Like former Eve's Plum singer Colleen "Vitamin C" Fitzpatrick, Stella "Soleil" Katsoudas has alternative sort-of credibility to live down. To do so, Dirty Little Secret, which follows Katsoudas's work with TRL faves Ministry, Die Warzau, and Chemlab, borrows Fitzpatrick's template for ever-so-slightly edgy pop that's nonetheless kid-friendly in an ever-so-slightly naughty way. Where Vitamin C offered an ode to "Graduation Day," Soleil aims to incite juniors and seniors with "Stand Up," a post-prom theme that firmly posits that the celebrants can stay up all night while implying that nothing riskier than a dance party is on the agenda. Similarly, "Pretty Young Thing" tempers its lust with a marriage proposal, while Soleil's wish for an "Imperfect" boy suggests a yearning for a Josh Hartnett type who just happens to forget to comb his hair sometimes. Even "Angel Face," the sexiest song here, is as PG-rated as a typical episode of Dawson's Creek. All this goes by in a flash of stylistic borrowings from Madonna and Britney (and lest we forget, the Turkish hit here overhauled into "Kiss Kiss"). Dirty Little Secret is hardly built to last, but like its pinup-ready frontwoman, it's well built nonetheless. --Rickey Wright
Dirty Little Secret,Stella Soleil,Universal,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop
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Dirty Little Secret
The All-American Rejects Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AXWV2M Release Date: 2005-12-22 |
Tracks:
- Dirty Little Secret
- Swing, Swing
- Bite Back
- Dirty Little Secret [Multimedia Track]
Album Description
Dirty Little Secret is the first single lifted from The All American Reject's second album Move Along. Move Along was released earlier this year and is the follow up to the band's eponymous debut album which achieved silver sales status! This enhanced Australian pressing features the title track backed with an acoustic version of 'Swing Swing', 'Bite Back' and the video. Universal. 2005.Customer Reviews:
look..........2006-07-17
Swing, Swing will never lose its amazingness soo buy the cd ... you will not be dissappointed if you keep this review in mind.
If You Love The All American Rejects You Will Love This CD :o).......2006-05-17
The acoustic version of Swing, Swing sounds a bit whiney and if Tyson were on American Idol I'm alomost cetain Simon would give him a verbal lashing (lol)...
~ All Things Considered, It's A Must Have For An AAR Fan :o)
WOAH!.......2006-03-17
The track is worth the price of the cd, but the Dirty Little Secret video is definitely a plus!
This single is a must buy!
Dear M. Saylor,.......2006-02-24
This is a really great CD. The All American Rejects just keep getting better!!
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Dirty Little Secret
Katharine Whalen Manufacturer: M.C. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FBHCNM Release Date: 2006-06-06 |
Tracks:
- The Funnest Game
- Dirty Little Secret
- You- Who
- Follow
- Meet Me By The Fire
- The Garden
- Angel
- Want You Back
- Long
- In The Night
- Three Blind Mice
- Blur
Amazon.com
After fronting the Squirrel Nut Zippers in the nineties, Katherine Whalen took a turn exploring other genre specific music. With a jazz band, Katherine Whalen's Jazz Squad, she cast herself as a torchy chanteuse, garnering praise, but not a clear sense of her own direction. Now, after a seven year hiatus, she's come back having found her own contemporary voice. From the feverish rhythms of "The Funnest Game" to the majestic Brian Wilson-like title track, the set moves with ease between contrasting settings and styles. And far from making this a disjointed whole, it's Whalen's singing and the sympathetic arrangements by producer David Sale (who also played all of the instruments) that tie the whole thing together. The disc's variety is one of its strengths. Her voice can is as adept fronting a funky number like "You-Who" as it is on the dreamscape lullaby "Blur." --David GreenbergerAlbum Description
Katharine Whalen, former front-person in the roaring nineties swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers, is planning her return to music following a short hiatus with her first solo album in seven years, "Dirty Little Secret" released on June 6, 2006Download.com describes the new album thusly: "A luscious array of jazz crooning over trip-hop beats and cabaret sensuality, Katharine Whalen drafts the script for a futuristic burlesque show that never stops. Dizzying and dazzling, Whalen dreams up masterpieces of exotica for decadent nightclubs with her eccentric and seductive charm. Picture the Squirrel Nut Zippers crossed with Portishead, then grab a martini for this mélange of the neurotic and erotic."
