Canadian indie-pop group Stars debuted a new music video on Monday, this one for "Backlines," a cut off their current album The North. In this interesting clip, the band is miniaturized on a toy stage.
Following the recent release of The Man With The Iron Fists soundtrack, The Black Keys and RZA have released new visuals for their featured track "The Baddest Man Alive." It is the first of several clips due to release in support of the RZA-produced film, which stars Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu and RZA, among others. It is "presented by" Quentin Tarantino.
Bruno Mars set himself apart from many of his popstar peers, joining a small group of performers that have served simultaneously as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Admitting during this week's opening monologue that he had no acting or comedy experience, the 27-year-old musician went on to prove such a disclaimer unnecessary, giving a solid performance from start to finish.
Grammy winning songstress Imogen Heap is back this week with a new single and a video to go along with it. The English composer debuted "You Know Where To Find Me" during a Google+ Hangout, performing it live before showcasing the video and taking questions from fans. The beautiful new single, which is now available for purchase, is off her upcoming album, tentatively titled the Heapsongs Project.
Wally De Backer aka Gotye has released a new pair of videos to two more of his tracks. The first video is for "Seven Hours With A Backseat Driver," which is off his album Like Drawing Blood. The visuals are created Ivan Dixon and Greg Sharp of Rubber House. The second is for "Dig Your Own Hole," a B-side off Making Mirrors, his latest release. It is directed by Saiman Chow.
Ellie Goulding is currently on tour promoting her latest album Halcyon. Following appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Ellen, Goulding made back-to-back stops this week at L.A.'s Troubadour. Luckily for fans, the entire set of Night 2 at the venue is available now officially for viewing.
UPDATE (Oct. 19)
"Happy October 19th!" declares the cast of Community in a new video marking what was supposed to be long-awaited return of the comedy series. For now, Donald Glover (Troy) and Danny Pudi (Abed) do their best to help explain the increasing delay and make light of the situation. Watch the video below. For now, it will have to do.
Following appearances at this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival and Treasure Island Festival, Wild Belle has premiered a new music video for "Backslider," a track from the brother-sister duo's upcoming 2013 release Isles.
Following up on previous music videos for "All The Rowboats" and "Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)," Regina Spektor opts for intimate over quirky with the new clip for "How," another track off her latest album What We Saw From The Cheap Seats.
Kendrick Lamar is only days away from his major label debut, good kid m.A.A.d city, which releases Oct. 22 via Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope. During a hometown show at L.A.'s Club Nokia Wednesday night, Aftermath founder and Lamar's industry mentor Dr. Dre made a surprise appearance to perform "Compton" and "The Recipe" with the west coast rapper.
Ahead of his much-anticipated proper release a major label, The Weeknd has debuted a new music video for "Wicked Games." The new clip features a remastered version of his House of Balloons track, which will also be included in the upcoming Trilogy album.
The indie rock trio Divine Fits, our recent FutureSounds pick, are currently on the road promoting their debut album. And it appears they've been listening to Frank Ocean's Channel Orange set between shows, as new video has surfaced of Britt Daniel covering Ocean's "Lost," a song that definitely leans rock-friendly.
