Sam Reviews A Video: Being Beige-The Smashing Pumpkins

So around midnight or so The Smashing Pumpkins decided to release a new music video for their single "Being Beige," their first since Owata back in 2011 and that was less of an actual video and more of an odd short film involving professional wrestlers which was...unique..but I digress because now we're here at Being Beige and this video is also unique but less in a trying to make a movie but rather showcasing an interesting series of images kind of way.

In some way's the use of a person kind of flailing around on a moving image such as the moon that this video employees is kind of reminiscent of Disarm in a lot of way's with still shots of a very aged and tired looking Billy Corgan just kind of standing there singing this song spliced in between conceptualized imagery that goes from a naked woman on a moon, two naked twins holding each other, said naked twins being lit on fire over the sea on a rock, and some pretty cool shots of a bird all in black and white none-the-less you have a video that's all interesting shots with no real resolve which I personally don't really mind because it's not like he wasn't doing that stuff well over 20+ years ago and at this rate making an interesting little concept film keeps people talking about an already great single so i guess this video is just more interesting then anything.

Feel free to tell me below what you think....

Sam Reviews a Video..."Miracle," Kimbra

So Kimbra has a new music video out for her single miracle…..and prepare to hear that fandom come out here shortly because I might as well talk about the track for a bit before I uhm….dissect the video.

Miracle it’s a very kind of groovy little track that kind of feels like it was lifted from the 90’s with it’s very large chorus and it’s incredibly danceable vibes along with lines as joyously cheesy as, “ Send me your love again, ‘cause you’re my miracle,” which honestly sounds like something I’d expect Mariah Carey to sing which isn’t a bad thing considering that it also has this kind of vibrant 70’s beat that gives it a very danceable feeling to help those simplistic lyrics not feel as cheesy as they normally would and at about the 3 minute mark the song takes a brief second to kind of have this Discovery-era Daft Punk kind of spacey sound thing that’s really groovy.

All those little factors added up really do lead it to be one killer single that I find myself digging repeated listens in.

As for the video…well…I think I’m in love people…

OK I am more than sure if you were to take the time to look over the post I’ve made about this woman you could very easily pick up that I do in fact not only find myself a fan of her music but I also think she’s one drop dead gorgeous singer that I’d bend over backwards for the chance to charm in an instant and the fact that she decided to go by the whole idea of making a video as danceably fun as the track sounds is probably one of the best things for me because I get to see her just showcase the utter joy in her expressions as she belts out this track with some of the most amusingly awkward white girl dancing you’ll see this side of Taylor Swifts most recent outing.

All in all this is simplicity at its finest people because she’s not doing something as oddly quirky as 90’s music or as storybook as Settle Down but rather she’s just kind of having an obviously fun time with a really fun track and having her just kind of walk around and do some 500 days of summer like walking around and making the world showcase your elatedness through well choreographed dances is perfect.

Also she’s just so god damn pretty now isn’t she in that odd little red dress thing and always flashing that bright kind of infectious smile through the whole thing…..AGAIN it’s a crush people don’t judge…

Overall I’m actually quite satisfied with this video because it’s nothing too flashy and it works to kind of make the track feel as bright and fun as it’s intended to so I’m all thumbs up in this review and can only hope that I can acquire the Golden Echo’s sometime soon and maybe get a video for Love In High Places…just saying…

Lost Great Albums Vol. 1: The Great Power Popaganda

You know world record stores are the greatest gift to grace this fine planet of ours and upon randomly deciding to both make a stop and brows through the bargain bin I’ve stumbled across what is truly the lost great Power Pop record of its time in the form of Head Automatica’s Popaganda so today I’m going to explain to you guy’s why this is truly an amazing find while it’s feelings of poppy alternative bliss are at their most pleasureful.....

Now before I get to explaining how from the larger tehn life feelings of tunes like Graduation Day, to the hollowing dark subtleness of Cannibal girl, and the utter Cars inspired She’s not it I got a story about that first song that’s why this album has some significance for me personally, you see here this album came out 6/6/06 which was more a publicity stunt then anything else because well why the hell not so it was released when I was a freshman in high school so they were one of many kind of pop punkish emo groups that where an object of desire that still in some sick twisted way bring joyful memories of that time of discovery and it was the last day of school and for whatever reason I got up at the ass crack of dawn for whatever reason so I decide to say fuck it and go to my living room and turn on the tv to the music choice channel because it’s like radio with no commercials and a specific variety of tunes and this song was the first thing that came on and at that very second it was the most awesome thing of all time so because of that this tune’s kind of anthemic opening of Graduation Day and it’s very teen movie vibe make me smile any time I hear it and it’s kind of the best way to express how from the first song you’re going to end up hearing the best new wave album in a long time.

Like I said this album is just larger then life poppy cut after poppy cut with plenty of strong guitar work especially prevelant in tunes like She’s not it which is a fine balance of do-whopy sing along gold and well performed rock and roll.

There’s absolutely no loss of energy at any point in this album which just keeps everyone in high energy which is the strength of it all because Daryl Palumbo as a vocalist is quite strong when he’s channeling his inner Rick Ocasek finely balancing a blend of Doo-Whop and rock which this album is chocked full of.

So what I’m trying not to repeat all over is that this album’s damn good people and the fact that the company decided it’d be a smart idea to tack on Beating Heart Baby as a bonus track is just a cherry in an already amazing Sunday so if you’re going through a clearance sale or just on Amazon/iTunes/ect. Get this damn album it’ll make your life that much better…