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Friday Video – All Mankind, “Can You Hear Me”

November 4, 2011 /

To listen to All Mankind’s Simple Desire on Spotify, click here.

We rarely miss an opportunity to promote a worthy band from Down Under (see: Midnight Juggernauts, Oh Mercy). Our latest entry is All Mankind, which produced a rather amusing search list when we put their name into a certain music site we frequent which shall remain nameless. The results were almost exclusively death metal bands, something All Mankind is decidedly not.

Look at those boys. Do they look like death metalers? Perish the thought, though the bassist does rock a Jason Newsted-style stance in the clip for their new single “Can You Hear Me.” Think Coldplay with a less polarizing lead singer, or Keane with guitars, and you’re close: the track boasts one of those mile-wide choruses that is begging for stadium love. The clip shows the band on the run from a couple of authoritarians, though why the Man would want to keep down a band like this is anyone’s guess. This song doesn’t want a revolution, and that’s all right.

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Friday Video – Boots Electric, “Complexity”

October 28, 2011 /

You’d have to go out of your way to not get along with Jesse Hughes, the lead singer of the Eagles of Death Metal and creative force behind the glam boogie band Boots Electric. All the man wants is for people to have a good time, and have sex, not necessarily in that order. Arriving on a music scene where bands were more interested in sharing their pain and misery, Hughes had the glow of a Renaissance man, and that was before we got him on the phone for a fun chat in 2006. From that point forward, Jesse Hughes has secured lifelong status as a Friend of Bullz-Eye.

Which brings us to his babelicious video for “Complexity,” a hilarious title once you realize how decidedly uncomplicated the song is. The glam sound fits Hughes well, though, and the casting director, which was probably Hughes as well, if we were to guess, clearly had a good job that day (boing boing boing). At the end of a day, the clip has a very valuable message: if you’re fun to be around, women will want to be with you. Pass it on.

Lastly, bonus points for the Boots Electric album title, which is our title of the year so far: Honkey Kong. Awe, some.

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Friday Video – The English Beat, “Best Friend”

October 21, 2011 /

So get this: some neighbors of ours throw this massive Halloween party that switches houses halfway through the evening, and costumes are mandatory. They’re throwing it a week early this year for some reason, which gave us one less week to come up with an idea for a costume. But finally, it came to us: new wave zombie. Hey, it’s cheap and easy. Get some makeup and colored hair spray, slap on the English Beat t-shirt and Doc Martens, and it’s a go.

So, in honor of the early halloween party (we’ll pay a more proper salute to Halloween next week), we give you the English Beat at the height of their powers. If you get the chance to see the band singer Dave Wakeling’s touring with, though, go, go, go. Most fun two hours you’ll have all year, and the tickets are cheap. Rock on.

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Jacks Mannequin

All Work and No Playlist: Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin

October 18, 2011 /

Jacks Mannequin

(*Spoken as Jimmy Fallon doing wacky FM DJ*) And we’re back! Actually, we were planning on being back a few weeks ago, but Andrew McMahon, lead singer and songwriter of Jack’s Mannequin, is a tough guy to pin down. Turn your back on him for a second, and he’s peeled off in his tour bus to do another four months of dates. We caught his final show with Guster last month, and it was a blast, especially when the two teamed up for a cover of Peter Bjorn and John’s “Young Folks.”

The Mannequin’s third album, People and Things, was released last week, and when McMahon finally decided to sit down and rest for a second, we were quick to strike: Tell us the 10 songs rocking your world at the moment, or your piano bites it. Surprisingly, there is little piano to be found here, but there are lots of happy techno beats. Rave on, rave on.

“Safe and Sound,” Capital Cities

A great tune in the indie/techno vein.

“Our Hearts Are Wrong,” Jessica Lea Mayfield

“The only time I miss you is every single day.” That says it all.

“Heartbeats,” Jose Gonzales

Hypnotizing guitars and vocals on this sad jam.

“I Think It’s Going to Rain Today,” Randy Newman

Randy’s not normally my jam, but this is a haunting song.

“Wonderful The Way I Feel,” My Morning Jacket

Damn, this dude can sing and the lyric on this tune is genius.

“The Day Is Coming,” My Morning Jacket

Killer groove and production on this track.

“Holocene,” Bon Iver

A truly beautiful piece of music.

“Patience Gets Us Nowhere Fast,” Capital Cities

So true.

“Go Outside,” The Cults

The song does the title justice, it makes me want to go party in the sunshine.

“Young Blood,” The Naked and Famous

Reminds me of the “Breakfast Club” soundtrack, and that’s hard to argue with.

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Friday Video – Band of Skulls, “The Devil Takes Care of His Own”

October 14, 2011 /

You know, maybe the world will survive without the White Stripes after all.

This clip of a song from their as-yet-untitled second album, due out next year, doesn’t make much sense – why is the producer so upset, to the point where he needed to bust out the dope kung fu moves? – but it’s entertaining enough, and the song packs a whallop. All of a sudden, 2012 – which is the end of the world, you know – can’t come quickly enough.

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