Put On The Playlist: New Black Kids Video

A little late to the game with this but def still worth posting. Black Kids video for I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (long enough title?) is now out on YouTube:

Who Ritz’d Easter Better in the Caribbean – Obama or Wright?

Apparently both Obama and Wright thought they could use a break from the spotlight for Easter – and both decided a Ritz-Carlton in the Caribbean was the place to do it (Wright at the Ritz in Puerto Rico and Obama at the one in St. Thomas). But who celebrated the Lord’s Resurrection in the [...]

Metro’s “Peeps in the Park” – Viewer Reaction

Metro put out a new YouTube last week promoting taking the rail over driving to the upcoming Nats games. Interesting, they went with a low budget gimmick for the video that has sparked mixed reaction from viewers. Viewers have ranged from voicing praise for the video (“I like the part where the bunny [...]

Free Soren Dayton/Lesson Learned

To start things off, Jess3 was absolutely brilliant yesterday with this idea over on the right:
In case you missed all the buzz about Soren Dayton’s suspension from the McCain Campaign you can catch up with Blog PI’s insightful post on the issue from yesterday. The conservative blogger’s problem, as a result of a Tweet, [...]

Panther tonight at the Red and the Black

is hosting Panther tonight – and for just $8, money. I shared their video Violence, Diamonds video a little while back and this looks to definitely be a band worth seeing. Now if only the Red and the Black had a metro… damn you H St. and your inconvenience…

The Teenagers – Come to our prom night!

“Hey !
to celebrate the release of out debut album, we’re having a Prom in association with Converse Music and All Age Concerts.
It’s happening next Friday 28th March at the Central Library in Islington, London and you are all (it is all ages!) invited.
We’re playing live and they’ll be loads [...]

Put On The Playlist: Justice tonight at the 9:30!

The French electronic duo Justice are finally coming to DC! I’ve been waiting for this show for a long time now, since † first came out last year even – bought tickets the day they came out too because I knew it would be a hot show. The Ed Banger duo just recently [...]

Andrew McMahon: Dear Jack Movie

Andrew McMahon has been one of my favorite artists for years. From his Something Corporate days to his current band Jack’s Mannequin (who had an amazing show at the 9:30 last year) – he’s written songs that are some of my favorites of all time. Konstantine and The Mixed Tape, to name a [...]

Black and White Jacksons, Lode Runner, and Jon Eick at the Velvet Lounge – You Had To Be There

(Warning – crappy camera-phone pics below)
Sorry for taking so long – but with the Politics Online conference (post coming) and all – last week was crazy. But Friday before last – The Velvet Lounge was where it was at. Decked out in balloons, streamers, and a Happy Birthday banner for the [...]

Put On The Playlist: The Teenagers

A Put on the Playlist for The Teenagers has been long overdue. I’ve talked about them previously a couple times and with their new album Reality Check coming out at the end of last month – they’ve been on pretty much everyone’s radar.
The trio (quentin, dorian, and michael) originally from Paris – but now [...]

New Panther Video: Violence, Diamonds

via killrockstars this weekend:
The Panthers video for Violence, Diamonds just debuted on MTV – check it out:

For more info check out Subterranean.

The McLaughlin Grove?

I just saw over on Stereogum this morning that Andrew W.K. “actually turns host John McLaughlin’s words into a catchy little song (that sounds strangely similar to other catchy little W.K. songs).”
Interesting…
You can check the song out over at Fair Game.

LOLcrats – flashfail

(via Lesliebradshaw.com)
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Put On The Playlist: JT Out and About

UPDATE – Warning: apparently Gnarls Barkley’s Run music video has been banned from MTV because it may cause seizures – so, um, watch with caution I guess?  You’ve been warned. 
Just happened to notice that Justin Timberlake is def on it this week. Throwing down a funny guest cameo on the new Gnarls Barkley music [...]

Put On the Playlist: A Classic Education

While you may not have heard of A Classic Education yet, they’ve already opened for big bands of the likes of Modest Mouse and Arcade Fire. While existing very much in the vein of the Arcade Fire and The National’s orchestra style of indie – they have a talent for creating sweeping songs that [...]

New Justice Video: DVNO

(h/t JP’s Blog)