

Click here to download the mixtape

D.D.


Initiation

Mixtape - Asher Roth: Blended Babies & Friends

More mixtapes today. Asher Roth drops Pabst & Jazz: Blended Babies & Friends. The mixtape features Pac Div, Blu, A$AP Twelvy,and others.

Click here to download

Choices Ft. Action Bronson


Not Meant 2 Be



Check out the tracklist after the cut.

New Vid - Rihanna: You Da One

I kinda pictured this video going a different way, but this is still some interesting visuals. For the video to her latest single You Da One, Rihanna dons some blonde hair, goes all 'Clockwork Orange', wilds out, and drops some sultry moves;...and that can't be a bad thing can it?

Mixtape - Tinie Tempah: Happy Birthday

Quite late on this mixtape. I actually had issues downloading it. Oh well. We've seen some hot songs off Tinie Tempah's Happy Birthday, now you can have the whole collection.

Click Here To Download Mixtape.


Like It Or Love It Ft. Wretch 32 & J Cole


Lucky C**t Ft. Big Sean


Check out the tracklist after the cut.

Coming Soon: Prometheus

Finally we get a trailer for Prometheus...that tells us absolutely nothing! Still great to see some cool visuals. Looks like this movie will be some hot stuff. I guess we can assume that this is Ridley Scott's prequel to the Alien movies as rumoured, yes/no?

"Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race".



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New Vid - David Guetta Ft. Sia: Titanium

Some awesome dance music for you this morning courtesy of David Guetta and Sia. Interesting twist to a retro themed video.

David Guetta Ft. Sia - Titanium from Iciwiss on Vimeo.

New Vid - Nelly: The Champ

Nice inspirational song from Nelly. The Champ was composed for ESPN's bowl coverage.

New Video - Ja Rule Ft. Jon Doe: Never Had Time

Erm apparently Ja Rule is still making music.....
I lie, I'm aware that Ja Rule has an album coming out, I just haven't been bothered to listen to anything off it. Just seems -__- to me. Well his songs were much loved in the early 00's (ah! uni house party memories!) so lets see what hes cooked up this time.
Not a bad song sha.

PIL (Pain Is Love) 2 is out in January, 2012.

Fresh - Flo-rida Ft. Sia: Wild Ones

You know what, Flo-rida's music tends to sound the same- loud, dance and techno-centric. That said its usually fun, and that I don't mind; I still love Good Feeling. Sometimes you have to take something for what it is. So what say we just rock out to the Wild Ones?
Nice feature by Sia.

New Vid - Drake Ft. Lil Wayne & Tyga: The Motto

Love this song. Had it on repeat in the car plenty. And now Drake drives around rapping in the video.

Erm whats Lil Wayne wearing on his feet??

Drake ~ The Motto Featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga (Official Video) from OctobersVeryOwn on Vimeo.

Fresh - XV: Learn To Fly

I'm liking everything i'm hearing from XV. The Kansas rapper releases Learn To Fly his new single from his upcoming EP.

Fresh - Big Sean Ft. 2 Chainz: Keep It Gee

New stuff from Big Sean. Keep it Gee is off his forthcoming mixtape.

Fresh - Rick Ross: Talk That Talk & I'm Flexin Remixes

Rick Ross spits over Rihanna's 'Talk That Talk' and T.I & Big K.R.I.T's 'I'm Flexin'. He is set to release a new mixtape soon.

Talk That Talk


I'm Flexin

New Vid - Sneakbo & Stylo G: Call Mi A Naija

With lyrics like "my uncle is a 419er" you would be forgiven for initially rolling your eyes at this track, but it does deliver in the club banger department. British Nigerian Sneakbo upgrades a hot dancehall track by Stylo G with uk rap and naija yarns. Won't be surprised if i start hearing this out and about here in Naij this Christmas.

Arkethesus this one is for you.

Props to Soulculture.

New Vid - The Game Ft. Tyler The Creator & Lil Wayne: Monsters vs. Goblins

Some dark stuff from The Game for the aptly named Monsters vs Goblins. This December we've had Lady Gaga, Ghetts, and now The Game rocking out in a mental institution.

New Vid - Talib Kweli: Distractions

The dope reflective song Distractions gets a video that sees Talib Kweli rapping on the street in the middle of what appears to be an occupy wall street protest.

Distractions is the first single from Kweli's forthcoming album Prisoner of Conscious.

Coming Soon - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Finally a trailer for The Hobbit!!

This time we follow title character Bilbo Baggins on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. He is recruited by the wizard Gandalf the grey, joining an impressive gang of thirteen elves.

The movie stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Cate Blanchett, and a host of others.

New Vid - Mary J Blige: Mr Wrong

Mary J drops the visuals for her latest single from My Life II. Drake appears on the track on the album but is missing in this version.

Fresh - Nicki Minaj: Stupid Hoe

Erm not feeling this at all. I think I got a bit of a headache sef. Madam Roman this can't be your first single off your new album o. Actually we don't want Roman, give us the Nicki from Monster, Moment For Life, and Super Bass.

Random - Toddler Freestyles In Gibberish

How awesome is this toddler?! Future rap star in the making you know! Lol.
He has the presence, rhythm and dope flow in the bag, all thats left is umm some English. Hes definitely got the music in him.

That said, this shows how kids are so easily influenced by whats around them.

