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CD Review: Norah Jones “…Featuring”

by Monica on November 23, 2010

Norah Jones featuring

Since the very first time I sat in a dimly-lit coffee shop in Princeton and heard Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why” from her Come Away With Me album, I knew she was going to be one of my favorite artists ever. The mellow and soulful vocals, the jazzy piano, the cool lyrics…perfection.

Her latest album, …Featuring, is 18 tracks of diverse collaborations that span her entire career and further prove Jones’ brilliance as an artist. The result serves as a kind of parallel history to her four albums, which have sold over 40 million copies worldwide.

“A lot of the people on this record are people I’ve worshiped since I was a kid, and some of them are younger and more my contemporaries,” says Norah. “Even though the musicians are so varied, the vibe of the songs makes sense when we put them all together.”

For more information about Norah Jones, check out her Website or Facebook page. You can also catch some great performances on her YouTube channel.

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Track Listing:

1. Love Me – The Little Willies
2. Virginia Moon – The Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones
3. Turn Them – Sean Bones featuring Norah Jones
4. Baby It’s Cold Outside – Willie Nelson featuring Norah Jones
5. Bull Rider – Norah Jones and Sasha Dobson
6. Ruler Of My Heart – Dirty Dozen Brass Band featuring Norah Jones
7. The Best Part – El Madmo
8. Take Off Your Cool – OutKast featuring Norah Jones
9. Life Is Better – Q-Tip featuring Norah Jones
10. Soon The New Day – Talib Kweli featuring Norah Jones
11. Little Lou, Prophet Jack, Ugly John – Belle & Sebastian featuring Norah Jones
12. Here We Go Again – Ray Charles featuring Norah Jones
13. Loretta – Norah Jones featuring Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
14. Dear John – Ryan Adams featuring Norah Jones
15. Creepin’ In – Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton
16. Court & Spark – Herbie Hancock featuring Norah Jones
17. More Than This – Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones
18. Blue Bayou – Norah Jones featuring M. Ward

One2One Network provided me with a complimentary copy of …Featuring. They couldn’t make me love it, though. Norah Jones did that. This album is awesome. For reals.

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Back to School Giveaway: Nanny McPhee Returns

by Monica on August 10, 2010

The Magic is Back!

It’s so hard to find a movie that the whole family can really enjoy…little ones and grown-ups alike. So when one comes along, I sit up and pay attention!

For those of you who saw the original Nanny McPhee and loved it as much as I, you’ll be thrilled to know that Nanny McPhee Returns is due in theaters nationwide on August 20th!

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Movie Synopsis

Oscar®-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson (LOVE her) reprises the title role, brilliantly doling out McPhee’s rather unique pedagogical style with a new family. She’s got five new lessons and a ton of laughter up her sleeves!

In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green’s children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave.

Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant who turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

Movie Trailer

Looks cute, right? I can’t wait to take the Peapod Squad to see it!

Giveaway

nanny mcphee giveaway

If your family loves Nanny McPhee, you’ll want to jump on this giveaway! 3 Lucky Winners will receive:

  • Youth t-shirt
  • Notebook
  • Lunchbox
  • Crayon Wheel

How to Win

Watch the movie trailer above and leave a comment about your favorite part on this post to enter. Want extra entries? Here’s how you can earn extra entries (more chances to win).

  • Subscribe to Peapod Squad Stuff.

  • Mention this giveaway on your own blog (with links back to this post). Leave the link to your blog mention post in the comments area here.

  • Twitter! Tweet about this giveaway (don’t forget to link back to here) and leave link to your tweet in the comments area here. Can tweet for an entry each day!

  • If you feel compelled to help spread the word in other ways, just let me know in the comments area. Extra entries coming your way! Why? Because I’m awesome like that.

Three winners will be chosen via random.org on August 24th. I will notify winners via email and will list winners as an update to this post.

Good luck!!

(I received no compensation for this post. The giveaway prize packages are provided by Universal Pictures.)

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