In which Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker soundtrack some suburban anarchy in the new official video for their first album in eight years, Neighborhoods. Despite hitting their mid-to-late 30s, Blink-182’s teenage spirit appears to be completely intact, not to mention there are plenty of decent pop-punk hooks still in the warehouse. Watch the boys inspire a couple dozen of their younger friends to loot what looks like a typical, quiet American neighborhood as they rock out to their catchy new single in a kitchen and on the street above.
Meanwhile, their 6th LP will reach our ears in full on September 27 via Geffen Records.
Ontario, Canada’s Tokyo Police Club are in the middle of quite the ambitious project: 10 covers songs, recorded in 10 (10-hour) sessions, with a new rendition hitting the Web each day over the course of 10 days. Aside from proving their obvious love of the number 10, the indie rock quartet have already proven a pretty impressive knack for the art of a reverent cover tune — with only a pair of tracks turned in so far. The best to date is a relatively faithful version of Moby’s “Southside,” a tune that topped the charts a decade ago when released with guest vocals by Gwen Stefani and an MTV-friendly music video hitting screens non-stop.
The latest in a series of official videos promoting Beyoncé’s latest album, 4, just hit the Web in the form of “1 + 1”, a steamy, sweaty treatment for her passionate ode to romance. In keeping with Bey’s career-long reputation for hands-on attention to detail, Ms. Knowles herself directed the clip along with Laurent Briet and Ed Burke. Starting off with a straightforward, vocal performance-focused shot, the video quickly becomes steeped in symmetrical effects, psychedelic colors, and more abstract, slow-motion imagery. Check it out above.