Ten More Music Videos With Rotating Heads

YouTube Playlist w/ all 20 Rotating Head videos is here.

1. J Dilla feat. Nas "The Sickness" (Prod. by Madlib) 2016  "The Sickness," vocals recorded in 2001, is the bonus track on the iTunes release of J Dilla's "The Diary" album earlier this year on Nas' Mass Appeal Records.




2. K.Raydio and Psymun - "Sweet Dreamz" 2014  King Of The Category goes to Minneapolis' K.Raydio and Psymun for the most rotating head action in a video thus far.



The video reminds me of this Rolling Stones album cover.

3. Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - "Latch" 2012  This song is super played out now, but that doesn't change that this is an epic love song. I saw Sam Smith perform this song live at the Paramount in Seattle but he made it a slow jam, ew. Don't get me wrong, I love slow jams but I much prefer the original.




4. Joe Jackson - "Steppin' Out" 1982  This song still goes...hard.




5. Cyne - "Running Water" 2005  I love how many different special effects there are in this video. Cise Star of Cyne recently performed at a show I helped make happen at Barboza with Shing02, Spinmaster A-1, Marcus D, and Dex Amora. They all killed it.




6. Alessia Cara - "Here" 2015  Ballsy move to sample Portishead, but, she nailed it. The rest of her album is just meh to me. This song got her a big ol buzz, she'll be able to keep my attention if she stays weird but that may not be up to her at this point.




7. Jessie Ware - "Tough Love" 2014  Props to Jessie Ware for knowing how to be a classy pop star, she can even make a ponytail glamorous. I got to see her at an in-store performance at Sonic Boom in Ballard and later that evening at The Neptune Theater during her "Devotion" Tour in 2013.




8. FKA Twigs - "Water Me" 2013  You will lose this staring contest.




9. Glass Animals - "Cocoa Hooves" 2012  Slugs are pretty awesome as long as you don't accidentally step on them, which happens a lot in Washington. I am down with Glass Animals but their sound is almost too distinctive (almost too similar). Their "Love Lockdown" cover remains to be my favorite from their camp.




10. THEESatisfaction - "EarthEE" 2015  So glad that these ladies are Seattleites and I love that they're going to explore solo careers. Evolution and personal growth are where its at.



SassyBlack gets my vote for most inspiring social media presence (Dam Funk, Gary Vaynerchuck, and sometimes Russell Simmons are the fellow nominees). She's proving to us how hard work, a great attitude, an open mind, and having the guts to be yourself is the best way to succeed in this world. This is one of my favorite SassyBlack quotes so far.

Ten Music Videos With Kissing

10 Kissing Music Videos Playlist is here.

1. Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle - "You And Me" (Flume Remix) 2014  I actually think they went a little overboard with the kissing on this one but the song is awesome. It was one of the many songs I knew I loved in the first 1 minute and 4 seconds. My intro to Disclosure was "White Noise" featuring AlunaGeorge and I've been on board ever since. For Flume, the song that caught me was "Left Alone" featuring Chet Faker.




2. Bjork - "Mutual Core" 2012   Bjork is Queen of the Keep Iceland Weird committee in the best possible way. The almost unlistenable song and creepy visuals in this single from her Biophilia album make it an all around uncomfortable video to watch. Don't get me wrong, I have loved Bjork since before I Mod Podged the Post album art on my journal in 1995; but, her new music is a little hard to digest. A+ for effort and for staying true to her inner weirdo.




3. The Weeknd - "Often" 2014  Even though all of The Weeknd songs sound the same to me, there are only 3 songs that I have overplayed as of yet. "Can't Feel My Face," "The Zone," and "The Morning." He's just meh to me in general, but I would love to see other artists work as hard as he has for a sustainable music career.




4. Shura - "Touch" 2014  Love the song but the video makes me feel like a Peeping Tom. Shura has a Shuraverse on her website that is so high tech that it doesn't load half the time. Have yet to find any other Shura songs that I like.



The final product of Talib Kweli's remix is pretty weak. It feels like a concocted label collaboration to me, but maybe Kweli simply liked the song as much as I did?




5. BADBADNOTGOOD + Ghostface Killah feat. DOOM - "Ray Gun" 2015  This is a truly epic trio of artists. Masks, robots, spaceships, subtitles, cars, fur, birds, special effects, food, lasers, cops; this video has everything. I love that Left Brain is the lead actor in this; he doesn't tip his bartenders though so he'll never be that classy.




6. Odesza feat Zyra - "Say My Name" 2014  I'm down with Odesza but I have yet to feel the urge to spend time with their music. The duo met at WWU and quickly made Bellingham, WA a new hub of the Electronic music scene. Pretty sweet trick actually.




7. Prof - "Motel" 2015  Best dimples, promo, and socks in the game. He's been working his ass off under the guise of almost constant shenanigans for over a decade. With the priceless backing of Rhymesayers, he's making a huge mark on the music community.



My former ReignCity team had the pleasure of hosting Prof's "Liability Tour" at Nectar Lounge November 17, 2015 with Nacho Picasso and Slow Dance. Here's a few of the photos I found on my phone the next day.

