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This album took a long time to grow on me but once it did it just got stuck in my head. The infectious beats of almost every single song on this release is what really makes this album work wonders. This is her second album by the British/Sirilankan singer after the Mercury prize nominated 'Arular' and just like that one was praised to death I'm sure that this one will not only be praised but received well and probably generate some hit singles for her judging by the already huge reception of it on the digital charts. The album is filled with club bangers that will make you just want to get up and move to the stomping beats, I particularly love the song 'Boyz' as well as the new single 'Jimmy' with it's disco flavored sound.

She's very original and unique, a bit tacky though and I think she might have really bad taste judging by the artwork of the album (which is one of the worst I've seen in years to be completely honest) and the very cheesy colorful music videos but who cares, at least the music is fantastic.

Rating: 8/10

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Boyz
Jimmy
Bamboo Banger

Ever had a friend stab you in the back? well this is exactly what this drawing is about. Sometimes life hands you some cruel surprises and all one can do is learn from them and move on.

This is the first song to leak from Madonna's new recording session for her new hip/hop or better yet American Mainstream sounding album. It's Produced by Pharrell Williams who produced a zillion songs over the years for artists like Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani and Jay-Z. It's a decent sounding song, not really single material in my opinion but it's a fresh sound for her and the chorus is addictive. I'm not sure if I love it just yet but it's slowly growing on me. Hopefully the rest of the album which is produced by Timbaland will sound better.

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Madonna - The Beat Goes On (Feat.Pharrell Williams)

I was in the mood to draw something colorful and cute and this is what came out. Adobe Illustrator Program was used as always to illustrate this piece. :)

This album has been released back in June but I only recently discovered her through my usual browsing in the iTunes store. I've been looking up some christian music artists because they're actually more like regular pop/rock singers but for some reason they're labled as christian, maybe it's because of the clean lyrics? or their influences? I don't really get it but anyways that doesn't really matter and all I care about is the music, and this album is a solid pop/rock effort that can actually be even compared to what Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson offered us in the past. She has a great voice and the choruses of her songs are really addictive. If you're a pop music fan then you might actually enjoy this, I know I did.

My Rating: 8/10

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You
Set The World On Fire

I've had an interesting incident a couple of weeks ago on the EnglishSabla (the forum I manage) where a member started attacking me for doing my job which unfortunately ended up in a ban because that member didn't want to let things go. So after the ban I felt that I wanted to illustrate a little cartoon about the incident, or mainly my feelings towards this member and this was the result:

So I posted it in the forum like i've done several times before when I had conflicts with other members, but this time I was suddenly attacked and accused of using my art or my powers in the forum (if that even makes sense) in a wrong or inappropriate way and that I should be charged for it. Weird eh?

What happened to people's sense of humor? what happened to the freedom of expressing oneself? Do these people not read the papers and see the political cartoons, this is basically the very same thing except it's probably about someone they know which is why they decided to make all this fuss.

The problem is that this member whom I decided to illustrate (without knowing what she really looks like) is still bitter, weeks after the incident and keeps on talking about me in negative ways to complete strangers which ends up in them judging me in advance. The latest comment this member made was done just recently in a friends blog where she said:

"Art is indeed a unique type of beauty, but lots out there use their talents in attempt to harm others. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about"

All I have to say to this member is that she should learn to let things go before they take a toll on her life. It's JUST a cartoon, just a way to let out some steam, to express myself in a way that I couldn't have done in any other way, and hopefully she'll see the humor in it one day. :)

Darren Hayes in my opinion is one of the most underrated male singers out there at the moment, He has such a fantastic voice and yes even if he is in fact gay that shouldn't stop people from checking out his music because i know some people who stopped listening to him once they found out about his homosexuality but well to each his own.

This is his 3rd solo effort and his first to be released through his independent record label which means that this project is financed solely by himself, so hopefully it will do well for him. It tool a little while to grow on me because well it's a little more flamboyant sounding than the rest of his albums, maybe it's got to do with the fact that he's openly gay now and more comfortable in his own skin, but there are some really outstanding tracks on this double album that are on the same level if not higher with his earlier releases.

All in all it's a refreshing electronic ride that will surely transport you to a fascinating dimension filled with only the best electronic sound elements you can think of.

Rating : 8.5/10

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Downloads:

The Sun Is Always Blinding Me
A Conversation With God
Casey

This is one of my latest little illustrations. I wanted to do something that looked painted with oil colors and well not sure if this ended up looked like that, but I'm pleased with the outcome. It was done from scratch as in no references used in adobe illustrator as usual, and took me around 3 hours to create.

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I also created a wallpaper of it in 1024 x 768 resolution. This piece is exclusive to my blog, so enjoy. :)