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Happy Birthday, Blake!

Published by pj July 21st, 2008 in Blake Lewis and ADD. 14 Comments

We’re not the only ones wishing Blake a happy birthday today! EW’s Michael Slezak siezed the opportunity to pimp Blake’s “underappreciated Audio Day Dream” and his favorite tune from the album, “Know My Name.”

Blake Performing “She Loves the Way” at X-Fest, Modesto, CA!

Credit goes to our friends at Idolbored. See more videos here.

Thanks Jenlar!

Weekly Chat, 7/13-19

Published by pj July 14th, 2008 in Blake Lewis. 48 Comments

Weekly Chat - 6/29-7/5

Published by pj June 30th, 2008 in Blake Lewis and Weekly Chat. 35 Comments

Enjoy these pics from the Canal room, courtesy of Kasia! If you want to save the big versions, just click on the pics!

More after the jump!

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HMW #21 on Billboard’s Dance Charts + Massive Attack

Published by pj June 28th, 2008 in Blake Lewis, Dance Charts and Massive Attack. 8 Comments

Congrats to Blake on his club play! He’s reached #21 with “How Many Words” on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Party Play Chart! Anyone know which remix, or is it a combination of any of them that get played? It’s been a few years since I’ve set foot in a dance club. :-)

I need to catch up on all the comments, but I do want to send a shout out to the posters who have stuck with us and Blake all this time. I really haven’t had much to say lately, but I do want to thank all y’all! I’m really looking forward to the next chapter of Blake’s career. Since he mentioned his new album will be a cross between Massive Attack and Zero 7 (need to investigate this one), just know that I double heart Massive Attack’s album “Blue Lines.”

This song from that album has always struck me as a bit more R&B throwback than traditional trip-hop, but I’m gonna feature it because it reminds me of summer and I love the message. Too bad the vid itself is a still advert for Vegas. LOL.

Weekly Chat, 6/15- 6/21

Published by pj June 15th, 2008 in Blake Lewis and Dallas Lewis. 87 Comments

Happy Father’s Day to Mr. Lewis and all loving dads out there!

Dallas and Blake Lewis

Know My Name - Next Single?

Published by pj June 6th, 2008 in Blake Lewis, BT, Kevin Sawka and Darude. 38 Comments

I’ll admit to being bit skeptical about Blake getting a new single released, based on the lack of radio response to “Break Anotha” and “How Many Words.” (I’m not even going to speculate on why the response has been so lukewarm. I’ll leave that to peeps in comments! ) So, when I heard through the grapevine that Josh Hoge announced at a recent concert that Blake was pushing for “Know My Name” to be the next single, I took it with a huge grain of salt. Then this popped up:

He may have been a runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol, but singer/songwriter and beatboxer, Blake Lewis is still a winner. And with his album (A.D.D.) Audio Day Dream still pushing out singles like “Break Anotha,” “How Many Words” and the upcoming, “Know My Name/Hyper Psyche” (featuring Lupe Fiasco), Lewis, in an exclusive interview with UGO, is out prove to that he can “beat box” any competition.

Is it wishful thinking? Maybe. We’ll have to sit tight and see. I know many peeps thought KMN would have made a better first single than BA. I have to agree.

The video interview does mention some other projects on the horizon for Blake:

BT- song on his new album
Collaborating w/ The R**** on a song for the AIDS charity, Dance for Life (I couldn’t make out if he said the Roots. It sounded more like the Rude. But isn’t he doing something with Black Thought? Help!). ETA: It’s Darude.
Working with KJ Sawka on a trip-hop album
Hopefully about to begin recording his new album

Thanks, EOTW.

Weekly Chat, 6/1-6/7

Published by pj June 1st, 2008 in Blake Lewis and Weekly Chat. 96 Comments

Hope everyone has a great week!

ETA2: In the NY area? Don’t miss Blake at the Canal Room on 6/24!

ETA: Blake at KFest, courtesy of KillerQueen at IDF!

Blake freestyle at KFEST:

Thanks Kasia, EOTW and Greeneyesxo!

Weekly Chat, 5/25-5/31

Published by pj May 25th, 2008 in Blake Lewis and Weekly Chat. 138 Comments

ETA2: Vote for Blake as often as you like at http://www.flysummerjam.com/. Anyone here going?

ETA: MJ clipped the SYTYCD audition to “Break Anotha.” Watch at your own peril.

Don’t miss the vids of Blake singing “America the Beautiful” and “How Many Words” at the Green Apple Festival. You’ll have to register, but it’s painless and well worth it.

Thanks Nikki, EOTW and MJ!

Odds & Ends

Published by pj May 23rd, 2008 in Blake Lewis, Doug E Fresh, BT, Interviews, Audio Day Dream, Black Thought and Michael Slesak. 26 Comments

A few things floating around the Internets…

One of my favorite Idol analysts, EW’s Michael Slezak, found a way to plug ADD in his recap of the season 7 finale.

That said, Jordin looked adorable (as usual), and seeing season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis mouthing the words to his one-time rival’s song gives me one more reason to plug his sadly underappreciated album Audio Day Dream.

If you haven’t read his recaps or watched his Idolatry vids, you should. Funny stuff.

ArtisanNews interviews Blake about ADD in the short vid Blake Lewis Remixes it Up. He talks about the music industry, his vision for ADD, and the addition of Lupe Fiasco on “Know My Name.”

Seattle PI ran this piece following up on Blake and Sanjaya, and gaywired.com has posted this interview, where he mentions a tour with BT in September and possible future projects with Black Thought from the Roots and Doug E Fresh. Finally, in this interview from dancemusic.about.com, Blake discusses the remix EP and his involvement in the electronic music scene.

Enjoy!

Thanks Kasia, Nikki, Star, Bully and EOTW!