Music Directors Melissa & Chris took a field trip to the MTVu Woodie Awards last Wednesday. The Woodie Awards air on MTVu Friday, December 4th at 10PM EST. Check it out and see if you spot us!

Annie
“Don’t Stop”
3/5 Stars

Norwegian pop singer Annie’s 2004 debut, “Anniemal,” cemented her place in the electronic music scene and produced two absolutely contagious singles — “Heartbeats” and “Chewing Gum.” Four years later, Annie finally returns with her sophomore record, which sounds like a good bet to piggyback the indie dance success of groups like MGMT, Phoenix and The Ting Tings.

“Don’t Stop” tries to cultivate its flow from start to finish, opening with the tribal “Hey Annie.” But Annie’s second album sounds more like a singles collection than anything else. Annie has always been a devotee to ’80s era Madonna, though the pulsating and swooping synths of “Songs Remind Me Of You” pushes that obsession to new height, marking her greatest dance anthem to date.

As the parade of singles nears album’s end, the quality predictably trails off, though closer “Heaven and Hell” is a refreshing answer to the flatness of “When The Night” and “The Breakfast Song.”

Key Tracks: “Songs Remind Me of You,” “I Don’t Like Your Band.”
-Chris Payne

Tune in to The Cuban Cigar and the Irish Car Bomb with Darren Farinas and Mike O’Donnell tonight at 8pm as we interview TCNJ Women’s Basketball Captains Karen Lassoni and Keri Washington. We will be discussing the teams expectations going into this season and the team’s run at the Division III Title last year. Any questions for Karen and Keri can be sent to Darren at farinas2@tcnj.edu, or you can call in at 609-771-2554 during the interview.

Singer/songwriter Bess Rogers will be in-studio on December 19th to join the Electric Eclectic crew starting at 10:30am.

Bess will be performing some accoustic songs, talking about her upcoming 2010 release, and gossiping on touring & recording with Ingrid Michaelson & Jenny Owen Youngs.

For more info check her website at www.bessrogers.com.

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