Does It Offend You, Yeah? “Epic Last Song” video

cover of You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself IntoDoes It Offend You, Yeah? have released the new single, “Epic Last Song,” off of their album You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into. Check out the video:
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Black Francis “The Seus” (Infadels Remix)

cover of Svn FngrsBlack Francis (a.k.a. Frank Black) (a.k.a. Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) pleased critics and fans alike last year with the release of his first album under that moniker in 13 years. Now he’s back again with an EP called Svn Fngrs. Check out the remix of the track “The Seus”:
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Lady GaGa “Just Dance” video

cover of Just DanceLady GaGa recently released the video for the single “Just Dance,” off of her upcoming album, The Fame, on Interscope Records. She asks, “Why can’t we just have a good time like they did in the disco days?”
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R.E.M. “Hollow Man” video

cover of AccelerateThe video for the song “Hollow Man” off of R.E.M.’s Accelerate is up on YouTube now. You can also see a slightly better quality version of it here.
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Carole King “You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman)” live video

cover of Tapestry: Legacy EditionRecently I reviewed the reissue of Carole King’s classic album, Tapestry, for Blogcritics. I wrote, “The thing that makes this particular release of Tapestry unique and worthy of the collection of any Carole King fan is the second disc of previously unreleased live recordings.” One of those songs is “You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman),” and here is a video of a live performance of the song:
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Biography of Ferns “John the Barber” video

cover of Pastel GothicBiography of Ferns gets some mad props from me for their totally indie rock band name. Bonus points for the beards. Check out the video for the song “John the Barber,” off of their new album, Pastel Gothic:
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The Republic Tigers “Buildings & Mountains” video

cover of Keep ColorThe Republic Tigers are releasing their new album Keep Color today on Chop Shop Records. The video for the song “Buildings & Mountains” is available on iTunes, but frankly, I’m not quite sure what the appeal would be. Seems like a whole lot of artistic shots leading to a pointless storyline. The song is hypnotically cool, though, so I’ll give ‘em points for that.
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Kate Voegele “Only Fooling Myself” video

cover of Don't Look AwayIn his review of Kate Voegele’s Don’t Look Away, Blogcritic Donald Gibson writes, “Her creative diversity and versatility pay off the most on ‘Only Fooling Myself’ and ‘It’s Only Life,’ which respectively combine melodic and harmonic elements of pop with the thrust and substance of rock to yield equally stirring and powerful performances.” See if this translates to the video for “Only Fooling Myself“:
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