Eight Music Videos featuring Money

1. 3rd Bass - "Brooklyn-Queens" 1988  *MC Serch has 3rd Bass shaved into the back of his head, rad.



2. Tricky - "Sophie Sees" 2013  *This is a short film filmed and scored by Tricky, skillz.




3. Large Professor - "IJUSWANNACHILL" 2009  *This was officially released in 2009, released for promo only in 2002, and shelved by Geffen in 1996.

It uses the same sample as De La Soul's "Dinninit".




4. Michael Christmas - "Michael Cera" 2013  *Squeezing Egg McMuffins is hardcore. Still not sure why he made a song about Michael Cera, but, it's awesome.




5. DJ Quik - "Safe + Sound" 1995  *DJ Quik is coming to The Crocodile January 24, it will be epic.

6. King Ara - "Who The F**k You Talkin' To?" 2013  *This song amazes me.




7. M.anifest - "Over and Under" 2013 (Produced by Budo)  *Underwater money!




8. Sol - "Turn Me Loud" 2013 (SEATTLE MUSIC) *Sol recently played a sold out show at Showbox At The Market, it was awesome.

Ten Great Stephan Gray Productions

***All these videos have appeared on this website before, this post is to showcase the mad skillz of Stephan Gray all in one place. This list also turned out to be a compilation of some of Seattle's most exciting artists. Thank you to Gray Matter Productions for making so many great videos.

1. Thadwick Tristen Trevor lll and Swan Coltrane - "Brain Champagne" 2011  *This is Tay Sean (of Kingdom Crumbs) and Thaddeus David, I hope they make music together again someday.




2. The Physics - "The Goodbye" 2013  *Don't be that girl, mkay?




3. Metal Chocolates - "Opium Of Love" 2011  *OCnotes and Rik Rude collaboration.




4. Sol - "This Shit" 2011  *Sol might take over the world, we shall see.




5. Fresh Espresso - "Big Or Small" 2009  *I nominate this video for best placement of a dj.




6. Grynch - "My Volvo" 2010  *I think that since this video has more than a million views, Grynch deserves a free Volvo.




7. Don't Talk To The Cops! - "Gimme That 80's Butt" 2013  *This album was released in a mini cereal box with all marshmallows for the cereal, awesome.




8. Katie Kate - "Uh...No" 2012  *She is "unabashedly filthy" for sure.




9. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - "Irish Celebration" 2011  *Have you ever heard of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis? I think they might be Justin Bieber famous.




10. OCnotes - "Walk" 2012  *The special effects made this walk with OCnotes so wonderful.

Seven Music Videos At The Water's Edge

1. Reks - "25th Hour" (Produced by DJ Premier) 2011  *He's got a great rap walk. This video also qualifies for music videos with snow, carnival scenes, and signs.




2. RA Scion and Rodney Hazard - "Constant" 2013 (SEATTLE MUSIC)  *After an afternoon of horseback riding, Little Red Riding Hood plays with fire with her homies.




3. Alexander Spit - "Eleanor 60" 2013  *This video also has american flags, money, palm trees, skateboards, tigers, dogs, law enforcement, cats, public transportation, Adidas, and tons of very brief shots of people you may recognize.




4. Malik Ferraud feat. Emilio Rojas - "Nothing Comes Easy" 2013 *East Coast Hip Hop video also has NY Yankees hats, bridges, a globe, animals, and water. This song is definitely worth a listen.




5. Vic Mensa - "Lovely Day" 2013  *This perky song also qualifies for music videos featuring rocks, leg shots, sped up city scenes, backwards scenes, pools, ocean shots, and people sitting illegally in convertibles.




6. Alchemist feat. Prodigy, Nina Sky, and Illa Ghee - "Hold You Down" 2004  *Alchemist has an amazing career (Alchemist Production Discography) and he's still making great music now (Step Brothers).




7. Kendra Morris - "Concrete Wave" 2011  *I do prefer the DJ Premier Remix but this great original version also has flowers, boats, musicians on their backs, a restaurant, rain, candles, and underwater scenes.

