Star to Fall Brings Station Down

New Music Alert: Energy has added Cabin Crew's "Star to Fall." This is the latest result of an unfortunate trend in dance music: looping one line from a 20-year old hit and setting it to a dance beat for four minutes. The victim in this case is Boy Meets Girl's 1988 top ten smash, "Waiting for a Star to Fall." Unoriginal creations like "Star to Fall," along with "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz and "Shine" by the Lovefreekz, wear on my nerves quickly and don't do anything to enhance the pleasure of my Energy listening experience.

First Spin Results, June 2005

Every weeknight Monday through Thursday, shortly after nine o'clock, Matt the Bratt hosts First Spin, in which two new songs face off against each other. The winner carries over into the next round, while the loser goes home. A song that wins four times in a row will be considered for regular rotation on Energy. If you can't get enough dance music, this is a great way to hear some songs that otherwise may never get airplay; several songs involved in First Spin had previously made appearances on my own personal music chart. Here are the results from all of the First Spin battles in June. Remixes are listed only if the original song would not be considered part of the dance genre. Previous First Spin results can be found here.

June 27th: Natasha Bedingfield, "These Words" defeated DJ Sammy, "Why"

June 23rd: Natasha Bedingfield, "These Words" def. T90, "Can't Stop to Follow"
June 22nd: Natasha Bedingfield, "These Words" (Lenny B.) def. Milk Inc., "Time"
Lenny B & Kristy Kay win four times and are retired from First Spin
June 21st: Lenny B/Kristy Kay, "I Touch Myself" def. Dee Roberts, "Come Into My World"
June 20th: Lenny B/Kristy Kay, "I Touch Myself" def. Nicol Sponberg, "Resurrection"

June 16th: Lenny B/Kristy Kay, "I Touch Myself" def. Daft Punk, "Technologic"
June 15th: Lenny B/Kristy Kay, "I Touch Myself" def. Taborah, "I Am (The Rising)"
June 14th: Taborah, "I Am (The Rising)" def. Tess, "The Second You Sleep"
June 13th: Taborah, "I Am (The Rising)" def. Tina Cousins, "Wonderful Life"

June 9th: Tina Cousins, "Wonderful Life" def. Alvenia, "Forever"
June 8th: Tina Cousins, "Wonderful Life" def. Rockell, "L.O.V.E."
June 7th: Rockell, "L.O.V.E." def. Tony Moran/Deborah Cooper, "Live You All Over"
Pussycat Dolls win four times and are retired - added into regular rotation on 6/8
June 6th: Pussycat Dolls, "Don't Cha" def. Kaci, "I Will Learn to Love Again"

June 2nd: Pussycat Dolls, "Don't Cha" def. Elize, "Shake"
June 1st: Pussycat Dolls, "Don't Cha" def. Armin van Buuren, "Shivers"
May 31st: Pussycat Dolls, "Don't Cha" (Kaskade) def. Fischerspooner, "Never Win"

KNGY Top 33 - June 25, 2005

Rank	Song (Remixer)	Artist	Spins
1	One Word (Cox)	KELLY OSBOURNE	64
2	Somebody Told Me (Harris)	KILLERS	57
3	Put 'Em High	STONEBRIDGE	57
4	Listen to Your Heart	D.H.T.	57
5	Sick and Tired (Nevins)	ANASTACIA	43
6	Since U Been Gone (Nevins)	KELLY CLARKSON	36
7	It's You (Flores)	SIN PLOMO	34
8	When the Dawn Breaks	NARCOTIC THRUST	34
9	True (Ford)	RYAN CABRERA	34
10	Don't Cha (Kaskade)	PUSSYCAT DOLLS	33
11	Hollaback Girl	GWEN STEFANI	32
12	1, 2 Step (Budz)	CIARA	31
13	I Believe in You	KYLIE MINOGUE	30
14	Don't Phunk with My Heart	BLACK EYED PEAS	29
15	Shine	LOVE FREEKZ	27
16	Forgive	REINA	27
17	Karma (Karma-stition)	ALICIA KEYS	27
18	Back to Basics	SHAPE:UK	27
19	Come Rain Come Shine	JENN CUNETA	26
20	Lonely No More (Nevins)	ROB THOMAS	26
21	Inspiration	IAN VAN DAHL	26
22	We Belong Together (Rauhofer)	MARIAH CAREY	25
23	Everything	KASKADE	23
24	How Did You Know?	MYNT	21
25	You Never Know	MARLY	19
26	Lola's Theme	SHAPE:UK	19
27	Call on Me	ERIC PRYDZ	18
28	Connected	PAUL VAN DYK	17
29	Get It On	INTENSO PROJECT	16
30	I Like It	NARCOTIC THRUST	16
31	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Simpson)	PLUMMET	15
32	How Would U Feel (Rauhofer)	DAVID MORALES	14
33	Oh (Budz)	CIARA	12
HM	Jerk It Out	CAESARS	11
HM	One Eye Shut	ROBBIE RIVERA	11

