more voice battlez

there was another hour of the voice last night, and things were just fine. but i'd rather show you a second fave from monday night (also team pharell). what you don't see in the clip (which is why you should just be watching all of it), is when the two singers are doing everything perfectly, but no one's really feeling it. and alicia keys has an idea. she asks the band to play the "aretha franklin version" of the song. luke exclaims that he didn't even know that existed, to which alicia replies "we just invented it."

then everyone let their souls shine and it all came together. thx AK.

side note: griffin is from nashville and designs bowties. luke got his eye shot out by a paintball when he was a kid.

monday recap
tuesday recap

the voice report

THE BATTLE ROUNDS HAVE STARTED. this is all you need to know from last night!

second night of battle rounds TONIGHT!

#teamelyjuh

the voice report

well all the teams are set. last night didn't have really any contestants that i got super excited about. no elyjuhs, iykwim. i guess if i had to pick a best, it would be this southern white girl who murdered a beyonce song.

my favorite would probably be this teenager who had the good sense to sing some macy gray, which we all know is a crowd pleaser.

now that it's all said and done, i think that pharell has the most talented team, and will have a great chance at winning. i will be pulling for gwen, of course. she pulled out the "you like clothes?" bribe on another woman just because she's a woman last night, and that gag never gets old for me.

next week, we start the battle rounds, and the coaches bring in helpers! gwen trots out her husband gavin, which. and there was a preview of what happens when elyjuh (#teamelyjuh) sees pharell's guest coach, alicia keys. he lets out the highest pitched scream i've ever heard and my heart just soared! also, STEVIE NICKS IS COMING!!! this is a perfect time for you to start watching if you haven't already.

read the gawker recap here.

read about stevie nicks making HAIM her moon sisters here.

I'm BAAAAAAACCKKKKKKK!

I know everyone was worried but I'm back and hopefully smarter (minus those extra brain cells I left at the bar on Saturday night). And this post is for Joel...

imagine waking up and alicia keys and swizz beatz are having a party in your kitchen

An unnamed Water Mill resident was awoken in the middle of the night recently by an exclusive Alicia Keys party going on in her own house, "Page Six" reports. Keys, husband Swizz Beatz, and posse were renting in the neighborhood but had become "confused" and come home to the wrong house. The resident assumed the noise was coming from her twentysomething daughter and her friends, who had gone out earlier, but instead it was "a number of strangers, men and women" in her kitchen. "She was startled." Luckily, "All parties saw the humor in the mishap." VIA


been there.

omg look what the empire state building can do now

that is something 

 The state-of-the-art dynamic lighting system from PCK is unique to ESB and allows customized light capabilities from a palette of over 16 million colors in limitless combinations along with effects previously not possible such as ripples, cross-fades, sparkles, chasers, sweeps, strobes and bursts. In addition to greater control and management of the lighting, the new computerized system will deliver superior light and vibrancy levels in real-time, unlike the previous floodlights.

pope thing #5

speaking of alicia keys, the papal seal!

pope thing #4 (or, #1 pope)

did you know that the first pope was peter; like, bible peter. in fact, not only was he in the bible, he wrote a bunch of it. he plays a part in plenty of funny bible stories, so if you get a chance you could read some of them.

this is a picture someone took of jesus literally giving peter the keys to heaven. i wonder if those keys are hidden somewhere in the vatican... i bet tom hanks and amelie could find them.

Bearz

So when I moved into my trailer they gave me my house key on this Grizzeley Bear Key chain! how perfect is that?

the back says,
THE GRIZZLY BEAR (ursus horribilis)
-Can grow up to 7ft long and 1000 pounds
-Curbs are born between January and March every 2nd year and weigh one pound
-Food source consists of plants, berries, fish , insects, and mammals

glee :: september 21

keekerz speakerz

drake's new album is fcoming out on june 15, but a couple of tracks have hit the internets.

drake (feat. jay-z) - light up
annoying hollerin' throughout, but 11 biscuits!
drake (feat. alicia keys) - fireworks

more fun than the waterfalls

A British artist is putting 60 pianos in New York's parks and public spaces this summer - to be played by anyone passing by.

And even those who don't tickle the ivories can enjoy the installation: Musical luminaries like Alicia Keys may pound out a tune or two.

"I just imagine that there's going to be a lot of people ready to express themselves," said artist Luke Jerram, who has launched the "Play Me, I'm Yours" program in cities from London to Sao Paulo since 2008.

"The pianos act as a blank canvas for others' creativity."

Starting June 21, the uprights will be scattered all around the city, including Times Square, the Coney Island Boardwalk and quieter spots like Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park and the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park.

do you think anyone is going to be calling Vanessa Carlton?
source.

forest hills state of mind

rachel dratch, yes.

watch this.

Last night on "The Colbert Report", Stephen Colbert and a commendably game Alicia Keys teamed up to perform a revised version of "Empire State of Mind". (via)

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111

keekerz speakerz

alicia keys - try sleeping with a broken heart
(i love this. very prince-esque.)
kelis - acapella
just ok, but i know joel would want to hear it.
hot chip - one life stand
another new song.
beach house - take care
new. heartzzzzzz <3 <3 <3

did you watch the AMAs?

i watched it with mom and dad.
we liked: rihanna, lady gaga, Jay-Z + alicia keys, Whitney Houston, shakira
we didnt like: J-Lo, adam lambert, carrie underwood, daughtry, green day

here is a nymag fashion recap

jic you missed it.

thx jay-z and alicia for helping america's team, the new york yankees, win game 2 last night!

empire state of mind

now you can visit all the places mentioned in the jay z tribute to new york

empire state of mind, google mapped

new york tribute, 2