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Time again for my favorite holiday song. Ever.

The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York

Boo. I don’t like this new Kanye.

Kanye West – Heartless

Kanye loves him some AutoTune, 808′s and naked women. His AutoTune is also well-hated. Not that he was ever the best rapper. I say: stick to production, but what do I know?

Filed under: long overdue.

Amy Kuney by Sascha Knopf

Last month, Duke of Straw posted on The Late Greats about Amy Kuney in one of his regular segments “Actors Who Sing & Singers Who Act”. I read it, listened to her, liked what I heard, and even remembered her scenes in Gilemore Girls- then negelected to post about her. When she popped up in a couple other places this week, I was reminded that she’s pretty awesome and I should post on her. So, here is Awy Kuney:

Born in Oklahoma (OK!), her family moved to Guatemala when she was a teenager. While there, she and some friends were kidnapped by rebels (who eventually released them). After this experience, Amy thrust herself into writing performing. Her YouTube video covering Damien Rice’s Blower’s Daughter got her a person invite from the artist to perform with him in Iceland this July.

Before its cancellation, Amy appeared as a troubador in a couple episodes of Gilmore Girls, and her music has been used on another CW show, One Tree Hill.

Amy Kuney – Rocket Surgery

I really dig this style of animation, and this video is really well done- enjoy:

Locksley – All Over Again
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Muse and Mike Skinner (The Streets)

I’ve got another collaboration for you tonight (insomnia’s a bitch)- this one combines the irregular flow of Mike Skinner with a less theatrical than usual Muse. Together, they sound a bit more like Rage Against the Machine than either act individually could ever sound. I know, this has been floating around the interwebs for more than a minute, but better late than never, right?

The Streets & Muse –  Who Knows Who