iVideo... Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar (Oddisee Remix)

Off of his forthcoming Odd Renditions EP which is due out on May 14, DC producer/rapper Oddisee unveils the brand new music video for his remix of the Marvin Gaye classic, "Ain't That Peculiar". Created using several performance footages of Marvin Gaye performing the classic song, check out the Rob Mac-edited visuals UP top...

#Peace.Love.AintThatPeculiar

iAlbum... Marvin Gaye + Pink Floyd - Requiem For A Dream

The story behind this (alleged) collaborative album between Marvin Gaye and Pink Floyd that was never released is pretty remarkable, the story goes a little something like this - Joseph Stein was an intern in the 70s/80s at a UK-based label called Harvest Heritage Records, a subsidiary of Harvest Records which handled re-issues and smaller releases for Harvest and as the story goes, Harvest Heritage were put in charge of releasing this collaborative record between Marvin Gaye and Pink Floyd titled 'Requiem For A Dream' but it never saw the light of the day because Motown Records didn't give clearance for the use of Gaye's songs or images and so the record, while already pressed (according to Stein) never got to be released... Well until now that is! Listen to the album below

Read further for the entire story straight from the lips of Joseph Stein, the intern at Harvest Heritage as well for a free download of this "collaborative" album between two legends in music!

iReminisce... The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman

Growing up, Grease 2 was one of my favourite films ever. I think I saw it before the original and I prefer it to the original anyway! I remember arguing with Ms. Canada about the existence of this film, she was adamant that there was NO such thing lol... She ended up buying me the DVD for Valentine's day and I didn't open it because I wanted us to watch it together, needless to say, that boat sank and I might watch it today (by myself). Anyway Grease 2 is where I heard and fell in love with this record. Right now, I'd give anything to go back to that time and place in my mother's 3-bedroom flat in Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria. Early 90s this was and nothing really mattered!

'Mr. Sandman' originally by The Chordettes has been covered over the years by the likes of Marvin Gaye (as his second single as a solo artist), The Supremes, Chet Atkins & The Puppini Sister. Let's listen to some of these renditions after the jump.