Classic video: You’ve probably seen this video, but if you haven’t, it is one of the finest the 80′s had to offer. Herbie Hancock is another master artist that I am woefully under-qualified to discuss. He is one of the … Continue reading
Official video featuring Bruce Willis: Gorillaz’s third album was 2010′s Plastic Beach. They released a fourth album in 2010 titled The Fall, which is notable for being the first major release album recorded entirely on an iPad. I don’t have … Continue reading
Official video: Gorillaz was Gorillaz’s 2001 debut album. The rap on this one is terrific and is by Del The Funkee Homosapien. Here’s the real band playing this song live: Jamie Hewlett’s images are, as you can see, an essential … Continue reading
3328. “Feel Good, Inc.” by Gorillaz
Official Video: I barely know where to begin writing about Gorillaz, a “virtual hip-hop act” masterminded by former Blur (and The Good, The Bad and The Queen) front man Damon Albarn and English artist Jamie Hewlett. Rather than recapping the … Continue reading
Album cover video: In the spirit of saving the best for last, here’s “The Last Time,” the final track from St. Elsewhere and the last Gnarls Barkley track we’ll be listening to this time around. The sample here is from … Continue reading
Album cover video: This is some kind of record for songs in a row that I don’t have anything to write about. “Storm Coming” is a decent enough song but, yet again, its not one that stays with me. I … Continue reading
Album cover video: A necromancer is a specific kind of wizard that specializes in magic involving the dead. In the case of this song,” however, Cee Lo is combining the word “romancer” and “necrophilia.” So, yeah, somebody who romances the … Continue reading
Album cover video: “Online” is another song that is enjoyable when I listen to it, but doesn’t linger in my mind much past the end. Alas, the end result of this is that I don’t have too much to say … Continue reading
Official video: Really all of Gnarls Barkley’s videos are terrific and this one is no exception. It features Mario Van Peeples as a Blackula having an average day. Its great fun. “Who Cares” is a terrific song that features a … Continue reading
Fan video: The running theme of St. Elsewhere is, perhaps, “it’s all in my head.” Most of the tracks have to do with some form of mental illness or condition. In the case of “Transformer,” I believe the lyrics are … Continue reading