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It’s been a while since we’ve been contributing to famkab.com, I know this is supposed to be mostly a music blog and I know I’ve never been much for a review but Darron Aronofsky’s Black Swan, in my opinion deserves some attention. Based on its $12 Million dollar art-house budget and second weekend, 90 theater release grossing an estimated $13 Million.  Next week its 900+ theater release will show what kind of power the film will have on wide release but so far, so good.

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THE TOP 105 SONGS OF 2010 AT HALFTIME!
By Kevin Kilker

Well it is past the halfway marker for 200, and there has already been an influx of amazing music out there, from surprising to non-surprising…new and exciting and of course old and tired. And although I wanted to make this list much more detailed with descriptions and everything I just haven’t had the time to do so, and therefore can only list them out for you. Either way this is one of the more interesting lists I have ever put up, which makes me wonder what the second half of 2010 has in store for us.

There are a lot of factors that determine how I put my lists together and how they are ordered, but the most important thing is that every song is where it is at for different reasons. I only list official singles, because if I tried to base it off of every song off of every album it would come out three or four years from now, negating purpose, especially for a halftime list. I base my decisions based off the overall impact the song has had in the musical world in the given year, whether it be for sales and airplay reasons or for critical acclaim, or in some cases even both. The list goes on and on but in the end it all depends on the overall package. I went with 105 songs instead of 100 because in December it will be the Top 210 of 2010, so why not divide it by two for a halftime list. Makes sense right? Either way in the end you must realize that although I like to consider myself a music expert it is still MY opinion, and NO ONE will agree with the list 100% Nor should you. So although I would love to hear feedback on everything…even recommending that you do, (and explain myself if necessary for certain tunes) it will do nothing to change it. Either way I hope you like it and be on the lookout for The Top 210 of 2010 in December!

TOP 105 SONGS OF 2010 AT HALFTIME

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I discovered the video for Warp on YouTube and instantly fell in love with the abrasive, loud, art house sounds of Bloody Beetroots.  Comprised of DJ Tommy Tea and Bobby Rifo, this Italian duo really knows how to party (just watch the video for Cornelius).  From song 1 there is tons of energy and even if you don’t like house music that much and just like banging your head or want to put something on in the background to work/workout to, it can really fit a lot of vibes.  Since they are on Steve Aoki’s label, Steve is featured on a couple tracks but most notably the hit “Warp 1.9″ where screams of “wow” are followed up by “1, 2, Whoop Whoop!”  It’s fun and totally worth a listen or 2 and as for some extra convincing, you really do know you’re good when you make a track that is entitled “I love the Bloody Beetroots.”

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By Kevin Kilker

St. Louis power pop rock outfit LUDO have been working away in the studio for the last few months working on their followup to their breakthrough major label debut, 2008’s You’re Awful, I Love You. And after several playful hints and clues revealing information on the newest album over the last few weeks on their MySpace and Facebook fan pages they not only revealed their new single, but also two other songs along with the album title (The release date was announced earlier last month).

LUDO members Tim Ferrell and Tim Convy took to the St. Louis radio airwaves on Monday, June 21 and premiered their first single, an explosive, clever and predictably catchy tune entitled “Whipped Cream” on 105.7 The Point. It’s not quite at the same level of catchiness as their most popular single “Love Me Dead” (which peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Charts in September of 2008), but it is a bit more explosive and stands to have a solid chance on Modern Rock radio stations all across the United States in the coming weeks and months. They also premiered two other tracks, the more orchestral and classic LUDO sounding “Too Tired To Wink” and the non surprising robotic styled “Cyborgs vs. Robots”.

They also revealed the name of their second major label album, the fun but repetitious sounding Prepare the Preparations. It is out in stores on August 17. And knowing LUDO, “Whipped Cream” probably already has a clever music videos in the works. And although they intend on announcing tour dates soon, they have been tapped as one of the headliners of Pointfest 27 in St. Louis on August 14 in the meantime. We will continue to update you as we get new information

You can access the interview and subsequent new single at the link below. It is not amazing quality as of right now but as soon as a better version is released we will post it in this one’s place

LUDO’s  “Whipped Cream” Interview and Single Release

LUDO

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