The Night Starts Here

Music Videos for a lazy Friday:

Stars- Take Me To The Riot

This is my favorite song from the latest Stars album. The video does not do it justice. It's a bit boring really-- a kid makes small talk with a stranger on a bus for the first minute and then wanders around a city for a bit before playing foosball and making some friends. Hmm... don't get it. Amy Millan needs to take him to the riot! You can also watch the video for The Night Starts Here from Arts & Crafts .



Gliss- Kissing The Blvd

Drummer/Bassist Victoria Cecilia directed this one. Some of it takes place in a bathroom stall. Don't know what it means, but the whole thing just oozes DIY California coolness.



Chris Brown- Wall To Wall



This video takes a page from the B-list horror flicks of the 90s, but Chris Brown can pull it off. The Air-Jordan flying is a teesny bit over the top, but hey, he's Chris Brown! I won't even chide him for choosing Artemis Fowl font for his album cover.

You know he's starring in This Christmas right? I'm so dragging my friend Liv to that movie when she comes back for Thanksgiving. I think the movie was being promoted with a singing contest where contestants had to sing either "This Christmas" or "Silent Night." The winner was a woman named Antenica N. Smith. Congrats Antenica!

Set something on fire

Set something on fire. Preferably all the letters, nightmares, hopes, desires, carnal lusting, and insomniac ramblings. Douse your soul with liquor and light the match. Let it go, drop the bottle. A swig here, a flicker will show itself. The burn starts slow, but the warmth, oh yes, soon life will spark in your eyes.

Go back to the beginning. You can start over. Give birth to yourself. Jump into the fire. It is the element most conducive to finalizing an end, and the pre-condition needed to begin again.

Let Karen O show you how with Gold Lion:



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Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Gold Lion
(Show Your Bones)

The Used- I Caught Fire (In Your Eyes)
(In Love and Death)

Stars- Your Ex-Lover is Dead
(Set Yourself On Fire)

Thirteen Senses- Into the Fire
(The Invitation)

Pics from Thursday's concert are coming soon.... by soon I mean, whenever I get around to it... which is probably soon.