May 2013

Avril Lavigne "Here's To Never Growing Up" (Robert Hales, dir.)

Avril Lavigne - Here's To Never Growing Up

Avril Lavigne does seem able to stay forever end: The song sticks to the "Complicated" formula, the video is set at a high school prom, and she's still a sk8tr girl. And despite the super prominent Radiohead references don't expect this video to look any different from what you might expect from the pop-rocker. 

If anything, the '90s influence here seems to be more Hole "Miss World" than anything Radiohead...

Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic: 12 Years Of DFA Records (Max Goldman, dir.)

12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic

I was there... Well, somewhat. But I do remember being in NYC as that first DFA crossover hit, The Rapture "House Of Jealous Lovers," washed the city's indie scene into something much more danceable and fun. 

Catholic League President Bill Donohue On David Bowie "The Next Day"

Not a surprise that the new David Bowie video "The Next Day" has stirred up controversy. We have Bowie as a prophet, Gary Oldman as a Bad Priest and Marion Cotillard as a blood-spurting Mary Magdalene.

But, kudos to the Catholic League President Bill Donohue for rebutting the video with something even more offensive. I bolded the best bits. See below.

Official Video For North Korea's New State Song "Let's Go Forward"

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North Korea has a new state song, "Let's Go Forward." And apparently this is the official music video for it. About what you'd expect, if you were expecting a classic propaganda film that features a water slide.

Advantage: South Korea. And that's without even considering PSY into the equation.

Also, I think "Let's Push Things Forward" is better.

The Lonely Island, James Franco, Zach Galifanakis "Spring Break" (Two Ferns remix)

Between Two Ferns/Spring Break Anthem #WACKWEDNESDAYS

A fantastically cringey episode of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifanakis and James Franco becomes a Lonely Island video that plays like a recreation of MTV's old Spring Break coverage, but with the homoeroticism replaced by a same-sex marriage vibe.

As James Franco says, it's awesome. And there's an Ed Norton cameo. Enjoy.

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