Customer Reviews:
You're only as good as your material.......2007-04-30
Katherine, I'm still waiting..........2007-03-31
I've seen Kat perform live, countless times. I've seen her with the Zippers, and I've seen her with the Jazz Squad. I've danced with her after shows. I positively adore her. She has a vocal talent that is nearly beyond compare - I'm not saying she's the MOST talented, just VERY talented and VERY unique. On much of her work, she's seemed restrained to me, and I've always thought that with proper training she'd be a once-in-a-lifetime talent. I've been waiting so long for another release. What a disappointment.
This album proves that even the most talented voices can't withstand bad production and lousy musicians. I can't recall ever hearing such a muddled mess. What's most disappointing is that there are those out there whose first exposure to Katherine will be this album, and they'll miss out. To those who've not heard her extraordinary talent, I recommend popping over to Andrew Bird's Thrills and checking her out on A Woman's Life and Love.
And then, keep waiting....
Pay no attention to the Curmudgeons This cd rocks!.......2006-06-19
I could tell you how much I like this cd, but you be the judge. I'm sure there will be some more of this pigeon holing, but if you go through the web you will see that there are some pretty amazing reviews and then some like the one I refer, in which Katharine is personally attacked for her choice to try out new things now that she is out from under the thumb of such people.
Red Corvette!.......2006-06-17
Put the roof down, throw it in gear and cruise!
A Long Wait For A Big Dissapointment.......2006-06-16
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Dirty Little Secret
Manufacturer: Endeavour Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000NA279E Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Tracks:
- The Body Of Your Dreams - Jacob Ter Veldhuis
- Beat - Gerard Beljon
- Carnaval Noir - Derek Bermel
- A Dirty Little Secret - Daniel Felsenfeld
- Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
- Boogie Woogie Etude - Morton Gould
- China Gates - John Adams
- Fanfares - Gyorgy Ligeti
- Poltergeist Rag - William Bolcom
- Jaunt - Derek Bermel
- Lullaby - Derek Bermel
- Me Bu-to-so - Amonte Parsons
- Medieval Induction - Marc Mellits
- Superstar Etude No.1 - Aaron Jay Kernis
Album Description
2007 Grammy nominee Andrew Russo rides his supercharged piano into the twenty-first century with fourteen dirty little secrets packed with verve and humor, crankiness and delight, sweat and sarcasm, attitude and acrobatics, power and peril, joy and turbulence, punch and grace-fourteen short masterworks by twelve of today's most relevant composers!A number of classical albums feature recitals of short 'encore' piano pieces, mostly nienteenth-century trifles. Dirty Little Secret has a similar structure-that is, it is a piano album with many short tracks. However, it reflects both a repertoire and attitude that belong to this century of sound bites, downloads, and the cynical sarcasm of Generation X.
A versatile, prolific artist both onstage and in the recording studio, American pianist Andrew Russo has made a name for himself through his work with many of today's leading composers in the US and Europe. As a recitalist, Russo's programs frequently feature premieres. Trained classically at the Juilliard School and the Hochschule fur Music and Theater Mendelssohn in Leipzig, he pursued further specialized training in Paris with Frederic Chiu. In addition to his extensive solo activities, Russo is a member of the piano/cello/percussion trio Real Quiet, a group much involved in commissioning new music.