Ten Music Videos with Special Effects Part III

1. Oddisee - "After Thoughts" 2013  *Oddisee is a supremely talented musician who deserves the sustainable music career he is working towards.



2. Dudley Perkins - "State Of Emergency" (Produced by Madlib) 2013  *Dudley Perkins is also Declaime, I love Declaime.




3. Model 500 - "The Flow" 1995  *I originally fell in love with Juan Atkins Remix version of the I found on the Everything But The Girl Edition of the Back To Mine Series (2001).




4. Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones - "Life Is Better" 2008  *Norah Jones pairs well with Hip Hop.




5. Cut Chemist feat. Chali 2na and Hymnal - "Turn It Around" 2013  *I hope this mean there will be a Cut Chemist tour.




6. L'Orange - "The Epilogue" 2011  *L'Orange is the new hotness, even though he's been around for awhile.




7. 14KT feat. Tiffany Page - "The Inside" 2013  *14KT has a Super Snap, you'll see.



8. Kool and Kass - "Arrested Development" 2013  *They are just so likeable.




9. The Flight - "Dark Corners" 2013  *I would love to hear the instrumental version.




10. DJ Krush feat. CL Smooth - "Only The Strong Survive" 1995  *This song is still way awesome.

Ten Great Songs

1. Quadron - "Favorite Star" 2013  *It's a ***** happy song.




2. General Elektriks - "Frost On Your Sunglasses" 2005  *This is off the Cliquety Kliqk album, I also love "Tu M'intriques."




3. Declaime feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Mages Sages II" (Produced by Flying Lotus) 2010  *Next level jam.



4. James Blake feat. RZA - "Take A Fall For Me" 2013  *Not surprising that a James Blake and RZA would make a song this amazing.




5. Portugal. The Man feat. Danny Brown - "Evil Friends (Jake One Remix)" 2013  *This is the first song I contributed to Reign City, and it's awesome.




6. King Krule - "Foreign 2" 2013  *King Krule will be playing at Barboza on December 14. I'm so there.




7. Glass Candy - "Candy Castle" 2007  *I would love to see a Glass Candy and Chromatics show someday.



8. Barry Adamson - "Something Wicked This Way Comes" 1997  *I originally found this song on the Lost Highway Soundtrack, which had some serious gems.

9. Deltron 3030 - "3030" 2000   *Deltron 3030 is coming to The Crocodile on November 17. They have a new album called Deltron 3030: Event II. Dan The Automator's discography is truly amazing.



10. The XX - "Angels" (Budo Remix) 2013  *"Angels" seems like it was made to be remixed. Budo's incredible new album is best described in this guy's Tumblr page review.

Ten Music Videos featuring House Parties

1. Reva DeVito and Roane Namuh - "Frozen" 2012  *Even though this came out last year, to me, it is the new hotness.

2. Common Sense - "Breaker 1, 9" 1992  *This is Common 21 years ago, he ages like wine.

3. Rhye - "The Fall" 2012  *Rhye is amazing.

4. Common - "Heat" 2000  *The guy at the beginning saying he's on the list looks a lot like Sabzi, just sayin'.

5. Leaders Of The New School - "Sobb Story" 1991  *Baby Busta, tandem bicycle, and 90's fashion choices.

6. Estelle featuring Sean Paul - "Come Over" 2008  *Estelle and Sean Paul thrown some of the classiest house parties. The version with out Sean Paul is much better, he's not even cute!

7. Ice Cube - "Friday" 1995  *No one is just chillin' at an Ice Cube party.

8. LL Cool J - "Jingling Baby" 1989  *You know it must be 1989 when LL Cool J uses a payphone.

9. Grayskul - "Face and the Fang" 2013 (SEATTLE MUSIC)  *Bloody Grayskul party.

10. House Party Movie Dance Off  1990  *I have yet to attend a house party as great as this.

Four More Mask Music Videos

1. Midnight Davis - "In The Mood For Love" 2013  *This song has many moments of greatness.




2. Earl Sweatshirt feat. Vince Staples and Casey Veggies - "Hive" 2013  *Earl Sweatshirt amazes me.




3. Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill" 1985  *I just heard this son for the first time recently, this is some ridiculously dramatic music. The video is so dated and modern dance-y that it makes you believe that Kate Bush may be the queen of 80's chick music.



