GLAM'O'RIFIC!

Time for a Saturday morning video....

Today it is the marvelously playful homage to glam rock circa the video for "Bitches In Tokyo" by Canadian indie group Stars. This video made me chuckle and it is endearing in many ways, including references to the New York Dolls and The Smiths part way through.

There is also a funny reference to social workers that made me laugh at my own esteemed professions ("Stand back, I am from child social services, your children are doing fine!"). In many ways Stars are gifted at capturing a sense of youthful yearning and idealism in much of their material, and of course they give the sound advice to any upstarting musician that you should "move to Berlin".

CIGARETTE IN YOUR BED

Yes kids, smoking is indeed glamorous, or at the very least an evocative cultural reference point that captures those intense moments of pensive reflection, often functioning as a conduit for fleeting human connection. As witnessed in this video montage to the wonderful "Cigarette In Your Bed" by My Bloody Valentine, some iconic black and white film clips are given a new dimension and are wonderfully enhanced by this richly textured song.



MBV were great at creating surreal and engaging aural landscapes. The simple "shoegazing" label is vastly inadequate. One is more likely to gaze into the infinite sky, their compositions acting like the physical manifestation of a wonderful lucid dream or some brief flight of fancy as the mind drifts freely while absorbed in random memory.

It does good to my soul knowing that they will soon be making music again, though my ears still bleed when I think of the time I saw them in concert. Anyways, sit back and enjoy this splendid video (just remember to extinguish your cigarette before the song ends, as it may induce a dream like state).

SATURDAY MORNING VIDEO

This week, a little ditty from R.E.M, "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" from their upcoming album Accelerate . It is a rather enjoyable low-fi video actually, Michael Stipe is raging against the machine with a little acoustic jangle from his band mates while driving around. That's definitely a car pool I would sign up for in a heartbeat! Enjoy;



(also: The video is free to download from iTunes in the U.S & Canada this week)