"We dance to the beat of bad kissers clinking teeth."

I was having a conversation with my lovely friend MandyZee not too long ago and we were discussing music and the genres we consider to be our faves. I was thinking I fell somewhere along the lines of Euro/dance/pop/electronic/alternative, but she summed it up perfectly in one "word": eurosynthpop. I have to say, I think she was 100% right. I do, however, find myself going through stages with my music genre choices, but I really feel as though this has been a pretty consistent favorite of mine. I mean, I was listening to Kylie Minogue (she's Aussie, I know....but same diff) and Pet Shop Boys in the mid 80s.

For the past year or so I've gotten especially into this genre. Maybe it's because my friend Melissa would supply me with mix CDs full of these types of songs...she did introduce me to Calvin Harris, Frankmusik, La Roux, among others (plus she's always updating her blog with fun new songs). Or maybe it was Logo's NewNowNext Pop Lab for introducing me to Little Boots, who then became one of my Pandora channels introducing me to a whole slew of more artists that I now love. Whatever the case may be, I find that the majority of the music being played on my iPod and iTunes lately comes from European pop singers. And, I love every beat of it! Don't get me wrong. I love a good indie rock/alternative song too, but there's nothing like pretending your at a club in London or Paris dancing to the beat!

As I've said time and time again, I am totally one of those people who becomes obsessed with a small number of songs and listens to them on repeat for multiple days in a row, so I thought I'd share some of the ones in my current rotation. Enjoy!

I can't wait to see Robyn live in November and maybe Erik Hassle and Ellie Goulding will get themselves to SF in the near future. Them and everyone else (Frankmusik and Little Boots, I'm especially talking to you!!). See you on the dance floor!

Until next time... xo

Title quote: Robyn, "We Dance to the Beat"

"I went to rock and roll heaven, and I wasn't on the guest list."

I'm totally one of those people who becomes obsessed with a song and listens to it over and over and over and over....I think you get the drift. This week, there have been a handful of songs that have been blowing up my headphones.

From Part 2 of her Body Talk album, Robyn's "Hang With Me" is even better than the acoustic version I love so much from Body Talk Part 1:

Not to be outdone, of course, by another foot tapping song from her previous album, Robyn:

Coincidentally, the opening act of the lovely Robyn's current tour, the first single of Kelis' new album:

Of course, I can't forget the lovely Lady Gaga's newest album of remixes, with the "Dance in the Dark" remix I can't get enough of:

And finally, for good measure, from the so bad it's AMAZING new movie Step Up 3D, Flo Rida's (featuring one of my absolute favorite DJs David Guetta) lead single from the soundtrack:

These songs will definitely continue to ease me into the weekend. And prepare to throw on my zippered leggings and get ready to dance until I can't dance any more at the Lady Gaga concert next week.

Until Next time... xo

Title quote: Debra, "Empire Records"