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Plan B - She Said

2010-02-18T19:23:00.002Z

What. The. Fuck.

Soul Coughing - Circles

2010-01-13T19:28:00.005Z

Mike Doughty's lyrics when he was with Soul Coughing are the best lyrics ever, I think, even better than Shaun Ryder's.

Deerhoof - Chandelier Searchlight

2010-01-10T18:13:00.003Z

Here's a catchy tune by Deerhoof.

Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa

2010-01-09T19:26:00.003Z

Here's Bob Dylan looking pretty suave. Most Dylan purists agree this is his best song so far.

Plan B - Stay Too Long

2009-12-09T18:18:00.006Z

Ben Drew returns as a fictional version of himself and demonstrates his vocal ability in frankly one of the best songs ever.

Kutiman - I'm New

2009-04-10T18:47:00.004+01:00

The evolution of the remix. The song is entirely composed of snippets from completely unrelated Youtube videos. More on the astonishing website.

Delphic - Counterpoint

2009-04-05T16:22:00.004+01:00

Delphic - are they the new Coldplay?

Goldfrapp - Clowns

2009-04-03T23:35:00.003+01:00

Here's a nice little song.

N.A.S.A. - Way Down

2009-03-15T22:27:00.003Z

Class.

Chase & Status feat. Plan B - Pieces

2008-11-13T18:45:00.000Z

Good eh?

The Streets - The Escapist

2008-07-31T10:14:00.004+01:00

Here's a nice affecting tune by "Da Streetz". They've got a good, simple gimmick or concept which is that he's walking away from the camera the whole time. That's all it takes to make a good video, a simple concept which you can pull off without looking stupid. Rather than cutting between lots of meaningless scenes with someone singing at the camera. What's more it goes well with the music. And looks like it was done cheap and guerilla fashion. Cool.

Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor

2008-01-02T19:32:00.001Z

Here's Hot Chip with a quite mental tune.

Radiohead - Bodysnatchers (Live)

2007-12-02T12:24:00.000Z

Bodysnatchers webcasted by Radiohead from their internet site a few weeks ago. Plus some additional commentary at the end about the band and webcasting.

Thedø - On My Shoulders (Live)

2007-11-21T20:22:00.000Z

The Smiths - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

2007-11-02T19:07:00.002Z

Lyrically one of the Smiths' less profound songs, but musically one of their best.

Daft Punk - Da Funk

2007-10-14T12:39:00.001+01:00

Here's a fantastic Daft Punk video. I had forgotten all about this video until I saw it mentioned in this Observer article about music videos. Although other videos, such as Thriller, had included scripted narratives before, I think this was the first video to go to the extent of making the actual track part of the background of a traditional narrative unrelated to the music, which I think is very clever and imaginative. I like the way the central character is forced to carry around a tape deck playing the title track, for a reason which cannot be explained within the story itself, and is only understandable in the context of the viewer who is aware that the film is a music video. The surrealness is added to by the fact that the character is a dog, and emphasised by the contrast between these bizarre elements and the detailed characterisation, reminiscent of a Woody Allen film.

Radiohead - There, There

2007-10-07T13:47:00.001+01:00

An interesting video and good song from Radiohead. Radiohead are letting people choose how much to pay for the digital version of their new album, but frankly the quality of their albums has been so variable that surely it would be better to let people hear it before deciding how much they want to pay. I'm sure it will be totally crap anyway. I think that after OK Computer they didn't think they would be able to make another album that good so they pretended they didn't want to and just made stupid experimental stuff.

Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It

2007-10-06T14:29:00.003+01:00

A great tune from Fedde Le Grand (and Ida Corr). The Creeps is a good tune too by Fedde Le Grand. I like the way they split the words up to fit the beat. Anyway that's a different song.

Ian Brown and Sinead O'Connor - Illegal Attacks

2007-09-30T12:02:00.001+01:00

A great song from Ian Brown. I'm not sure why he has to stand like that though, maybe he's got something wrong with his neck. Anyway, it's good that he's speaking out against the hypocritical US/UK/Israeli governments' aggressive, self-interested foreign policies and the misery caused by them (not to mention the instigation of militancy). Radio 1 actually felt the need to warn listeners before playing the song, which is kind of stupid.

M.I.A. - Paper Planes (Live)

2007-09-30T11:36:00.002+01:00

M.I.A. singing Paper Planes on the David Letterman show (the sound of gunshots has been removed from the chorus though). Apparently her dad was a Tamil activist/militant.

