“I Wanna Rock” is a song from the album Stay Hungry (1984) by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. In 2009 it was named the 17th VH1 Greatest Hard Rock Songs by VH1. The song was also covered by the pop punk band Lit on 2001 Twisted Sister tribute album, Twisted Forever. Released on 06/10/1984. What you know bout dat? Find out more after the jump!

Quick music facts for May 1984:
# May 1 – Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac, files for bankruptcy in the United States.
# May 2 – Lionel Richie’s hit “Hello” becomes Motown’s first ever UK million selling single.
# May 5 – The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde marries Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr. **In Luxembourg, the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 is won by the Swedish entry, “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley”, performed by the Herreys.
More facts for May 1984…

* May 2 – The Liverpool International Garden Festival opens in Liverpool.
* May 5 – The Herreys win the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 for Sweden, with the song Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley.
* May 8
o The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
o Denis Lortie kills 3 government employees in the National Assembly of Quebec building.
* May 11 – A transit of Earth from Mars takes place.
* May 12 – The Louisiana World’s Fair opens.
* May 14 – The one dollar coin is introduced in Australia.
* May 23 – Methane gas explosion at Abbeystead water treatment works in Lancashire, England kills 16 people.
* May 27 – An overnight flash flood rages through neighborhoods in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nearly 15 inches of rain falls in some areas over a four-hour period. 14 persons are killed.
* May 31 – Mecklenburg Correctional Center – 6 inmates – including James and Linwood Briley escape from a death row facility, the first and only occasion this has ever happened in the US.

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It’s Monday, and we want to help you get your day started off just right! Crank it up for the next 7 minutes as you put the finishing touches on your outfit and get ready to head out the door! Robin Skouteris brings us this Monday mashup of 24 artists that will get you into a great mood to face the day, and the week!

The video contains a slightly extended version of the mp3  Some things you should know about #PopLove: ♫ 24 different artists and some extra samples. ♫ Its not representing the biggest hits of the year necessarily based on charts. Its just a collection of recent pop hits that fitted together and worked well in my head. I was not trying to balance the artists either, i went with whatever structure felt right. It has songs mostly from 2012 and then some extras. The point was to make a single track that represents the pop scene of today. No rules.
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Mashup includes:
Kesha – Die Young
Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
Justin Bieber – As Long As You Love Me
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Calvin Harris – Feel So Close
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
FloRida – Whistle
Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
Jessie J – Domino
Mika – Love Today
Psy – Gangnam Style
Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger
Dev – In The Dark
NeYo & Calvin Harris – Let’s Go
NeYo – Let Me Love You (Video only)
Rihanna – You Da One
P!nk – Blow Me One Last Kiss
Ellie Goulding – Lights
Ellie Goulding – Anything Could Happen (Video only)
Lady Gaga – Scheisse
Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know
Madonna feat. Nicki Minaj & MIA – Give Me All Your Luvin’
Kesha – Die Young (Deconstructed Version)
+ tiny snippets from:
JLo & Pitbull – Dance Again
Britney Spears – Circus
Train – Hey Soul Sister
Prince – Kiss
Pink – So What
Jessie J – Price Tag
Christina Aguilera – Not Myself Tonight
Britney Spears & Nicki Minaj – Till The World Ends
Christina Aguilera – Your Body

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50 cent and Kendrick Lamar team up on a new club joint that, but the question is who comes correct on this track? I pick Kendrick Lamar!

Click the more link to view the video and read my thoughts.

As I listen to this,  I can see this added to my playlist  which it could work during some peak hour times. The beat has a nice little groove to it and could set a dance floor on fire!  In summary, Kendrick Lamar does his thing on here and 50′s parts are not up to what you would expect from him. After really listening to this thing again I really wish 50 would have done more and not sound lazy on this.

• Would I Play It?  Yes
• Club Worthy? Yes

Let us know what you think about this track! SOURCE: DJLA1200 

30 years ago tonight, Michael Jackson reunited with his Brothers, and introduced the world to the Moonwalk! Recorded: “Pasadena Civic Auditorium” Pasadena, California (March 25, 1983). Broadcast by: “NBC” (May 16, 1983).

