Archive for the ‘Music Videos’ Category
Whodany feat Patci - Drugs Are Bad
Monday, October 13th, 2008NASA commissions nerdcore rap track
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008How’s this for nerdcore? At the request of NASA, London-based rapper the Metro recently recorded a track devoted entirely to astrobiology, in order to make the tricky subject more easy to understand. So how’d it feel to be essentially dubbed the nerdiest rapper in the land? “Being commissioned by NASA to produce the ‘Astrology Rap’ was a great compliment,” says Metro.
Check out the video below. I can’t help but think that this is something my best friend and I could have cooked up in our youth (she’s literally an astrophysics genius; I’m a nerdcore rap alum).
- Melanie Donnelly
Basement Jaxx — My Turn
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
While I don’t mean to inundate you with posts about Basement Jaxx, I just read on Pitchfork that the duo has posted a newish track, “My Turn,” for stream on their MySpace page, and it’s a lovely one–I’ve had it on repeat for about 30 minutes. Think Bjork strings, acoustic guitar, and Devonte Hynes of Lightspeed singing wistfully over some crunchy beats. What could be better?
The song was released on last month’s EP, Planet 1, which is available in the UK on vinyl, via XL. For those of you who can’t be bothered with MySpace pages (I’m one of you!), there’s a YouTube embed above.
The Rentals — Friends of P.
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Bryn Christopher — The Quest
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Bryn Christopher’s debut video landed in my inbox the other day, and it’s worth a watch. The British singer’s got a sick voice, for sure–he opened for Amy Winehouse on her last tour, and “The Quest” is already being used in promo spots for Grey’s Anatomy. Bryn’s debut album, My World, is due out on September 16th, and if you’re interested in catching him live stateside, he’s got two U.S. dates slated for September, hitting the Viper Room in Los Angeles on the 22nd and Joe’s Pub in New York on the 24th.
And, because I’m a sucker for any kind of insight into the production process, get a peek behind the scenes of The Quest after the jump (my favorite part is the PAs furiously puffing cigarette smoke around ).
-Melanie Donnelly
M.I.A. beats Jay-Z’s record for shortest retirement ever
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Well, that was quick. A mere 73 days after basically announcing her retirement at Bonnaroo Music Festival, cult Brit/Sri Lankan M.I.A. told Entertainment Weekly that she’ll be working on a new record soon. What caused the change of heart? M.I.A.’s song “Paper Planes,” from her 2007 record Kala, has had a huge spike in popularity after being featured in the stoner flick Pineapple Express‘ trailer. Here’s what she had to say to EW:
When you performed at Bonnaroo this year, you said it was going to be your last ever show. Did you mean it?
Well, it was my last ever show. And it still is. I stopped touring after that and I didn’t want to make music again. I was quite happy to just leave it all behind. I was happy with what I had achieved. Now, with the success of “Paper Planes,” there’s pull for me to make another record. Even my mum believes in me more [laughs]. It’s a nice encouragement. But I was planning my life as a fishing woman on the outskirts of Cambodia. That’s a joke.
-Melanie Donnelly
Kanye West — Good Morning
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Geez, Kanye seems to have his music video cannon set to rapid fire. After releasing his Olympic-themed video just two weeks ago, he’s out with a new clip for Good Morning, which is a sweet little anime video featuring furry creatures and a hover Delorian. Good times.
-Melanie Donnelly
Netmix Global House Sessions Podcast for August 2008
Sunday, August 24th, 2008We’re back with a new podcast, Global House Sessions - August 2008. All tracks are available through Beatport.com. Subscribe to the podcast to download.
Track Listing:
- Rock To The Beat - Kevin Saunderson - Christian Smith & John Selway Remix
- Reynosa - Emilio Fernandez - Original Mix
- Diablo - Oliver Huntemann & Dubfire - Original Mix
- Chime - The Shapeshifters - Martin Ten Velden Remix
- Born Slippy - DJ Joe K and Beto Dias Remix
- I Begin To Wonder 2008 - Jean Claude Ades - Jerome Isma-Ae Remix
- Solid - Sweno N - Original Mix
- Space Time - Deadmau5 Vocal Mix - Mike Di Scala, Colin Airey
- Get Wild - Sharam - Steve Agnello Remix
- Deep Down feat. Shirley Davis - J Nitti - Original Mix
YACHT — Summer Song
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Dear Jona from YACHT,
Just saw your new video, Summer Song, today. Well played, sir. Anyone riffing on Tapeheads gets a gold star in my book, though your striking resemblance to Jon Heder from Napoleon Dynamite is, on occasion, distracting.
Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Melanie Donnelly
P.S. Please rejoin The Blow immediately, kthxbai.
Basement Jaxx — Hot ‘n Cold
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Kanye West — Champion
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Dntel — Rock My Boat
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
I stumbled upon this video by Dntel (AKA Jimmy Tamborello from The Postal Service) on YouTube, and it’s worth a watch. The song, “Rock My Boat,” is just lovely, featuring vocals by Mia Doi Todd, and the video incorporates some arrestingly homespun animation.
The song can be found on Dntel’s 2007 Sub Pop release, Dumb Luck.
-Melanie Donnelly
Radiohead — House of Cards
Friday, August 8th, 2008
This Radiohead video has been making the rounds on the intertubes for a few weeks now, but the methods used to create it are so crazy that it deserves a little extra attention. Not content to use anything as conventional as, I don’t know, cameras or lighting, Radiohead’s team used the following methods to produce this Tron-meets-Apple-IIE-and-executive-pin-art video:
“…Two technologies were used to capture 3D images: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne LIDAR. Geometric Informatics scanning systems produce structured light to capture 3D images at close proximity, while a Velodyne Lidar system that uses multiple lasers is used to capture large environments such as landscapes. In this video, 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute produced all the exterior scenes.”
Confused? Me too, a little bit. Check out the making-of video on Google to shed some more light on the process, and while you’re there, download Radiohead’s visualization data and create your own video.
- by Melanie Donnelly
Goldie - Inner City Life
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008While we’re feeling the drum ‘n’ bass vibes, here’s another one from Goldie. It’s called Inner City Life. Too bad drum ‘n’ bass never caught on fully in America with the hip hop crowd. They don’t like their beats too fast, I guess. Imagine if you had Mary J. Blige or someone with that caliber voice kicking it over a fierce drum ‘n’ bass track? We’re sure there are remixes out there. If you find a video of an American urban/soul artist singing over drum ‘n’ bass, let us know and we’ll post it.









Tony Zeoli is an innovative digital media product development consultant who has been at the forefront of the convergence of music and technology since he founded Netmix.com in 1995. He has guided music, video and web application product development and strategy for a wide range of companies including Cablevision, the Associated Press and Entertainment Media Works.

