Video: Cults - "Go Outside"

Go Outside, by Cults from Boing Boing on Vimeo.

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Manhattan's flavor-of-the-month Cults has just put out a new video for their single Go Outside. An interesting take on the song - I'm sure everyone was expecting something slightly more transparent from this indie-electro duo.

Their s/t is out now, check it out!

Official Video: Young Rival - "The Ocean"

Here's the official video for Young Rival's lovely second single The Ocean from their debut LP (aptly titled LP).

They call it a "DIY 8mm video". It was filmed in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada.

myspace.com/youngrival

Video: Born Ruffians - "Nova-Leigh"

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Here's the beautifully shot video for Nova-Leigh, the fantastic second single off Born Ruffians' second LP SAY IT. Directed by Jared Raab.

The whole package deal for this song is pretty impressive, actually. Some of the band's best work, no doubt.

The Wilderness Downtown ft. Arcade Fire

Google teamed up with filmmaker Chris Milk and Arcade Fire to create The Wilderness Downtown, an interactive video that combines the technology of HTML5, Google Maps and the new Google Chrome browser.

Viewers enter their home address, and the video that follows "takes you down memory lane through the streets you grew up in", writes Aaron Koblin on a Google Creative Lab blog post.

The project features the song We Used to Wait by Arcade Fire.

Start your trip here.

Video: Born Ruffians - "What to Say"

Here's the official video for What to Say, the first single from Born Ruffians' upcoming sophomore LP Say It. It was shot with a 1940s oscilloscope and directed by Jared Raab of Nirvana the Band the Show fame. Read more behind the scenes coverage on Stereogum. Say It is due out on June 1, and What to Say will be out May 24th.
official site / myspace / tumblr fan page

VIDEO: Lonely Island ft. Julian Casablancas - "Boombox"

Here's the video for Boombox, a collaboration between Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas and Andy Samberg. It was featured last night on SNL.

VIDEO: Vampire Weekend - "Giving Up the Gun"

As promised, VW's video for Giving Up the Gun.

It's a great comfort to know that every Jonas Brothers fan in the world now knows about "a great, new underground band" called Vampire Weekend.

VW's 'Giving Up the Gun' Video Debut

Vampire Weekend will debut their video for Giving Up the Gun tomorrow, which will include Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas, Lil John and RZA participating in what director Emmett Molloy calls "a bizarre-o tennis match".

Look for it here or on Spinner tomorrow.

VIDEO: The Strokes - In the Studio pt. 1

A very cool video from The Strokes doing the tracking for their fourth album.

You can listen to Nikolai Broke the Zoom here.

VIDEO: Local Natives - "Airplanes" + Gorilla Manor

Local Natives | MySpace Music Videos

Here is the video for Airplanes by Local Natives. Pretty unique combination of stop-motion and real time. This song really tells a story, as does the video.

Their LP Gorilla Manor has been out in the UK for awhile now, but look for it in the US on Frenchkiss Records February 16.

VIDEO: The Dodos - "Long Form"

Somewhere in between a video ruining the song and being so boring that it's unnecessary falls The Dodos, their comforting low drum beats that tie their entire discography together and their video for Long Form, a track from the group's third studio effort "Time to Die".

VIDEO: Vampire Weekend - "Cousins"

Apologies for the excess of Vampire Weekend coverage, but here is the video for their single Cousins.
It's a bit weird, but also appropriately fitting for VW's quirkiness and love of using a single shooting track/angle for their videos (See Oxford Comma).

VIDEO: Tokyo Police Club - "Hands Reversed"

New Tokyo Police Club: Hands Reversed

Really lovely track, although it does seem like they might be starting to become pretty influenced by their friends Born Ruffians. Anyway, hopefully they will keep it as is - it's very strong in its acoustic form.

TPC's follow-up album to Elephant Shell is in production, but no details of release have been announced.

VIDEO: John Mayer - "Who Says" + Personal

Once upon a time in the early part of this decade, I was a die-hard John Mayer fan. Then I started listening to The Strokes.

And now with the news of Battle Studies, JM's first album since Continuum in 2006, I've dug up all of the CDs that comprise his back catalog and had quite a trip.
He's probably the guitarist of this generation.
However, this doesn't really come through on this new single Who Says. First of all, he knocked off his own song Stop This Train on the opening riff and the lyrics are underwhelming and topical (pretty much emotionless) compared to his older work. No doubt it'll sell, and the fiscal prospects are probably the reason why he went back to the studio, but it seems like a step backward.

Let's give Battle Studies a chance anyway.
It's slated for November 17.

VIDEO: Arctic Monkeys - "Cornerstone"

Alex Turner preforms Humbug's endearing second single "Cornerstone", with the help of a red turtleneck, a white background, and vintage gear.

Somehow, it's mesmerizing.

It's On / Alexa Chung

Apparently this page has temporarily gone Phoenix crazy.

This is a nice, semi-acoustic (toned down) version of 1901.
And, what's that in the back there? A drum machine/boombox? Aww. Kinda cute because there's a slightly awkwardly ending.

But it's great that It's On has non-rapping guests for a change.

Phoenix - It's On with Alexa Chung - MTV Shows

This Will Be a Better Year

Official video for Strictly Game by Harlem Shakes!
Takin' a stab at Youtube culture. Very innovative.

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Gig: Born Ruffians + Franz Ferdinand

The gig was eight days ago, last Thursday- May 7, 2009. And it was incredible. Born Ruffians opened with the most interesting set they've played in New York thus far. It was essentially seamless, they seldom talked compared to the last gig with Tokyo Police Club & Harlem Shakes in February (but those bands are their friends, and everyone knew the BR at that one). Anyway they seemed a bit sad last week. Steve the drummer still wasn't there, but his replacement Sinkane was great and there was another bassist/keyboardist with them. No new tracks but they did play an amazing modified version of their full-length album opener Red, Yellow & Blue, as well as I'm One of Those Girls from the EP, which was a great surprise.

During the Franz set whilst staking out the VIP entrance I saw the bassist from the Born Ruffians (Mitch), but in the style of a romantic comedy commercial, a crowd passed in front and he disappeared.


So the pictures were terrible. The ISO was messed up.
But don't worry! The next gig's pictures are going to be way better.
'artsy' would be the keyword here. I guess.





THE RED, YELLOW & BLUE MOD VERSION
(With Franz Ferdinand in Toronto)



Ok so Franz Ferdinand played a solid set. Great energy, they totally got all of their insanely tall+wide New Jersey fans going. So much that we left the floor ten minutes in to their hour set, where my friend and I got 'lower' VIP'd and went to the upper balcony. We didn't see any of the bands or famous people, there was another VIP place for them. But it was still fun and there was a great view of the stage and crowd.







Didn't end up at the afterpary,
but it might have been fun.

Jr. Boys are another Toronto Band..
same mgmt as Born Ruffians.