The Popguns - Waiting for the Winter

2007-09-30T11:09:00.000+01:00

Here's a lovely old song from the 1980s. It's remarkable what you can find on Youtube, all thanks to people diligently uploading their dusty VHS videos.

Lethal Bizzle - Police On My Back

2007-09-26T22:49:00.001+01:00

Here's an awesome track from the superbly-named Lethal Bizzle. I am constantly impressed by the great names these rapping guys think up for themselves. Apart from P Diddy obviously.

Lightspeed Champion - Midnight Surprise

2007-09-23T09:37:00.001+01:00

I really like this guy's music.

The Go! Team - Doing It Right

2007-09-22T20:45:00.001+01:00

I'm pretty sure these are the opening titles from a 70s kids' TV show.

Babyshambles - Delivery

2007-09-16T09:25:00.000+01:00

Pete Doherty decides to stop writing rubbish songs and write a quite good one instead. Surely someone could have told him earlier that rubbish songs aren't as good as good ones?

Common feat. Lily Allen - Drivin' Me Wild

2007-09-16T09:24:00.000+01:00

There was an astronaut lady who went crazy wasn't there?

Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - Valerie

2007-09-16T09:19:00.000+01:00

A nice 60s-tinged Zutons cover.

Dizzee Rascal - Pussyole (Old Skool)

2007-08-25T09:08:00.000+01:00

A great track from Dizzee Rascal. I think Dizzee's got a problem with white kids trying to be cool like him which is why he's got a nerdy white boy dancing in his video. I'm sure claiming to like indie bands is just some kind of smokescreen. But then maybe I'm wrong and the white guy is just there for comedy value, who knows.

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

2007-08-10T18:35:00.001+01:00

The Rolling Stones actually recording Sympathy for the Devil, filmed by Jean-Luc Godard, using his trademark tracking shots. Found on Metafilter.

The Bedroom Philosopher - I'm So Post Modern

2007-07-19T18:42:00.001+01:00

A wonderful thing by an Australian "folk humourist". But some have questioned, is it really post modern? I don't know. I guess so. After all, it's in the nature of postmodernism that you can redefine it to mean anything you want. Therefore yes, but no more so than anyone else.

Elvis Costello - Lipstick Vogue (Live)

2007-07-12T09:25:00.000+01:00

A pretty cool Elvis Costello song from the late 70s.

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

2007-07-12T08:46:00.002+01:00

An old favourite. As always, the best videos are the ones with a strong idea, or which don't take themselves too seriously. This has both, and the tune is pretty good too.

Lightspeed Champion - Galaxy of the Lost

2007-06-16T08:31:00.002+01:00

This is pretty cool. This guy was in Test Icicles, I never heard anything by them, but I remember reading about them, they didn't sound like my cup of tea, but this is very good.

Good Shoes - Morden

2007-06-16T08:12:00.001+01:00

Morden - surely it's not a real place? Shockingly, it is.

50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It

2007-06-02T20:55:00.001+01:00

50 Cent's chin is made of solid gold.

Klaxons - Not Over Yet

2007-06-02T19:28:00.001+01:00

Another great tune from the Klaxons, and another zany video to go with it. The song is apparently an old dance track from the mid-90s.

Ride - Twisterella

2007-05-16T17:19:00.000+01:00

Apparently Ride are reforming. Here's a great song of theirs (probably their best, but then I don't know any of their others). The style of music was called "Shoegazing". Anyway.

Cat Stevens - Peace Train

2007-05-16T09:40:00.000+01:00

Cat Stevens reveals that this song was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's chin. And no, I'm not making it up!

Shy Child - Noise Won't Stop

2007-05-10T20:59:00.000+01:00

Here's a nice good bit of music and that.

Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher

2007-05-09T11:26:00.000+01:00

Here's a quite good video for this Jackie Wilson song.

Paul Anka - Smells Like Teen Spirit

2007-05-07T12:48:00.000+01:00

I never understood what the big deal was about Nirvana, but then I was never into heavy metal. I suppose they were good compared to other heavy-metal bands. Paul Anka gives this song a bit of class and sings it properly so you can hear the words.

The Shins - Australia

2007-05-06T09:27:00.000+01:00

Here's a truly excellent video from The Shins, and a great song, I'd never heard of this band before, Shins is not a very promising name but there you go, I guess there's a shortage of good names around for bands these days, seeing as they've all probably been taken already. We'll have to start recycling them soon.

Dizzee Rascal - Sirens

2007-04-26T21:14:00.000+01:00

Here's a good 'un from Dizzee Rascal.

