> You win some, you lose some, if you're a total music snob who's convinced there's only one righteous place for music. Queen is (re-)releasing their entire collection on vinyl. And the Beatles are licensing their songs to be used in a video game from the makers of Rock Band, described as "an experiential journey" about the band.
> Speaking of all that is old being new again: Panic at the Disco goes (even more) retro and black and white in the band's new clip for "Northern Downpour," the sweet, lyrical ballad that's their new single. If you think you know what to expect from the band -- techno cabaret, gay circus acts, piano-banging rockers -- they'll be happy to prove you wrong.
"Drawn to the ones who never yawn," by the way, is a Jack Kerouac reference. [Thanks M]
> Uh Huh Her -- the duo of Camila Grey and ex-Murmurs, current L Word star Leisha Hailey -- released this video for "Explode" today on MTVU.com, featuring the animated story of a gothic (straight) couple unhappily trolling the City of Lights. It's a little bit Everything But the Girl, but we mean that in a good way:
> Speaking of MTV and actual music videos, the network launched the beta version of MTVMusic.com this week, chock full of some 14,000-odd full-length clips going back to the channel's inception. Best/worst flashback from the otherwise very smooth and easy to navigate site: The use of Kabel, the signature font MTV labeled its videos with, dropped last year. Here, watch Everything But the Girl's "Missing (Remix)":
Previously > Panic ready to reinvent selves, love > L Word off season
Are you sure you're not a member of bandom, sir? You must be at least stalking their official LiveJournal community. You're as up on Panic as I am - which isn't easy to do.
Posted by: Amanda | October 30, 2008 at 07:41 PM
@Amanda (and for the other lurkers): livejournal -- especially http://patd.livejournal.com -- is always the best place for all your Panic-related needs. Other than Popnog, that is.
Posted by: shana naomi | October 30, 2008 at 08:05 PM