What started with a few cheesy dance videos has now become a necessity for OK Go: incredibly creative, unique videos that transform the music video into a performance art piece all its own. The band has become known for their incredible viral video hits, and yesterday, they released “The Writing’s On The Wall”, a video that combines optical illusions and
Read morePennsylvania indie rockers Edelweiss are a band that are anxiously making a worldwide push to make it to the next level. They definitely have the sound for it, as evidenced by this video for “Icarus”. With most of the band still in high school, they definitely have time on their side. They’ve also played around the country, as well, so
Read moreJack White is in his own highly creative, super retro-but-modern-cool world, and his video for “Lazaretto” is no different. The clip for the title track to his new album features the former White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather frontman and band in retro gear, with a all-over out there suit, and yet a modern cool that makes up for all of that. Check
Read moreThe Chicago duo known as Super Fresh Bros are on the move again, this time with a brand new music video for a single called “Night Lights”, off of their upcoming “Bonus Stage” EP. The Connor Johnson directed video is really well produced, and SFB definitely put together a smooth track with a hook that you will keep rapping in
Read moreAs a 90s kid, this is something that I can completely relate too. Kimbra, known to some as the female voice in Gotye’s massively popular “Someone That I Used To Know” is on her own with this video. While there are plenty of homages to classic 90s videos, this clip is beautifully playful and unique. The song grows on you,
Read moreAlt rock legends Pixies are back with a new video, from their recently released album, “Indie Cindy”. The song is a twisting, trudging piece, and the visuals to accompany it are the sort of thing that you would expect from a Pixies video. Directed by Mount Emult, it’s definitely abstract. However, it doesn’t take away from the fact that Pixies
Read moreChicago emcee Chris Crack and the New Deal Crew are names to remember. They’ve been rapidly gaining momentum in the Midwest and beyond, and with tracks like “Cuts” you can see why. This is one to play in your car. Like, really loudly. Check out “Cuts” below:
Read moreM.I.A. is back, this time with another video that she directed herself. You may recognize “Double Bubble Trouble” as that catchy M.I.A. sounding song from a liquor commercial, but after the part that airs in the commercial, it’s an all out trap fest, with the last part of the song basically erupting into an audio seizure. The video is also
Read moreOne listen to Chuck Inglish’s “Convertibles” album, and you know that it has some of the best production we’ll see all year. As one half of The Cool Kids, we knew Chuck couldn’t be touched when it comes to putting together a nice beat, as demonstrated by this feature-heavy banger of a track. Check out the video for “Easily” below:
Read moreAs part of the promotion for his new album, “Paradise Lost”, Lah-Kid dropped some visuals documenting the background of making the album. Go into the studio with Lah-Kid as he gets to give you some insight to his world, and where he comes from creatively and otherwise. Check out the video below: You can also get “Paradise Lost” on Itunes
Read moreLeave it to TMZ to get the umm… real scoop on where Tupac is. They recently caught a (possibly drunk) Suge Knight on the streets, and he let the world know what’s up about Tupac, Diddy, and people that claim that Suge either shot or had someone shoot Tupac. I can’t prove either way, so it’s up for you to
Read moreBrody Dalle of the Distillers has been surfacing a lot recently. The frontwoman just released her debut solo album, “Diploid Love”, and amongst all of the promotional material that comes with a new album, she also had time to be on the new Garbage single. In the video, Shirley Manson and Brody trade off vocals in one take, shot by
Read moreNever one to bite her tongue, Lily Allen is as outspoken as ever on “Sheezus”, the single from her upcoming album of the same name, due out in May. “Sheezus” is a very simple little ditty about the state of pop music, and where things are headed with her and her competition. However, she name drops her way through the
Read moreI’m one of those people that believes there is a little bit of good in (almost) everybody. Apparently, The Menzingers are those kind of guys, too. Their latest video shows the lighter side of “Jason Menzinger” (copyrights kinda suck sometimes). Make sure you check out this video, though. It rules. There isn’t really much else to say about it. The
Read moreI would highly suggest remembering the name Jhené Aiko. Known for her hit single, “The Worst”, she followed that up with an impressive performance at Coachella. Then, on top of that, she released “Comfort Inn Ending”, a freestyle with a music video to accompany it. With release on top of release, she continues to impress, and I wouldn’t be surprised
Read moreThings are about to get trippy for The Black Keys. The group released a new single from their upcoming album on Monday, and it’s all sorts of retro psychedelic. It’s very laid back, with some low key guitar, and minimal production to give it that classic, Doors-esque feel. Accompanied with the swirling video from the group, it wouldn’t surprise me
Read moreCoachella closes out the weekend with some huge names! Watch all three channels of Youtube’s coverage right here: All Set Times in Central Time. Channel 1 Lineup: 5:30 – J. Roddy Walston & The Business 6:15 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 7:10 – Fishbone 8:00 – Blood Orange 8:50 – The Naked And Famous 9:45 – Muse 10:25 –
Read moreIn case you missed it on the live stream, Outkast performed at Coachella last night, marking the return of the legendary Atlanta duo. Here’s the video of the full set. Good to see Big Boi and Andre 3000 hit the stage and rip right into “B.O.B.”. Here you go, ATLiens. Enjoy:
Read moreThe Danny Brown/Purity Ring collaboration “25 Bucks” now has gotten the official video treatment, and boy is it ever deserving. With the signature haunting, trap, Purity Ring sound behind him, Danny spazzes all over this beat. Mix that with a hook from the always innocent sounding Megan James, and you’ve got an addicting song. Check out the video below:
Read moreIt sometimes doesn’t take more than a retweet to get you noticed. Harts, for example, fell onto my radar from one mere retweet. Granted, it came from Questlove of the Roots, so it wasn’t exactly just a retweet, but it’s definitely a compliment. Quest knows his music, so much so that he has taught an entire college course on music
Read moreJack White never stops working, or at least it would appear that way. He recently announced his new album, “Lazaretto”, would be available on June 9th via his label, Third Man Records. With that, he released an instrumental track, “High Ball Stepper”, that will be on the album, but is not the lead single. The single, the title track to
Read moreNo, that’s not a typo in the headline. Sean Combs is going back to Puff Daddy, at least for this video, anyway. Puffy released the one minute trailer for his new single, “Big Homie” in which we hear about 30 seconds of the song at most. See how many rappers you can spot in it. No word on if the
Read moreAsher Roth is back with a sophomore studio album, “RetroHash”, due out April 22nd, and the second single that we have from it is “Fast Life”, a very chill song that you can drive around to this summer. Add in the mellow voice of Chicago rising star Vic Mensa, and you’ve got a very cool track. The video, while really
Read moreI’m admittedly late on this (I get tired, sometimes, okay?), but word is Childish Gambino and Chance The Rapper crushed their recent Chicago show. One of the highlights that everyone was talking about the day after (except me, ’cause I was tired) is this crazy freestyle session, where the duo plus Childish Gambino’s brother Steve trade verses over the live
Read moreArtist, songwriter, and all out creative genius David Byrne can almost do no wrong in my eyes. The early Talking Heads records are perfectly creative, addicting, and totally different for their time period. There was a stretch in my life where I fell asleep to my Stop Making Sense DVD every night for weeks on end. But… He covered Biz
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