DeShonna Johnson

James Franco and his art school classmate, Tim O’Keefe, make up the band Daddy, and Thursday, they showed everyone exactly who their daddy was when they released the video for their new single, “This Charming Man.”

The video – debuted via VICE – is more than a music video, though. Cast through an assortment of colors, shades, hues and shadows, it is evident the artistic angle in which the video was filmed. The song itself is reported to be based on a ten-poem sequence written by Franco that was inspired by The Smiths songs, including “This Charming Man.”  Daddy even got The Smith’s bassist, Andy Rourke, to play on the album.

The band’s Smith-inspired album, Let Me Get What I Want, comes out in 2015. Check out “This Charming Man” below!

Azealia Banks has come a longgg way from her “Licorice” days, but that’s not a bad thing at all.

Today, the New York rapper released the video for her single “Chasing Time,” a single off of her highly anticipated and recently released Broke With Expensive Taste. The single, which is upbeat and a little refreshing for Banks, has a sort of ’90s club anthem feel to it. The video is definitely one of Azealia’s best, channeling what looks like a little TLC, Lil’ Kim, and maybe some Missy Elliot with the semi- trashbag look.

The simplistic design of the video, with its monochromatic color scheme, also kind of reminds viewers of the “Single Ladies” video. Too bad Beyonce doesn’t have the rapping abilities of Azealia, though. The song, the video, Azealia. I’m a fan of all of the components that make up “Chasing Time.”

Check out the video below, and go out and grab Broke With Expensive Taste! 

As I’m sure you all have heard about and/or seen, Taylor Swift’s video for her 1989 track “Blank Space” was released earlier this week (twice, actually, counting that awkward time that Yahoo completely effed up and leaked it prematurely).

In the video – which some are claiming to be Swift’s best yet – T.Swift starts off in this extravagant relationship in this extravagant mansion doing all the extravagant things that wealthy people do – painting portraits of her lover, eating at ridiculously long dinner tables, and riding white horses through her impressive acreage. The relationship is all great until Swift cathches the guy texting another girl, and she goes completely batsh*t crazy.

Nowhere near the insanity of the movie “Misery” or Pink’s “Please Don’t Leave Me” video, Swift still manages to pull of the “overly attached girlfriend” look with mascara running down her wide-eyed face and slashing the portrait of her former beau. She also completely destroys his cars, smashing the hood and headlights with a golf club. Who’s the mean one now, Taylor?

Check out the video below to see the craziness yourself. But, in my opinion, forget Taylor. Who’s the hottie?

Angels and Airwaves (AVA) may have had a few changes in the band’s roster, but that still doesn’t stop them from dishing out new tunes for their fans.

Wednesday, the rock band – consisting of guitarist and vocalist, Tom DeLonge (blink-182) and drummer, Illan Rubin- released the new music video for their single, “The Wolfpack.” The video and track both revolve around a guy trying persistently to find an unforgettable girl that he just can’t seem to get off his mind, seeing her in dreams and hearing her voice when she isn’t there.

The weird part of the video is that the people the guy believes to be the girl all turn out to be women wearing plastic animal masks.  It’s like a scene out of M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village.”

“The Wolfpack” song is itself captivating, as it’s one of those tunes where you think “…meh” after hearing it for the first time and then end up listening to it forty times in a row afterwards. The song, like the girl, will end up consuming your mind.

Check out “The Wolfpack” below!

If you ever wanted to experience the weird combination of semi-country and R&B lyrics about twerking, sex, and partying, well…this video may be your next favorite thing.

This morning, Cherub released the music video for their single, “Strip to This.” The track is off of the pair’s label debut Year of the Caprese and features Atlanta artist, ForteBowie. The video – although the band’s genre is nowhere near country – has the down-South-on-the-farm feel of a country song with a pop/hip-hop twist. Among the video are a lot of older, tattooed women, tractors, and tubing.

The lyrics, as one can imagine, revolve around “shaking ass” and popping the female anatomy and only furthers when ForteBowie’s part comes along. At one point during the song, the beat slows and drops to what could be the instrumental of the next Miley Cyrus song, unexpected but pleasant.

Cherub will be starting their “Strip to This” tour Jan. 15, 2015 in Asheville, North Carolina and continue until Feb. 21, where it will end in Pontiac, Michigan. The tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, Nov. 14! Tickets are available here but in the meantime, check out Cherub’s new video!

The Strip To This Tour 2015: 
January 15 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
January 16 – Richmond, VA – The National
January 17 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
January 19 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater
January 20 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater
January 21 – Wilmington, NC; Ziggy’s
January 23 – Norfolk, VA; The NorVa
January 24 – Baltimore, MD; Baltimore Soundstage
January 27 – Charlottesville, VA; Jefferson Theater
January 29 – Philadelphia, PA; Trocadero Theatre
January 30 – New York, NY; Terminal 5
January 31 – Boston, MA; Paradise Rock Club
February 3 – Lancaster, PA; Chameleon Club
February 4 – Buffalo, NY; The Waiting Room
February 5 – Cleveland, OH; Beachland Ballroom
February 6 – Columbus, OH; The A&R Music Bar
February 7 – Nashville, TN: Marathon Music Works
February 11 – St Louis, MO – Old Rock House
February 12 – Urbana, IL; The Canopy Club
February 13 – Milwaukee, WI; The Pabst Theater
February 14 – Chicago, IL; Concord Music Hall
February 15 – Minneapolis, MN; First Avenue
February 17 – Des Moines, IA; Wooly’s
February 18 – Carbondale, IL; Hangar 9
February 19 – Bloomington, IN; The Bluebird
February 20 – Grand Rapids, MI; The Intersection
February 21 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom

Premiering with New York Magazine’s Vulture, grunge-rock band Deerhoof has released their new music video for their single, “Exit Only.”

