Solidfying the age old cliché that everything is better in slow motion. If only they had some 70’s port music playing. Got some sick tracks on the jams this week, just in time for May flowers and Spring Power. • Theophilus London – Big Spender – Combining some of your favorite 50’s sounds with a heart stopping beat and incredible vocals. An awesome jam to get your head bobbing this morning. • Damian Marley feat. Skrillex – Make It Bun Dem - Reggae meets dubstep as these two titans of industry combine forces. A phenomenal mashup of rastastep, • A$AP Rocky – Goldie (prod. Hit-Boy) - If you like Lil’ Wayne, check this out. Kind of a modern version of Pass the Dutch, sweet jam to cruise to.

• St. Lucia – Closer Than This (Viceroy Remix) – Combining St. Lucia’s incredible vacation sound with Viceroy’s magical ability to take any song to the world of dreams is nothing short of a space-age liftoff. This song makes me feel like driving along the pacific coast.

• Rascal Flatts – Banjo – Enter my not-so-private love for country music. This song came on my shuffle yesterday and all I could think about is driving an old 1995 4-Runner to the beach with a dog in the back with his head out the window, cruising straight to a bonfire with 20 people who have nothing but beer and surfboards. Few visions of life make me happier.

If you haven’t seen this video or this guy yet, you’re welcome. Hilarious. Check out his other stuff if you like this, particularly the back pain one. Weather is getting super nice, just in time for Marathon Monday down in Boston. Good luck to everyone doing the marathon and the Epic Man! • Hoodie Allen – No Faith In Brooklyn – Hoodie’s back with a new album, laying down some delicious white boy tracks. This new stuff is actually more melodic than past jams…and it’s awesome. Definitely worth a download. • Scissor Sisters – Only The Horses - Also back on the scene with new music are the Scissor Sisters (all male) with their beat driving ballad that makes no sense. NO sense. But it’s a great beat and gets me pretty fired up, so whatever. • TV Girl – I Wonder Who She’s Kissing Now -Great sound coming out of TV Girl. Fun 60’s retro strings mixed with a playful front man. Nothing than an innocent little sunset jam about the girl you’re digging making out with other dudes. God bless America.

• Skrillex – Ruffneck – Are you ready for the rock & bass? Soo…Skrillex is pretty intense. He’s also a musical prodigy, in my opinion. This remix of one of reggae’s legendary smash hits has become one of my favorite driving songs. Highly recommended download for anyone looking to get weird. Real weird.

• Alabama Shakes – Hold On – Imagine the Black Keys met up with The Band, had a few kids, who later started a band. This is what you would get. These guys are incredible – raw and rough.

Well, looks like Scion is pulling out all the stops, tasteless or not. This is absolutely ridiculous and made me laugh for a good 30 seconds. Check out their other vids too. Hope you’re all killing it for Easter! • Florence & The Machine – Never Let Me Go – I have a soft spot for Florence and it seems that everything she puts out these days is amazing. The chorus of this song feels like it could melt the Great Wall of China. Raw power and passion, rocking out hard about heavy emotional issues. Female Meat Loaf? Maybe not. • Dragonette – Let It Go -Though not with Martin Solveig, Dragonette are still producing some HOT dance music. This crowd thumping, European influenced jam should be at the top of your weekend running mix. • Mark Morrison – Return of the Mac (Viceroy "Jet Life" Remix) -This is so good. Like summer in your face, sunshine blazing, just found out you won the lottery good. I mean, look at the cover art – awesome, beautiful people in the 60’s waving as they drive their boats past each other. Yes!

• Nikki Minaj – Starships -While at the local dive bar last weekend I found myself moving to this one as it blasted on the speakers, only to be informed by my fellow music guru KS that this is, like, the hottest song out there right now. She was right.

• Regina Spektor – Don’t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas) – Regina’s characteristic soft and playful sound makes an appearance with this nice little "walking to the milk store" type of song. It’s hard to be in a bad mood when you listen to this. Reminds me of "Particle Man." Remember that song?

