I admit that I was surprised to see this one come down the pike. Lords of Acid hail from Belgium, and have been making industrial techno music laced with not-so-subtle sexual lyrics since 1988. My primary knowledge of the band stems from their 1997 album Our Little Secret, which featured the entendre-laden “Pussy” and the even more transparent “Spank My Booty.” I really haven’t given much thought to Lords of Acid in the intervening decade, but it turns out that […]
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The Viewfinder: “When The Night Falls” by Chromeo
If you haven’t picked up Chromeo’s Business Casual album yet, you are missing out on some serious dance-pop goodness. These two Canucks make music that takes listeners back to the glory days of post-disco dance pop. It’s got a 1983 flavor, with a little bit of 2011 irreverence thrown in. The year-old project has gotten a new life, including the announcement of a tour with them and kindred spirit Mayer Hawthorne, and a video for the single “When The Night […]
The Viewfinder: Cee-Lo Green’s “Cry Baby”
Cee-Lo Green is so bad ass, he can make a dope video and not even be in it!! “Cry Baby” is the latest single from the rotund soul man’s album The Lady Killer. The video for the sprightly tune (I think this may be the first time I have ever used the word “sprightly” in a sentence) marks the return of Jaleel White, who just about everyone in the world knows as Steve Urkel on the hit ’90s TV show […]
The Viewfinder: Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger”
If you’re gonna make a record that references Mick Jagger in the title, you’re gonna have to reference him in the video too, yeah? “Moves Like Jagger” is the song that unites two of the four hosts of the hit TV show “The Voice” for the first time (Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera), and the upbeat tune has become one of this summer’s biggest hit. The videoclip combines archival footage of Jagger with a series of people imitating […]
The Viewfinder: “Otis” by Kanye West & Jay-Z
Rich folks have a lot of fun, eh? For the video for “Otis”, the official first single from Watch the Throne (released on iTunes Monday and available in all other outlets tomorrow), Yeezy and Jigga are joined by some hot girls and Aziz Ansari (??) for some car silliness and mugging for the camera. It’s not high art, but it looks like the two rappers had a blast making the video. Makes me wonder when the last time a hip-hop […]
The Viewfinder: Mayer Hawthorne’s “A Long Time”
The video for Mayer Hawthorne’s “A Long Time” is an homage to late Eighties Detroit dance staple “The New Dance Show”.
The Viewfinder: Johnny Gill’s “In the Mood”
JG is officially back, y’all. After a FIFTEEN YEAR absence, the lusty-voiced singer is back with a new single, “In The Mood” and an album called Still Winning. His seventh studio album overall, it arrives in stores and online on September 20th. The video for “In the Mood” is romantic and mellow, keeping in tandem with the song’s theme. Nice to see JG not trying to keep up with the (younger) Joneses by swathing his voice in Auto-Tune or hiring […]
The Viewfinder: Lenny Kravitz’s “Stand”
Much as I enjoy his music (most of the time, anyway), Lenny had always struck me as sort of self-important and humorless. Well, after twenty-something years of rock stardom, Lenny tries his hand at comedy in the video for “Stand”, the first official single from his upcoming project, Black & White America. Must have been his well-received turn in “Precious” that got him bit by the acting bug. There appears to be some serious “Let’s Make a Deal” type shenanigans […]
The Viewfinder: Beyonce’s “Best Thing I Never Had”
Welcome to the Beyonce Knowles victory lap. Celebrating the #1 debut of her album, 4, the Queen B unleashes the second video from the project. It’s for the Babyface co-penned ballad “Best Thing I Never Had”, and it’s got the internet a-buzzing. Not only does it offer a solid minute of Beyonce in her draws, but you also get to see what a Beyonce wedding might have looked like (for all the voyeur-types in the house). The clip is eye-catching […]
The Viewfinder: “Ain’t No Doubt About It” by The Game
The Game’s R.E.D. Album has had it’s release date shuffled around like a well-worn deck of cards with no clear reason why. The L.A. rapper’s fourth album now looks to have it’s clearest push to release yet with the unveiling of “Ain’t No Doubt About It”, a single and video that features Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake. The video is pretty much the stereotypical hot chicks on a yacht scenario, with a fair amount of product placement. Pretty much par […]