Keen observers will note the Total Recall homage in the fashion show sequence, and the quick cameo by the kitschy/kinky photographer Terry Richardson, but it's understood if all you notice is Skylar Grey.
If the old saying is "rock 'n' roll will never die," then maybe it also applies to UK revivalists Heavens's Basement. Even when they're sitting ducks in a high-stakes shooting gallery — bound, blindfolded and ready to die execution style — they manage to evade all the bullets and get saved for another day. Long live rock, indeed.
Over the past year we've written about and posted 500+ music videos. That's a lot. I've also featured over 200 as being the "Best" of the past year. That's also a lot.
So, instead of just giving you 10 or so videos this year in a single best-of list, I thought I'd break it down thematically over these last few weeks of 2012. First up is the Top 10 Hip-Hop Music Videos of 2012...
Watch it as a playlist, or click the song titles below for full credits and reviews.
Music history is littered with tales of artists who moved to the middle for pop success. Some renounce it years later, others never acknowledge it all, but very few stakes a public flag in the midst of it all like K'naan did this Sunday in a NY Times Opinion column, Censoring Myself For Success.
