Since Bouier enjoys the original joint so much...

...figured he'd love the remix, with Teairra Mari.

You like Mari, don't you, Bouier? Don'tcha?

Clickity. [or the pic, of course.]

McMahon...

c/o

T-Pender x J-Timber?

Apparently so.

It's the official remix to "Can't Believe It". And...damned if it doesn't sound decent as hell. New lyrics, two part harmonies and all. Clickity.

That's all, bipeds.

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Luda x Pender

It's the video for Ludacris' new single "One More Drink". Tried to drop the mp3 for this a while back, but the DMCA keeps riding me [pause]. Pretty smooth song, with a funny video. Peep the cameos by Katt Williams, Shawty from Wild N' Out, and Big Boi. Oh, and peep the pink Nuvo champagne they keep plugging. It's been in a few videos so far. Bought some a while back; pretty tasty.

That's all, bipeds.

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New T-Pain vid...

You might remember me offering a T-Pain song not too long ago, entitled "Karaoke" [in an entry which got deleted, thanks to the wonderful DMCA]. This would be the video for that.  Low-budget, which makes it more entertaining in a way.  Peep the Kanye cameo, and watch Khaled harass white people.

That's all, bipeds.

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More Teddy Pender...

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to have this...so...we're not saying names...

The name of the joint is "naM redaelgniR", and...it's nice.  I actually haven't heard anything bad from this guy lately.  I think this is the intro for the album; it kind of sets the stage for him to do his thing on the album, cohesively titled Thr33 Ringz. In less than three minutes, he embraces his weirdness, and claims to have the industry by the knickers.  The synths in the beat sound like calliopes, and the entire song is in 3/4 time, so...it actually does sound like circus music. 4/5 on the Shrug Scale.  Click the pic.

Give the Pender some.

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Poll Update ~~> New Poll!!

Whose album are you looking forward to the most?

Q-Tip, The Renaissance		2	40%
Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak		1	20%
Common, Universal Mind Control		1	20%
T-Pain, Thr33 Ringz		1	20%
Ludacris, Theater of the Mind		0	0%

Hmm...Q-Tip pulled through on that one. And nobody voted for Luda. Ah, well. Speaking of Ludacris...if you haven't seen Max Payne, do so, so you can be as disappointed as I am.

But I digress. New poll. Semi-relevant, as always.

That's all, bipeds.

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"F***in Vocoder!!!"

T-Pain's having some technical difficulties...

T-Pain's a clown...but still, self-deprecation, for the win.

That is all, bipeds.

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Heard ya moms be waxin polls...

Yop-yop, new poll on the site [to the right, to the right].

Here were the results from the last poll:

Who demonstrates the most heinous use of Auto-Tune?

	Lil Wayne; I'm not a large fan of codeine-induced contraltos.	6	55%
	T-Pain STILL holds the crown...so to speak.	3	27%
	Kanye West; "Love Lockdown" was NOT the business.	2	18%

Along with a comment left from one of our ever-faithful readers, gamalam:

Man, Weezy F has the setting on Autotune to the point where you can barely hear what he says sometimes on songs. It's supposed to fix your vocals, not distort it. Case in point, T-Pain's latest single that features Wayne. What the hell does Wayne say? I mean, I love T-Pain's verses... "I put you up in a mansion, somewhere out in WisCANsin" - IG'NANT GENIUS!

That's a vote for [or against?] Wayne, obviously.

Rules are just the same as last time: click to vote, leave a comment if you like, and poll closes in a week. That's Fri, Oct. 3rd, at midnight. [Zee-row hundred hours for the Army brats.]

And as always, your readership and participation is paramount.

That's all, bipeds.

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A-A-A-A-A-Alchemist

Back at it, apparently. "Lose Your Life", featuring Jadakiss, Pusha T, and Snoop on the hook. Pusha T killed it with the whisper flow. Click the pic.

And as [almost] always, the Beloved Bone-Us Item. Not [necessarily] a fan of JoJo, but this is pretty decent, and she kind of pwned T-Pain on his own shidd, so I bring thee her cover of "Can't Believe It". Bone Apple Teat. She also covered SWV's "Weak" on her first album, sew...find that, for your own sake.

That's all, bipeds.

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T-Pain does NOT equal Roger Troutman... [Know Your History, Part 1]

*ahem* Allow me to flash my Passive Editorialist card for a sec...

Behold, Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/rapper/producer T-Pain. Entering the mainstream back in '05, Teddy Penderazz[down] has made quite a name for himself, both with his own hit singles and by penning/producing joints for Lil Mama, Chris Brown, Britney Spears, and others. His almost religious use of the Auto-Tune, once hated on by critics aplenty, is now being heavily bitten by rappers and singers alike [e.g. Kanyeezy and Kells, respectively], and contunues to be hated on by critics aplenty. In many [not quite most] circles, he's compared to the late great Roger Troutman.

I'd beg to differ, albeit only from a technological standpoint. While the sounds are indeed similar, and were indeed used ritualistically to make hits, the devices are not the same at all. T-Pain uses Auto-Tune, which is a computer application included with certain music production software. Roger Troutman used a talk box, which is a physical [as in tangible; touch it, feel it, grab it, rabbit] effects device supplemented by an other instrument, e.g. organ or guitar. A talk box is similar to a vocoder, but...not quite.

This would be the part where you'd ask "Well gee, Murph, how am I supposed to know the difference between a talk box and Auto-Tune?" Don't fret, housepets, as I'm here to learn you something good. I will now bring to thee examples of both devices, explaining the differences thereafter. In fact, if you're a true audiophile, you might notice the difference yourself.

OK, so here's an obvious example of Auto-Tune:


The aforementioned T-Pain - "I'm Sprung" [Listen for about a minute.]

OK, now an example of a talk box:

Zapp & Roger - "I Wanna Be Your Man"


Hear the difference? No? Let's try again:


Daft Punk - "One More Time" [Auto-Tune]



Daft Punk - "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
[Talk box; skip to the exact middle of the video]


Still not hearing it? OK, one more chance:


Cher - "Believe"
[First commericial song to use Auto-Tune; and no, I am NOT a fan]


Stevie Wonder - "Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear" [Talk box]

OK, so what's the difference? Well, for starters, with Auto-Tune, you can still actually hear the singer's voice, whereas the talk box effect is thicker, sounding completely digitalized. Also, the talk box has a smoother transition between notes, while Auto-Tuned vocals have very audible "clicks" as the singer alters pitch.

As always, I've prepared Beloved Bone-us Items for all. The first is Snoop's video for "Sensual Seduction" [or "Sexual Eruption" depending on where you hear it]. Take note that Snoop is holding a keytar with attached talk box tube, but his voice is actually under the Auto-Tune effect. Miseducation, FTL.

The next Bone-us is T-Pain's "Studio Luv", feat. Lil Wayne. This one is interesting because he actually uses Auto-Tune AND the talk box [heard at the beginning]:


[damned YouTube slideshows...]


And the last, a pretty cool Geico commercial you may have seen, with guitarist Peter Frampton:



*whew* That was a long one. But I suppose all editorials are. Hope you enjoyed.

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