Zero--Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Going through a Yeah Yeah Yeahs phase right now. Y'all have probably been there and done that, but whatever. "Heads Will Roll" is obviously awesome, but I love this song too.



I've liked this song for a long time, too.

No Doubt

I'm going through a neo-90's phase. While I'm not listening to Biggie Smalls, I'm listening to No Doubt. Whaaaaat?

This is super random (but foreshadowing for all that Harajuku stuff?):



This one is almost good but kinda literal...esp. with the part with the reference to silent film...But I love Gwen and this song and the 8 1/2 references. I'd give the video a B.

New GE GeoSpring Hybrid Water Heater

My family and I love everything and anything with monkeys. Unfortunately, the embedding has been disabled for this video, but follow the link and enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrGr8-g1cik

Cooking by the Book feat. Lil Jon - A Lil' Bigger Mix by Mastgrr

Yeah yeah I know I'm two years late on this one but I was just introduced to this in the past month and it took me a few introductions to get over my initial lip-curl reaction. But once you do... oh ho ho. The song is addictive -- it's happy and bright and shiny and dirty typical Lil Jon all in one! Enjoy.

Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyonce

I feel obliged to write a little somethin' about it. When I heard they were collaborating in a video together, my first thought was "Isn't Beyonce worried she'll be overshadowed by Lady Gaga?" But in actuality the parts that were the most fun to watch all involved Beyonce -- when she does the Lady Gaga dance moves, when she wears the infamous Gaga sunglasses (where can I get a pair??), when she flashes the camera that doe-eyed look...

While I (mostly) love what Lady Gaga has been doing to push the envelope and ah... redefine (music as) art, I wonder if this is the point from where she will shortly jump the shark. Well, probably not, considering all of the powerhaus producers she has behind her now, but there are some things that irritated me (and perhaps everyone else) about this video. 1. Seemingly gratuitous nudity and sex: Why so many crotch shots? Why was she the only one of the prison dancers wearing a thong? 2. Blatant product placement, although this has historically annoyed me about music videos.

Ah also Beyonce looks astonishingly like Tyra in some of these shots, especially in the stop-motion shots. Beyonce's hair was so spot-on throughout the video... the bangs! The volume and flawless curls! Perfect. She looked amazing in every shot. And: Telephone hair on Lady Gaga! Haha hilarious. Ironically in the Americana post-poisoning scene where Gaga is dancing with B, the eye is drawn to Beyonce while Gaga sort of fades to the side... I think it might be because Beyonce is wearing more clothes (relatively). Or, she's a stronger performer in this sense, when pitted head-to-head dancing side-to-side.

Overall, the video made me like the song a LOT more. And I realized that the song is very relate-able, haha. Aside from these gripes, it's typical Gaga genius. So I'll say it was a success!

Video embedded below, but you should watch it on Youtube for the wide-screen:

Animal

I'm obsessed with this song right now. How have I never heard this before? I feel weird. Am I obsessed with music? And fashion? I also don't want to listen to more songs by Miike Snow because what if they're not as good as this song?

There was a time when my world was filled with darkness, darkness, darkness

And I stopped dreaming now I'm supposed to fill it up with something, something , something

In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody I knew before long long long ago

But I'm still trying to make my mind up

Am I free or am I tied up

I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still, I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip yeah I slip

I'm still an animal

There is a hole and I tried to fill it up with money, money , money

But it gets bigger to your hopes is always

Running, running, running

In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody who could be strong

Tell me if I'm wrong

And now I'm pulling your disguise up

Or you free or are you tied up

I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip

I'm still an animal

I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip yeah I slip

I'm still an animal

I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip yeah I slip

I'm still an animal x2

Comment on the Youtube video link:

loafie622 (22 hours ago) 

he looks like the love child of Jared Leto and Jesus

The Knife Music Videos

SOO COOL: "Marble House" by The Knife (embedding disabled)

SO FREAKY "Silent Shout" by The Knife:



AHHH NIGHTMARE!! I used this song in one of the machinima films I've made. Funny that their music video also has to do with ugliness and beauty because my film showed the absurdity of couture.

SO INTRIGUING "We Share Our Mother's Health" by The Knife:



I've blogged this video before, but I did it again because I just can't get enough of it. And I could probably make it in Flash some day a long time from now!

Basically The Knife/Fever Ray are maintaining a certain art in music video that makes it more music film instead of a marketing ploy for pop artists. The end.

Cold Cave

Listening to "Life Magazine" lately...hadn't seen the video til I decided to post...gives the song a different dimension. Really interesting stuff. Need to digest it for a bit. First impressions: like the exposure, concept, question of beauty, religion, sex...homage to madonna/marilyn and vintage beauties...it isn't too cliche, though, is it? I guess the song is called "Life Magazine", after all. It also seemed to allude to Mulholland Drive when the drag queen is dancing with the red gloves...kind of reminded me of the blue haired woman and all that exaggerated makeup/costume action. But maybe I'm giving the video too much cred. It's just refreshing to watch something a little confusing...especially when I'm taking a break from writing a research paper on Ed Sullivan and music television history, "liveness", and "televisuality".



This song's okay...very 80s/New Order/Cut Copy/The Knife/Ladytron...not very original. "Life Magazine" is much better.

Bulletproof Music Video

I've posted on La Roux quite a bit, but I just saw her music video for "Bulletproof" for the first time (I think it was just released this week), and it's a cool one. Her bar-across-the-face eye/face makeup in the music video reminds me of the makeup I had for a fashion show I walked in: huge black bar across the eyes fringed with blue and tinged with silver. It was not a normal fashion show, haha.

"Bulletproof"

And here's "I'm Not Your Toy," which I'd also never seen the music video for. Gosh is it creepy. She's great.

Ditto "Quicksand"

Ditto "In For The Kill"

She's a freak, and I love her, and she is just too cool.

Justin Bieber feat. Luda

And Drake silently clapping.

We Are The World

Bublé

It's like his voice is perfectly suited for his persona and look and image and all that. Pleasant, upbeat, happy, crooning... sounds like he sings while smiling. :)

P.S. This music video features his real-life fiance.

"Cousins" Music Video

by Vampire Weekend