Brad's Toxic 25, 6/25/05

My personal favorites of the week:

	Song (Mix) ARTIST	Audio
1	Killin' Me (Mike Rizzo) JENNA DREY	Listen
2	Oh My Gosh BASEMENT JAXX	Watch
3	I Am (The Rising) TABORAH	Listen
4	Don't Phunk with My Heart BLACK EYED PEAS	Listen
5	Hollaback Girl GWEN STEFANI	Watch
6	Giving You Up KYLIE MINOGUE	Watch
7	Stay MYNT featuring KIM SOZZI	Listen
8	We Belong Together (various mixes) MARIAH CAREY	Download
9	Closer (Al B. Rich) SUZANNE SMITH	Download
10	Until You Love Me (Valentin) 4 STRINGS	Listen
11	One Word (Chris Cox) KELLY OSBOURNE	Listen
12	Back to Basics SHAPE:UK	Watch
13	Dancin' AARON SMITH featuring LUVLI	Download
14	Avalon JULIET	Listen
15	Forgive REINA	Listen
16	Most Precious Love BLAZE featuring BARBARA TUCKER	Listen
17	Only If I KATE RYAN	Watch
18	Don't Cha PUSSYCAT DOLLS	Listen
19	Inspiration IAN VAN DAHL	Listen
20	Come Rain Come Shine JENN CUNETA	Listen
21	These Words NATASHA BEDINGFIELD	Listen
22	Get It On INTENSO PROJECT featuring LISA SCOTT-LEE	Listen
23	Be My World MILKY	Listen
24	Obsession (No Es Amor) (Al B. Rich) FRANKIE J	Download
25	The Second You Sleep TESS	Listen

50 Ways to Keep One Eye Shut

New Music Alert: This morning Energy has added the Trevor Simpson/Dimitrius Mykonos remix of Plummet's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and Robbie Rivera's "One Eye Shut." Both songs could be considered somewhat groundbreaking by Energy's standards, but as far as dance music goes, I only consider them to be mediocre at best. There are songs of a much higher caliber available and practically screaming for airplay - and on which Energy is truly missing the ball. Energy has also added the Johnny Budz remix of Ciara's "Oh." This should prove to be popular on the airwaves, as it doesn't stray far from the already familiar "1, 2 Step" formula.

KNGY Top 31 - June 18, 2005

Rank	Song (Remixer)	Artist	Spins
1	One Word (Cox)	KELLY OSBOURNE	62
2	Somebody Told Me (Harris)	KILLERS	61
3	Since U Been Gone (Nevins)	KELLY CLARKSON	61
4	Put 'Em High	STONEBRIDGE	60
5	Listen to Your Heart	D.H.T.	60
6	It's You (Flores)	SIN PLOMO	36
7	Don't Phunk with My Heart	BLACK EYED PEAS	36
8	Get It On	INTENSO PROJECT	35
9	1, 2 Step (Budz)	CIARA	34
10	Hollaback Girl	GWEN STEFANI	33
11	When the Dawn Breaks	NARCOTIC THRUST	33
12	True (Ford)	RYAN CABRERA	33
13	Sick and Tired (Nevins)	ANASTACIA	32
14	I Believe in You	KYLIE MINOGUE	32
15	We Belong Together (Rauhofer)	MARIAH CAREY	30
16	Shine	LOVEFREEKZ	29
17	Forgive	REINA	29
18	Everything	KASKADE	27
19	Come Rain Come Shine	JENN CUNETA	27
20	Karma (Karma-stition)	ALICIA KEYS	26
21	Lonely No More (Nevins)	ROB THOMAS	26
22	Back to Basics	SHAPE:UK	26
23	Inspiration	IAN VAN DAHL	26
24	Jerk It Out	CAESARS	24
25	Don't Cha (Kaskade)	PUSSYCAT DOLLS	24
26	You Never Know	MARLY	22
27	How Did You Know?	MYNT	22
28	Connected	PAUL VAN DYK	22
29	Call on Me	ERIC PRYDZ	21
30	How Would U Feel (Rauhofer)	DAVID MORALES	20
31	I Like It	NARCOTIC THRUST	19
HM	Lola's Theme	SHAPE:UK	18