Kate Bush's iconic status makes her relevant even today, the Chromatics cover of "Running Up That Hill" can be used as evidence of this.




4. AlunaGeorge - "Best Be Believing" 2013  *These people are in dance rehab, that's some Footloose shit.

Ten Music Videos featuring Rodents

1. Kendra Morris - "Concrete Waves" (DJ Premier 320 Remix) 2011   *This is one of those songs that I knew I loved the first time I heard it.

2. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - "Catch A Bad One" 1993  *This is off of the No Need For Alarm album.

3. INXS - "Need You Tonight" 1987  *Michael Hutchence showed us that rodents can be fashion accessories and friends.

4. Radiohead - "There, There" 2003  *The rodents in this video get the award for Most Civilized Rodents, mostly because of their outfits.

5. Steve Miller Band - "Abracadabra" 1982  *This video has rad 80's special effects, rodents, fire juggling, masks, birds, and a bunch of magic tricks.

6. Head Like A Kite - "We're Always On The Wrong Side Of Sunrise" 2010 (SEATTLE MUSIC)  *This video could have also been on Ten Music Videos featuring Rotating Heads.

7. De La Soul - "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" 1991  *When the rat uses the phone, it reminds me of that scary Secrets of Nimh movie.

8. Joey Bada$$ feat. Big K.R.I.T. and Smoke DZA - "Underground Airplay" 2013  *That's so cute they filmed their "Underground Airplay" video underground.

9. The Roots feat. Musiq - "Break You Off" 2002  * When this song started I immediately thought of this... "Hip-Hop smoothed out on an RandB tip with a Pop feel appeal to it." (Bell Biv DeVoe)

10. Azealia Banks - "212" 2011  *This song is still awesome.

Seven Computer Songs

1. Kraftwerk - "Computer Love" 1981  *Kraftwerk may have been from the future.




2. Glass Candy - "Computer Love" 2007  *Glass Candy paying tribute to the musically talented time travelers above.




3. Madlib - "Blast (Computer Rock)" 2009  *Madlib is the raddest.




4. Flying Lotus - "Computer Face//Pure Being" 2010  *This music video takes you on a journey through space.




5. Zapp and Roger - "Computer Love" 1985  *This is the smoothest "Computer Love" of them all.




6. Radiohead - "Paranoid Android" 1997  *I'm still down with Radiohead.



When searching for "Paranoid Android" videos, I found this funny Noisey video of unimpressed kids giving their opinions on the song.




7. Flight Of The Conchords - "Robots" 2008  *This is from the first episode of the show, these dudes are hilarious.

Six Music Videos with Strobe Light Action

1. Tricky feat. The Antlers - "Parenthesis" 2013  *This is one of those songs that I listened to like eight times before I decided that I loved it.

 

2. Oasis - "Live Forever" 1994  *Oasis at their best.

3. Erik Blood - "Today's Lover" 2012  (SEATTLE MUSIC)  *This music video is Rated R/NC-17, mkay?

4. The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love" 1992  *I dig the bubbles.

5. Glass Candy - "The Possessed" 2013  *Carnival chic.

6. Black Sheep - "Strobelite Honey" 1992  *This video was (not actually) made for this category.

 

Seven Music Videos featuring Playgrounds

1. Another Bad Creation - "Playground" 1991  *I loved this and all other Michael Bivens related groups in 1991. I continue to love Another Bad Creation and all other Michael Bivens related groups in 2014.





