Name a song “Cherry Blossom” and you can either be sexually crude or weave in musical homages to Japanese music. Erica Quitzow does the latter on debut single “Cherry Blossom,” a glitzy dancey single from the New York-based artists who goes by her last name alone. The east Asian scales are most obvious in the “ahhs” of the post-chorus but they’re really incidental. There’s so much going on here you don’t miss a proper bassline. That’s an accomplishment for a dance track.
What, you never fantasized about dolphin noses instead of breasts? The boys of Hey Champ apparently have, and show you what it would be like to watch those sea mammal mammaries jiggle in some sort of neon-accented underworld. It’s totally weird, but you know Lady Gaga is jealous and figuring out a way to wear whales on her nana for her next video. If you find the glowing dolphin eyes on the ladies’ chests too uncomfortable, the song is really good so just close your eyes.
Who isn’t obsessed with the orgiastic “All The Lovers?” The Joseph Kahn-directed promo has Kylie‘s fanbase titilated and desperate for the forthcoming album. Such fans apparently include one West Hollywood couple who recreated the climax of the video on their roof. Earlier today we tweeted a photo and here you can see it in better detail. Mannequin Kylie’s wig color is a little dark, but the outfit is dead-on. The printed lyrics and Pride flag are a nice touch. This is also a much friendlier display than their infamous Sarah Palin-in-effigy show from October, 2008. West Hollywood Pride starts this weekend. Since Kylie won’t be there herself, this isn’t a bad proxy. More shots below.
6/12/10 Update! The residents beneath All The Lovers have been in touch… […keep reading…]
Back in 2007 (woa, yes, when Bush was still President and you may have had more money) A-Trak dropped a game-changing mixtape he called Dirty South Dance. Now, in dubiously better but definitely more modern times, comes volume 2. Cop the new collection below, and if you look carefully you can see Shepard Fairey’s depiction of an animated chicken setting a house on fire. Get it, chicken, you pull a Left Eye on that house.
Tracklisting after the jump.
ElectroAmerica: this song is your new anthem. This video is both your new style guide and your albatross. Human Life‘s “In It Together” is style with a capital S from sound to sight. That’s not always a good thing, but it is here.
Classic girl group-inspired vocals and distorted disco collide on Parallels‘ “Find the Fire.” This track may not be the actual discovery of fire, but it’s a sultry little discovery. And for some reason the chorus of “take it from me tonight…” sounds like it was pulled from a missing 90s Britpop band. Like.
Kylie spent Friday afternoon shopping on Fairfax and lunching on Melrose, taking a few pics with some fans, but just generally hanging out. The weekend was another story, as Ms. Minogue went to work on the video for “All The Lovers,” with director Joseph Kahn. This was the first time Kylie has shot a video [...]
The Knowles family gives us many fine examples of mother tributing, and this here is delightful a new one. Solange‘s Mother’s Day-appropriate song about the babies and the mommas is catchy if sadly short. Plus, nothing says love your mom like glittery eye shadow and a black and yellow polka dot dress. This girl can’t [...]
