THE KNIFE - A TOOTH FOR AN EYE
super super interested by/curious about representations of masculinit(ies) these days so this hits all the right buttons.
Frozen To The Phone (by consanddest)
this is the most perfect song and most perfect video for this cold as fuck day. excited to see this lovely band tomorrow night.
Mykki Blanco - “Haze.Boogie.Life” (Official Music Video) (by pitchforktv)
sidenote: trying to wean all the folks i introduced to die antwoord to off of it and onto mykki blanco instead. so into this right now.
Santigold The Keepers
From “Black Hole Sun” to Chris Durang plays to Todd Solondz movies (specifically Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness) to this video right here, I’ve had a thing for really warped depictions of sunny suburban life since young suburb-dwelling me was old enough to know that a) sunny suburban tranquility is total horseshit and b) I wanted out of the cul-de-sac kookiness as quickly as possible. Digging this.
digging this and ju’s commentary.
cold specks - holland
seriously, do not watch this video unless you are willing to take the time to actually “watch” this video. close your other browswer tabs, put on some nice headphones, and full-screen that shit. by the way, music writers/reviewers? do yourselves and your readers a favour and stop describing her as “the black adele.” just, no. no.
(Source: youtu.be)
this made me feel really happy and now i want to dance. found via booooooom
Luscious Jackson Naked Eye
Had a huge “I’m not really a dyke; I just admire her” crush on Gabby (long hair) at the time. And whoever tried to make fetch happen by dolling Kate up in femme drag and making her kiss the irrelevant boy in the vid is a dumbass. #youfoolnobody #forcedhetnonsense
OH MY GOD THIS VIDEO DEFINITELY STIRRED UNCOMFORTABLE GAY FEELINGS IN ME BACK IN THE DAY. don’t tell my sisters that’s why i recorded it onto a VHS casette and rewatched it again and again.
also strange coincidence - this has been in my queue for a few days, and ends up publishing the day adam yauch/MCA passes away. kate schellenbach (who crankyskirt is talking about) was the drummer for the beastie boys in their early years! the beastie boys weren’t just for show when it came to feminism.
THEESatisfaction Queens
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this, but the song and the video will never get old for me.
Here’s to a glorious summer full of gorgeous parties like this one.
ETA: From puzzled-panther, 10 great reasons to love this vid (I agree with all of these - great list!):
- song is phenomenal
- cinematography is sweets
- women touching each other in a way that is both caring and platonic and romantic and appreciative and sexy all at once.
- BLACK WOMEN portrayed in a way that is affirming and celebratory but in no way confines them to either blackness or femaleness
- Black people depicted dancing in a way that is not hypersexualized, sexist, or a way to ridicule Blackness
- Black women portrayed in a way that doesn’t pit them against each other.
- “Leave your face at the door. Turn off your swag.”
- Black hair being depicted as beautiful, interesting, and a way of bonding rather than as something that is weird and should not be touched.
- so much great FAAAASSSSHHHHH
- it makes me feel good about me.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND AWESOME
(via thugzmansion)
possibly the funnest video of all time? ohhhhh Radio Radio, Acadian gift to the world.
kate beaton, making the best comics ever and also introducing you to the best videos.
how have i gone so long without ever having seen this music video?! for the record, this is one of my all-time favourite songs (also one of the best bands i’ve ever interviewed… and i’ve interviewed a LOT of bands).
