Let’s go back in time and revisit something I wrote back in March when 2NE1 made a special stop in Japan to perform “Go Away:” “It’s also clearly a female empowerment number, hinted at by the title but also driven home by the overall feel of this song and the video. Japan at least features…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R-fu2jHvrw”] Showered the song with praise one post below, now watch the official video. Perfume exist in some bland room, take some candy drugs and suddenly find themselves wearing Fruit-Roll-Up-colored clothes. Warning – if you fancy women stepping on cakes, this video might getcha excited!
For a brief, brief second I let cynicism win out and I was convinced The Flickers would be the Japanese equivalent of Foster The People. I’m not exactly sure why this stupid though crept into my mind, but for some reason the Postal Service-ish blips and the muted singing voice…not to mention the dudes in…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM6EN5-uXfE”] Halfby loves paying homage to other artists in his cut-and-paste dance tracks, recently his celebrations focusing on the world of rap with special sampled appearances by Lil’ John amongst other guests. On new track “Bitch Attack,” the Kyoto producer bows down at the altar of…Diplo. More specifically, he seems to be aiming to recreate…
The Bawdies skirt the fine line between good retro throwback and grating gimmick. They make no bones about their “vintage” noise, the sort of rock ‘n’ roll that seems appropriate for an old timey soda shop…or at least a Johnny Rockets…and ride that sound for all it’s worth. Rounded out by a lead singer more…