This is so awesome. Not only is this one of my all time favorite songs, these guys kill it. What a way to travel…and holy lord can this girl wait. Delicious. Seems like we’ve got another little run of moderate temps up here – can’t wait to be rocking 80 degrees and bike rides to the beach every day. Let’s goooo April. • Metric – Twilight Galaxy (MALO Remix) – A phenomenal dance track. One of the best chorus lines I’ve heard in the electronic genre to date. Driving euphoria and the kind of sh*t that makes you want to move. Yes. • Kimbra – Settle Down - Hot out of the gates, Kimbra delivers what will surely be one of the next jam phenomenons. Thanks to Cait for hooking this up. • Temper Trap – Need Your Love - I’ve always had a thing for Temper Trap and am glad to find this one. It has their signature celebration style, total montage material.

• Gramatik – While I Was Playin’ Fair - Found this guy’s new album while cruising through Pretty Lights’ website and couldn’t stop listening to this track. Awesome hip hop/cruise music.

• Architecture in Helsinki – Desert Island (Halma’s Remix) – I’m a huge fan of AIH and love their ambient pop style. Reminds of me of being in California on the beach, killing it.

Thought this was a pretty rad video. Soooo yeah I’m actually on a yacht in the British Virgin Islands right now so I can’t do the full descriptions because I’m doing this entire thing from my iPhone. Hopefully the links work. Either way I hope everyone out there is absolutely crushing it in some capacity. See ya next week! • Jay-Z vs Lana Del Ray • Marina & The Diamonds – Primadonna • Ellie Goulding vs Foster the People – Under the Kicks

• Bon Iver – Perth (feat. the Roots)

• The Shins – The Rifle’s Spiral

Damn this gives me chills. Gravitational domination – so awesome. We’re looking at a solid week of 70+ degrees. I’ll be sending out next weeks’ jams from the deck of a boat in the BVIs – see ya then! • 24hr – 3pm – Close your eyes and put this on your headphones – instantly transported to the clear waters of the Caribbean, basking in the light of hapiness and enjoying all that life has to offer. One of the best I’ve heard in a while, similar to Kisses – Bermuda and other space age bachelor pad music. • Alpine – Hands (Goldroom Remix) – Hard to beat the opening rhythm of this track. Like Ellie Goulding meets Escort – smooth, mildly electronic, full-life enhancing experience. • Nightworks – Tried So Hard (Extended Mix)- This is SO good. A dark bar playing this may actually make me want to smoke cigarettes. Soften your mind and let this piano wash over you.

• Chali 2an – Comin’ Thru – Oh the Tuna is back and man does he kill it with this hip hop track. The legendary J5 slayer drops in with some casual sickness. Thanks Diane for sending this my way.

• Jeremy Aggers – What It Comes Down To - Simple, folk, awesome. One dude with a guitar singing a classic chord progression that seems to never lose its magic. Really one of the best things you can put in your brain today.

Glad to see Apple is expanding their target demographic. Horses are so hot right now. Looks like spring might be making a solid appearance this month in the Northeast, makes the week days start to blend into the weekend. Some serious horsepower in the jams this week. Wahh wahh. • Adele vs Daft Punk – Something About The Fire (Carlos Serrano Mix)- Heard this one earlier this week and it is awesome. Smooth and seductive, Daft Punk adds a necessary funk factor to make me not want to instantly turn off Pandora as soon as I hear Adele. • St. Lucia – All Eyes on You – A feel good new age jam that makes me happy to be going just east of St. Lucia next weekend and listening to this hot track while 4 margaritas deep getting a sunburn. • Beach House – Myth – Beach House has brought us some legendary 21st century jams and this is no exception. Perfect for the sunset shot in your next surf video.

• The Virgins – Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix) – If you like the song Karate by Kennedy, Los Angeles, beautiful people, or having fun, you should probably download this.

• Guinevere – Crazy Crazy (No Big Deal Remix) - A sick remix of a classic by Geinevere, dropping a pseudo dubstep beat on top of some searing vocals.