2. Missy Elliott - "Work It" 2002  *Missy at her finest.




3. Smif-N-Wessun - "Wreckonize" 1995  *Not as great as "Bucktown", but, still pretty great.






4. Martika - "Toy Soldiers" 1989  *I thought I remembered liking this song, it's really not that great.






5. Boog Brown (Produced by Apollo Brown)  - "UPS" 2011  *A new-to-me lady rapper.




6. Sade - "Paradise" 1988  *She is so fucking cool.




7. Dex Amora + J'Von - "Dex Dynamite Shxt" 2013  *Keep watching for these dudes, they may have come from the future with Jeremiah Jae.

I've Moved To Reign City...sorta

Thank you to Reign City for the opportunity.

This is going to be fucking awesome!

UPDATE (9/7/13)......I just can't quit you music blog, you are way too awesome.

ILLFIGHTYOU part II

ILLFIGHTYOU has surpassed mere coolness for me. I now declare them to be amazing. Their skill is in the way their voices complement the music. They could be saying anything and I wouldn't care because they are saying it so well. Here is a video of them in the studio.




I had been overplaying "Batcave" but have moved on to "'92" and "Midnight".






ILLFIGHTYOU and Jarv Dee are opening up for Snoop Dogg (AKA Snoop Lion) on August 29 at Showbox Sodo. You should probably be there to see this great moment for ILLFIGHTYOU. More information about the show can be found on the Reign City Calendar.

In case you haven't heard their album, they give it away for free download on their website.

Budo Live On KEXP

Budo performed "Circles" live on KEXP and it was WOW.



Budo will be performing at Barboza on Thursday October 10 for the release of his new album The Finger and the Moon. For more information on the show, click here to view it on the Reign City calendar.

Five Music Videos featuring Douchebags

1. Kavinsky - "Odd Look" 2013  *Guys who hold waitresses (or anyone) at knifepoint are definitely douchebags, good thing Kavinsky was there to play Captain Save-A-Ho and then kidnap her himself.

 

 

2. Michael Jackson - "The Way You Make Me Feel" 1987  *I don't think Michael Jackson was a douchebag, I think that he was acting like one in this video. This is not the right way to pick up chicks. Unbelievably, guys still run ladies off the sidewalk as a means of getting their attention. This is an awesome music video though, lots of funny adlibs and sound effects at the end.

 

 

 

3. Gogol Bordello - "American Wedding" 2013  *Most likely, this Gogol Bordello dude is not a douchebag, but, is playing one on tv. The lead singer was so great in Everything Is Illuminated, see:

Here he is acting like a douchebag in "American Wedding".

4. Defenders Of Style - "419" 2012 (UK Hip Hop)  *I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like this if the beat wasn't so good. There is a bunch of kidnappings in this video, kidnapping equals douchebag.

5. Gang Starr - "Code Of The Streets" 1994  *Cab drivers who won't go to Brooklyn are douchebags for sure.

Eight More Music Videos featuring Animals

1. Telemachus feat. Jehst - "The Sheltering Sky" 2012  *I just discovered this song via the Pigeons and Planes website. Telemachus is the name that London Hip Hop Producer Chemo uses for his solo projects. His website can be found here. Jehst can be found all over my blog and on the YNR Productions roster next to other interesting British artists.




2. Sleep Party People - "Heaven Is Above Us" (Song 2012/Video 2013)  *In this video, you will get to see a rabbit coming out of a belly button. The song itself isn't too exciting, which can be a great thing.




3. Apparat - "Arcadia" 2007  *This sounds all Thom Yorke-y.




4. Black Sheep - "Flavor Of The Month" 1991  *This video is amazing. I love that they are wearing snazzy suits while shepherding their flock of sheep and dancing girls.




5. Madonna - "Like A Virgin" 1984  *Madonna as Queen Of The World.




6. clipping.  feat. Cocc Pistol Cree - Work Work 2014  *They are some "off-kilter post-backpack" (Sub-Pop website) on Sub Pop.




7. A.F.Q.B. (A Few Quiet Beers = IllaMan + The Last Skeptik) - "The Beneathiverse" 2014  *I love finding new to me, interesting UK Hip Hop.




8. Lizzo - "Bus Passes And Happy Meals" 2014  *I would have loved to see their reaction to finding out that they scored a tiger for their music video.

