Time has been good to the guys of Duran Duran. Their new album, All You Need is Now, is their best album in at least a decade if not two. Looks like the members have a renewed energy, possibly thanks to producer Mark Ronson, who jumped into the wayback machine and put together the best approximation of the sound that made the boys from Birmingham superstars. The “All You Need is Now” video surfaced recently, and while there are no […]
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The Viewfinder: Kanye West’s “Monster”
Have a ghoulishly good time with Kanye West’s “Monster” video.
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: Cake’s “Sick of You”
I was so psyched that Cake had come out with a new single that it never even occurred to me that a video would follow! “Sick of You” continues the San Francisco band’s long string of visually quirky offerings. From John McCrea’s rapidly changing headgear to the random explosions to the dancing rabbits, this video’s definitely good for a couple of chuckles. The song’s pretty damn good, too. I’m not sure how possible it is to be more excited about […]
“Check it Out”: Or Don’t, If You Know What’s Good for You
I could very easily turn this into yet another post bashing will.i.am, who’s pretty much my favorite whipping boy. “Check it Out” is yet another blemish on an excessively long list of blemishes. Despite a reasonably intriguing visual, the sampling (of The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star”) is uncreative, his lyrics are completely meaningless, and there’s nothing that separates the song from the pack of unoriginal, Auto-Tuned, dance pop tracks that have crowded Top 40 radio for the past […]
OK, Willow: I Give
What the hell am I doing listening to-and ENJOYING-a song made by a nine year old? Just the fact that I’m typing that sentence makes me feel like I should be driving a white van. And truthfully, I avoided Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” (a hard thing to do if you’re as connected to the internet as I am), because it just didn’t occur to me that the song would actually be…y’know, good. Holy crap. “Whip” is fun, danceable and […]
Gil Scott-Heron’s Haunting “New York is Killing Me” Video
I’ve been looking for this video for ages! There was quite the big to-do about “New York is Killing Me”, the latest video from Gil Scott-Heron’s [amazon-product text=”I’m New Here”” tracking_id=”popblerdcom-20″ type=”text”]B002ZBT84G[/amazon-product](my favorite album of 2010 so far, BTW), receiving it’s premiere at a special event at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. But as quickly as the news hit the interwebs, the video vanished. And I mean VANISHED. So it took a little bit of sleuthing for me to […]
Never Too Late for a "Holiday": Vampire Weekend's New Video
I was originally gonna post this video before Memorial Day, with the timing of the video’s release and the actual holiday weekend, it seemed like the logical thing to do. Sometimes the best laid plans fall short, however, and now I’m posting the new video from my favorite new-ish band (that I’m going to see in a couple of months…sweet!) while everyone’s in mid-week slumber mode. Anyway, “Holiday” is a jaunty little song, perfect for beach trips and summer cookouts. […]