Artist Lounge: Gnarls Barkley
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After my first viewing of this video, I won't even pretend I know what I just witnessed. The only thing I can tell you without question is it won't give you seizures like the clip for "Run".
You can probably tell by my play lists that I'm, well, not really a current music guy. I'm definitely not into hip hop or rap (though I'm a big reggae fan, which preceded both genres...), and I'm just the least bit suspicious of "alternative" music, which leaves the buttons on my radio set to NPR and the local Christian and Jazz stations most of the time.
But, as a high school principal, I'm forced by my charges to occasionally listen to music outside my comfort zone (t... MORE
For the Gnarls fans out there, this performance was pretty good. The duo are sporting a 50s look, complete with the pompadour for Cee-Lo Green.
All I can find to say about this blog article, aside from the fact that the music offered at the bottom is un-uniquely terrible, is that I don't think there could have been another year in history in which I could encounter phenomena (epiphenomena?) of this exact nature.
Striking. Perplexing. A bit horrifying. I wish I could cohere some thoughts about it. The best I could come up with is that it's an "anti-fractal," and that doesn't even mean anything. EDIT: I realized w... MORE
Rating:6.5 out of 10
The Good: A short, fun, fast paced album that easily sucks you in.
The Bad: "Open Book" ... wow.. horrible song.
Download These: "Going On", "Surprise", "Run"
I've been a big fan of Cee-lo from his work with Tha Goodie Mob, to the collaborative Dungeon Family albums, and his two solo albums that were released early this decade. He's a criminally underrated lyricist and one of the few hip hop artists who can truly pair rapping and singing in the same s... MORE
I've been a big fan of Cee-lo from his work with Tha Goodie Mob, to the collaborative Dungeon Family albums, and his two solo albums that were released early this decade. He's a criminally underrated lyricist and one of the few hip hop artists who can truly pair rapping and singing in the same s... MORE
Update
The article Billboard.com ran this morning about Gnarls Barkley pushing up the release of their album turned out to be only half truth. "The Odd Couple" is available this week in both online and physical retail outlets. The album can be purchased digitally now, and will be available in stores in days.
Original Story Below:
With the record business reeling from low sales, it's rare that you see acts moving their release dates closer. Gnarls Barkley did just ... MORE
Original Story Below:
With the record business reeling from low sales, it's rare that you see acts moving their release dates closer. Gnarls Barkley did just ... MORE
The new Gnarls Barkley album The Odd Couple will be released 1 week ahead of schedule. Cee-lo sounds very very excited about the final product too. He positively gushed on XFM about it, saying,"It's really fucking good. It's just bigger, badder, bolder and more arena-friendly." The odd couple are also making arrangements to change up the video for "Run" after it failed the Harding Test and was thus banned from airing on MTV worldwide.
NME has more details
Once ag... MORE
Early reports are saying the new Gnarls Barkley video "Run" is being withheld from MTV because it may trigger epileptic seizures with its strobe-like effects. Although the video failed the Harding Test, which judges whether or not images may cause seizures, it's still widely available on the internet.
"I don't know exactly what's going on, but we're having issues," Danger Mouse told Billboard. "I think (the video) is cool. It works for me. But I'm not necessarily that eas... MORE
"I don't know exactly what's going on, but we're having issues," Danger Mouse told Billboard. "I think (the video) is cool. It works for me. But I'm not necessarily that eas... MORE
The new Gnarls Barkley video for "Run" that was posted on MOG last week has since failed the Harding Test, meaning it won't air on MTV. The Harding Test determines whether the flashing, strobing, blinking lights in a visual piece can cause harm in some people such as epileptics. A video must pass this test before MTV can broadcast it to the public. Last week, a spokesperson for the band stated "for the moment, indications lead us to believe the video passed" but today thos... MORE







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