Video of the Week: Jack White-Love Interruption

This week's video is probably going to be the easiest review I've ever done, which is for Jack White's newest single "Love Interruption", from his upcoming solo album. Considering the recent bogie he pulled by producing the Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dumbasses of Nu Rock (I'm amazed that any of these people are still around) Insane Clown Posse, Jack decided to go into major damage control by an easy-does-it approach to this new single. Not only is there a great Tom Petty approach to this track, but using the opening piano lick from Dusty Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man" is a very nice touch. I also really appreciate the visual homage to old Ed Sullivan Show/Hollywood Palace for the setting of this video. There's lots to like here, but the only thing that baffles me is how all the female musicians in white flowing gowns look like the Master's Wives (not to mention how Jack resembles the Master with his perpetually ashen appearance) in that bizarro 60s cult movie "Manos: Hands of Fate" (hopefully, you've all only seen it its MST3K incarnation). Even so, good save Master Jack!

Video of the Week: The Heads - You Took Me By Surprise

This week's video is not quite a music video per-se, but it's an audio-only clip I've stumbled upon of the Heads doing a cover of an obscure Seeds song (and if you really know me, I'm ALL about the Seeds), "You Took Me By Surprise", that the Seeds did in the early-70s. I don't know much about the Heads except that a couple of my friends like 'em and that they're a Stoner/Post-Psych band from Bristol, England that has been active since the 90s. This track is actually from a Drag City records comp from 2005, and while I like the sludge-y guitar work, the only thing that keeps me from really liking the Heads is how the singer sings like "Mellow Gold"-Era Beck (at best) or more like Luna-Era Dean Wareham (at worst). Needless to say, I really do appreciate that a somewhat subversive band went out of their way to cover a lesser-known Seeds track that the Seeds did when most people (which was the case for many a 60s Garage Punk band) would have considered them washed-up at the time. In fact, I own a copy of the "Rare Sky Saxon Vol. 1: Old Fruit From New Seeds" that the Voxx label put out on vinyl in 1983 (interestingly enough, the same year I was born), which where I first discovered this track and I especially love the Marc Bolan/T Rex-ness of it. I've included a video of the original for a reference point. I'll let you all be the judge of which version you prefer as well. (FYI: I find it really cool how Sky looks just like Joe from the Icarus Line in the picture!)

Video of the Week-Glass Candy: Warm In the Winter

This week's video isn't all that new-ish(it came out in december), but I just love it. It's beauteous! This is Glass Candy's newest video from their new album of the same name, "Warm In the Winter", of which they extol all their love and kisses to L.A., (exactly where I'm at, and yes bitches, it sure is warm in the winter 24/7 out here!)especially with the shots of Los Globos and a Whole Foods present. I've been a huge fan of theirs for 9 years, and honestly, they never disappoint. Check out their extra special message to the Universe at 3:01. Party on!

Video of the Week: JEFF the Brotherhood-Bummer

This week's new video is courtesy of one of my fav bands that I discovered last year, Nashville's JEFF the Brotherhood. They just came out with this video 2 weeks ago and it was shot during a stop in their tour itinerary in Hawaii (lucky dudes!). In case you don't know, these guys put out the best album of 2011, We Are the Champions, as well as the video of 2011, the sexy-ass Wastoid Girl (which I've also shared below).
These guys always rock the fuck out and never take themselves too seriously. DIG IT!