Music Video of the Day
Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" Is Still Pretty Groovy
What at first glance could be an old aerobics video -- or an ad for the Broadway show Kinky Boots -- is actually Nancy Sinatra's hit from the '60s, "These Boots Are Made For…
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In the Mix with Little Mix and Missy Elliott
We're working on our Summer Music Issue and having big debates about who gets to be included. Should it be Jake Bugg or Disclosure? AlunaGeorge or Palma Violets? And what about Little Mix? They're…
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Bridges and Powerlines Bike to "Williamsburg" (Premiere)
Each song on Bridges and Powerlines' Better EP (out next Tuesday on Daisy Pistol) takes its name from a different Brooklyn neighborhood. At the center is the soaring "Williamsburg," which agglomerates sounds around an intricate…
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Blond Teens Spar in Lorde's "Royals"
"We crave a different kind of buzz," sings buzzed-about 16-year-old Lorde, after drily listing luxury accoutrements in a jumprope-worthy singsong chant: "Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece." Handclap percussion helps contribute to the schoolyard…
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Oldman, Cotillard and Bowie in "The Next Day"
Gary Oldman stars in David Bowie's "The Next Day" as a crooked priest, first seen beating up a young beggar. He makes his way to a creepy bar where waiters serve trays of eyeballs and…
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NY's Alright If You Like Moon Hooch
"New York's alright if you like saxophones," the West Coast punk band FEAR sang over thirty years ago. Proving them right is Brooklyn trio Moon Hooch: two sax players and a drummer who call their…
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Team Spirit Faces Satan
Just over a year ago, Passion Pit's Ayad al Adhamy set aside his synth for a guitar and assembled the boozy power-pop quartet Team Spirit. With a self-titled EP out last month, Team Spirit…
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Janelle Monáe and Erykah Badu Are in a Living Museum in "Q.U.E.E.N."
Have you been wondering what happened to Janelle Monáe since she was on the cover of Paper (and, you know, did a bunch of other cool stuff)? Turns out she was frozen in time…
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Chance the Rapper ft. Ab-Soul: "Smoke Again"
Chicago's Chance the Rapper released his joyous, juke-y mixtape Acid Rap today. Earlier this week came the video for the unusually laid-back "Smoke Again," which pairs Chance's melodious croak with a slightly less distinctive verse from…
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Watch Wild Nothing's Psychedelic New Video by Eric Shaw
Dreamy pop band Wild Nothing and psychedelic artist Eric Shaw teamed up to create the video for the band's latest surprisingly funky song, "A Dancing Shell." In the video, humanoids made out of colorful…
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Dan Deacon Releases Two-Screen Interactive Video
Dan Deacon's Record Store Day single "Konono Ripoff N°1" surrounds upbeat melodic bloops with an incessant doorbell-like ringing, muffled vocal harmonies and frenetic drumming, a little like (duh) Konono N°1. The song's new video compiles…
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Io Echo Use Interactive Technology in "Ministry of Love"
When not talking to us at Coachella about their love of Yanni concerts and listening to R. Kelly's "Ignition" in the car, goth pop duo Io Echo made this beautiful interactive video for their…
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Premiere: Dragonette Clowns Around In a Barn In "Giddy Up"
We're excited to be premiering "Giddy Up," the latest video from some of our favorite Canadian dance popsters, Dragonette. The track, which comes from their latest album Bodyparts (out now), starts off with electronic…
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Future's Invited to Ciara's "Body Party"
Ciara's single "Body Party" strips out the frenetic Miami bass drumbeats from Ghost Town DJs' 1996 single "My Boo," retaining the floating jazz chords -- the same progression as "Just the Two of Us"…
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Premiere: Blues Singer Cassie Taylor's New Video "Gone and Dead"
Blues singer and model Cassie Taylor (daughter of legendary blues musician Otis Taylor), is gearing up for the release next month of her sophomore album, Out Of My Mind. In the meantime, she's come…
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"Le Freak" by Chic Is Our Oldie But Goodie Video Of the Week
Yes, Daft Punk hooked-up with Nile Rodgers. But, who is Nile Rodgers? In the video for DPs new single, "Get Lucky," he's the dude without a helmet on the far right. More importantly, Rodgers…
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All-Female Punk Band Savages Tell You to "Shut Up"
UK's Savages showed they're worth all the hype surrounding their upcoming debut album and gave an outstanding live performance at Coachella last weekend. They've also just released this official video for "Shut Up," directed…
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Duke Dumont & A*M*E Put the Music in You
We've got mad love for UK singer A*M*E and of course we were happy to see that she scored the #1 single in England with "Need U (100%)." The song is a collab with…
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Basement Jaxx's Delirious "Back 2 the Wild"
The new video from British house vets Basement Jaxx is a riot of psychedelic stimuli, starring two actresses in shaggy suits and feathers cavorting with animals before a series of kaleidoscopically shifting digital landscapes. Worthy…
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Premiere: James Deen Stars in Bend Sinister's "Quest for Love"
When Bend Sinister guitarist Joseph Blood got cast as an extra in an adult film, the Vancouver musician slipped a copy of his band's album Small Fame to the film's star, celebrity performer James Deen. Won…
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