8. The Flavr Blue - "Hearts Racing" 2014  SEATTLE MUSIC  All three members of The Flavr Blue are pushing themselves to be the best humans they can be. Mad respect to Hollis, Parker, and Lace for their commitment to their craft and for being all around awesome people.




9.  Snakehips feat. Tinashe + Chance The Rapper - "All My Friends" 2015  We never actually see what these people are waiting in line for which is actually perfect for the song. This video for my first exposure to Snakehips would have been perfect in the short Rotating Cameras list. I've listened to this song too much but I'm coo with it.




10. Kwamie Liv - "Higher" 2015  This video documents the course of a relationship, The Cure's Wild Mood Swings album did that too. I first heard Kwamie Liv in the single "5 AM" a few years back but haven't seen her in Seattle yet.

Drums Of Death (Not As Scary As It Sounds)

This song reminds me of Disclosure and AlunaGeorge's "White Noise". They both have that UK House-y with the lady singer thing going.

Drums Of Death feat. Yasmin - "True" 2013

Ten Music Videos featuring Fans

1. LL Cool J - "I Need Love" 1987  *These are screaming lady fans, very appropriate for LL Cool J.




2. Gang Starr - "Ex Girl To The Next Girl" 1992  *He sounds so cold-hearted when he says "next".

3. Monie Love - "It's A Shame (My Sister)" 1990  *They tied stuff to the fan so that we can see that the fan is working?

4. Fugees - "Nappy Heads" 1994  *This is from the album that wasn't The Score.

5. X-Clan - "A.D.A.M." 1992  *There are some giant necklaces in this video.

6. Disclosure - "When A Fire Starts To Burn" 2013  *Fake evangelism music video. Disclosure is from the UK.

7. Jessie Ware and Sampha - "Valentine" 2011  *I love both of these artists, but, when Sampha sings I get that "I can't believe how good this is" look on my face. I still think he sounds like a combo of Aaron Neville and James Blake.

8. Sophie B. Hawkins - "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" 1991  *I liked this song when I was too young to know what she was talking about...and I still do.

9. The Beatles - "In My Life" 1965  *Among their many other great accomplishments, The Beatles turned many normal teenage girls into screaming fans.

10. OutKast - "Hey Ya!" 2003  *More fans of the screaming girl variety.

AlunaGeorge

AlunaGeorge is a duo from London,  Aluna Francis and George Reid. They first caught my attention with "Your Drums, Your Love". The video had a wolf looking creature made of mirrors (See Ten Music Videos Featuring Mirrors here), which is awesome. The song isn't as great as the video.

 

Then I came across their 2013 collaboration with Disclosure, "White Noise". I put it in the list for Eight Music Videos featuring Fierce Solo Dancing. I don't often like songs this dance-y, but, her vocals add the soul that is often lacking in electronic dance music; as a result, the song is fabulous.

 

 







Next, I found "Attracting Flies" and creating a list of Ten Music Videos featuring Literary References was the only option. This video manages to modernize multiple classic fairy tales in a three and a half minute video. Rapunzel grows weed in her tower with her eccentric lady friends. Little Red Riding Hood wears a red American Apparel hoodie, a tight red dress, and white sneakers. The Princess (and the Pea) has one of her anti-depressants under one of her many mattresses. A tattooed Prince kisses Sleeping Beauty to wake her. It is fucking awesome.

Most recently, I found the freshly hipped second version of her video "You Know You Like It" (originally released in 2011). There is something about this beat keeps me listening. Watch for the girl who has "rad" written on her forehead with hair @ 0:32. The "rad" hair girl is only one of the casually dressed (yet eccentric, hip, and unique) people at the empty pool party. I like how when they are dancing in a group of five, they look like they are chilling out and dancing at the same time.

Thank you, once again, to the Pigeons and Planes website, on which I found this and many other of my new favorite artists. Check out AlunaGeorge's website here. Their new album, Body Music, will be released on July 29.

Eight Music Videos featuring Fierce Solo Dancing

1. MC Lyte - "Ice Cream Dream" 1992  *This is from the Mo' Money Soundtrack, I have this on cassette. I had no idea what this song was about in 1992.

2. The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy" 2011  *He is the new school iconic solo dancer.

3. Karyn White - "Secret Rendezvous" 1988  *I'm pretty sure she does the Roger Rabbit and the Running Man in this video starting @ 1:19.

4. Tears For Fears - "Mad World" 1983  *The guy dancing outside by himself is the inspiration for this category.

5. Mayer Hawthorne - "A Long Time" 2011  *1980s Detroit dance show footage pairs nicely with this song.

6. Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge - "White Noise" 2013  *It's pretty dancey/dancy but I still like it.

7. Johnny Gill - "Rub You The Right Way" 1990  *I like the part @ 3:11 when he is dancing really hard and making eye contact with the camera.

8. Toro Y Moi - "Never Matter" 2013  *I'm not in love with this song by any means, but the video is pretty funny. I do feel like Chaz Bundick (Toro and Moi) would be a great person to hang out with. There is a great video interview with him on my 2011 Toro Y Moi post.