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Glee covers “Soul Sister” with the Dalton Academy Warblors

389I only write about Glee, when I believe a song covered on the show really stands out against the original.  New Glee cast member Darren Criss, who plays Blaine,  has made that possible on more than one occasion. A few weeks back he covered Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” with the support of the Dalton Academy [...]

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Sons of Anarchy Season 3 Finale Music

383Last week, FX aired the Sons of Anarchy season 3 finale. The music that stands out in the show is used during scenes where the director navigates through a series of quick shots. The background music ties in the shots together and sets the mood for the sequence. The finale consists of two such sequences, [...]

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Sun Kil Moon’s “Alesund” featured on Sons of Anarchy

374Sons of Anarchy, FX’s show on the drama surrounding a Motor Cycle Club in a CA, featured a beautiful song by Mark Kozelek’s bandSun Kil Moon. The song is used when main character Jax Teller comes face to face with the couple who recently adopted his baby (More like abducted, but I’m not going to [...]

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Gwyneth Paltrow on Glee

361Last night’s Glee featured A-Lister Gwyneth Paltrow as substitute teacher, Holly Holiday. Holly takes over Glee Club duties as Mr. Schuester is out sick, and tells the members they should pick songs that are hip and relative. What better way to sync Cee Lo‘s latest single “Fuck You.” Of course Gwyneth and company performed the [...]

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Jack White and Coco perform on Conan Premiere

357Conan O’ Brien is back! Last night’s premiere of Conan on TBS ended with a performance from Coco and special guest Jack White. The duo jammed the hell out of that stage with a cover of Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Right.” The song is featured on Conan’s LP, Live at Third Man on Jack White’s [...]

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New Global Virgin Atlantic Commercial Channels Muse

350Richard Branson is great at two things…shocking people with crazy stunts and selling sex, or is it being the center of attention and selling sex? All his Virgin brands are notorious for being edgy, using sexual innuendos. Enter Virgin Atlantic’s first global ad entitled, “Your Airline’s Either Got it or it Hasn’t,” advertising cross Atlantic [...]

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Gossip Girl Ep.404 “Touch of Eva”

347Last night’s episode of Gossip Girl, “Touch of Eva” featured the following “Afraid of Everyone” by The National. The song is featured on their new album High Violet. Download on iTunes

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My Generation Ep. 102 “Home Movies” Music

343My Generation follows a group of young adults around in present time, seeing where their lives have come since their High School graduation in 2000. The benefits of that kind of plot line for a Music Supervisor? Having the ability to sync popular music from early 2000 in a present day show without appearing dated. [...]

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OK Go featured on ABC’s My Generation Premiere

336ABC’s fictional reality show, My Generation, premiered last Thursday. It featured OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass” in the end credits, which is not only a great song, but has one of the coolest videos I’ve seen. Kudos to Music Supervisor. OK Go’s videos are always entertaining, and they should be admired for their artistry. [...]

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Gossip Girl Ep. 403 “The Undergraduates” Music

328Tonight’s episode of Gossip Girl featured music from The Black Keys, Hot Chip and New Yong Pony Club. The video for the Black Keys “Tighten Up” is brilliant. Here is the track list courtesy of Music Supervisor, Alexandra Patsavas. 1) “Oh Cherie” New Yong Pony Club Download on iTunes 2) “Keep Quiet” Hot Chip Download [...]

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