British singer-songwriter Marsha Ambrosius has flourished over the course of a decade-long career. She scored hits as 1/2 of the innovative duo Floetry, she scored a massive smash as the co-writer of Michael Jackson’s last major hit, “Butterflies”, she arranged vocals and/or sang on a slew of hits for others (most notably Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River”), and she survived almost having her career mangled by Dr. Dre (unlike Dawn Robinson, Rakim, Busta Rhymes, Truth Hurts…need I say more?) […]
Posts tagged "New Video"
The Viewfinder: Lupe Fiasco’s “The Show Goes On”
Check out the video for “The Show Goes On”, the debut single from Lupe Fiasco’s upcoming album “Lasers”.
The Viewfinder: Dr. Dre “Kush”
The first new video from Dr. Dre in well over eleven years, “Kush” has just been premiered.
The Viewfinder: “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
Adele’s sophomore effort, 22, is quickly heading towards the top of my most anticipated albums of the year list, thanks to her new single “Rolling in the Deep”. I am grateful that Adele’s managers/handlers/whoever didn’t try to water her down to make her more palatable in the current pop market, although “Rolling” should be plaid loud and long on Top 40 radio. I am curious as to why she isn’t in the video clip, though. It’s a pretty…interesting piece, I […]
The Lonely Island Welcomes Jack Johnson (Or Not So Much)
Never thought you’d ever see a fight scene in a Jack Johnson video? Well, turns out the mellow surfer dude has a bit of a mean streak in him. In the new video for “At or With Me”, Jack finds himself being heckled by Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island buddies while playing. Needless to say, hilarity ensues. Samberg remains one of the few reasons to watch “Saturday Night Live”, and Jack reveals a previously unseen sense of humor in […]
Does One Become Radioactive After Having Sex on Fire?: KoL’s New Video
Quick Kings of Leon story. As y’all know, I try to avoid hype-y, “it” bands (no, seriously), so I stayed off the Kings of Leon train while the rock mags were going gaga over the band. It wasn’t until hearing their third album, “Because of the Times”, that I officially converted. I was walking through a Virgin Megastore (R.I.P.) while “On Call” was playing and I fell in love immediately. Of course, one album later, the Followill clan stopped being […]
Celebrating a “Summer Day” with Sheryl Crow
While the younger folks jam to Katy Perry’s “California Gurls”, I’ll take Sheryl Crow’s new “Summer Day” as my mid-year anthem, thank you very much. With this soul-spiked slow-burner from her upcoming album “100 Miles from Memphis”, Crow bounces back into my good graces. Not that she’d been totally out of my good graces-she’d just been wallowing in mediocrity and inconsistency over the course of her last two or three albums. Perhaps that was due to a mid-career slump, perhaps […]
Tighten Up Your Fight Game: Check out The Black Keys' New Video
The Black Keys are one of those bands that’s been on my radar for quite some time. I’ve just never really built up the interest to fully investigate them-till now. I’ve heard very good things about their new album “Brothers”, and after checking out this awesomely hilarious video for “Tighten Up” (which is a kick-ass song independent of the video), I marched my ass to the local record emporium to pick up a copy. I do have one qualm about […]
Eminem *Literally* Soars in "Not Afraid" Video
I think Eminem might just be serious about this new, more mature image. “Not Afraid”, the first single from his upcoming “Recovery” album, does a good job deleting some of the bad taste left in a lot of fans’ collective mouth after years of increasing mediocrity. Couple it with his guest verses on songs by Drake and B.O.B, and an unforgettable freestyle on the BET Hip Hop Award show and..we might be talking comeback for a guy who can rap […]
Maybe There's Something About This Drake Kid: "Find Your Love"
I have no problem admitting my love for mass-appeal pop music, but I also think I’m smart enough to look past hype and like something based on musical merit (because yes, even mass-appeal commercial music can have merit). For the past year or so, the frenzy around Canuck TV star-turned-rap phenom Drake has felt all too much like unwarranted hype. How does a moderately talented, moderately decent looking kid with no street cred become hip-hop’s next big thing otherwise? The […]
The Queen of R&B Videos Returns: Erykah Badu's "Window Seat"
Seriously, who in R&B is making the best videos right now? Hint, her last name ain’t Knowles. Teasing the second volume of her “New Amerykah” series, which comes out this coming Tuesday, Erykah Badu has blessed us with the video for the album’s first official single, “Window Seat”. While the song itself might be the most R&B radio-palatable thing she’s recorded in at least half a decade (not necessarily a bad thing), the video is, as one should expect from […]
Mike Doughty Rises Up: No Stairs or Elevators Required
If you haven’t yet picked up “Sad Man Happy Man”, the latest effort from singer/songwriter/guitarist/poet/columnist/blogger/author/mancrush of mine in a totally not-gay but would love to be best friends kinda way Mike Doughty, then you, sir or madam, are missing out. Now, one of the album’s best songs, “(I Keep On) Rising (Up)” (I may have gotten my parentheses mixed up) has a video as cool as the song. Thanks to some nifty special effects and the presence of Mike’s faithful […]