Ten Music Videos featuring Outer Space

1. Ladi6 - "Shine On" 2013  *This New Zealand artist will be performing Monday, March 3rd at The Crocodile Back Bar, you should probably go.




2. Air - "Astronomic Club" 2012  *This is one of the best tracks off of their Le Voyage Dans La Lune album.




3. The Flavr Blue - "In My Dream" 2013 (SEATTLE MUSIC)  *I'm definitely excited to see what this trio will do this year. They are playing a SXSW Sendoff Show at Neumos on Friday, March 7 with Shaprece and James Apollo.




4. 10cc - "I'm Not In Love" 1975  *Seventies slow jams are the best.



5. Dave B - "Galaxy Defenders" 2013  (SEATTLE MUSIC)  *Dave B will be at Nectar Lounge on March 20 for a "Special Announcement" show with Key Nyata, Sidewalk Chalk (Chicago, IL), B Durazzo (Oakland, CA), and will be hosted by Gifted Gab.




6. Chance The Rapper - "Everybody's Something" 2013  *He's pretty awesome. I love the way he used the Slum Village "Fall In Love" sample.




7. Locksmith - "House Of Games" 2014  *I mostly just love when the beat drops @ 0:54.




8. The Souljazz Orchestra - "Celestial Blues" 2014  *This was a Wax Poetics find.




9. Broken Bells - "Holding On For Life" 2013  *Broken Bells are killing it at being an interesting band right now. They will be at one of my favorite days of the Sasquatch Festival, July 5th. I call it Double-D day because two of my favorite music producers, Danger Mouse (of Broken Bells) and Dan the Automator (with Deltron 3030) will be performing. That same day Kraftwerk, Rhye, Sol, and many other great artists will also be at The Gorge.




10. Kireek - "Return Of The Golden Age" 2013  *Kireek is a 5 time DMC World Team Champion (2007-2011).

Ten Incredible Live Performance Videos

1. Radiohead - "All I Need (Live From The Basement)" 2007  The full performance is available to watch here, "All I Need" is no longer available to be watched on it's own.




2. The Rolling Stones - "Under My Thumb" 1966



3. Broken Bells - "The Ghost Inside (Live At The Boat)" 2010



4. Bill Withers - "Use Me" 1973



5. Bobby Womack and Damon Albarn - "The Bravest Man In The Universe" 2012



6. Shabazz Palaces - "A Mess, The Booth Soaks In Palacian Musk" 2011 (Live at KEXP in Seattle)



7. Grimes - "Be A Body" 2012  (Live at Good Records in Dallas, TX)



8. Portishead - "Roads" from Roseland NYC Live 1998



9. Heart - "Magic Man" 1976



10. Norah Jones - "Little Broken Hearts" 2012

Ten More Music Videos featuring Famous Actors and Actresses

1. Ray Wise (Laura Palmer's Dad from Twin Peaks) in Beach House - "Wishes" 2013

2. Mr. T (@1:06) in Busta Rhymes feat P. Diddy and Pharrell - "Pass the Courvoisier Part II" 2002

3. Tilda Swinton in David Bowie - "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" 2013

4. Eddie Murphy in his own video "Party All The Time" 1985  *Eddie Murphy was on top of the world in the eighties, he had to make an album.

5. Elijah Wood, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Susan Sarandon, Jason Schwartzman, Chloe Sevigny, Will Ferrell, and many others in Beastie Boys - "Fight For Your Right (Revisited)" 2011

6. Shia Lebeouf in Sigur Rós - "Fjögur piano" 2012  *Surprising nudity contained, BEWARE! This music video is more like a music film.

7. Christina Hendricks in Broken Bells - "The Ghost Inside" 2010  *Gas is extremely expensive in space.

8. Terrence Howard in Ashanti - "Foolish" 2002

9. Rebecca Hall in James Blake - "A Case Of You" 2011

10. Danny DeVito (@1:26)  in Erick Sermon feat. Marvin Gaye - "Music" 2001

Ten Music Videos featuring Disturbing Images

1. Massive Attack - "Teardrop" 1998  *The whole in utero singing baby thing is just gross, the song is great though.

2. Air - "Cherry Blossom Girl" 2004  *You do not want to be the Cherry Blossom Girl.

 

 

3. Tyler, The Creator - "Yonkers" 2011  *Odd Future videos are supposed to be disturbing. Tyler is a genius.

 

 

 

4. Twin Shadow - "Five Seconds" 2012  *I'm pretty sure I don't like this song but it is definitely an entertaining music video.

 

 

 

5. Broken Bells - "The High Road" 2009  *Danger Mouse and James Mercer steal a kid's remote control car.

 

 

 

6. Grayskul - "Prom Quiz" 2005  *I love that everybody sings the chorus to this song when they play it live.

 

 

 

7. Kanye West feat. Dwele - "Flashing Lights" 2007  *Death by shovel.

 

 

 

8. Earl Sweatshirt - "EARL" 2010  *This song is amazing but the video is hard to watch. It is the definition of shock rap, in a good way.

 

 

 

9. Raphael Saadiq - "Good Man" 2011  *Any woman who would ram her face against a sink to get her innocent man arrested is definitely disturbed.

 

 

 

10. The Internet - "Fastlane" 2012  *Yet another Odd Future shocker.

 

Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside

I do like the "Live at the Boat" version of this song better but the video is pretty awesome.

Broken Bells

Late pass on this one. I love this song, I haven't heard the rest of the album yet,the library wait list is long.


Broken Bells - The High Road from Phunk Promotion on Vimeo.




Broken Bells is Danger Mouse and James Mercer from The Shins. My favorite Shins song is, wait, I don't have one. I appreciate Danger Mouse though and I like his work on this album.