That definitely give me goosebumps to watch. Huge props to these guys and girls for dropping that hammer – check out their other videos, specifically the "Trike Drifting" one. Big snow storm up here yesterday, bluebird skies today. I forgot what it’s like to have a winter…and I actually kind of like it? Weird. • Morgan Page feat. Tegan and Sara – Bodywork – A jam that should be in the Tomorrowland video, this fist pumper is just awesome. One of the best workout songs so far this year. • Xavier Rudd – Follow The Sun – Xavier Rudd has been on hiatus for a while now and he’s back with a signature new piece, full of sunsets, surfboards, and gorgeous people. Makes it look so easy, eh? Maybe it is? • The Notorious B.I.G. And 2Pac – N***as in Paris (Still Here Tryin to Win) – I know we did a NIP remix last week, but how I could pass this up? Straight thug sh*t on this track. Hate it or love it, but spare me the indifference.

• Sound Remedy – Old Man (Neil Young Remix) – One of those songs that represents something our generation will love and the older generation will hate. Electronics dissecting the essence of Neil Young – like a Musical Science 201 class project. A+

• Rhye – Open - I’ve had this one playing the last few days and nights, especially yesterday during that snow dump. A terrific slower ballad, almost like what you would imagine a candle flame would sound like as a melody.

One of the best promotions I’ve seen this year – genius. I’m definitely watching that show. Or something. We’ve been throwing down some warm weather up in this piece and everyone’s got the itch to warm up and throw down. Special attention to the reggae at the end. I think I’ll be eating at Federal Spice today. • G-Eazy – Marilyn (feat. Dominique LeJeune) - Wow – this is awesome. Kind of sounds like Drake, but with some really glorious sounding back beats. It’s like a hip-hop Drive soundtrack jam. • Rihanna feat. Chris Brown – Birthday Cake (Remix) – Yes – I love whoever made this remix. One of the most intense tracks off of Rihanna’s album, flanked by the most inappropriate Chris Brown lyrics I’ve ever heard. Just proves that in America, fame is more important than personal respect. • Fun -Some Nights – Feel good, Californian and euphoric – these guys take some of Paul Simon’s "Mother and Child Reunion" sound and turn it into an awesome song about not having a clue what they stand for. This one’s been on repeat.

• John Heart Jackie – When You Were Mine (Prince) – Smooth is a good way to describe this. A perfect song if you’re looking to unwind and take the edge off. Melodic xanax.

• Rebelution – Ordinary Girl – I Shazaamed this outsdie of a sports bar on my way home last night. Literally sat in the middle of a bunch of smokers and grooved for 15 seconds while my iPhone did it’s thing. Am I glad I did – this is some of the most feel good reggae I’ve heard in a while. I can feel the seasons changing, energy shifting…..this song is exactly what you want RIGHT NOW.

To celebrate three years of TGIF Jamming, I can think of no video better suited. Experience freedom, baby. Live your dreams. Keep working hard. Have a vision of the life you want and make it a reality! Here’s to three more – God bless all of you and God bless America. • Jay-Z & Kanye – Paris (DOCO Remix) – After their absolute bomb dropping video came out, this remix appeared in my inbox. Not quite dubstep, but hard enough to make me want to put hydrolics in my Subaru. DAMN. • Kings of Leon – Immortals (Royksopp Remix)- I found this remix a few weeks ago and recently revived it in my playlist of the week. It truly is one of the best mashups I’ve ever heard and deserves all the recognition and promotion I can possibly give it. Hard to dance to, yet all I can think about is hearing this at Tomorrowland. • Dunson – Count On It – Just picked up this sick new hip hop – totally jamming on this guy, seriously has some of the exact same magic Kanye brought to the scene. Awesome – download.

• Freeloaders feat. The Real Thing – So Much Love To Give – If you like Call on Me and What A Feeling type techno, you’ll like this. A lot. Think tight spandex, beautiful women, workout room, and nothing but smiles on every face in a 5 mile radius.

• My Morning Jacket – Hopefully (live) – In true Jim James style, this one pulls on all things colorful and real in the world, delivering us a melody so wholesome and hopeful that you can actually feel time slowing down.