Makin' Moves: NotSomeKid.com

We know we haven't been posting much recently, but there is good reason: We've been working hard on transferring our blog and re-branding!

We've had a good run under the name Usain In The Membrane, but we've decided to switch blog platforms from blogger to wordpress and get a more user-friendly name in order to take our blog to the next level.

CHANGE IS GOOD! 

With this change will come more daily updates of great music and other exciting projects that will be announced soon and are being worked out as you read this!

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Travie McCoy: Billionaire ft. Bruno Mars

This is the first single off Travie McCoy's debut solo album, Lazarus, that is due out later this year. McCoy, lead vocalist of Gym Class Heroes, got together with singer Bruno Mars for this feel-good, inspirational track about their billionaire aspirations.

*updated with explicit version*

Preview:

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Travie McCoy - Billionaire ft. Bruno Mars | Clean Version |

Amy Winehouse: Valerie [Live on Radio 1]

Valerie, originally released by The Zutons in 2007, is without a doubt a beautiful song. Several artists have shown their appreciation for the track by releasing their own take on it, including: Panic! at the Disco, James Morrison, and Amy Winehouse. Out of every cover I've heard, Winehouse's version takes the cake.

Winehouse released a studio version of 'Valerie' in collaboration with the talented Marc Ronson. As enjoyable as Amy's studio version is, it doesn't fully capture how ridiculously powerful her voice is.

Solution: a recording of Winehouse live.

Her live performance for Radio 1 is on an entirely different level. Her vocals sound bright and impassioned, dominating the otherwise spacious and simple arrangement.

For someone who was so rapidly falling apart, it's pretty impressive that Amy Winehouse was able to put something like this together.

Download: Amy Winehouse - Valerie [Live on Radio 1]