From the opening countdown of “Un, deux, twois,” this dance track grabs your attention and slaps you with its white glove.  The only problem with this duel is that YOU are on the short end of three “bangs” that will leave you dead like disco.  And as if Mark Ronson and his infectious beats + production aren’t enough to worry about, it turns out his “Business Intl” includes the likes of Q-Tip.  One, Two, Oh My God! Continue Reading

In spite of thousands of years of interaction, the dynamics between men and women remain roughly the same.  As evidenced by this video, the rules of the game are just as they were in the beginning, and the results are nearly carbon copy. Continue Reading

Aside from sporting jackets with feathered shoulder pads, Brandon Flowers has been flying under the radar for the better part of 2010.  But in September, the lead singer of the Killers will release his debut solo album that will surely have teenage hearts cracking wide open for the entire first semester.  The first single, “Crossfire” is a run-of-the-mill love song that unsurprisingly plays like a Killers tune.  Lyrically, the portrait of a relationship “caught in a crossfire between heaven and hell” is uninspiring, but who cares….he’s sooooo dreamy! Continue Reading

Here’s another video that ranks on my all-time list.  Not much in the way of cinematic art, but the menagerie of concepts is genius.  Through numerous viewings I have concluded the following (listed in chronological order): Continue Reading

Perhaps the residents of Fang Island intended to fashion a thoughtful yet sonically ambitious song praising Mr. David Crockett, or maybe, just maybe, they knew they could do so much more.  Methinks they knew better, because the end result is an anthemic, dual-guitar, monster ballad/eulogy to the King of the Wild Frontier. Continue Reading

What in the rave is going on?! If I were to judge a book by its cover, and I totally do…..just like wine, I would mistake this trance track for the Ecstacy-driven house shite you’ll hear nonstop at Hot Topic, or whatever neighborhood goth shop posts up in your town mall.  However, once again my patience paid off and gave way to exhilaration at the sound of lead singer, Alice “Through The Looking” Glass’ shriek. Continue Reading

There are two words for this video.  “Amazing” and “Fuckin-incredolicious.”  One of those words was recently made up by an anonymous author, but still holds true.  In this tribute to Rube Goldberg, the members of OK Go play a trivial role amidst the seemingly endless mechanisms timed to their single, “This Too Shall Pass.” Continue Reading