The song is a track off of the band’s recent album La Isla Bonita, which was recorded in the basement of Deerhoof’s guitarist. The video stars “Man of Steel” actor and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon as a man torturing another (Michael Shannon as well) with band’s music until finally Ed Rodriguez bursts through the walls and blasts the tormentor to a pool of blood. While the song is, of course, a headbanger, the video is definitely something to watch.

La Isla Bonita was released via Polyvinyl Records, and Deerhoof has an accompanying tour for the album that begins tonight on Nov. 11. The North American leg of the tour will run for about two weeks starting off in Chicago, Illinois and making its way up to Vancouver, British Colombia on Nov. 22. Deerhoof will also be conducting a Japanese leg of the tour starting in Tokyo on Dec. 2.

Check out Deerhoof’s “Exit Only” video below!

Deerhoof Tour Dates:

North American Tour 
11/11: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge (w/ White Reaper, Priests)
11/12: Kalamazoo, MI @ Louie’s Back Room (w/ White Reaper, Priests)
11/13: Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace (w/ White Reaper, Priests)
11/14: Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Piccolo Rialto (w/ White Reaper, Priests)
11/15: Pawtucket, RI @ The Met (w/ Priests, Lightning Bolt)
11/17: Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour (w/ Go Dark, Crystal Skulls)
11/18: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/ Go Dark, Crystal Skulls)
11/20: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/ Go Dark, Busdriver)
11/21: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s (w/ Go Dark, Busdriver)
11/22: Vancouver, BC @ Fortune (w/ Go Dark, Busdriver)

Japan Tour
12/2: Tokyo, Japan @ UNIT
12/4: Nagoya, Japan @ APOLLO BASE w/ eastern youth
12/5: Matsumoto, Japan @ ALECX w/ ZAZEN BOYS
12/6: Shizuoka, Japan @ Freakyshow w/ Mitsume, herpiano
12/8: Osaka, Japan @ Shangri-La w/ group_inou, Wedance
12/9: Kyoto, Japan @ Takutaku w/ Siamese Cats
12/10: Okayama, Japan @ Pepperland w/ Oshiripenpens, Lonely
12/12: Fukuoka, Japan @ INSA FUKUOKA w/ folk enough, EXTRUDERS, Hearsays, the perfect me
12/13: Naha, Japan @ Output
12/16: Tokyo, Japan @ Fever w/ Shugo Tokumaru Plus, younGSounds, Dotsuitarunen
12/17: Tokyo, Japan @ WWW w/ Tokyo Karankoron, Awesome City Club
12/18: Sapporo, Japan @ Sound Lab mole w/ Phew
12/19: Sendai, Japan @ PARK SQUARE w/ Ogre You Asshole

I think it was already pretty clear that the upcoming Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 soundtrack curated by Lorde herself will be the next best thing out this year after Taylor Swift’s 1989 .

Now, with the release of the video for her own single, “Yellow Flicker Beat” today, there’s no doubt that this is one epic album. The song sits as the standout of the soundtrack which will feature music from other hit artists such as Tinashe, CHVRCHES, Tove Lo, Charli XCX and even Ariana Grande adding to the world of Panem.

The video starts simply with Lorde sitting on the bed in a neon-lit hotel room and cutting to scenes of her in a vibrant red pantsuit in the middle of the street.

Of course, what would a Lorde video be without Lorde dance moves?  Taken over by whatever spirit that possessed her, Lorde dances in spastic and sudden jerks that, surprisingly, keep you mesmerized instead of turning you away.

“Yellow Flicker Beat” does show that Lorde has experienced some growth in her music, sticking close to her style of folksy-pop but stepping up her game lyrically (also embodying Katniss’ badassery very well), saying:

“I got my fingers laced together/and I made a little prison/and I’m locking up everyone/who ever laid a finger on me.”

If this is the standout of the soundtrack, imagine how the rest of it will be. Too good. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 soundtrack will be released Nov. 17.

Any true Vinyl Mag fan knows that when we see anything about Cara Delevingne, we go crazy (doesn’t everyone?).  And that is what just happened.

Recently, women’s mecca Topshop released a promo video for its holiday campaign starring none other than everyone’s favorite It Girl model! The video is one minute and 35 seconds of absolute perfection!  Dancing, playing a melodica, the funky kaleidoscope-like effects on the screen: all what make Cara even more awesome and badass in our eyes.

Seriously, Cara.  Let’s be friends.

Forget the hula hoop and the dancing though.  The best part of the video? The clothes. I truly NEED that embellished bandeau jumpsuit, not to mention the faux fur snake skin coat.

Besides the killer duds, the other glory of the campaign, in my opinion, is in the faces that Cara makes throughout the video. I mean, don’t we all wish we scrunch our noses up without looking bitchy and/or constipated?

The video is topped off with The Cars “Just What I Needed,” perfectly echoing our sentiments.

Yes, Cara. Yes, Topshop.  You are just what we needed.