Michael reunited with his brothers Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine, and Tito on stage for the first time in eight years for a medley of their greatest hits, “I Want You Back,” “The Love You Save,” “Never Can Say Goodbye,” and “I’ll Be There.” Brother Randy, who was not a part of the original Jackson 5, but was a part of the later group The Jacksons (minus Jermaine), also joined the group for the melody.As the other members of the Jackson 5 left the stage, Michael transitioned dramatically into his own solo spot. Widely hailed as Michael’s breakthrough performance as a solo artist, he performed “Billie Jean”, which at the time was in the middle of a seven-week run atop the Billboard Hot 100 music charts.

Michael Jackson’s concert performances of “Billie Jean” in the years since Motown 25 were always formatted on his performance on this special, from the opening pose with the fedora to the moonwalk routine in the song’s bridge.

A VHS recording was released by MGM/UA Home Video on July 1, 1991.

In December of 2009, Motown announced plans for a 50th anniversary special. There have been speculations about a tribute to the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson.

The album ‘What About Now’ will be in stores and available for digital download tomorrow March 26, 2013.

Back in the days when the “M” in MTV meant Music, and they played music videos rather than trashy reality shows these 10 songs were the defining tracks of an entire decade. That decade was the 90′s. We’ve gathered up 10 of our favorites from the 90s and are pretty sure you’ll remember them and probably agree that they’re also some of your favorites. Check out our countdown below and let us know which of these 10 are your favorites by leaving us a comment below! For now, let’s get it started!

#10 Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca

“Livin’ La Vida Loca” was an international success for former member of one of the original boy bands “Menudo” Ricky Martin. Originally released in spanish this latin heartthrob made everyone want to get up and dance. Not only was this an international hit; the phrase “Livin’ La Vida Loca” became a common response to the how’re you doing question, and it taught a lot of people a few spanish words along the way.

#9 Digital underground – The Humpty Dance

Oakland based Hip-Hop group Digital Underground rose to fame with their hit “The Humpty Dance.” The group’s song had an unusual style and humor. “The Humpty Dance” was originally written for one of the assistants who was working in the studio the day of the big Oakland earthquake. Hence the “Limp to the side like your leg was broken.” verse. The group was also the launching platform for Tupac Shakur who was a member of the group.

#8 Kriss Kross – Jump

The Daddy Mack’ll make you … is forever seared into our brains thanks to the pop duo Kris Kross. This young act following in the footsteps of ABC (Another Bad Creation) had people wearing their clothes backward, pumped everyone up, and provided dance challenged people with an easy enough move to reprlicate!

#7 Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love

Coming off her top hit movie Selena Jennifer Lopez dropped this pop, hip-hop, latin flavored track that got us grooving back in the late 90′s. The video was very voyueristic in nature and was pretty much the precursor to today’s webcam network sites, with the exception of the use of dial up.

#6 Notorious B.I.G – Mo Money Mo Problems

The story of the Notorious B.I.G remains one of the biggest stories in the Hip-Hop world. From his rise from the streets to his untimely and tragic death Biggie Smalls had great lyrics and music riffs to get just about anyone out of their seats. Mo Money Mo Problems was no different. The song is considered one of the best in Hip-Hop because of it’s widespread fame.

#5 Goo Goo Dolls – Iris

John Rzeznik was approached to write a song for the City of Angels soundtrack, and the end product was “Iris”. This song propelled the band to stardom, as it stayed on top of Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts for a record-breaking 18 weeks, and was nominated for three Grammys that year. This is the song which catapaulted to band to worldwide fame despite the title, the word ‘Iris’ is not heard in the lyrics.

#4 Nirvana – Lithium

I’m sure many of you remember your grundge days either from high school or just out of college. This song by Nirvana will take you back in time with topics like sex, friends, and beauty, this song had something for everyone to enjoy. You’re still enjoying it today aren’t you?