"A pianist who knows no limits" -- London Times "Andrew Russo is by no means just `another pianist.'" -- Gramophone
A number of records feature recitals of short `encore' piano pieces, mostly nineteenth-century trifles. Dirty Little Secret is a record with a similar structure--that is, a piano album with many short tracks. However, it reflects both a repertoire and attitude that belong to this century of sound bites, downloads, and the cynical sarcasm of Generation X. A versatile, prolific artist both on and offstage and in the recording studio, American pianist Andrew Russo has made a name for himself through his work with many of today's leading composers in the United States and Europe. Trained classically at the Juilliard School and the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Mendelssohn in Leipzig, Russo pursued further specialized training in Paris with Frederic Chiu. It was during those years that Russo began developing relationships with many important American and European composers, began working with electro-acoustic music, and explored an ongoing interest for the hybrid world of live musical performance and theater. As a recitalist, Russo's programs frequently feature premieres. In addition to his activities as a performer and event organizer, he dedicates time to the direction and development of Music Journeys INC, a non-profit foundation he founded in 2001.
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Dirty Little Secret
Stella Soleil Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005IBGN Release Date: 2001-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Kiss Kiss
- Pretty Young Thing
- You
- Imperfect
- Runaway Crush
- Stand Up
- Love You To Death
- Angel Face
- Twilight
- Look My Way
- Let's Just Go To Bed
- Dance With Me
Amazon.com
Like former Eve's Plum singer Colleen "Vitamin C" Fitzpatrick, Stella "Soleil" Katsoudas has alternative sort-of credibility to live down. To do so, Dirty Little Secret, which follows Katsoudas's work with TRL faves Ministry, Die Warzau, and Chemlab, borrows Fitzpatrick's template for ever-so-slightly edgy pop that's nonetheless kid-friendly in an ever-so-slightly naughty way. Where Vitamin C offered an ode to "Graduation Day," Soleil aims to incite juniors and seniors with "Stand Up," a post-prom theme that firmly posits that the celebrants can stay up all night while implying that nothing riskier than a dance party is on the agenda. Similarly, "Pretty Young Thing" tempers its lust with a marriage proposal, while Soleil's wish for an "Imperfect" boy suggests a yearning for a Josh Hartnett type who just happens to forget to comb his hair sometimes. Even "Angel Face," the sexiest song here, is as PG-rated as a typical episode of Dawson's Creek. All this goes by in a flash of stylistic borrowings from Madonna and Britney (and lest we forget, the Turkish hit here overhauled into "Kiss Kiss"). Dirty Little Secret is hardly built to last, but like its pinup-ready frontwoman, it's well built nonetheless. --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
tracks 4-9 make this cd dull............2004-05-02
so unless you want a boring cd that you only like 5 or so out of 12 songs, then its probably not for you.
Great!.......2004-03-11
Fabulous.......2003-10-21
A Pop Nightmare..........2003-05-15
IT'S SHAKIRA CROSS GWEN STEFANI - EXCEPT BETTER.......2003-04-02
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(America's) Dirty Little Secret
Schleprock Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002N8K Release Date: 1996-08-13 |
Tracks:
- We Need An Anthem
- No Heros
- Suburbia
- Like A Rat
- It's Alright
- (America's) Dirty Little Secret
- Runnin' Riot
- TV Dinner
- Under The Gun
- Can't Hold Me Down
- Somber Song
- Back With A Bang
Customer Reviews:
hooked.......2007-07-20
Save your money.......2006-02-03
NORDIC THUNDER'S Runnin Riot.
This album should NOT be 1 penny!!!.......2005-08-12
About Schleprock.......2005-04-07
http://www.the-generators.com/thegenerators/Home.html
there's their official site and should not be missed especially if you liked schleprock and you have to definitely be a fan of punk to appreciate a lot of generators stuff.
Definitely Not Green Day.......2000-05-30
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Dirty Little Secret
Ali Handal Manufacturer: Dessert First Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004OCXX Release Date: 2000-02-01 |
Tracks:
- Slave to Ambition
- Convince Me
- While You're Here
- In Your Name
- Distance
- Ode to Love
- Indy
- Tie Me Up
- What are you Waiting For?
