Rihanna Cover – Umbrella (Acoustic)

I have always really liked this song the original version is so catchy and the music video for it is awesome. After wasting a fair amount of time surfing You Tube and hearing it sung acoustically it really changed my view on this song. The lyrics are strong and quite powerful.

After reading through the lyrics I decided I would cover the song and dedicate it to two of my best friends Shann and Char! :) You two girls are bad ass chicks and don’t ever let anyone make you feel anything less than totally amazing! I love ya both and you can stand under my umbrella anytime :)

Girls this is for you, enjoy :)

I Need A Dollar – Aloe Blacc Cover

So I heard this song “I Need A Dollar” By Aloe Blacc on the TV series How To Make It In America and instantly loved it! It is such a great catchy song so I thought I would cover it!

Check it out :)

This is the Federation top I am wearing video! It is one of my favorite items at the moment :) Federation is one of my favorite brands!

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If you are interested here is the trailer for season 2 of How To Make It In America. It is such a great show! Would recommend it :) And it has Kid Cudi in it too just as an added bonus!

Easy iPhone Fixes – Part One

The Moment You Think Your Life Is Over

So I have been selling the iPhone for about 3 years now. And believe me I have sold a fair few iPhones :)

I am a bit of a self proclaimed Apple geek so I thought I would share a few easy tips on how to fix basic issue you may come across with your iPhone.

The first thing you have to understand is that your iPhone does 90% of what your computer or laptop does but is about 1/20th of the size. So like your computer when it starts doing something odd generally turning if off to give it a bit of a rest fixes it! Well guess what – the iPhone is exactly the same :)

Giving the phone a “reboot” can fix sooooo many basic issues that come about from the phone not getting a rest.

These basic issues can be things like:

  • Not sliding to unlock or not sliding to answer a call
  • Apps crashing or shutting themselves down
  • Your camera roll being stuck up under than Albums title so you can’t open it
  • Apps not updating of loading
  • Facebook App freezing or not loading up
  • Phone freezing

To do this “reboot” you need to:

1. Hold the centre “home” button and the lock key on the top right hand side of the phone down together.

2. Continue to hold these two buttons down together PAST the “side to power off screen”.

3. The screen will go black – continue holding these two buttons down.

4. Once the Apple logo pops up on the screen you can then let go of the two buttons.

The iPhone is running soooo much software and running heaps of apps that it needs a break every now and then, just like any piece of technology! It is good to do this reboot every few weeks to keep the phone running smoothly :)

Please bare in mind that doing this will also work for the iPad and iTouch :)

Now that you have seen this this maybe it would be a good time to give your computer, laptop, cellphone (smartphone or not), iPad, TV, Playstation a quick turn off/reboot to give it’s brains a bit of a rest :)

TLC Cover – Unpretty

I have always loved this song and have always loved TLC. They were a great 90′s RnB girl group.

I think this song has a really strong message. We spend so much time trying to fit the stereo type that people want us to be that we forget who we REALLY are!

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Enjoy :)

My Hero By Foo Fighters – Cover (Paramore Version)

A few weeks ago I updated my facebook status asking for ideas on the next song I should cover. I got a huge response and quite a few people had asked me to cover a Foo Fighters song. So I started flicking through my iTunes library to find one I could sing. I ended up stumbling upon Paramore’s Version of My Hero and I thought it was a great option as it suited my voice begin an acoustic cover rather than heavy rock. Considering I often seem to cover covers I thought it was an awesome fit to add to my collection of covers which you can check out here and get updates whenever I post a new video, all you have to do is subscribe :)

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Use Somebody – Kings of Leon (Pixie Lott Version)

I was surfing the tube and stumbled on this song by accident. I have always loved the original version by Kings of Leon, but Pixie Lott’s voice is amazing and gives the song a really unique sound.

This song actually took me quite a few takes! It was much harder than I thought it would be! Sometimes the songs you think are going to be easy to cover always turn out to be the hardest!

Hope you enjoy :)

Tiki Taane – Always On My Mind

Tiki Tane has been one of my favorite New Zealand artists ever since I saw him live at Homegrown, Wellington. This particular song “Always On My Mind” is from his first album Past, Present, Future. It’s pretty much the song that made him world famous in New Zealand.

Below is my cover of the song, not in my Vodafone uniform for once! ;)