Five Music Videos featuring Rotating Cameras

1. Prefuse 73 - "Perverted Undertone" 2003  *I love that this entire video takes place inside a car in a car wash. It might not be the official video but it is a great video. Prefuse 73 is playing at the Crocodile in Seattle on Saturday September 7 (2013). You can buy tickets for the show here.

One more Prefuse 73 song for the road.

Prefuse 73 - "Love You Bring" 2002

2. De La Soul - "Breakadawn" 1993  *Great song from the 1993 album Buhloone Mindstate.




3. Brandy - "I Wanna Be Down" 1994  *If you are looking for examples of 90's fashion, this is one of your resources.




4. The Fugees - "Just Happy To Be Me" 1998  *This is from the Sesame Street special Elmopalooza!




5. U2 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" 1987  *This is from the best era of U2, thank you to my mom and uncles for making me listen to this.

Ten Music Videos featuring Signs (No Tesla)

1. De La Soul feat. Native Tongues - "Buddy" 1989  *I love that this video is introduced by Prince Paul who produced the album "Buddy" is on, 3 Feet High And Rising.




2. Cold War Kids - "Water And Power" 2013  *I know this is a great band but I don't love them yet.




3. Mount Kimbie - "Before I Move Off" 2010  *This is one of the songs that made me love this band.




4. Native Guns - "Champion" 2006  *My favorite part of this video is that they have Harry Potter-like newspapers!




5. J-Live feat. Boog Brown - "The Way That I Rhyme" 2010  *This is a solid track but not great enough to be the new hotness.

6. King Britt - "Chasing Rainbows" 2013  *Definitely a unique music video, "Chasing Rainbows" is from King Britt's new project Fhloston Paradigm.




7. J. Pinder's "Loaded Gun" 2013 (Seattle Music)  *The song is produced by Vitamin D and the video is directed by Bean One. I think it's wonderful.




8. Glass Candy - "Warm In The Winter" 2011  *Watching this video is like riding along with Glass Candy on a road trip. I love road trips.




9. Chromatics - "Looking For Love" 2013  *The video was made when the Chromatics played for a Chanel fashion show.



This song is from the After Dark 2 compilation from the Italians Do It Better label.

10. Telemachus - "Ferndale Road" 2011  (UK Hip Hop)  *Mostly instrumental Hip Hop from the UK found by way of the Pigeons and Planes post called UK Hip Hop Songs You Probably Don't Know (But Should).

Mount Kimbie and Gummo

The guy in the Mount Kimbie video for "Would Know" looks like a mix of two different characters from Gummo (it was the ears that did it) and Grieves.

 

 

Mount Kimbie - "Would Know" 2010

 

 

Trailer for Gummo (1997)

DJ Honda

 

This DJ Honda album from 1998 has a high gem to weak ratio.

 

 

DJ Honda feat. De La Soul - "Trouble In The Water" 1998

 

 

 

DJ Honda feat. No I.D. and Dug Infinite - "When You Hot You Hot" 1998

 

 



 

 

DJ Honda feat. Mos Def - "Travellin' Man" 1998

 

DJ Honda feat. Syndicate - "Every Now And Then" 1998

Ben Khan and Jai Paul

Pigeons and Planes correctly assumed that because I liked Jai Paul, I would like Ben Khan.

Jai Paul - "Jasmine" 2012

Jai Paul - "BTSTU" 2011

 

Ben Khan - "Drive (Part 1)" 2013

Vox Mod

You should probably listen to this. Vox Mod was just voted Seattle's Best Electronic Artist by Seattle Weekly. When you listen to SYN​-​ÆSTHETIC you will understand why. Here is a link to his website.

ILLFIGHTYOU

ILLFIGHTYOU is EvergreenOne, KhrisP, and Ugly Frank. They are from Tacoma and they are really good rappers.

ILLFIGHTYOU - "Batcave" 2013

 

 ILLFIGHYOU - Full Mixtape  2013

 

 

 

You can download their mixtape on their website.

