Gettin' Down to The White Stripes

Wow, I haven't listenned to this song in ages, but "Seven Nation Army" by the snarly/darling duo known as The White Stripes was on So You Think You Can Dance?" last night. Beyond being one of the most classic guitar riffs of the decade, this song was also one of the first "indie" (I feel silly using that term LOL) songs I ever got into, plus, it has some awesome choreography. Check it out below.

The White Stripes on MySpace

Brandon Bryant

He's made it to the Top 16 (no surprise), but let me just say this now. Brandon Bryant better win. Check out this scorching performance to Common's "What a World."

Common on MySpace

Dance With Me

So last night was Vegas callbacks on So You Think You Can Dance, and I, like many others, definitely found the dismissal of Natalie Reid a little abrupt and odd. She was looking great with my current (now that Nathan Trasoras is a Season 6 dancer) favorite, Brandon Bryant but then she was gone, and evidently in a unanimous decision. Odd - I mean all logic would make you assume that Sonja would have voted to keep Natalie on, and she at least would have had the opportunity to do a Dance For Your Life.

On a more positive note, I was thrilled to hear Old 97's in this episode. Their song "Dance With Me," played in the end credits, and I really feel as though some competitors should dance to this tune in the near future. Check out the hilarious music video below, and hopefully be on the lookout for this song in more So You Think You Can Dance episodes...can you imagine what Nathan Trasoras could do with this one? (edit : thanks to Ward at SYTYCDBlog, we now can see what that would look like...it's the second video below and it is pure awesomeness - THANKS!)

Old 97's on MySpace

Daphne Loves...Dancing?

Two recent addictions of mine converged on my TV screen last night as So You Think You Can Dance featured the song "Pollen and Salt" by Daphne Loves Derby. I've been a huge fan of Daphne Loves Derby ever since 2005's, On the Strength of All Convinced, which features "Pollen and Salt," and recently I've been on a binge-listening to them along with Deathcab - two bands that have always had a great pop sound to them, without sounding recycled or dull. It also doesn't hurt that they're from Washington, like me, and that the drummer in Daphne is really hot, but that's taking me a little too far off subject....

Anyway, check out the video from So You Think You Can Dance below.  Unfortunately the dancer, Nathan Trasoras, is only 17, so he can't compete in this year's competition and has to wait until Season 6. However, by the time his turn comes, I'm confident that he will be able to thrive, and I would be shocked if he wasn't one of the left dancers left next year. Beyond his great musical taste, he seems to be born with the most natural ability to pirouette that I have seen in quite some time. 

Daphne Loves Derby on MySpace

Listen to Pollen and Salt in full on Last.fm