I’m having a dinner party tonight; a charcuterie buffet of Octoberfest sausage, nussschinken, pepperoni, kobasa and other various smoked wurst. Definitely leaning on the German cuisine I’ve got some beer and pickled vegetables as well. I’m jamming out to Nneka right now and it’s somewhat suiting as she’s a Nigerian-German singer working out of Hamburg. Her newest album Concrete Jungle just dropped a couple of days ago (click the link to listen to it). Learn more about her in the video below, followed by probably my favorite music flick at the moment titled Heartbeat.

I better get back to cooking!

Here’s the latest video from Asobi Seksu, Transparence of the Album Hush.

The vocals right. That’s Yuki Chikudate the umph in the New York premiere dream pop band. Heavy guitars, sounds kinda showgazey, we love it. Originally tiled Sportfuck, the band changed their name in 2001 before releasing their debut EP. Now four studio albums deep, Asobi Seksu has a handful of television song appearance under their belt (The L Word, Ugly Betty, and an Adult Swim Compilation CD). Their newest album Hush was released in 2009 on Polyvinyl Records.

Just spent the last hour poking around the Melody Ehsani Website. You’ll recognize her jewelry and footwear on the biggest celebrity names in rap and R&B right now. She’s created custom pieces for Erykah Badu, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Angela Simmons, Keri Hilson, Ciara, Rihanna, Amber Rose and the list goes on. Her loud acrylic pieces turn heads in the club and at a reasonable price point this line is sure to get notice from more than just tastemakers. The photos on the left are from karmaloop.com, where the majority of the collection is available for purchase with free shipping in America. Check out a couple of choice pieces on R&B up-and-coming girl group Electrik Red in the Lil Wayne Remix below titled So Good.

images: karmaloop.com

I’ve been going over this years list of Oscar nominations and I’m pretty excited to see a female up for Best Director. Kathryn Bigelow is up for her film The Hurt Locker and if she wins, she’ll be the first woman to ever win this award. Pretty hard to believe right? Well I figured I’d do this post on a female that is nominated for Best Original Song or Score, except there isn’t one.  I actually had to go back a few years to find Marketa Irglova’s Oscar winning song Falling Slowly from 2007. Well, since my whole blogging plan didn’t work out I thought I’d share the song with you that should have been nominated.  Karen O & The Kids have an amazing uplifting song from the movie Where the Wild Things Are. It’s called All Is Love, here ya go.

Meaghan Smith is a London, Ontario born singer/ songwriter with such unique style that she’s attracting press and rave reviews on an international level. Her music has the colorful and upbeat tone of the 1930’s and 1940’s with the strong female vocals of present day. Her newest release The Cricket’s Orchestra showcases an imaginative writing style and top notch production. Check out the video for A Little Love below. On a side note: I love the old cartoon style incorporated in this video, Meaghan went to school for animation before she lunged at a music career, she really shine through on this one.

image: meaghansmith.com

The 2010 Grammy Awards go live in less than a half hour. Lets review some of our favorite nominees.

Beyonce: Record of the Year, Album of the Year.

Lady Gaga: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year.

Keri Hilson: Best New Artist

The Ting Tings: Best New Artist

Catch the action on CBS 8PM ET/PT.

New Mariah Carey video, Up Out My Face off from her upcoming duets remix album Angels Advocate, due March 30th. This one is featuring Nicki Minaj, who I haven’t heard too much from aside from that single featuring Lil Wayne, I Get Crazy and a handful of other collaborations. Apparently her debut solo album is set to drop this year. Looks like she’s lining herself up for the spotlight making moves with Mariah.

This video is fun from the color scheme to the valentines/ fetish/ Barbie theme. (Noticing a Barbie craze this year?)

Check it out!

Still waiting on the official video leak for Erykah Badu’s “Jump In The Air,” featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal off the upcoming album “New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh.” According to Badu’s twitter it was to feature video clips and set to go live at 3:30 P.M. on erykahbadu.com. Still no sign of the video, but I’ll keep you posted.

“Return of the Ankh” is scheduled to drop March 30th through Universal Motown. The album features production from 9th Wonder, J Dilla and Madlib to name a few.

Here’s the last hit off part one to keep you on the edge of your seat. Stay tuned.

Erykah Badu – Honey

I’ve got guestlist for Guns N Roses tonight and I’m in a pretty big rush trying to grab a bite before I hail a cab and pick up my girls. I’m just gonna throw up a quick video in the spirit of rock and roll. One of my all time favorite songs from the 80’s, Lita Ford’s Gotta Let Go!

Kelly Osbourne is in the processes of auditioning for a film roll. She attended the initial try outs last week and won’t divulge what the roll is yet, but has just heard back that she is still in the running.

Kelly is best know as the outspoken daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and for her debut album Shut Up! released in 2002. Despite her outgoing nature she has said the career switch to be a challenge. In an interview with Closer magazine, she stated: ‘The audition was pretty scary – you turn up and there’s a room full of people all going for the same role. It feels very competitive as everyone’s checking each other out.’

She’s got loads of charisma, I have no doubt she’ll do well in her new endeavor. We wish her the best.

Image: Zuma Press

Here’s an old one.