Kelsey Ruger’s Playlist

Madcon – Beggin

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam are Madcon, a rap duo from Norway.I have to admit I was surprised by that a group from Norway would produce this type of sound with clear hip hop and Caribbean influence. This group is also unique because it can’t be easy to come to the birth place of hip [...]

Little Boots – New In Town

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

When I first heard this song I immediately said “That sounds like it should be in an Apple commercial”. Which is to say its very much what I would expect from a pop artist. While my first inclination was to say that it’s just another pop song, it did stick with me after a couple [...]

Drake – Best I Ever Had

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

The first time I heard Best I Ever had I decided to look the video up and immediately said to myself that guy looks familiar. Turns out I was right because Canadian rapper Drake first became known for playing a character named Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation. After what Rolling Stone called “one [...]

Chris Mann – Heartless

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Chris Mann is a classically trained tenor who I was first heard about at the Mom 2.0 summit earlier this year. I have to admit that had I not spoken at the conference it would have been a while before Chris’ music showed up on my radar. Chris’ self titled album has some really good [...]

Chester French – She Loves Everybody

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Chester French is another one of those groups that amassed a lot of press and a huge Myspace following before their first album was released? How much press did they generate? Enough to start a bidding war between Pharell Williams Star Trak, Kayne West and Jermaine Dupri’s labels. Chester French is a duo from Harvard [...]

The Fray – Heartless Cover

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

The Fray happens to be one of my favorite groups to come along in the last few years. Both their albums have had really good material on them. This song isn’t a Fray original but a cover o Kayne West’s Heartless from The 808s LP. This cover was recorded live on Radio 1. Personally I [...]