Who is rad anthem

Is this conscious social commentary, or just another music video that —more cleverly than most— panders to the lowest common denominator? I say it panders to the medium level denominator. People who are clever enough to catch social satire, but who still love the tried and true music video staple of shiny, confused looking strippers.

I am all in favour of people admitting that their work is at best a silly premise with little to no subtext and standing behind it. Not everything needs to be an allegory of some sort, especially in the world of music videos, where the bar for cheese is so low, and the bar for poignancy is often super high. As a side note, this video solidifies my stance that only fictional characters should be allowed to act like Entourage-esque douche bags in public. If you saw Mr. I thought it was pretty clever.

The Country Girl video is gone now. Were you talking about the Primal Scream one? Btw, LOVE the video. F-ing HIGHlarious. Oh, I know they are real, trust me. This was all sorts of awesomeness and you know it. Rad Omen's "Rad Anthem" video features drugs, alcohol, sex and - did you see? You got cameos from porn star Amia Moretti I swear I didn't know who this was before doing some research.

I swear, I say, I swear! I'm fascinated by the giant white mounds of "sugar" they consume through their nose and impressed at their ability to mimic party society lifestyle. Props to Nicholaus Goossen for the direction of the music video. As with any hip musical act nowadays, Rad Omen eschews traditional bio methods and just leaves their discography to speak for itself.

The fact that this involves someone from Good Charlotte is a pleasant surprise that musicians are able to make a wide array of music that transcends their previous stereotypes. See Drake's " Take Care " for more on this. If you enjoyed yourself as much as I did when I first saw this, which I'm hoping you did, be sure to like them on Facebook , follow them on Twitter and visit their website.

Then head on out to the party. Post-script: If you're in San Francisco you should come hang out with some Indie Shufflers - we know how to do it right in this city. Seriously though. Tweet davidpetersimon.

I'm down to not stop till the break of dawn. Ask my friends. Grimes - Oblivion. Tags: Electronic , female vocalist , synth-pop. By Christiana Bartolini on Oct 19, Grimes is the artful work of a woman from Montreal, Canada -- Claire Boucher -- who's a powerful force within the dreamy synth-pop movement In fact, her newest single, "Oblivion," will pro