- Arms of a Stranger
- Dirty Little Secret
Album Description
With her newest CD, "Breathing Underwater," Ali Handal continues to explore themes of passion, sex, and the inner battle between fearless independence and the longing for companionship that defines both Ali Handal the person and Ali Handal the recording artist. This album is an acoustic-guitar driven collection of songs, sparsely arranged and produced by Ali and her co-producer Tim Bomba. Ali plays all of the guitars on the CD, and is accompanied by Wes Wehmiller on bass (of touring bands Duran Duran, Missing Persons, Lisa Loeb) & David Leach on percussion (of Ben Harper's Innocent Criminals).Ali treats the familiar theme of love lost in her uniquely bittersweet way, as well as writing several atypical love songs for various members of her family (although nothing close to her funky feline love song "Indy" from her first CD - there are no sampled cat meows on this whole record!).
Ali's music has been featured both in films and many TV shows, including Sex in the City, Joan of Arcadia, Life As We Know It, Dawson's Creek, and several shows on MTV & VH-1.
Customer Reviews:
ALI HANDAL is the TOTAL PACKAGE.......2004-04-19
Ali Handal is Awesome, and so is this CD!.......2001-10-15
A killer debut album!.......2001-04-26
She rocks!.......2000-10-25
Great music.......2000-06-11
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Cabin Fever
Manufacturer: Dirty Little Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FG3H5Y Release Date: 2006-01-31 |
Product Description
Indie rock from Los Angeles. TRACKS TRACKS: 1. Three Way Sex; 2. Got a Feeling; 3. Guns Guns Guns; 4. 33 & 32; 5. Perfect for Sex; 6. Hush Your Lips; 7. Long Gone; 8. Elizabeth; 9. Last Kicks of a Drowning Man; 10. We Want You; 11. Good Riddance; 12. Wingless Things; 13. Its You
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Dirty Little Secret
The All-American Rejects Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FQWGCO Release Date: 2006-06-27 |
Tracks:
- Dirty Little Secret
- Swing, Swing
Album Description
Enhanced CD single lifted from their sophomore album Move Along. Features the Original Version and Enhanced Video for 'Dirty Little Secret' plus 'Move Along' Polydor. 2006.Album Details
This is the Re-release of the First Single from their Stunning Album 'move Along' and the Set-up Promises to Give the Band the Recognition They Deserve.
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Dirty Little Secret
Manufacturer: Endeavour Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000NA1YXO Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Tracks:
- Body of Your Dreams
- Beat
- Carnaval Noir
- Dirty Little Secret
- Maple Leaf Rag
- Boogie Woogie Etude
- China Gates
- Fanfares
- Poltergeist Rag
- Jaunt
- Lullaby
- Me Bu-To-So
- Medieval Induction
- Superstar Etude #1
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Cabin Fever
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000NA201O Release Date: 2007-02-20 |
Album Description
Los angeles' dirty little secret is pure energy, not only penetrating space, but surpassing the cosmos and becoming an all-encompassing, pulsing, writhing organism existing by means of sexual vigor, creativity, and various chemical reactions that ultimately reaches the point of critical mass and much like a volcano erupts in an aural orgasm. Contrasts in volume, clarity, feedback, melodic structures, pop and innovation form a collage of sounds. A wide array of emotions and textures fills even the largest expanse. 'cabin fever' is their debut album that follows the speak n spell release of their debut self-titled ep in 2004 and showcases a more developed sound.Meditation Music:
- Do the Math!
- Essential Collection: 1965-1997 [Box set]
- Gentleman of Music With His Orchestra & Choir
- Get the Party Started [CD-single] [Import]
- Hammered
- Have yourself a FAB-ulous Little Christmas
- Hip Hop Hymns
- Hold a Match for a Gasoline World
- Hope for Tomorrow
- Imagination
Meditation Music
Originals & Transcriptions: Harpsichord Arrangemts
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 26; 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman"
Nice and Smooth House Music: Breezy Beats and Sunny Breaks
Mezzanine de l'Alcazar [Import]
Marco: Musiques Traditionnettes [Import]
Les Travailleurs de la Mer: Ancient songs from a small island