Carney: Love Me, Chase Me

How have I not posted on Carney's new video for Love Me, Chase Me yet? Misplay. Carney filmed their first video this past summer & it finally came out a couple weeks ago. It blows my mind. In a time where I kind of forgot about music videos (thank you MTV for never playing them you whores), Carney comes along with this piece of art.

It's a great song by one of my favorite bands of the year. One of my favorite videos ever. These guys literally have talent oozing out of their pores. They are also all very nice guys. If you ever get to see them live, do it. Check out the Love Me, Chase Me video:

Ke$ha

I'm ducking LOVING this Tik Tok remix with drums done by DrUMK1nG. I'm a huge sucker for drums. Good work.

Killing Time - TheArt

So The Art is this band that I didn't really know too much about when I went to go see them live over the summer. I had heard like 3 of their songs beforehand. When they opened up for The Veronicas on July 12, I was blown away. They were just so for lack of a better word "cool". I loved their sound, and their presence was beyond. I should have bought their EP at the show when I had the chance. **kicks self** But I guess I'll have to just wait until the record they recorded over the summer comes out.

Killing Time is what I think is my favorite song by them that I've heard so I was stoked to find this video by Va Va Zoom on Myspace:

TheArT - Killing time

VaVa Zoom | MySpace Video

Lady Gaga Does It With "Bad Romance"

Damnit Gaga, you've topped yourself! Have you even SEEN Lady Gaga's new video for "Bad Romance"? Katy Perry said it best when she tweeted, "Yep, Gaga's game is on point, she's on another planet that no one else can get to right now... She's eating, breathing, living it. RAD."

At about 3 minutes in Lady Gaga's even wearing the shoes I want, bitch! Jk, loooooove youuuu. Seriously though, the shoes are like sea monsters on your feet, and I've been wanting them. I didn't think anyone would actually have them outside fashion week though. She really is rad.

Chaingng Mashups

What could be better thank Chaingang and ooey gooey 90's goodness all at once? Really? Well someone figured this out and made some great mashups with Chaingang songs. Cowflewoverthemoon on youtube is the guy behind this awesomeness with Reality Bites and Chaingang's Move:



That's my personal favorite. Check Janeane Garofalo's face. Priceless. Plus, Steve Zahn is the best thing since, well sometime. I particularly like the end where the video pans to the outside of the convenience store, and you can still see them dancing through the window.

Here's one more with 10 Things I Hate About You, also a great 90's movie and Chaingang's Animal:



Check out more Chaingang here: http://www.myspace.com/chaingangpower

Talent:ed People: Fretless Delay with Jessica Veronica

Here are Fretless Delay and Jess Origlasso of The Veronicas singing The River. They are some of the most talented musicians around clearly. I could listen to them sing all day long. Hi, if you're reading this, please come jam in my living room some day like you are here. kthanks.



Check out more Fretless Delay and more from The Veronicas.

vc: Sparksspa

Passion Pit - Sleepyhead LIVE

Hello, here is Passion Pit's Sleepyhead. Passion Pit is pretty much superawesomesauce in my book. So much depth and talent in that band. I especially love this song (read: it's my favorite) for so many reasons including the fact that it's the first song that I heard by Passion Pit and for many others like the random times it reminds me of that need not be mentioned here.

Anyway, check Passion Pit performing Sleepyhead live in Juan's Basement. Pretty much I want to be in that basement with them watching & dancing around.



I should also mention that I have a huge thing for the drummer in this. It might be because I really want to play drums, and he's awesome. But hey, now you know.

vc: Pitchfork TV

Cassie Steele Sings?

Wait, hold the phone, Cassie Steele sings? I had no idea! She's actually really really good too! Cassie is best known for her role on Degrassi: The Next Generation as Manny Santos.

Those of you who know me, you know that Degrassi was my complete obsession for so so long. I loved that show and it still holds a strong place in my heart. Yes, I did watch that show regularly until I was like 23 or so. I admit it. I will still watch it sometimes if the older seasons are on. I only recently started shying away from it in the past few seasons because most of the stellar cast is now gone & replaced with randoms that I don't think can hold a candle to the originals, like Cassie. Anyway, if you don't know me well, fyi for you.

Back to my point. Cassie posted a video of her singing her song Summer Nights & it was the first time I've heard her sing. I was really just blown away by it. I would have never guessed she had such a great voice on her. She should have been singing WAY more on the show. She seemed so cool & at home just chillin out on the floor singing with her guitarist. Very stripped down & honest, just her.

I need to go buy some of her stuff if I can find it. Check this girl out. I swear. Summer Nights has literally been running in my head since I first heard the song Monday.



Ok. End fun rant.

vc: CassieSteeleTV

I Blame Coco

My newest music find = I Blame Coco & I love it. The other day Hayley Foster, the fabulous singer of Chaingang, posted this on Twitter:

@hayleyjfoster: Wow Sting's daughter is amazing http://bit.ly/1L7rQF



From there, I checked out the video to discover I Blame Coco. Yes, she is the daughter of Sting like Hayley said. That family must have some damn good genes. I loved the video and checked out more of her stuff. All very good. Her voice reminds me a little of the style Sting sings, how he pronounces his words or something, and a little of Fiona Apple. It's very souly (if that's a word, soulful maybe) and very fun. I'm pretty sure she'd rock out live. Check her style too. I approve. More:



vc: channeldobedo and MaroonCafe

I Love the 80's

I'm making a playlist for my friend Regina's bachelorette party & I'm already having fun. Artists include

Madonna
Bobby Brown
Corey Heart (because I do wear my sunglasses at night)
more Madonna
Michael Jackson
Eddie Money
Tears For Fears
Sting & The Police
Queen
Lionel Richie
Rod Stewart
and MORE Madonna

This pleases me. Anyone have other ideas?

