December 2009
13 posts
Battle of the Videos: MGMT "Kids" Toddler...
Youtube is a remarkable beastie. Here on desire to have my eardrums pleased I found firstly a 23 mil hit video of 80s aerobicizing to MGMT’s Grammy nominated “Kids” then realized the official video was actually this.
Turns out the less toddler torture, and the more Bowie-esque glam version is via a student project at USC. And they actually attracted the attention of the band...
Frixxin excellent. Mos Def is a curious but not uncommon in hip-hop case of being even sexier when you don’t see his eyes. I think it’s perhaps when you, by which I mean me, do see his eyes you get all googly and say “FORD!!!” and that is really, all his fault for being amazing in that role. Regardless, boppin tune Fff-Mos. You introduced Ed Norton to The Roots, which,...
Listen listen listen: Sade's first single in ten... →
i’m a soldier of love all the days of my life… in the wild wild west trying my hardest doin my best to stay alive
—“Soldier of Love,” Sade
My boyf EAM got me into Sade. Normally I thought of her as “Smooth Operator” light rock, but with singles like “Like A Tattoo” and others, I was swept into her crucible of groove. And the ten years underground seem to have proven her well - exactly as...