The Specials - Ghost Town

2007-04-21T09:11:00.000+01:00

Terry Hall died recently. Not Terry Hall out of The Specials, a different Terry Hall. But here's The Specials anyway.

The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends

2007-04-20T22:58:00.000+01:00

Here's Here's Where The Story Ends by The Sundays.

The Sugarcubes - Hit

2007-04-20T22:53:00.000+01:00

Here's Hit by The Sugarcubes.

Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm

2007-04-20T17:22:00.000+01:00

A great song and video from Arctic Monkeys. I never expected them to have dancers in one of their videos, it really works well. There is an interesting story about the song here.

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

2007-04-18T17:39:00.000+01:00

Here's another video about Aussies dancing.

The Sleepy Jackson - Good Dancers

2007-04-18T17:38:00.000+01:00

Here's a nice old song from the Sleepy Jackson.

Daft Punk - Revolution 909

2007-04-15T08:18:00.000+01:00

Here's a good song by Daft Punk (their only good song, I think). The video was directed by Roman Coppola.

Kid Koala - Drunk Trumpet (Live)

2007-04-11T13:07:00.000+01:00

This is just fucking amazing, not to mention hilarious. And very much in the spirit of jazz, I think. Cool.

Jamie T - Sheila

2007-04-09T13:59:00.000+01:00

This has been around for a while but they've just started playing it a lot on the radio so maybe it's been re-released or something, but it's grown on me now, I didn't like it that much before but it's pretty good.

The Enemy - Away From Here

2007-04-06T17:30:00.000+01:00

Here's a wicked song from The Enemy. I recommend turning it up quite loud.

Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow

2007-04-06T17:21:00.001+01:00

Klaxons are turning out to be totally awesome. I haven't read Gravity's Rainbow but I've read another of Pynchon's books, "V", and it was really really boring, so I don't think I'll try Gravity's Rainbow just yet.

Kanye West - Heard 'Em Say

2007-04-01T11:45:00.001+01:00

Here's a lovely song by Kanye West and a nice video to go with it.

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

2007-03-31T19:37:00.000+01:00

This is just fucking fantastic!

The Ronettes - Be My Baby

2007-03-31T19:15:00.000+01:00

Arch nutcase Phil Spector faces trial for murder in April (apparently the trial will be televised), so here's one of the great songs he produced and co-wrote back in the 60s.

Mark Ronson - Stop Me

2007-03-31T18:20:00.000+01:00

I don't think this is one of the Smiths' best songs, I never really liked it, but it's still quite an intriguing cover. Ronson has an album of covers out (I think it's called "Versions"), including one of a song by the Kaiser Chiefs (the crappest band in the world) which actually makes it sound quite good. It's also got a cover of Toxic, the Britney Spears track, on it. I think the tracks are all sung by different vocalists.

Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg - Deep Cover

2007-03-29T22:24:00.000+01:00

Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg rap about the time they was real undercover cops and shit, featuring some footage at the beginning filmed with a hidden camera of them hanging out with a dangerous drug dealer. Not really, it's actually about a cool cop movie that had Laurence Fishburne in (although back then he was known as Larry).

Morrissey - Satan Rejected My Soul (Live)

2007-03-29T22:17:00.000+01:00

Morrissey's gay too, here's the evidence. I think wearing that shirt was his way of coming out.

The Beatles - One After 909 (Live)

2007-03-18T11:56:00.000Z

A lovely film of the Beatles playing this song. What's nice is that the take they record here is the actual take used on the record.

Faithless featuring Estelle - Why Go

2007-03-17T18:23:00.000Z

An extremely amusing video about people dancing.

Guillemots - Trains To Brazil

2007-03-16T14:41:00.000Z

Here's a nice song by Guillemots.

Maroon 5 - This Love

2007-03-16T08:15:00.000Z

Here is a really catchy song by Maroon 5.

Kelis - Millionaire

2007-03-15T22:16:00.000Z

Here's a video of that song. Not sure about that Andrew 3000 guy he's a bit misogynistic I think.

Serge Gainsbourg - Comic Strip

2007-03-02T17:05:00.000Z

This is just fucking ace. I wish I lived in the 60s. (The video was concocted by a Youtube user from different versions).

Catatonia - Dead From The Waist Down (Live)

2007-03-02T17:03:00.000Z

Make hay not war!

Wagon Christ - Receiver

2007-02-28T17:47:00.000Z

Here's something you can get into.

Coldcut - The State We're In

2007-02-25T10:22:00.000Z

This definitely wins the prize for the weirdest video I've ever seen. And it's pretty good too.

