In the Valley Below: Peaches (2013)

Creepiest video ever.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4zbFEHZbOU

Cage the Elephant: Come a Little Closer (2013)

A sunrise inspired Matthew Schultz to write "Come A Little Closer." Basically, he wanted to know what everyone around him was feeling and what they brought to the world and immediate surroundings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVYup3Qwh8Q

Top 10 Songs of 2013

Here are the best songs, as picked by me, for 2013....

1. Sirens- Pearl Jam
2. The Next Day- David Bowie
3. The Anarchist- Rush
4. Super Collider- Megadeth
5. Neil Diamond- Freedom Song
6. Mind Your Manners- Pearl Jam
7. Valentine's Day- David Bowi
8. Ordinary Love- U2
9. Radioactive-Imagine Dragons
10. Cut Me Some Slack- Nirvana w/Paul McCartney

U2: Ordinary Love (2013)

U2 wrote “Ordinary Love” to honor Nelson Mandela and is featured in the bio pic, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. The song was personal to the band. They had been Mandela supporters since the late 70s and played anti-apartheid events since that period. In many respects, “Ordinary Love” is a song about a dream that came true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC3ahd6Di3M

Black Sabbath: End of the Beginning (2013)

It's the era we live in when a group of 60-somethings have one of the year's better songs. Sabbath debuted their modest rock hit (#38 on the rock charts) on  CSI. The band even appeared on the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0W91FrTlYk

 

 

Worst Song of the Year: Katy Perry: Roar (2013)

Katy Perry’s success is not based on talent. Let’s face it, she can’t sing a lick. “Roar” is cheesy, formulaic, and cliché. It is somewhat similar to “Firework” which features some of the worst singing in pop music history. In the end, “Roar” wins the award for worst song of 2013. In a world of “Blurred Lines” and Miley Cyrus, this says a lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8

Coldplay: Atlas (2013)

“Atlas” is the first time Coldplay provided a song for a motion picture. The song is included in The Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire.  This song harkens back to the band’s early days and references Greek mythology. Atlas held the world on his shoulders. The song ties to the movie, which is a sort of modern myth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh3TokLzzmw

Pearl Jam: Mind Your Manners (2013)

Here is the latest from Pearl Jam. Critics declared Rock n Roll dead in the aftermath of the MTV Awards. They did not hear this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQYYavheUA

David Bowie: Valentine's Day (2013)

 

David Bowie’s latest. Notice his eyes. I have never noticed that before…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4R8HTIgHUU

The Bloody Beatroots and Paul McCartney: Out of Sight (2013)

The Bloody Beatroots is an Italian electro-dance project by Sir Bob Cornelius.  Edward Grinch joined in 2010 and the pair don Venom masks for appearances. Venom is a villain from Spiderman comics. In a bizarre collaboration, Paul McCartney joined the Beats for “Out of Sight.”

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/07/04/the-bloody-beetroots-paul-mccartney-out-of-sight-video/

Neil Diamond: Freedom Song (They'll Never Take Us Down) (2013)

Neil Diamond channels himself in this song inspired by the Boston Marathon attacks. "I was moved by the unity and the attitude of the people in Boston." He appeared at Fenway Park performing "Sweet Caroline" after the bombings and then went home to write "Freedom Song." This is classic Neil Diamond.

       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TSpWbAQCvQ

 

     

Megadeth: Supercollider (2013)

The latest, greatest from Megadeth. Love the flashback to 1983 and 1993...also love the supercollider theme.

http://www.vevo.com/watch/megadeth/super-collider/USUV71300935

Robin Thicke w/T.I. & Pharrell: Blurred Lines (2013)

The #1 song of the week. You can hear Prince and Michael Jackson's influence in this song.
This is the type of song that plants itself in your brain and NEVER leaves. Catchy, classic pop.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDUC1LUXSU

Imagine Dragons: Radioactive (2013)

#1 this week on the rock charts. The video is a hoot. Mad Max meets the Muppets. The moral of the story: don't piss off a radioactive teddy bear. Nice appearance by Lou Diamond Phillips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis: Can't Hold Us (2013)

#1 this Memorial Day weekend. Summer is on.  Seriously folks???? This is #1?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNSgSzhBfM

David Bowie: The Next Day (2013)

David Bowie angers the Catholic League with this ditty starring Gary Oldman.  Bowie steps on every religious convention here.

http://www.vevo.com/watch/david-bowie/the-next-day/USRV31300003

Of Monsters and Men: Mountain Sound (2013)

This is Of Monsters and Men’s second single off their debut album. It became a worldwide hit in 2013 for the Icelandic Indie band. This song sounds like Iceland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gEVaniPOmU