Brad's Toxic 23, 6/18/05

My personal favorites of the week:

	Song (Mix) ARTIST	Audio
1	Killin' Me (Mike Rizzo) JENNA DREY	Listen
2	Oh My Gosh BASEMENT JAXX	Watch
3	Giving You Up KYLIE MINOGUE	Watch
4	We Belong Together (various mixes) MARIAH CAREY	Download
5	Stay MYNT featuring KIM SOZZI	Listen
6	Hollaback Girl GWEN STEFANI	Watch
7	Until You Love Me (Valentin) 4 STRINGS	Listen
8	One Word (Chris Cox) KELLY OSBOURNE	Listen
9	I Am (The Rising) TABORAH	Listen
10	Back to Basics SHAPE:UK	Watch
11	Don't Phunk with My Heart BLACK EYED PEAS	Listen
12	Closer (Al B. Rich) SUZANNE SMITH	Download
13	Only If I KATE RYAN	Watch
14	Dancin' AARON SMITH featuring LUVLI	Download
15	Avalon JULIET	Listen
16	Forgive REINA	Listen
17	Most Precious Love BLAZE featuring BARBARA TUCKER	Listen
18	Come Rain Come Shine JENN CUNETA	Listen
19	Obsession (No Es Amor) (Al B. Rich) FRANKIE J	Download
20	Get It On INTENSO PROJECT featuring LISA SCOTT-LEE	Listen
21	Don't Cha PUSSYCAT DOLLS	Listen
22	Inspiration IAN VAN DAHL	Listen
23	Call Me ANNA VISSI	Listen

KNGY Top 31 - June 11, 2005

Rank	Song (Remixer)	Artist	Spins
1	Put 'Em High	STONEBRIDGE	62
2	One Word (Cox)	KELLY OSBOURNE	61
3	Somebody Told Me (Harris)	KILLERS	61
4	Since U Been Gone (Nevins)	KELLY CLARKSON	59
5	Listen to Your Heart	D.H.T.	47
6	How Would U Feel (Rauhofer)	DAVID MORALES	36
7	Sick and Tired (Nevins)	ANASTACIA	36
8	I Believe in You	KYLIE MINOGUE	36
9	It's You (Flores)	SIN PLOMO	34
10	Hollaback Girl	GWEN STEFANI	34
11	Get It On	INTENSO PROJECT	33
12	1, 2 Step (Budz)	CIARA	32
13	When the Dawn Breaks	NARCOTIC THRUST	31
14	True (Ford)	RYAN CABRERA	29
15	Karma (Karma-stition)	ALICIA KEYS	29
16	Lonely No More (Nevins)	ROB THOMAS	28
17	Don't Phunk with My Heart	BLACK EYED PEAS	28
18	Back to Basics	SHAPE:UK	27
19	Everything	KASKADE	27
20	We Belong Together (Rauhofer)	MARIAH CAREY	26
21	Come Rain Come Shine	JENN CUNETA	26
22	You Never Know	MARLY	25
23	Inspiration	IAN VAN DAHL	25
24	How Did You Know?	MYNT	24
25	Jerk It Out	CAESARS	24
26	Shine	LOVEFREEKZ	23
27	Don't Cha	PUSSYCAT DOLLS	23
28	Call on Me	ERIC PRYDZ	22
29	Lola's Theme	SHAPE:UK	20
30	Connected	PAUL VAN DYK	19
31	I Like It	NARCOTIC THRUST	19
HM	Forgive	REINA	16

Brad's Toxic 23, 6/11/05

My personal favorites of the week:

	Song (Mix) ARTIST	Audio
1	Killin' Me (Mike Rizzo) JENNA DREY	Listen
2	Giving You Up KYLIE MINOGUE	Watch
3	Stay MYNT featuring KIM SOZZI	Listen
4	Oh My Gosh BASEMENT JAXX	Watch
5	Until You Love Me (Valentin) 4 STRINGS	Listen
6	One Word (Chris Cox) KELLY OSBOURNE	Listen
7	We Belong Together (various mixes) MARIAH CAREY	Download
8	Back to Basics SHAPE:UK	Watch
9	Hollaback Girl GWEN STEFANI	Watch
10	I Am (The Rising) TABORAH	Listen
11	Only If I KATE RYAN	Watch
12	Don't Phunk with My Heart BLACK EYED PEAS	Listen
13	Closer (Al B. Rich) SUZANNE SMITH	Download
14	Obsession (No Es Amor) (Al B. Rich) FRANKIE J	Download
15	Come Rain Come Shine JENN CUNETA	Listen
16	Dancin' AARON SMITH featuring LUVLI	Download
17	Get It On INTENSO PROJECT featuring LISA SCOTT-LEE	Listen
18	Avalon (Jacques Lu Cont) JULIET	Listen
19	Forgive REINA	Listen
20	Call Me ANNA VISSI	Listen
21	Most Precious Love BLAZE featuring BARBARA TUCKER	Listen
22	Don't Cha PUSSYCAT DOLLS	Listen
23	Inspiration IAN VAN DAHL	Listen

Don't Cha Forgive

New Music Alert: This week's Energy adds include the Kaskade mix of "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls (First Spin champion) and Reina's "Forgive."

KNGY Top 29 - June 4, 2005

Rank	Song (Remixer)	Artist	Spins
1	Put 'Em High	STONEBRIDGE	60
2	One Word (Cox)	KELLY OSBOURNE	59
3	Somebody Told Me (Harris)	KILLERS	57
4	Since U Been Gone (Nevins)	KELLY CLARKSON	56
5	How Would U Feel (Rauhofer)	DAVID MORALES	55
6	Get It On	INTENSO PROJECT	35
7	Sick and Tired (Nevins)	ANASTACIA	33
8	So Many Times (Morillo)	GADJO	32
9	Listen to Your Heart	D.H.T.	32
10	You Never Know (Morjac)	MARLY	32
11	1, 2 Step (Budz)	CIARA	32
12	I Believe in You	KYLIE MINOGUE	31
13	It's You (Flores)	SIN PLOMO	31
14	Hollaback Girl	GWEN STEFANI	31
15	Back to Basics	SHAPE:UK	29
16	We Belong Together (Rauhofer)	MARIAH CAREY	29
17	Come Rain Come Shine	JENN CUNETA	28
18	When the Dawn Breaks	NARCOTIC THRUST	26
19	Shine	LOVEFREEKZ	26
20	True (Ford)	RYAN CABRERA	25
21	Lonely No More (Nevins)	ROB THOMAS	25
22	Everything	KASKADE	24
23	Inspiration	IAN VAN DAHL	22
24	Karma (Karma-stition)	ALICIA KEYS	22
25	Don't Phunk with My Heart	BLACK EYED PEAS	22
26	Connected	PAUL VAN DYK	21
27	Call on Me	ERIC PRYDZ	21
28	How Did You Know?	MYNT	19
29	I Like It	NARCOTIC THRUST	19
HM	Lola's Theme	SHAPE:UK	18

Brad's Toxic 22, 6/4/05

My personal favorites of the week:

	Song (Mix) ARTIST	Audio
1	Killin' Me (Mike Rizzo) JENNA DREY	Listen
2	Stay MYNT featuring KIM SOZZI	Listen
3	Giving You Up KYLIE MINOGUE	Watch
4	One Word (Chris Cox) KELLY OSBOURNE	Listen
5	Oh My Gosh BASEMENT JAXX	Watch
6	Back to Basics SHAPE:UK	Watch
7	Until You Love Me (Valentin) 4 STRINGS	Listen
8	We Belong Together (various mixes) MARIAH CAREY	Download
9	Only If I KATE RYAN	Watch
10	Obsession (No Es Amor) (Al B. Rich) FRANKIE J	Download
11	Hollaback Girl GWEN STEFANI	Watch
12	Come Rain Come Shine JENN CUNETA	Listen
13	I Am (The Rising) TABORAH	Listen
14	Get It On INTENSO PROJECT featuring LISA SCOTT-LEE	Listen
15	Don't Phunk with My Heart BLACK EYED PEAS	Listen
16	Closer (Al B. Rich) SUZANNE SMITH	Download
17	Call Me ANNA VISSI	Listen
18	Dancin' AARON SMITH featuring LUVLI	Download
19	Avalon (Jacques Lu Cont) JULIET	Listen
20	Forgive REINA	Listen
21	Miracle CASCADA	Listen
22	Most Precious Love BLAZE featuring BARBARA TUCKER	Listen

Mariah Belongs with Energy

New Music Alert: After the positive response that resulted from its first win on First Spin, Energy began playing the Rauhofer remix of Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" a couple of times a day, and now it's official - the song has been officially added to the playlist.