Archive for the ‘Best Videos of the Month’ Category
The Top 10 Music Videos of February-March 2012
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: April 16, 2012
We dropped the ball on the top 5 videos of the month for February, so today we’re making up for it with a double entry. The best videos of the last two months run the gamut from old school to groundbreaking. Many of our most-featured artists are included, as are a handful of obscure upstarts. [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of January 2012
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 14, 2012
Every 30 days we bring you our five favorite music videos of the month gone by; if you missed any of last year’s entries, click here. The music video is off to great start in 2012, and there were many fantastic entries that could not find room on the list. If you take a look at [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of September 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 17, 2011
I have long trumpeted the virtues of the music video, an art form that sadly had its public outlet terminated 15 years ago just as it was reaching maturity. The work produced in September 2011 justifies my efforts. Throughout the year we have been conducting monthly music video countdowns, but no month has been quite [...]
The Top 10 Videos of July-August 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: August 29, 2011
The summer was a slow time for new music releases, but it proved a spectacular time for new music videos. There were so many outstanding releases over the past two months that we had to exclude clips from site favorites like St. Vincent, Fucked Up, and Bon Iver. Given that we did not publish a [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of June 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: July 25, 2011
Given the fact that one of our editors has spent the month of July in sub-optimal physical condition, some of our regular columns have been turning up a bit late this month. Among these is our top 5 videos column for June, which finally sees the light of day at the end of July. Its [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of May 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: June 13, 2011
Every 30 days we bring you our five favorite music videos of the month gone by; if you missed any previous entries, click here. May’s best videos feature rituals, mysteries, fantasies, and lots and lots of girls. Enjoy the show, but don’t enjoy it at work. 5. Beyoncé – Run The World (Girls) Right now, [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of April 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 16, 2011
Every 30 days we bring you our five favorite music videos of the month gone by; if you missed any previous entries, click here. April’s best videos feature celebrities, Swedes, and state pride. Enjoy the show. 5. Gang Gang Dance – “MindKilla” Eminent Brooklyn experimental band Gang Gang Dance recently released their latest record, Eye [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of March 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: April 4, 2011
Every 30 days we bring you our five favorite music videos of the month gone by; if you missed any previous entries, click here. March’s best videos feature plane crashes, virtual reality, and dancing children. Enjoy the show. 5. Fleet Foxes – “Grown Ocean” There’s nothing particularly remarkable about this video, but we can’t hold [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of February 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 28, 2011
At the end of each month we bring you our five favorite music videos of the month gone by; if you missed January, just click here. February’s best features entries from artists large and small, male and female, human and puppet. Enjoy the show. 5. Erykah Badu – Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long (directed by [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of January 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: January 29, 2011
Because we still care about music videos, and we think you should too, each month we’ll be bringing you our five favorites from the previous 30 days. In our first installment, we find murder, intrigue, robots, broken furniture, and the Japanese. Please enjoy: 5. Sleigh Bells – Rill Rill Just one man fewer between you [...]
