Category: Videos (Page 18 of 96)

Video: Janelle Monáe’s “Tightrope”

I don’t know much about this Janelle Monáe chicka, but I’m definitely into this song. Another young and talented musician that’s gone over my head, Monáe has been on the scene, more or less, since 2007.

There’s a fashionable futuristic theme shoved in your face, which you’ll have to subscribe to instantly if you are to enjoy the video. But I found myself forgetting about the visuals and plot simply because I was caught up bobbing to the beat. While listening to this song my body and is a prisoner to the music — I couldn’t handle paying attention to anything else. That’s a good thing.

Either way, this video is at least mildly interesting. Big Boi from Outkast is waddling through there, if that’s your thing.

What do Beck and his friends do when they have 12 hours to kill?

Cover INXS albums, apparently.

Here is the formal explanation of Beck’s Record Club:

Record Club is an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day. The album chosen to be reinterpreted is used as a framework. Nothing is rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track is put up here once a week. The songs are rough renditions, often first takes that document what happened over the course of a day as opposed to a polished rendering. There is no intention to ‘add to’ the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens.

Past coverees have included the Velvet Underground and Nico, Skip Pence and Leonard Cohen. This time around, it’s INXS’s Kick. Check out Beck with members of Liars, St. Vincent, and Os Mutantes covering “Guns in the Sky.” Check back here for more updates, which will be released in the same sequence as the album.

Record Club: INXS “Guns In The Sky” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Watch: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim – “Please Don’t” (feat. Santigold)

On April 6, Todomundo/Nonesuch Records will release Here Lies Love, the new Imelda Marcos concept album by veteran musicians David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. Six videos have been created for the project, all which will be included on the deluxe edition of the album.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists kick off A.V. Club cover project

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists cover Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

The A.V. Club launched their series “Undercover” today, which sees 25 bands covering 25 hits. The list was chosen by the website beforehand, and as bands tackle the songs, their peers will have have less to choose from. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are the first up, and they’ve opted to hammer out the 1985 classic “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears. The song is extremely faithful to the original version, which obviously makes for a good time.

New videos will arrive every Tuesday. The A.V. Club won’t announce which artist is covering the song until that date.

Next up: Depeche Mode’s “Endure the Silence”

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