Saturday, October 30, 2010
Robyn - Indestructible
Robyn 'Indestructible' Official Video
Robyn | Myspace Music Videos
Warning, you have entered the Rant Zone: Why can't this be what we hear on our radios and what we value in a pop star??? Robyn is a god in my books. She shows without fail how pop tunes can deal with all the typical pop themes of love, jealousy, partying... and still be catchy, fun and sexy without exploiting anyone. There is no pandering here, no need to exploit herself or the people in her video, yet it is still undeniably cool and sexy. It's awesome that it is basically just her expressing a real emotion in a pop context all the while still giving us the normal pop elements like cool outfits, hip style, sex, love... and not resorting to having any of those elements demean anyone. She's not sexy cuz she is flaunting her skin or playing the role of a male fantasy, she's just being herself and all the lovin' going on stays clear away from falling into the tired gender trappings of pop videos. No one is being sexualized of defined by sex, instead it's the scene itself that is being sexy, opposed to most female pop stars who get trapped into needing to represent themselves as sex. Unfortunately this is influenced by what men have defined as what a female should look like as sex incarnate. And that's just not good for anyone. Anyway, enjoy.
Rating: *****
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) - Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass
Wow! Chk Chk Chk get the full music video treatment here, reminds me of the Golden Age of music videos from the 90's. Despite all the chaos, narrative, and camera trickery - the song is never lost. It really screams massive time and effort, and penises. Whoops, I meant flowers. But really, the flowers are supposed to be penises. If I had one complaint it would be that there are perhaps too many flower penises. It kinda never lets up, first it's just a playful innuendo, then it's definitely just a penis, then the flowers themselves have penises, then it's just a break down into misogynistic money shots. But everything else is great! Enjoy.
Rating: *****
Friday, October 29, 2010
Serena Maneesh - DIWSWTTD
Remember those days when your kid was so darn cute you could've just put a bag over his head, tied him up and beat him silly with a baseball bat... they grow up so quick. I'm just joking, they don't beat the kid with a bat, or do they... no they don't cuz you can't show that, or can you............ enjoy.
Rating ****
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