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New CD from OONA (Dave Tweedie + Oona)

I just stumbled upon a feature on “Shhhhout!” Shhhhout! - Oona the new cd from OONA, which is actually both Dave Tweedie and Oona Garthwaite.

Read up on Oona and Dave first started making music together. There’s also a few photos of Oona, like the one below, and a sample of some of the songs from “Shhhhout!” Shhhhout! - Oona

I like this quote from Oona especially:

In December 2009, after a single they wrote and recorded, “Tore My Heart,” was featured on “So You Think You Can Dance,” it sold more than 35,000 single downloads on iTunes.

“It did really well because it was in 10 million people’s living rooms,” Oona said this week. “It’s interesting what that show can do for music because it puts these choreographers and dancers together and by virtue of that, it also puts the music center stage. Not the worst thing.”

Check it out!

January 14, 2011 I Written By

Top Music of SYTYCD Season 7 – So Far!

The music has been so incredible already this season, before the live performances even begin!! I thought I would put together a Top 26 (for the number of All-Stars/Contestants) list of songs from the season so far. This is based on YOUR clicks, so it doesn’t count those songs we’re all dying to download, but can’t yet (i.e. Shawn McDonald’s “Hope”).

Maybe you can use this list to make a SYTYCD Season 7 playlist for yourself. 🙂

Season 7’s Top 26 So Far
1. Damien Rice’s “Prague” – Damien Rice - O (Deluxe Version) - Eskimo (w/hidden tracks "Prague" and "Silent Night")
2. Lissie’s “Everywhere I Go” – Lissie - Why You Runnin' - EP - Everywhere I Go YAY!!!
3. Sam Sparro’s “Black & Gold” – Sam Sparro - Sam Sparro (Bonus Track Version) - Black & Gold This song has been popular on SYTYCD before, in Season 6 and on SYTYCD Australia. And, of course, SYTYCD alum Kherington danced to it in the “Fame” remake.
4. Rebecca Sayre’s “New Girl” – Rebecca Sayre - New Girl - New Girl
5. Telepathe’s “Lights Go Down” – Telepathe - Dance Mother - Lights Go Down
6. Kate Nash’s “Nicest Thing” – Kate Nash - Made of Bricks (Bonus Track Version) - Nicest Thing
7. Itzhak Perlman’s “Theme from Schindler’s List” – Itzhak Perlman - Schindler's List - Theme from Schindler's List (Reprise)
8. Ryan Calhoun’s “Who We Are” – Ryan Calhoun - Everything That I'm Not - Who We Are
9. Portishead’s “The Rip” – Portishead - Third - The Rip
10. As always, Oona’s “Tore My Heart” – Oona - Tore My Heart - Single - Tore My Heart from Season 6
11. Jimmy James’ “Fashionista” – Jimmy James - Jamestown - Fashionista
12. Juliana Joya’s “Spinning Around (Ole Ole Ole)” – Juliana Joya - Spinning Around (Ole Ole Ole) - Spinning Around (Ole Ole Ole)
13. Richard Walters’ “The Animal” – Richard Walters - The Animal (Bonus Track Version) - The Animal
14. Anouk’s “Lost” – Anouk - Hotel New York - Lost
15. Ron Pope’s “You’re the Reason I Come Home” – Ron Pope - Daylight - You're the Reason I Come Home
16. Jason Reeves’ “Photographs and Memories” – Jason Reeves - Hearts are Magnets - Photographs & Memories
17. Billy Porter’s “Time” – Billy Porter - At the Corner of Broadway and Soul (Live) - Time
18. TV on the Radio’s “Wolf Like Me” – TV On the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain - Wolf Like Me
19. The Audition’s “The Way You Move” – The Audition - Self-Titled Album - The Way You Move
20. Future of the Left’s “Arming Eritrea” – Future of the Left - Travels With Myself and Another - Arming Eritrea
21. Shawn McDonald’s “Take My Hand” – Shawn McDonald - Simply Nothing - Take My Hand, which I linked to instead of “Hope,” which isn’t released yet.
22. Kill Hannah’s “New York City Speed” – Kill Hannah - Wake Up the Sleepers - New York City Speed
23. Max Richter and Dinah Washington’s “This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight” – Max Richter & Dinah Washington - Shutter Island (Music from the Motion Picture) - This Bitter Earth / On the Nature of Daylight from the “Shutter Island” soundtrack.
24. Craig Armstrong’s “Ruthless Gravity” – Craig Armstrong - As If to Nothing - Ruthless Gravity
25. DeVotchKa’s “Queen of the Surface Streets” – DeVotchKa - Una Volta - Queen of the Surface Streets, which I listed mistakingly instead of “And the Winner Is” –
26. Lil Wayne’s “Da Da Da” – Lil Wayne - Rebirth (Deluxe Version) - Da Da Da

The difference between #26 and #27 was only 1 hit, so, a lot of the songs that I didn’t list have also been popular. Like, Juliana Joya’s “Something About You,” Juliana Joya - Something About You - Something About You which came close, but was used later, so it probably hasn’t picked up the steam that “Spinning Around” has. Incidentally, almost all of these songs are now listed first on the artist pages, which leads me to believe all of our traffic is helping the artists, as well!

Want to know what other songs Season 7’s given us so far? As we progress through the season, you can find all the Season 7 music here. Didn’t see your favorite on the list? Love one of the songs? Let us know in the comments. Enjoy!!

June 12, 2010 I Written By

Dave and Oona on SYTYCD Tonight!

UPDATE: Here’s the full version of Oona’s “Tore My Heart” on iTunes Oona - Tore My Heart - Single - Tore My Heart that was just posted.

Our readers are so smart and on it, as I was just telling John earlier today. On the 28th, Andrea wrote a comment on the Dear Dave Tweedie post to tell us:

Just heard a full length version of “Tore My Heart.” Oona - Tore My Heart - Single - Tore My Heart Loved it! Make sure to watch this Tuesdays SYTYCD. The fans of Dave Tweedie and Oona will be pleased.

Today, Oona and Dave sent a message to John to say:

“TORE MY HEART” Oona - Tore My Heart - Single - Tore My Heart will be featured tonight on SYTYCD – in a dance choreographed by Sonya Tayeh – not just the snippet previously released, but the full-length version.

We’ll be releasing TORE MY HEART in its full-length glory on iTunes – it should be up no later than tomorrow. Please direct traffic to www.oonamusic.com – we’ll keep you updated…

Just, you know, thought you might be interested
Thanks!
Oona & Dave

You can be sure that I’ll be keeping my ears peeled tonight and will link to the song on iTunes as soon as it becomes available! Thank so much to Andrea for the head’s up and to Oona and Dave for continuing to keep us in the loop. We love y’all and hope to see lots more full length tunes on the show!
December 1, 2009 I Written By