The Ballas Hough Band - A music review

March 25, 2009 at 2:16 pm · Filed under Uncategorized, music, one2one network

I’ve been a HUGE fan of Dancing With The Stars for four seasons…partly for the entertainment of seeing the unintiated become dancing pros…and partly for the yummy eye candy…and BOY! does DWTS provide the yummiest brand of eye candy.

Hough on the left and Ballas on the right. NOM!

Two of my favorite pro dancers through the last couple of seasons have been Mark Ballas and Derek Hough, they are young and charismatic.  Their energy is just infectious.

But when I heard they were putting out a CD, I almost laughed.

Much like when (most) actors think they can sing or (many) singers think they can act, it ends in cringe-worthy performances on both ends. *cough* Don Johnson *cough*

Surprisingly, Mark and Derek were musicians long before they were DWTS champions…both starting at seven years old and working together through the years to make beautiful music together.

While their dancing might be their current claim to fame, I have a feeling their music is what’s going to sustain it.

The Ballas Hough Band’s new CD BHB is everything fun and enjoyable and listen-worthy.  It is less in-the-box than typical boy-band fare, their music shows a varied set of influences, if you enjoy Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake, John Mayer, you’re going to like this cd.  It bounces from a funky hip-hop-ish dance number to a tingly ballad.  Each song is individual and unique, never leaving you to feel like you’re listening to the same song over and over again.

It’s a clean listen as well, from a mama who gets more and more frustrated with the lack of appropriate music for my kids to listen to.

You can find out more about the band, via their video channel and follow the band on Facebook and MySpace for a listen to the music (I recommend it!), news about upcoming tour dates and news. You’re definitely going to want to buy your cd today, or give a download on ITunes.

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Now all I need are my slippers and a pint of ice cream

February 11, 2009 at 10:00 pm · Filed under contest, giveaway, music, one2one network, product review

CONTEST CLOSED! WInner was The Mom Jen, but she was kind enough to let me know that she had entered several contests and won on two of them.  So she is letting me pull again for THIS contest, and the new winner is Donna Orlando. Congrats to you, Donna!

Back in my very long, very unproductive dating days, I set the bar pretty high.

I wanted Richard Gere to climb my fire escape to swear his love and millions to me.

I wanted the giant ball of c.r.a.z.y. formally known as Tom Cruise to break into my father’s penthouse to sweet me away to a life as a bartender’s wife.

I thought my life would be complete if Jake Ryan ever handed my back my panties over cake. *le sigh*

I love me some chick flicks, and I’m not ashamed to say it.

I’m happy to get to offer you the chance to win a copy of this year’s hit chick flick “He’s Just Not That Into You” soundtrack.  I’ve had a chance to listen to it (all the way to Chicago, thank you Ipod) and fell in love with it’s quirky, fun music hodge-podge.  I haven’t seen the movie that hit theaters on Feb 6th, but I can tell you that the soundtrack is rocking!

A few of the artists included on the cd include: Corinne Bailey Rae, R.E.M., Talking Heads, Wilco, Maroon 5, Lily Allen, and The Cure…actually, there are a lot more, 17 tracks of girly, fun, swoony, goodness.

*booo moment:  I take that back, there are 16 tracks of girly, swoony, fun goodness..and one track of “what the…?”  And I will tell you that if you ever liked Jeff Buckley, please do not listen to Scarlett Johansson’s rendition…is not what I usually refer to as GOOD.*

So, of course, I get to give you something fun for this review!

Contest Details:

Contest begins 10 PM (EST) Feb 11 and ends at 12 AM (EST) Feb 17th.

You win a copy of the “He’s Just Not that Into You” soundtrack and a black promotional hoodie!

Ways to win:

• Leave a comment here telling me the movie that made your heart go pitty-patter
• Tweet it!
• Blog it!

Rules:

• No duplicate comments.
• This giveaway is open to U.S. residents.
• Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
• You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

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Yanni Voices: He won’t ever be Barry White, but…

February 5, 2009 at 12:01 am · Filed under contest, inspiring creativity, music, one2one network, product review

Yanni is not, nor has ever been, my thing.

In fact, that is so true that I’ve never actually heard any by Yanni…which really goes against the whole “don’t judge something before you try”, but I freely admit that I did.

Then Arianne from the One2One Network said, “Try it, it’s different from his usual stuff, you might like it.”

And if Arianne asked me to try deep fried cottonballs dipped in battery acid, I probably would because she’s fun like that.  She’d more than likely convince me I liked it too.  The force is strong with this one.

I avoided handling the Yanni Voices cd and dvd for quite a while and then it was time to crack those babies open and give them a listen…and…while it’s not something I’d play at my neighborhood kegger, it was actually very good.

It’s mood music.  It’s soothing and soft and melodic and romantic…It’s beautiful and comfortable and I enjoyed it.

I DID!

In fact, it was pretty incredible.

The singers are new to me, but they are not just eye candy, they are incredibly talented and each brings a different texture to the music.

Chloe

Nathan Pacheco

Leslie Mills

Ender Thomas

Yanni Voices will be available for everyone to enjoy during a PBS special and a 2009 tour, but it’s available to you NOW with this giveaway of a Yanni Voices CD and DVD and a Godiva Truffle gift box. (YUMMM!!!)

Contest Details:

This contest starts at 12 AM (EST) on Feb 5th and ends at 11 PM (EST) on Feb 8th. Please make sure the email you leave is correct.

Ways to win

• Leave a comment here sharing your most romantic Valentine’s Day moment
• Blog or Tweet this contest, leave a link in the comments for another entry

Rules

• No duplicate comments.
• This giveaway is open to U.S. residents.
• Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
• You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

This contest brought to you courtesy of the One2One Network.

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Celine Dion Concert

December 22, 2008 at 11:36 am · Filed under music, one2one network

If you’re a fan of Celine Dion or just love great live entertainment, check out Celine’s Taking Chances World Tour.  Her North American tour dates have been extended into February ’09  so take a look and see if she’s coming to your town.  Celine’s concert tickets may just be the perfect gift for a friend, family member or yourself.  See what the show is like here.

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