#3 TLC – Waterfalls

One of the greatest girl groups to ever perform since Diana Ross and the Supremes, TLC’s smooth girlish tone carried them through the 90′s. They showed their more grown up side with the release of their Crazy Sexy Cool album. The song “Waterfalls” absolutely blew up and admonished people to keep things in perspective and keep it real. This was the last performance the group did just prior to the tragic death of group member Left Eye.

#2 Warren G – Regulate

Capitalizing on the infamous line from Young Guns for it’s opening Warren G’s regulate came about as the suburban gangsta fad was sweeping the nation. Once this track dropped everyone suddenly knew where the LBC was and was partying it up there from the comfort of home! Thing is, this track is still a club favorite!

#1 Christina Aguilera – Genie In A Bottle

From mouse ears of the Mickey Mouse Club to chart topping Diva Christina Aguilera’s hit single from her self titled debut album made us all stand up and take notice.The song reached top 10 in every country it charted, and peaked at number one on U.S. Billboard Hot 100, as well as in Canada, Austria, Norway, Spain, Denmark, Belgium and the United Kingdom. It stayed for five consecutive weeks at the top of Billboard Hot 100. Critics positively reviewed “Genie in a Bottle”, calling it mature, clever and provocative. Aguilera’s vocal performance was also praised and critically acclaimed. The song—which was considered as a catchy anthem—itself became the biggest summer hit of 1999. The music video for “Genie in a Bottle” gained a lot of airplay on worldwide music channels, including MTV. The song is considered as one of Aguilera’s biggest hits.

Of course deserving of honorable mention are “Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice”  and “M.C. Hammer’s Can’t touch this!”

Florida’s A NEW WAY TO LIVE FOREVER appear ready to soar as they release Balloon, their new single and video, just ahead of a confirmed series of performances at this year’s SXSW conference.

Balloon, a rock-synth tale of enduring inspiration, is from ANWTLF’s latest EP, Rumoura, released in 2012 by LA’s Civil Defense Music. It is the follow up to the well received debut single, “Til’ My Heart Stops Beating” and was entirely crafted using an iPad. Balloon finds the band in a dream-like  setting and solely depicted in caricature form.

Vocalist/songwriter, Russ Rogers remarks, “about 6 months ago Daniel (dyer) described to me a dream he had and we agreed it would make a killer video for Balloon. He’s been diligently piecing it together ever since. It really speaks to the soul of the song.”

Right on the heels of their new single comes a series of shows at this years SXSW conference in Austin, TX. ANWTLF was invited as part of a promotional venture sponsored by event sharing YAP-AT and Social Media heavyweights, Pointburst. Performances will span the first 3 days of the opening interactive portion of the conference (mar 8-10) so attendees will have multiple opportunities to catch them live.

With the Balloon single already being serviced to radio, and recent video release, @ANWTLF are poised to hit SXSW riding a good buzz-worthy headwind.

For those paying attention, Russ and Daniel’s dark electro project DRTY LVRS will also be performing at SXSW, and capturing video footage for their latest single “Fancy Restaurant”.

Shows:
3/2/2013 : NATIVE TAP ROOM Hollywood, FL
3/8/2013 – 3/10/2013 : SXSW Multiple Venues
3/16/2013 – 3/10/2013 : Propaganda, Lake Worth, FL

Members: Russ Rogers (vocals/guitar), Phil Tucciarone (drums), James Coyle (guitar),
Steve Velez (bass), Daniel Dyer (keys), Todd Evans (collaborator/ live guitarist)

The album was queued up, and the announcer from Columbia gave some bare facts before pressing play: It’s 2013, 13th album, 13 songs, out March 22, and then, “This is their first album with us. We’re happy to be working with them.” The bar crowd talked loudly through the whole affair and when the final note played, it took a full 15 seconds before anyone noticed the silence. Someone clapped, hoping it wasn’t just an electrical outage, and then the whole clan joined in. After another awkward moment, the club’s mix kicked back in: “Suit & Tie.” Everyone went back to drinking, as if they’d never heard a thing.

Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan who was now hanging in one of the booths had revealed that he wanted the new Mode album to have “more of a rawness about it” compared to anything the band had recorded previously. “Just because it’s another electronic record doesn’t mean it shouldn’t have a certain edge to it,” he continued. “What’s exciting with the Depeche record is that we’re definitely going down that road. We’ve got a lot more of a bluesy influence to it, and we’re trying to retain that more in the recording and not get too over-fussed about details.”

Check out the video below for ‘Heaven’ and let us know what your thoughts are on the record.

To say that this isn’t my Depeche Mode is a gross understatement. I personally am really not feeling Heaven or most of the tracks on the new album. Yes there is the obligatory Martin Gore track, this one is a bitter ballad. “The Child Inside” which begins with a solemn Mingus-y bass line that adds big synth pads and flourishes of electronics but little percussion. Listening only once amid chatter made it hard to pick up all Gore’s narrative, but we did catch this: “I can hear that dreadful sound / Watching from afar I see a child’s drowned / The child inside your heart.”

Dark? Maybe? Depeche Mode? Not so much. I was so hoping that they would return to the glory of their ‘Music For The Masses’ days. I would go so far as to say that was the last great album they produced and the tour was amazing, Violator was pretty damn good as well, while Songs of Faith and Devotion was decent as well, this album isn’t going to bring them back to their original glory. But that may just be me. What are your thoughts?

In 2013 Gibson celebrates the “Year of Les Paul”, and pays honor to the man responsible for one of the most ubiquitous electric guitars of all time by launching limited edition Les Paul Tribute guitar. According to Gibson, these models are aimed at, “capturing the essence of a great Les Paul guitar from one of four different eras. All embody the full magic of this legendary guitar design, but are stripped down for improved value and no-nonsense performance.” Based on LesPaul’s very first patented model from 1952, the limited edition Tribute features a gold top finish (which extends to from the top to the back and the neck), a maple headstock veneer with Les Paul’s portrait, and a trapeze trailpiece.

All of the Les Paul Tribute guitars feature Mahogany bodies with traditional weight relief, Rosewood fingerboard, trapezoid inlays, and are available with the optional Min-E-Tune tuning system.

Commemorative details include a maple headstock veneer with laser-etched logo and Les Paul portrait, a steel truss-rod cover etched with “Les Paul,” a vintage cream pickguard hot-stamped with Les’s real signature, “Lester William Polsfuss” and the years of his lifespan, plus a call-in pack that includes a Les Paul book, varsity jacket, and Gibson “Factory Craftsman” T-shirt.

The hardware, pickups and details of the guitars reflect the decades they take their inspiration from, with P-90 pickups in the 50s model, right through to the more modern “Dirty Fingers” and modern-spec ’57 Classic pickups in the 70s and Future models respectively.

A must-have for any Les Paul collector, the Les Paul Tribute Guitar is also primed for vintage tone and unparalleled playability—and is available in a strictly limited run of 400 guitars, each protected in a textured brown hardshell case with custom fleece interior.

Every Les Paul Tribute is covered by Gibson’s Limited Lifetime Warranty and 24/7/365 Customer Service.

There’s always the never-ending battle of who is the greatest lyricist or rapper of all time and CNN has voiced their opinion. Nasir Jones popularly known as Nas will turn 40 this year and this summer will mark his 22nd year as a entertainer.

“Let’s begin with a disclaimer: Nas doesn’t endorse the following sentence. But he’s the greatest lyricist of all time. Those words were carefully chosen: “lyricist” over “rapper” or “hip-hop artist;” “greatest” instead of “most successful;” “all time” rather than “today.”

With “Life is Good,” Nas dropped his ninth No. 1 hip-hop album since 1994. Seven of those have gone platinum, which places him second among rappers only to Jay-Z with 11. (We’re not counting compilations or collaborations here, only original solo efforts, and yes, Tupac Shakur had nine, but five were posthumous releases.)

And that, friends, is the crux of the debate: hot lines vs. hot songs. No one would deny Hova his dap, but it seems he has said, in both word and action, that it’s tough to top Nas.

Read the entire article here.