Coming Soon - Wrath Of The Titans

Wow I wasn't expecting a second titans movie but meh this is Hollywood we are talking about. I guess they are going the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' route as this looks just like the first one. Action, action, hot action babe, monsters galore, more action. Well it should make for fun popcorn blockbuster viewing if anything.

Coming Soon - The Dark Knight Rises

We had the cam recording for a hot minute, and now heres the good quality trailer for next year's epic conclusion to Chris Nolan's Batman series. "Theres a storm coming Mr Wayne". Hot stuff.

Can. Not. Wait. !!.

Spotlight - Ese Peters

Now I love to hear this type of Naija music. I'm a big fan of guitars, acoustic arrangements, and soulful, heartfelt songs. I usually get this from the Western alt/indie scene so its quite refreshing to hear some home grown talent.

I first heard Ese at Taruwa* where he played a beautiful rendition of Edelweiss from The Sound Of Music. After his performance dude forgot his guitar pick and I had to chase after him to give it back. Maybe I should have kept it and put it up for auction when he blows up. Lol.

Ese is a self taught guitar player, singer, and song writer. He cites John Mayer as one of his musical influences, and with his command of the guitar and heartfelt lyrics its no surprise.

He just dropped his self produced EP called 'The Acoustic'; an independent project that is his first body of work to be released to the public. The Acoustic is filled with some brilliant stuff; from the romantic 'Gone' with its infusion of pidgin english, to poignant 'Walk Away', and 'Stay With Me' with its angsty love declaration (TV Show soundtrack right here. I called it first!). Ese also does a good job of covering Darey's The Way You Are and Asa's Baby Gone.

Good to see Ese Peters joining the fold of Asa, Bez, and TY Bello, providing soulful 'alternative' music in Nigeria.

Listen to some of the songs below.
To hear the rest you can download Ese's The Acoustic EP HERE.

For more information about Ese Peters check out:

http://www.esepeters.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/esepeters
http://www.twitter.com/esepeters


Gone

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Stay With Me

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The Way You Are

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*Taruwa is a forthnightly open mic event held in Lagos (at Bogobiri House, 9 Maitama Sule, Off Awolowo road, Ikoyi), where up and coming acts in music and poetry are given a chance to showcase their talent.

Fresh - Ciara: Swim

Another ballad this morning, this time from Ciara.

Fresh - Chris Brown Ft. Teyana Taylor: Push Me Up

Chris Brown stays on point with this upbeat ballad featuring his friend Teyana Taylor. Fortune is shaping up to be a hot album. Actually its not been confirmed if this will be on the album or a mixtape but still...

New Vid - Common: Celebrate

VIBE.com premieres the video for Celebrate off Common's album The Dreamer/The Believer. The video shows a soilder's return and New Year party. Fun stuff.

Sunday Feature - Dubmaster's Top 10 Naija Songs Of 2011

2011 was an interesting year for Nigerian music with new stars coming out, innovative promotion concepts, proliferation of music from other parts of Nigeria (other than Lagos), and umm many hot hot jams. Check out my list of the top 10 Naija songs of the year. I must state that this is my opinion. You may notice the absence of certain tracks and what not, do feel free to share your top 10 or top 5 in the comments box.

Coming Soon - The Dark Knight Rises

I'm not a big fan of cam trailers but The Dark Knight Rises is 'That' film that will shut down summer 2012, and i just had to watch this shoddy trailer that popped up online. If your aren't a movie geek amped up for this movie like me then you can give this a miss. When a better copy comes up i will definitely be putting it here. If you can't wait to see what Bane and Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman) look like then click away. Lets see how long it stays up before its plucked off the net.

Check out the trailer after the cut.

Fresh - Katy Perry Ft. BoB: The One That Got Away Remix

Katy Perry enlists BoB for the remix to her song off her album of never ending singles, Teenage Dream. Not as stellar a genre mash as E.T. with Kanye West really but still alright...

New Vid - Black Magic: Rainbow

Cool colourful video from future spotlight entry, Black Magic. Rainbow is a soulful modern Afro-funky song that you can't help but love.
The video was directed by Unlimited L.A.

Fresh - John Legend: Chasing Your Love

Nice soulful stuff from John Legend. I'm feeling the 70's retro vibe. Expecting an album in 2012...

Fresh - Summer Leather Vests: What Yo Name Is

Joe Budden and friends are back with their Summer Leather Vests project. What Yo Name Is is a sensual jam, with Budden singing again. Main vocalist is a singer named Emanny, look out for him. Not bad.

New Vid - Wiz Khalifa: California

Some time in the sun for Wiz in this new video for California off his upcoming mixtape Taylor Allederdice. Waiting waiting. This post is dedicated to Wiz Khalifa's biggest fan. You know yourself. ;-)

Coming Soon - The Expendables 2

The Expendables are back. This time with added classic action stars and more umm action! Lol. Enough bad ass mofos! Nice. Great to see Chuk Norris joining the cast.
This is just some escapist action really. If you've seen the first one then you shouldn't be expecting some meta mind boggling stuff really.

Plot wise "Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Lee Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) -- with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them".

New Vid - 50 Cent: Off And On

50 is steady dropping vids for tracks off his mixtape. This time Off And On gets the video treatment. Interesting use of body paint. You don't learn that in introductory arts and craft.

New Vid - Willow Smith Ft. Nicki Minaj – Fireball

Young Miss Smith gives us the video for her fun follow up to 21st century girl featuring the always animated Nicki Minaj.


Fireball by YardieGoals