New Young Pony Club - The Bomb

2007-02-24T20:12:00.000Z

A wicked song. You knew you have to display information to discover relativity, didn't you?

Mint Royale - Blue Song

2007-02-21T18:42:00.000Z

Another one by Mint Royale. This one's got N. Fielding in it so it can't be bad. I remember seeing him doing his stand up show a while back before he was in Mighty Boosh. Very surreal, it was. Anyway this video is OK, would have been better if they showed what the robbers were getting up to as well. But the song is really blinding.

Mint Royale - Don't Falter

2007-02-17T19:21:00.000Z

A nice video by Mint Royale.

FC Kahuna - Hayling

2007-02-17T18:38:00.000Z

I can't say I like the video much, but the song is excellent. There is an island called Hayling off the south coast of England, apparently, but I don't know if that's what they're talking about.

Herman Dune - I Wish That I Could See You Soon

2007-02-16T12:49:00.002Z

I just don't know what to make of this, it's completely fucking mental. Which is nice.

Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the 80s

2007-02-12T18:54:00.000Z

Wicked tune.

Cake - I Will Survive

2007-02-12T18:46:00.000Z

A fantastic version of this song. I love the guy's delivery. And it's nice that he's got a role in the video and it's got some amusing incidents. I think more videos should give the singer a role to play like this.

Travis - Writing To Reach You

2007-02-12T18:32:00.000Z

A lovely song by Travis from a while ago, and a really quite inexplicable video to go with it.

Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah

2007-02-12T18:17:00.000Z

A pretty good track.

Fat Larry's Band - Zoom

2007-02-07T18:47:00.000Z

Great song.

The Sunshine Underground - Put You In Your Place

2007-02-04T09:36:00.000Z

A pretty cool video from them.

Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time

2007-02-04T09:06:00.000Z

A really funny video from Jarvis Cocker.

Editors - All Sparks

2007-02-04T08:38:00.000Z

All sparks will burn out, in the end.

Klaxons - Golden Skans

2007-02-04T08:25:00.000Z

A really weird video from Klaxons.

Beck - Sexx Laws

2007-02-02T15:24:00.001Z

Cool video. Shame Beck's a Scientologist, I really didn't expect that of him. It seems his dad was, though.

The Streets - Blinded By The Lights

2007-01-27T14:51:00.002Z

An excellent, very atmospheric and absorbing song and video, skilfully evoking anxiety and alienation at a wedding reception.

Pulp - Lipgloss

2007-01-26T21:47:00.000Z

An early video from Pulp, although they'd already been out for ages at this point. Apparently they did a session on John Peel in 1981!

Babyshambles - Killamangiro

2007-01-24T11:34:00.001Z

A transitory moment of brilliance.

Blur - This is a Low

2007-01-24T11:18:00.000Z

A great song about meteorological conditions.

REM - Daysleeper

2007-01-20T21:38:00.000Z

A lovely, somehow very poignant song from REM.

The Cranberries - Zombie

2007-01-20T19:25:00.000Z

Great stuff.

The Jackson Five - Never Can Say Goodbye

2007-01-17T14:36:00.000Z

A nice song from them.

Adamski - Killer

2007-01-12T19:36:00.000Z

Great song.

Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes

2007-01-11T12:29:00.000Z

They'll fill you up with drugs and booze!

Badly Drawn Boy - Silent Sigh

2007-01-08T19:58:00.000Z

An absolutely fantastic song.

The La's - Feelin'

2007-01-08T19:14:00.000Z

A nice song by the La's.

M83 - Don't Save Us From The Flames

2007-01-03T22:13:00.000Z

Here's a lovely song by good old M83.

Elvis Costello - Clubland

2007-01-01T17:57:00.000Z

Have you ever been had in clubland? Cool! What a fucking great video man, thank Christ for Youtube or we'd never see shit like this!! This song is genius.

Jem - They

2006-12-31T16:06:00.000Z

Another sci-fi-influenced video, this is from Jem, it seems to be influenced by the beginning of Barbarella where Jane Fonda takes off her spacesuit.

Muse - Knights of Cydonia

2006-12-29T19:12:00.001Z

When I first saw this I didn't post it because of the awful Queen-style harmonies in the middle of the song. But it's kind of grown on me now. And it is the best video ever, so I guess that counts in its favour.

Tom Waits - I Don't Wanna Grow Up

2006-12-29T19:02:00.000Z

Here's a great song by Tom Waits about he doesn't want to grow up. The video is really good, they say it was directed by Jim Jarmusch in 1992.