Bauhaus Riri

Youtube search suggestions A-Z, 15.6.2012

The first thing that comes up on youtube today when you type in the search bar a single letter:

Adele someone like you
Boyfriend justin bieber
Call me maybe carly rae jepsen
Drake
Eminem
Funny video
Gotye somebody i used to know
Hot problems
International love
Justin bieber boyfriend
Katy perry
Lil wayne
Michael jackson
Nicki minaj
One direction what makes you beautiful
Payphone maroon 5
Queen
Rihanna
Somebody that i used to know gotye
Taylor swift
Usher climax
Victorious
We are young
X factor
Young wild and free wiz khalifa
Zumba

Were the 90's really better?

Unfortunately, I'm starting to join those who think so

Because I look good in leather

yes it's already quite old, and yes, the vegan in me doesn't want to like it but it's just so cool.

Egyptism - an update

This was in the U-Bahn a few days ago.

Livin in the sunlight lovin in the moonlight havin a wonderful time

So wonderful to find these things. There's even a blog dedicated to his videos

Egyptism

Egypt was always at the center of attention and an object of fascination for cultural orientalists. I'm sure there are many historical, mythological and imaginary reasons for that special occidental love, and I would leave it to the theoreticians to explain. I'm as usual fascinated with the fascination and the way it evolved into pop culture. So here are two amusing/disturbing 20th century performative moments that materialize this perversion:

Wilson Keppel and Betty doing their popular Sand Dance routine (c. 1933): And the gorgeous Kate Bush making her properly insane and absolutely not PC contribution to the discourse (1979):

LA LUPE

Here are two amazing TV performances by Cuban pop singer La Lupe. I don't know what she's saying but I'm sure her hand gestures are making atoms shake in a very unusual way. Sontag mentions her in a random list of "items which are part of the canon of Camp", featured in her wonderful 1964 classic, Notes on Camp.

Two B&W music vids

Alfred & Mark Deller sing Purcell


Beth Ditto sings I wrote the book

Death Grips

Thanx Isabel for sharing this

How time creates images

a beautiful video (that for some reason cannot be embedded) of the Shangri-Las singing "Shout". According to YouTube video description, "The twins' faces are obscured because it is a poor-quality Kinescope recording." I think it's a wonderful example of what I like to think about as "secret" or "accidental" composition. Maybe it's too romantic or naive but I'd like to believe the random narrative of this image.

‪The Shangri-Las - Shout‬‏ - YouTube

Remember Annie?

Beautiful

Badu goes Graham

Here's why I love her so much. Only a very special performer can pull off these moves, and she does! It's totally irrelevant and at the same time touching; a parody taken serious, a comment and an engagement, completely stupid and viciously funny; not trying to be cool because she knows she's the definition of cool. I really think this video is close to perfection.


OUT MY MIND JUST IN TIME from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Fight For Your Right Revisited

WOW

I say war

She was too fucking cool

Mark Ronson + Boy George =

the lovely Ida reminded me of this video today. There's apparently nothing too special about it but somehow I really like it. Something about the combination of the VHS and the "Girl George" seems to work. Also the fact that this straight Ronson is truly gay friendly is very cool.


Mark Ronson ft. Boy George 'Somebody To Love Me' - Director: Saam Farahmand from Tom Lindsay on Vimeo.

another wonderful moment in the history of pop music

c. age 10

Harmony Korine + Die Antwoord =

Two addictive vids for the weekend

I love both of them, and somehow I find them related to each other. Then again maybe it's just me


Shit Robot - Take Em Up from Eoghan Kidney on Vimeo.