 

They just played at Vermillion in Seattle and this was the flyer.

 

 

Ten More Music Videos featuring Law Enforcement

Here's all the Music Videos with Cops on a YouTube playlist...

1. Lauryn Hill - "Sweetest Thing" 1997  *Lauryn Hill at her finest hour.  UPDATE...the video was removed from YouTube so here's a poor substitute.




2. Ice-T - "I'm Your Pusher" 1988  *I haven't listened to much Ice-T and I was surprised how great this song is. I love that he turned the well-known sample into an anti-drug message. Ice-T was well aware that his music could be used as a tool for social change.



3. Tricky - "Nothing's Changed" 2013  *Not the official music video, still great.



4. Chance The Rapper - "Brain Cells" 2012  *Great use of old footage in this video, he's definitely an interesting rapper.



5. Ice Cube - "Check Yo Self" 1993  *Ice Cube doing the Blue Is The New Black thing.



6. The Bullitts feat. Jay Electronica and Yasiin Bey - "They Die By Dawn" 2013  *Grey's Anatomy guys doing the old west thing.



7. Smif-N-Wessun - "Bucktown" 1994  *If you've never heard this song, you should fix this problem now.



8. Ice Cube - "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" 2008  *He should make one called "Video Games Made Me Do It" for the new generation.



9. King Krule - "Easy Easy" 2013  *This guy sings like a Sex Pistol.



10. Public Enemy - "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos" 1988  *Chuck D gets hanged in this video, but, don't worry he's okay.

Five Music Videos featuring Reptiles

1.Erykah Badu - "Didn't Cha Know" 2000 (Produced by J Dilla)  *Not many women could pull off this outfit.

2. 2Pac feat. K-Ci and JoJo - "How Do You Want It" 1996  *Chicks with snakes, it's a thing.

3. Mellowhype - "64" 2011  *Not my favorite Mellowhype song but I love to see what these guys come up with.

4. U2 - "Mysterious Ways" 1991  *This is one of my favorite U2 songs.

5. Deca - "Breadcrumbs" 2013  *Even if you find yourself not liking the song, you will love the video.

Daft Punk and Dracula

I love the Daft Punk song "Touch"

but, every time I listen to it I think of Jason Segel singing his Dracula Musical song from Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Rhye

Another great song and video from Rhye.

Rhye - "3 Days" 2013

Quadron

I was fortunate to hear about this band yesterday from someone whose taste and accomplishments I respect. This Quadron lady has some rad dance moves, the still from the video shows her doing the Kid 'n Play dance.

Quadron - "Hey Love" 2013

Glass Candy

Glass Candy - "Redheads Feel More Pain" 2013  *In this video, a woman of leisure wears inappropriate footwear on some rocks in Ibiza. The song is pretty great too.

Shad...He's Cool

Shad is one of those rappers that I actually want to listen to. His voice adds to the song and he makes good friendly rap faces. This video for "Stylin" is no frills but still manages to be interesting.

Shad feat. Saukrates - "Stylin'" 2013

Quasimoto

I think Madlib is so rad, here is a video for "Catchin' The Vibe" off of the recently released Yessir Whatever.

In case you didn't know:

Madlib

 

is Quasimoto.

 

No Diggity Served Three Ways

These songs have all appeared on other posts, but, they deserve to be together.


1. Blackstreet - "No Diggity" 1996  *Teddy Riley genius.

2. Chet Faker - "No Diggity" 2013  *This guy looks like so many other guys, he's the only one who sings "No Diggity" though.

3. Martin Luther - "Dog Doogity" 2011  *This is the greatest public service announcement for scooping poop that I have ever seen.

Five Music Videos featuring Hanging Laundry

1. Paul Simon - "Obvious Child" 1990

2. Arrested Development - "Tennessee" 1993

3. Tears For Fears - "Pale Shelter" 1983

4. Sade - "Babyfather" 2010  *Other videos featuring housework don't make it look this sexy.

5. Crowded House - "Something So Strong" 1987

None of these songs have any street cred , but, neither do I, so it's cool.