M.O.V.E. YEAH! - Chaingang Craziness

I'm really digging on this band Chaingang and am trying, TRYING to wait patiently for their EP to come out. Love the band, love the song. Here's Mike & Skarlett being weird & dancing to M.O.V.E.:



Silly silly Chaingang. You kinda rock my world.

vc: chaingangpower

The Veronicas New Video for 4Ever

The first song I heard by The Veronicas was '4Ever.' It's also the original song that got me into them a few years back in about 2006 0r 2007. It actually reminds me of a specific time in my life in 2007. In a way it got me through a rough time with a smile on my face. For that, and for the impressiveness of the song itself, I've always love the song.

Even though it was written years ago and was on their first album 'The Secret Life Of...' and not their latest Hook Me Up, it is their current single in the UK. Monday they released a new version of their video for '4Ever' which they just filmed this July. Enjoy the video. It's fun and will basically make you want to party with them. Great styling/hair/makeup in the video too.



"Come on baby we ain't gonna live forever! Let me show you all the things that we could do. I know you wanna be together, and I wanna spend the night with you!"

Unfortunately, I couldn't get the high quality video to work but here it is.

vc: felipelavigneamy via The Veronicas

'This Must Be the Place' - Miles Fisher, Ummm? Sure.

Here's Miles Fisher's video for the cover of 'This Must Be the Place.'

I'd call it mid-'90s meets 2009 meets scandal meets seks.



Hello 'American Psycho' in a dance song? Hello. Sidenote: that book really creeped me out but was way good. I still need to see the movie.

vc: http://coutequecoute.blogspot.com/search/label/FILM via @courtneywolfe on Twitter

The Dead Weather

Speaking of reading through my tweets, Lisa_Veronica said this yesterday "http://bit.ly/yDicb The coolest thing I've ever seen." So me being me, I followed the link, and to the happiness of my eyes and ears I saw "Treat Me Like Your Mother" by The Dead Weather.



Oooh, yay, The Dead Weather. Yay, Jack White. Yay, hellamazeballs video.

Woah, The Veronicas' tweets made the last 2 posts. Well done goes to them too for entertaining video postage.

vc: TheDeadWeatherTV via @Lisa_Veronica

Daily Laugh: The Shambles Get to Know The Veronicas

I've really been digging The Veronicas lately, ever since I saw their Revenge Is Sweeter show in Grand Rapids, MI with Carney and TheArt, and well since before that too. I still need to do a post on that amazing show too. Got tons of great pictures and video. I just have to get the memory card adapter for my computer since I used Steve's camera. I should have that this weekend so post coming soon.

That's a whole other story though. This morning I was just going through my Twitters, and I saw that Jessicaveronica posted this:



It's probably one of the funniest things I've seen in a while, and it made my morning. Love starting the day with a laugh. Jess even says, "I LOL'ed myself stupid. <3 <3." I'd say that's a quite accurate reaction. Well done to The Shambles.

vc: www.theshambles.com.au via @Jessicaveronica

Oooh New Passion Pit Video!

So I'm totally stoked that Passion Pit has put out a new video for their song "To Kingdom Come." I love those Passion Pit guys and have never seen any videos by them before. Their music makes me insta-good-mood-ed whenever I hear it. I wonder if they have a video for "Sleepyhead" (since that's my fave song by them still)? Or maybe for "Little Secrets"? I doubt the second one though since the album just came out recently. Maybe that's next. Time for me to go search Youtube.

You on the other hand, watch "To Kingdom Come" by Passion Pit:

Passion Pit | To Kingdom Come from EFFIN' MEGA VIDEOS on Vimeo.

Rothbury 2009

Last weekend was officially the 2nd annual Rothbury Festival held at the Double JJ Ranch. No, unfortunately I did not go. I had the offer, but instead I went to spend some sun, fun, family, and friend time on the beautiful Chippewa Lake for the 4th of July.

I would have loved Rothbury I know though. There just weren't any bands that I was jumping at the chance to see though. Girl Talk, Chromeo, STS9, Cold War Kids, MSTRKRFT, and Damian Marley among others would have been pretty cool to see for me though. I'm not a big jam band fan though so not too much else stuck out. And I've already seen Bob Dylan when I was at the Austin City Limits Festival, so that was already crossed off my list. I would have highly enjoyed the whole feel of the festival and the fun art though.

In case you're interested, The MusicEdge Blog has a great review along with some great pictures and even video clips. Check them out or else be boring.

Chinese by the Capital Children's Choir

Lily Allen, aka @lilyroseallen, just Twittered this performance of her song Chinese by the Capital Children's Choir. I thought that it was so good that I must show more of you riiiiight meow. Watch their performance. Freaking amazebeans.


Seriously, how good was that? Also, listen to her version from her album 'It's Not Me, It's You."

Video via capitalchoir.

Rob Roy "Fur In My Cap"

Ok I saw this via @gerihirsch on Twitter, and I'm so glad she posted it. (Check her blog Because I'm Addicted too.) The video is beyond. I haven't really seen a new video I like in a very long time. Scratch that, I saw Katy Perry's video for "Waking Up In Vegas" today, and that was fun too. Watch this one though. It's unique.

Rob Roy "Fur In My Cap" Director: Ethan Lader from ethandirector on Vimeo.

Kitty Purry AND Daft Punk

Update: Katy Perry show was amazing. She's absolutely fabulous.



I heart her. I heart her gold dress. I heart her sparkly microphone. I heart her leopard print outfit worn later. I heart that she sang some Queen. I heart her music too.

Sidenote!:
Go here. Have fun with Daft Punk. It's good times. Do it. Zip. Unzip it.

pc: Becky Johnson