When the Santa Barbara police department issued a warrant for Michael Jackson’s arrest in 2003, the King of Pop was in Las Vegas shooting the video for “One More Chance”, the one new track from his compilation “Number Ones”. Up until now, my assumption was always that the clip had been left incomplete. Well…”One More Chance” is making it’s official debut next week as part of the new DVD box set “Vision”, and I can’t really say whether it was […]
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The Viewfinder: T.I.’s “Get Back Up” (feat. Chris Brown)
They say let he without sin cast the first stone, right? I generally don’t have a problem separating a person’s art from the way they live their lives. It’s not always easy, but in most cases it can get done, especially after some time has passed (which is why I can now listen to R. Kelly records without feeling queasy-although I still refuse to put any money in that man’s pocket). Let’s face it, most artists are quirky at best, […]
The Viewfinder: “Dilly” by Band of Horses
One of my favorite musical discoveries of 2010? Band of Horses. No, they’re not a new band, but it wasn’t until I saw them perform acoustically earlier this year that I officially fell in love with them. Their latest album, “Infinite Arms”, is a definite contender for my year-end Top Ten. “Dilly” is one of the more upbeat songs on “Infinite Arms”, and probably the album’s most straightforward pop song. The harmonies-as always-are great, and the video adds a certain […]
The Viewfinder: Chromeo’s “Hot Mess”
Chromeo’s “Business Casual” hasn’t set the charts on fire like I hoped it would-which has nothing to do with the quality of the album. Maybe America just isn’t ready for a group of funky Canadians yet. Perhaps that issue can be rectified with the album’s second video, for the song “Hot Mess”. The song, like much of Chromeo’s music, hits that Eighties sweet spot. It’s like the perfect mix of Midnight Star’s “No Parking on the Dance Floor” and Wham!’s […]
The Viewfinder: Pink’s “Raise Your Glass”
Sometimes, after seeing a video, you like a song a million times more. This is one of those instances. I love Pink because not only can she sing her ass off, but she doesn’t take herself very seriously, either. “Raise Your Glass”, the first single from her upcoming Greatest Hits album, has a clip that follows in the tradition of videos like “Stupid Girls” and “So What”. Over the course of the clip, you’ll see: Pink sumo wrestling with some […]