More than enough ink has been spilled on David Bowie‘s lengthy career as a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, actor and painter, so delving into any significant backstory will be largely unnecessary for the scope of […]
Category: Video
New Video: The Noir-ish and Surreal Video for Neon Indian’s “Slumlord Rising”
Alan Palomo is Mexican-born, Denton, TX-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and electronic music artist best known for his recording project, Neon Indian. Palomo’s 2009 debut effort, Psychic Chasms was released to critical praise across the blogosphere, as Pitchfork named it one of its best […]
New Video: Miami-based Production duo GTA Teams Up With Paul Wall and Clyde Carson
Comprised of Julio Mejia and Matt Toth, the Miami, FL-based production duo GTA have developed a reputation for a genre defying sound that caught the attention of renowned producers Laidback Luke, Diplo, and A-Trak. And […]
New Video: Introducing The Hazy Dream Pop of South Korea’s Neonbunny
Neonbunny is a South Korean electro pop artist, who has started to receive international attention through the release of a couple of singles through Cascine Records‘ singles imprint CSCN. Her latest single, “Romance in Seoul,” […]
Video Review: The Surreal Video for Space’s “Strange World”
Currently comprised of founding members Tommy Scott (vocals, guitar), Franny Griffiths (keys), along with Phil Hartley (double bass, bass) and Allan Jones (drums), the Liverpool-based quartet Space can trace their origins back to 1993 when […]
New Video: Lady Low’s Stunning and Passionate, New Love Ballad “Burning Like A Fever”
Over the past few months, the Los Angeles-based quintet Lady Low have become something of a JOVM mainstay, as I’ve written about the band a handful of times over the past few months. Of course, […]
Live Footage: The Suffers on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts
Founded in 2011 by Adam Castaneda (bass) and featuring Pat Kelly (vocals, keyboard), Jon Durbin (trumpet), Michael Razo (trombone), Kevin Bernier (guitar), Jose “Chapy” Luna (percussion), Nick Zamora (vocals, drums), Cory Wilson (saxophone), Alex Zamora (vocals, […]
Live Footage: The Soul-Leaning Pop Sound of Judith Hill
Singer/songwriter Judith Hill comes from a very musical family — her mother is a renowned, classically trained pianist from Japan and her father is a bassist, who had stints playing with Sly Stone, Chaka Khan, […]
Live Footage: METZ on Seattle’s KEXP
With the release of their self-titled debut effort in 2012, the Toronto-based trio Metz received both national and international attention for a sound that may remind listeners to Bleach and In Utereo-era Nirvana, A Place to Bury Strangers and Japandroids as their material is […]
Throwback: Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher”
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve seen an increasing number of Facebook friends around the country posting pictures of their children as they’re being sent off to school. Today marks the first day of […]
New Video: Dam-Funk Brings Uplifting 80s-Inspired G Funk to the 21st Century with “We Continue”
Over the past couple of years, Dam-Funk has seen his profile grow exponentially for a sound that simultaneously channels late Parliament/George Clinton solo work, 80s synth-based funk and R&B, and Parliament-inspired G funk and for his collaborations […]
New Video: THEESatisfaction’s Trippy Video for Album Title Track, EarthEE
Seattle has a long-held reputation for being the home of an important indie rock scene but over the past few years, the Pacific Northwestern city has started to develop a reputation as the home of […]
New Video: OkayPlayer Catches Up with French-Cuban Sibling Duo Ibeyi For an Acapella Rendition of “Ibeyi (Outro)” in Central Park
Deriving their name from the Yoruba word for twins, ibeji, electro pop act Ibeyi (pronounced ee-bey-ee) are comprised of 19 year-old French-Cuban twin sibling duo, Lisa-Kainde Diaz and Naomi Diaz, who come from a rather […]
New Video: Gigantic Paper Monsters Stalk and Run Amok in Video for Screaming Females “Empty Head”
With the release of their sixth full-length album Rose Mountain earlier this year, the New Brunswick, NJ-based trio Screaming Females have dominated the blogosphere both nationally and internationally. And considering the fact that the band’s […]