Soundtrack of The Day: "Rob Me Blind" - Jay Brannan

Jay Brannan is the type of singer-songwriter that I often root for. The music seems personal. The lyrics are sometimes angry, sometimes silly, sometimes romantic but always seem to come from a real place. His last album is not yet in my collection due to budget cuts, but his latest single and video have me really thinking about shifting some funds back towards new tunes. "Rob Me Blind" is cute and fun, definitely worth a listen.

Soundtrack Of The Day: "I Wanna Have Your Babies" - Natasha Bedingfield

In the wake of Carly Rae Jepsen's hit "Call Me Maybe" and similar fluffy, fun and innocent pop smashes from Selena Gomez I was reminded of Natasha Bedingfield's UK flop "I Wanna Have Your Babies." I was a single from her first attempt at a sophomore album, N.B., which was hacked up and remarketed as Pocketful Of Sunshine in the US, sans this silly, bubbly song that for all it's innocent flirtatious was banned by BBC radio.



Natasha Bedingfield - I Wanna Have Your Babies by javierlobe

Soundtrack Of The Day: "National Anthem" - Lana Del Rey

Unlike the rest of the blogosphere, I was not in instant hate with all things Lana Del Rey after her SNL performance. Her album Born To Die was trippy and icy-cool and I really dug songs like "Diet Mt Dew" and "Born To Die."

Her next single is "National Anthem" - a real summer song with a materialistic undertones and a chorus to die for. The video has a Camelot feel, with rapper A$AP Rocky reportedly playing JFK to Lana's Jackie O. A teaser is up, with the full video on it's way soon.

Soundtrack Of The Day: "Peanut Butter" - RuPaul feat. Big Freedia

Since it is both Black Music Month and the beginning of Pride season, this is the perfect blend of both. The new single from the original Supermodel Of The World, RuPaul finds the Drag Race host teaming up with the Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce (a regional dance genre that has been bubbling just under the mainstream for years) for a frenetic pop trifle with a dozen hot hooks.

This is booty popping music at it's twerkin' best. From the opening line ("Due to the fact her thighs spread like peanut butter") to the hot call and response verses name dropping the usual designer shoe labels, this is much fresher than much of Ru's last two discs. Spread the word: