Videos

Its very seldom we see narrative Music Videos these days.  They often are low budget visual pieces or high budget green screen, Ritter fan abusing (giving divas that windblown look) afterthoughts.  No green screen, Ritters, or divas here.  Just your typical desert hostage situation.

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To say that Mosshart is sexy is to undersell what she brings to any band as a front woman.  Her recklessness broods seduction and almost makes you crave chaos (as long as it is reads VV).  Jack White astounds on the drums with tight transitions within his fills and blends in nicely as the drummer.  The greatest challenge of this band (and consequently the hook or essence) is for every member (not Jack White) to make fans forget about the verging icon behind the kit and  insist they watch the Dead Weather, not "Jack White's supergroup."  VV Mosshart will have a lot to do with that.

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"Waiting for My Man" is the second song from Beck's Record Club: Covering Velvet Underground's Velvet Underground and Nico.  The video shows off Beck's arsenal of instruments that makes any ensemble look possible.  Maybe that's why he is choosing to cover each album in a day.  Consequently, this track (and I assume the others) will sound more like sketches rather than actual orchestrations.  Where "Sunday Morning" sounds more like Sea Change, "Waiting for My Man" sounds like the middle road between Mellow Gold and Mutations. 

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Summertime Clothes is an obvious selection for any summer mix and now there is a video to accompany the track.  Using the same sheet improvisers as seen on Late Night with David Letterman, ice sculptures, people rocking around in transparent balls, Animal Collective has added a new found oddity to the ecstasy environment of the Electro Culture.  These abstract visuals no matter how subtle or contrived are creative notions of some sort of think tank, or collective.  A sign that some art is still a community.

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compliments of FADE (not to be confused with Fader):

I am not sold on the track, but, I like the literal approach of the video.  It adds a comedic effect and each lyric is creatively approached.

Next Animal Collective Single & Jack White in Music Politics

No the above art is not the cover of the next Jimmy Buffet Greatest Hits disc (that will surely be released again this summer for all you middle aged Orange County Coconuts).  That colorful island flavor will wrap the next Animal Collective single Summertime Clothes 12".  "Summertime Clothes" will be Animal Collective's second single off of hyclaimed (see what I did there hyped and acclaimed together...) Merriweather Post Pavilion.  With June 21st slowly but surely approaching the single will be just in time for us to all put on some "Summertime Clothes."  The 12" will release on July 7 via Domino Records and will also include three remixes of the track from Zombie, Dam-Funk, and L.D.  A video will also be made by director Danny Perez (responsible for "Who Could Win a Rabbit" video).

via Pitchfork

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According to Pitchfork, Jack White's involvement in the Memphis community is expanding beyond his cash only Third Man Records.  White will be giving Nashville Mayor, Karl Deacon, advice on how to keep the Music City, musically relevant.

The Associate Press reports, Jack has become a member of Nashville's 46-member Music Business Council. The Council's goal is to further the town's reputation as a music town (what Los Angeles is to film, New York is to fashion, Nashville must be to music).  The Nashville MBC is "expected to advise on initiatives including the construction of a downtown amphitheater, the expansion of the CMA Music Festival, the creation of a new, non-country festival and the enhancement of music education." Any arts initiative is worth getting input from one of the leading creative minds in the "biz." (musically or otherwise)  

Animal Collective on Letterman

Check out Animal Collective play "Summertime Clothes" on The Late Show with David Letterman.  I get improv, but, improv sheet dancers on Letterman...know your audience guys.

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unrelated:

Ever since the White Stripes had to cut their 2007 tour short, citing Meg's anxiety, the band's future has been in question.  Some rumors swirled, whispering in fan's ears that WS were due to release an album this summer.  Then it was revealed that Jack White's summer project was not with Meg, but, with "VV" and the Dead Weather.  On top of his new super group, Jack White mentioned he was working on a White Stripes documentary.  Documentary is exciting news, but; what about Meg?  What about the White Stripes?

Today, Pitchfork cited an interview with Jack by Music Radar.  When asked about the next White Stripes disc Jack said, "It won't be too far off.  Maybe next year."  Next year might seem far away or not realistic with the success of Dead Weather yet to be decided and his slew of verging projects (see Jack White's to-do-list).  However, he keeps us hopeful by revealing that they have already recorded "a couple songs."

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related:

Jack White plays a huge role on Dex Romweber Duo's "Last Kind Word."  Dex Romweber is one of Jack's heros and he produced the 7" in his home studio to be release on his label Third Man at the end of May.  On the track Jack sings, plays guitar, and musical saw.  Jack has run out of instruments to learn and has now looked to the work bench for new challenges.   What it is, to be so talented...