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//New Video: Death Cab For Cutie
I know, I know. Death Cab is soooooooooooo lame. BUT this new video of their’s is actually pretty awesome. The song is called ‘Underneath The Sycamore’ off of their latest record Codes and Keys. Well I guess it’s technically, off of their remix EP, Keys and Codes but whatever. Either way, the song isn’t horrible and the video is a well executed mixed media experiment that, I think, fits the song really well. So there.
While we’re on the subject of new videos, here’s few more to check out on this rainy (for some of us) Thursday.
Yo Gotti feat. Rick Ross - ‘Harder’
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//On TV: Jon Stewart vs. CNN
Recently CNN decided that it would be great idea for the hosts of their early morning program (who knew they even had an early morning program) to prank call people of varying degrees of fame people at 5am. Wouldn’t you know it, the bit wasn’t funny and generally in poor taste. Here to comment on this disaster of a showis Jon Stewart.
NRTIII
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//New Music: Leonard Cohen
Check out this new track titled ‘Darkness’ by legend, Leonard Cohen.
A new Leonard Cohen track is always worth noting because, well, he’s an incredible musician, songwriter and human being for a start. His music has spanned generations and has inspired— and I really do mean inspired— some of the best artists and bands in the game right now as well as those classic acts from the past.
Today, however, it is especially poignant. Yesterday, //ApK produced a special for Sony Music in which several super talented musicians payed tribute to Leonard Cohen by covering the songs that inspired their work. I can’t tell you who was there (spoilers and all that), but I can tell you that yesterday was pretty moving, even for crass, jaded music snobs the likes of us.
We’ll let you know when it comes out, though you’ll probably see it on the blogs before we do. In the meantime, check out this new track and revisit some of the old ones. You’ll be surprised where they take you.
NRTIII
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//Best of 2011: Albums
Welcome to the last installment (I think) of //ApK’s best of 2011 series. We figured we’d collab on this one and give you both mine and DN’s top seven records of the year. Why seven? Not six or eight, but seven? Chalk it up to //ApK’s New Year’s resolution to break boundaries and continue to not abide by the social norms that have tripped the entertainment industry into a rut from which it may never escape. Something like that.
DN’s Top Seven Albums Of The Year Are:
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No. 7
Feist // Metals
‘Fame is the scentless sunflower with gaudy crown of gold/But friendship is the breathing rose with sweets in every fold’
No. 6
Jay Z and Kanye West // Watch The Throne
‘Sunglasses and Advil/Last night was mad real’
No. 5
Zumo Kollie // Last Showing
‘Well alright…’
No. 4
TV On The Radio // Nine Types Of Light
‘I’m in an army/ A mega quake/ A force of Nature/ A hella shake’
No. 3
St. Vincent // Strange Mercy
‘Forgive the kids, for they don’t know how to live.’
No. 2
Real Estate // Days
‘I skated on a frozen sea/ It’s real as far as I can see’
No. 1
Girls // Father, Son, Holy Ghost
So, how can I say I love you/Now that you’ve said I love you?/ And how can I say I need you/Now that you’ve said I need you?/And how can I say I want you/ Now that you’ve said I want you/Now that you’ve said everything I said to you/ to somebody new
NRTIII’s Top Seven Albums Of The Year Are:
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No.7
The Weeknd // House Of Balloons
Even though you don’t roll/Trust me girl, you wanna be high for this
No. 6
Drake // Take Care
‘Hate the rumours, hate the bullshit, hate these fucking allegations/ I’m just feeling like the throne is for the taking/Watch me take it’
No. 5
Cults // Cults
‘Well I know what’s good/ Exactly cause I have been there before/ Yeah I know what’s good/ Exactly those things night cannot behold’
No. 4
Zumo Kollie // Last Showing
‘I’m from the Ocean/ Where the sharks be at, Prov city where my heart beats at’
No. 3
Fucked Up // David Comes To Life
‘Hello, my name is David, your name is Veronica/ Let’s be together, let’s fall in love/ Hello, my name is David, your name is Veronica/ Let’s be together, until the stars go out’
No. 2
Beyonce // 4
‘Maybe we reached the mountain peak/And there’s no more left to climb’
No. 1
Big K.R.I.T // Return Of 4Eva
‘Plus I heard the angel wings was kind of heavy/ Scared to put em on my back, so I threw em on a Chevy’
Bring it on, 2012…
NRTIII
DN
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//Best of 2010: Music Videos
2011 was an INCREDIBLE year for music videos. It could be something in the water or maybe it was aliens, but the artists— from the musicians to the directors to the editors_ got real busy this past year. They spared no expense, they didn’t take no for an answer and the result was a year of videos that continue to leave lasting memories. Here’s our picks for the best music videos of 2011!
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You had to have seen this coming.
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Real Estate? Awesome dogs? Sweaters? This video needs no description.
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For the life of me I cannot figure out why everyone missed this video. It’s completely amazing! The way new footage of Cults was seamlessly woven into the old footage of Jonestown was genius. The song, which samples parts of George Jones’ speeches, was only made more haunting and real by the grim visuals the band decided to use here. Seriously, one of the best videos of the year, if not THE BEST.
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This video warrants a top spot for a few reasons. First, this song is kinda rad. Second, the video, while simple and similar to every other rap video, has a feel to it that I really like. I think it must be that California sun. Lastly, her and her retarded sister made such a splash this year that she had to Gucci, Gucci her way into the mix.
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