Videos of the Week

And without further ado, here are the videos that have been making my private parts all tingly.



Very excited about the new Interpol album coming out. It is the last one featuring Carlos D on bass. So far the three songs I have heard have been a slow rise in interest. "Lights" is good but a bit droning, "Barricade" was better but still just a hair short of great, and "Memory Serves" is definitely the old Interpol coming back. I am hoping the whole cd is as good as "Memory Serves." Interpol are about to begin touring again, and they stopped at Letterman to perform "Barricade." It's a good performance, however, the backing keyboardist should not sing.



Best Coast is a Pitchfork touted band that I resisted listening to. Something about the description put me off. It wasn't until my friend Matthew raved about the song "Boyfriend" that I got intrigued. The album is wonderful, and I love this quote from Pitchfork about it: "This record is carefree and instantly likable-- even if it doesn't seem to care what you think of it."



Amazing new single from Holy Ghost! Based on this song and other songs/remixes I have heard, I am dying to see them live. I wish they were opening for LCD Soundsystem on their tour instead of Hot Chip.



I am not a political person by nature, but something pissed me off about the news that Target donated to a PAC that donated the money to a right-wing governor candidate who in turn gave some money to a "Christian" band that advocates for the murder of gays and lesbians. I loved Target until this news, and spent quite a bit of money there. Now, as a stand against that, I am refusing to shop there until they make a better showing towards the gay community that this will not happen again. And shame on people who say that corporations give to every candidate to protect their business rights and that Target has a past good reputation with the gay community. I think it's appalling that Target has reached out to our community in order to win our well-earned dollars, and then can think they can bank on that reputation in order to sweep this donation under the rug. Rant over. Here is a video of a mother of a gay son who shows Target what they are up against.



Hippy and trippy song from Caribou with an interesting video that merges the old and the new.



New video from the second release from Robyn this year. This is an electric version of her song "Hang With Me." The video shows Robyns' life on the road. I just love her.