Category Archives: Videos

Cindy Lauper Performs “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” When Stranded In Argentina

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Something bizarre for the weekend… Cindy Lauper recently found herself stranded at Jorge Newbery Airport in Argentina, and when the wait became just too bloody long for everybody she did the only thing she could do: seize a microphone and entertain the crowd.

This is her performing her signature song, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”:

It is hard to watch this and not think of Kanye West’s recent stunt on a Delta flight in which he took over the PA and regaled passengers with performances of the songs “Gold Digger” and “Good Life.”

Which was not bad a move at all. Yet, the “Imma let you finish” incident is a hard bone to chew. He will have to exert himself even more…

The First Video From “Angles” (The New Album By The Strokes) Is Released

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It Took The Strokes 5 Full Years To Release A New Album, But “Angles” Is Coming To Stores At The End Of March

It Took The Strokes 5 Full Years To Release A New Album, But “Angles” Is Coming To Stores At The End Of March

After a five-year hiatus, The Strokes are back in town with a new album (“Angles”), and a sparkling video to go with it.

The first song on the album (“Under Cover Of Darkness”) has been chosen as its first promotional side. The clip has already been watched more than 900,000 times. Here you have it:

Not bad. Not at all. Yet, whether “Angles” will make people forget “Is This It” (the band’s spotless debut from 2001) or just bring it to mind time and again is the question that the press has been asking incessantly.

“Angles” is slated to be released on March 22 in the US, and March 21 in the UK…

“Born This Way”, The Latest Video By Lady Gaga Premieres On Vevo

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Born This Way Is The Fastest Selling Song To Have Hit The iTunes Store

Born This Way Is The Fastest Selling Song Ever On iTunes

The newest video by Lady Gaga has just premiered on Vevo, and if it doesn’t shake the ground from beneath Justin Bieber’s feet (her main online competitor) then nothing will. “Born This Way” is already the fastest-selling single on iTunes, and the video has been viewed over 7 million times.

The battle for online supremacy rages on and on…

Badly Drawn Boy’s “Promises” and “Nothing’s Gonna Change Your Mind” (Videos)

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Badly Drawn Boy

Badly Drawn Boy

Poor Badly Drawn Boy. I gave him some stick when reviewing Erika Chuwoki’s debut EP, “La Corporación”. Rather, the latest album that he had released (“Born In The UK”) got the stick. I really adore the guy.

And I just feel I have to say that “Born In The UK” has some really good songs. “Promises” is one. “The Times Of Times” is another. And so is “Degrees Of Separation”.

Plus, there are a couple of songs like “Nothing’s Gonna Change Your Mind” whose videos turn them into something largely more appealing.

See it for yourself. I have embedded both the videos for “Promises” and “Nothing’s Gonna Change Your Mind” below. I’m sure you’ll more than enjoy them.

Weren’t it for dreck like “Welcome To The Overground” and the title track, “Born In The UK” would have been a more than decent album. Sigh.

What Makes A Video Go Viral?

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Just what makes a video go viral? Read on…

Just what makes a video go viral? Read on…

Ahh, if only that question had a univocal answer… But nothing is ever that simple.

Well, it doesn’t need to be as hard as not laughing at Miley Cyrus’ “rebellious” self either. Check the infograph included below (originally published on tech blog Mashable), and see if you can learn (and put to effective use) a thing or two.

Part of the information is obvious (like the shorter the clip, the more likely it will be to be passed along), and part of it is obvious and impressive at the same time – Facebook amounts to as much as three-quarters of online shares of video clips. That is more than Twitter and email taken together. But thing like “Southerners watch and Midwesterners share” are sure to come as revelatory to many.

Let’s see how you can maximize this data when it comes to creating promo clips to spread your music around…

what is shared on social media

The 4 Chords Song By The Axis Of Awesome (Video)

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The Axis Of Awesome Are An Australian Comedy Group That Became An Online Sensation On The Strength Of The 4 Chords Song

The Axis Of Awesome Is An Australian Comedy Group That Became An Online Sensation On The Strength Of The 4 Chords Song

This is a video of comedy group The Axis Of Awesome performing the 4 Chord song on the 2009 Melbourne Comedy Festival.

In case you have never listened to the song before, it is a medley in which the trio has some fun with tunes that have an identical chord progression

This song is all the more hysterical because every time they play it the guys throw some different tunes into the mixture! This time around you can listen to Journey, Elton John, James Blunt, U2, The Beatles, The Calling, Bob Marley, A-ha, Aqua and Lady Gaga!

The Video Of The Moment: A Brazilian Taxi Driver Who Imitates Michael Jackson

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A Taxi Driver From Minas Gerais (Brazil) Imitating Michael Jackson Has Become The Latest Online Sensation.

A Taxi Driver From Minas Gerais (Brazil) Imitating Michael Jackson Has Become The Latest Online Sensation.

After Ted Williams shot to fame, it was only logical that other everymen would follow on his footsteps. This taxi drive from Brazil has officially become the first to wow the world with is talents (in this case, impersonating Michael Jackson) ever since the golden-throated panhandler became famous.

What’s most interesting about this video, now, is that the guy gets every single word perfect even though it’s clear he doesn’t speak English at all.

I think it’s only a matter of time before the job offers begin to pour in…

Kanye West’s “Monster” Gets Spoofed. This Time, The Muppets Sing It!

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Kanye West's "Monster"Gets Parodied By The Muppets!

Kanye West's "Monster" Gets Parodied By The Muppets!

Good ol’ Kanye West and these demonic leaks that blight his life… Just last week, a rough cut of “Monster” set the whole Internet talking. And when that happens, the parodies are never too far behind.

Well, that is exactly what has happened. And who better to do a NSFW song than family entertainers like the Muppets?

Perversely enough, the true star of the clip is not Monster. It is Piggy. Judge by yourself…

Moon On The Water (AKA Full Moon Sway) From The Anime “Beck” (Video)

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Koyuki On The Cover Of The First DVD Volume Of "Beck", As Issued By Funimation

Koyuki On The Cover Of The First Volume Of "Beck", As Issued By Funimation

I am about to finish watching “Beck”, a terrific anime that tells the story of a young band that fights for its place in the sun.

In episode 12, Koyuki (the show’s protagonist) is invited onstage by mega-successful band Dying Breed. He performs a sterling version of their own “Moon On The Water”, amazing both his bandmates (who are in the public) and stealing the heart of Maho, his love interest.

I am finishing watching the anime tomorrow. I can think of plenty more scenes to share with you already. All I can tell you now is that if you love music you have to give it a try.

And a live-action movie is to be released as I am writing this, too. Hopefully, that will make even more people become acquainted with this anime and the great manga (IE, Japanese comic) it has been based on.

Moon On The Water (AKA “Full Moon Sway”):