Joey Bada$$ paid a visit to the Australian radio station Triple J to cover Mos Def‘s single “Umi Says” from his 1999 debut solo studio album. The performance was part of the station’s “Like A Version” segment where every week, a musician or band performs a cover of a song …
Read More »Foo Fighters Release Psychedelic Animated Video for 'Chasing Birds'
Foo Fighters have released a trippy animated music video for their song “Chasing Birds,” from the band’s latest albumMedicine at Midnight. The visual builds off of the song’s first lyric (“Chasing birds to get high/My head is in the clouds”) by depicting Dave Grohl and the rest of the Foos …
Read More »Why a Sex Toy Stars in the Music Video for Cardi B's “Up”
It’s hard to miss. In the music video for Cardi B‘s latest single “Up,” rather than marketing clothes or her own merchandise for the 50 million people who’ve watched, the rapper is helping hawk a pricy, rather large salmon pink vibrator. Sometimes, product placements in music videos are subtle. This …
Read More »French Montana Releases Pop Smoke Collaboration 'Double G'
French Montana pays tribute to New York City and one of its fallen hip-hop icons, Pop Smoke, on his new single “Double G.” The track features a posthumous verse from the late Brooklyn rapper, who also appears alongside French Montana in the “Double G” music video. “Pop was a brother …
Read More »The Dirty Knobs Stick It to Coronavirus in 'F-ck That Guy' Video
The Dirty Knobs, the new band led by Mike Campbell, have released the single “Fuck That Guy” from their upcoming album Wreckless Abandon, out November 20th via BMG. Co-written by Campbell and Chris Stapleton, the song is accompanied by an appropriate “fuck you” to the horrible pandemic we’re all living …
Read More »Ben Harper Announces Lap Steel Album, Shares New Song 'Inland Empire'
Ben Harper has announced his new albumWinter Is for Lovers, a solo effort that features Harper and his Monteleone lap steel guitar across 15 original instrumental compositions. As a preview for the album, Harper released a performance of the song “Inland Empire” in his home studio, surrounded by his collection …
Read More »The 1975 Imagine Utopia in Their New 'Don't Worry' Video
The 1975 have released the music video for “Don’t Worry,” the latest visual from the Manchester quartet’s new album Notes on a Conditional Form. Done in the same CGI-rendered style as past videos like “The Birthday Party,” the simple, utopian “Don’t Worry” clip shows a person walking through a shiny cityscape …
Read More »Paul Banks' New Band Muzz Play a Museum Gig in 'Knuckleduster' Clip
Muzz, the new band fronted by Interpol’s Paul Banks, perform underneath a museum in the video for their new single “Knuckleduster.” The song is brighter and more reminiscent of Banks’ alt-rock roots than Muzz’s prior singles, and the visual, shot in the basement of the American Treasure Tour Museum near …
Read More »Ellie Goulding Hunts Down Blackbear's Clones in 'Worry About Me' Video
Ellie Goulding goes full vampire mode in her new video for “Worry About Me,” in collaboration with Blackbear, who appears in the clip as a set of twins. Directed by Emil Nava and set in a “middle American” woodland, the video shows Goulding stranded in the woods with the two …
Read More »Tove Lo Dances in Bizarre Lo-Fi Video for 'Bikini Porn'
Tove Lo released her new song, “Bikini Porn,” earlier this week, and now has shared the low-fi music video for the single. The clip shows the pop artist dancing around Victorville, California, in bikinis, thongs, and other scantily-clad get-ups. Finneas, her collaborator on the song, appears late in the video …
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