Delta Heavy’s “Get By”
The most savage murder of 80s nostalgia you will see this month.
The last five years have suddenly flown by now that Amy Lee–and her latest incarnation of Evanescence–is back with a new album called, appropriately enough, Evanescence. The title suggests this is the real Evanescence, at least until someone leaves again, but the only part I really care about is that the album definitely does not suck.
Of course this is another definitive Evanescence album, which is sort of like saying, “U2 must be stuck in a moment they can’t get out of, and it happens to be their latest album,” but that’s not a bad thing. Either the last five years have helped the wondrous Amy Lee recharge (yep, I’ve still got that crush), or, like a lot of other people have already said, she’s just made her sound work once again on an album with only a bit of filler.
If Colin Farrell doesn’t freak you out as the creepy vampire in the movie Fright Night, then Kid Cudi might just do the trick in his video “No One Believes Me,” which is the first single from the film’s soundtrack.
Directed by Craig Gillespie, who also directed the film, “No One Believes Me” is a minimalist version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” with just a whole lot more creepiness as Cudi seems to bitterly stalk the sleeping residents of a suburb. (Cudi’s character actually shows far more humanity than Farrell’s portrayal of Jerry in the film.)
You can catch Fright Night in theatres this Friday, August 19, which stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Tennant, Imogen Poots and Toni Collette.
“Rolling In The Deep” by Adele
Video Hits: “Blow” by Ke$ha
“Blow” has the odd distinction of being one of the few music videos I’ve enjoyed in a long time. No “I’m so cool it hurts” schtick and no rap monologues–it’s tongue-in-cheek, the song is acceptably enjoyable top 40, and oh yeah, it has James frikkin’ Van Der Beek in it.
In terms of sheer WTF imagery, Ke$ha’s video for “Blow” is right out of a sugar-induced dream, especially once James Van Der Beek shows up (or as Ke$ha likes to call him, James “Van Der Douche”).
If you’re not left gawking at the fact that Ke$ha makes out with a champagne-swilling unicorn (standing on two legs nonetheless), then perhaps the visuals of the duo fighting it out with ray guns will impress you. Or how about when rainbows shoot out of the unicorn’s ray gun wounds?
Video Hits: “What The Hell” by Avril Lavigne
There are possibly only three good things about this video: Avril, Avril in her underwear, and oh, I don’t know, Avril’s vampire fangs (what can I say, they’re kind of cute).
The point is, this is one of those weeks where I feel more inclined to spotlight a new train wreck of a video that’s worth at least watching for kicks than taking the time to hunt for something older and obviously far superior. Sometimes it’s also fun just to wallow in the cheap advertising that is most modern day music videos (anyone catch a count of just how many lame-ass things they’re trying to sell in this video? Off the top of my head I’m going to say ten).
I also can’t help myself though–I have a soft spot for Avril Lavigne that makes me do silly things, like blogging about Avril Lavigne, despite the fact that I’m not an 18-year-old girl. Even with the Neanderthal look-alike “boyfriend” they put in the video, I still couldn’t help myself.
