December 21, 2009
SUG’s 1st annual, WORLD FAMOUS Top Music Videos of 2009
Alright, so here it is. I have compiled my list of the best music videos of the year. I really did take a lot of time to make this list. The tough part was deciding what distinguishes a GOOD music video. There are some big name stars whos videos have 10 billion views on youtube, then there are the artistic ones that because of their creativity are amazing even if you have never heard of the artist. So i tried to do some of each, and the music itself was the biggest decision as to wether I thought the video was good, so I tried to pick artsy videos that have cool music. I didnt wanna rank em . They are all good.
Dirty Projectors – Stillness Is The Move - Llamas, mountains, weird choreography, and a sick song. One of the best songs of the year in my opinion…the girl can sing.
Kid Cudi, Kanye, Common- Make Her Say – Best editing/cinematography. The balloons, the bleachers, real creative, cool video
Coldplay – Life In Technicolor II – Not my type of music, but original video, had to be on the list.
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance – No Doubt. she was HUGE. Mtv’s Woman of the year….how bout artist of the year? Lots of creepy lady gaga plus some throw back 80’s dance moves makes this one of my top videos of the year. p.s. the weird hand thing she does makes it look likes shes got a strong hand
Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks – Weird Video…but I have a great appreciation for weird and unique. If you do too, watch this. Making this video is way trickier than you may think…notice how everything is in slow motion…but he is still singing in normal time. Which is an idea I have been talking about doing for months now…assholes stole my idea. U gotta watch until the end tho. p.s. Shout out to Grizz
Mims – Move (if you wanna) – I like when rappers actually try to make a music video. One of my most played songs of the year.
Yeasayer – Ambling Alp – Award: Weirdest Video of the year. – Really weird but very artistic, every scene could stand alone as a pretty crazy photograph. I really like this video.
Kid Cudi – Day ‘N’ Nite - Award: Rap music video of the year. - So sick. influenced a huge eXplosion of rotoscoping in music videos. Kanye did his whole video redrawn, Cudi combined em. Now everyone is lovin it. F the Crookers remiX.
Animal Collective – My Girls – Award: Artistic Video of the year This is one of my favorite videos of all time. its got some of the sickest effects and u cant help but get sucked into this song. It gets you so pumped. Thanks Brewer
Beyonce – Single Ladies - Award: Video of the Year – I dont even think any one can argue this. BEYONCE HAD ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME!! Bet seriously she did. Super simple, super seXy. Everyone and their mother was talking about this video. Sorry but Taylor Swift didnt quite make my cut… (note: ive seen this on different charts counting it as a 2008 video…but others as 2009. It was the biggest video of 2009 wether it came out late 2008 or not)
Honorable Mention: Carl Sagan – A Glorius Dawn’ ft. Stephen Hawking – Who ever can use Stephen Hawkings voice to make a song gets an award in my book.
December 12, 2009
Ron Mueck. Hyper-Realist Sculptor
This stuff is crazy. I can not fathom how someone can recreate the human body so realistically. The scale at which he does some of these sculptures, to duplicate every line, wrinkle, and texture of skin…..to me, seems impossible.
Sam Jinks does similar work if you like this stuff but its NSFW. Dont get eXcited…they are kinda gross…
December 9, 2009
BROKEN FINGAZ
Broken Fingaz, one of the first graffiti crews formed in Israel, made a poster refecting their outrage over violence earlier this year in Gaza. Member Unga just shared a little clip the crew made about the making of the poster.
Info courtesy of Upperplayground.
December 9, 2009
Quality Television.
How great is this show going to be? Mtv just eXploiting the most ridiculous people in America. You dont have to watch the whole thing…..just the last 15 seconds. Its worth it. I promise. Please watch it?
