In a video that brilliantly combines a first-person shooter perspective with a Quentin Tarantino-like narrative, Russian indie punk band Biting Elbows delivers “Bad Motherfucker”—a single that lives up to its name. While we admittedly missed its viral debut, London-based graphic designer Sean Gall tipped us off to the cinematic video this week via the social music aggregating site, This Is My Jam. Full of car …
The hilariously raunchy video for “Go Kindergarten” off of The Lonely Island’s third album, The Wack Album, combines Step Up-like choreography, ridiculous costumes and perhaps the most offensive lyrics they’ve come up with yet. See fingers chopped; bananas, shoes and garbage eaten; and a woman giving birth on the dance floor in a satire poking fun at club anthems and an easily influenced youth culture. …
Local Natives, The National, Ariel Pink, Milo Greene, Diiv, Amadou & Mariam, Lord Huron, Death Grips, Four Tet, Beach House, Nas, Björk, Billy Idol, A$AP Rocky—the diversity of bands is as immense as the commonality of talent at this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, in Manchester, Tennessee. If you missed out on the incredible lineup of live shows this weekend, or want to relive …
