Long before little Jimmy Kirk made the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” the personal anthem of would-be rebel starship captains everywhere, Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock would tap Spike Jonez to create a video that would speak to the trash-talking, aviator-wearing cop in all of us.
I have to admit: I find it extremely depressing that I feel the need to explain to anyone why “Call Me Al” is one of the most fantastic, memorable music videos ever made.
When I’m feeling like shit, there is a handful of artists I generally turn to to make me feel better, and Mika is at the top of the list. I was having a horrible day yesterday, but felt much better after watching the video for “We Are Golden” about five times, so it gets [...]
I’m sure this seems prematurely crotchety of me (I’m barely 32), but what the hell is with music videos these days? I’ve got what seems like a ton of friends totally enamored of Lady Gaga, and I’ll save my comments on her actual music for later, but her music videos perplex me. “Bad [...]
