Yesterday, I was catching up on a backlog of Sound Opinions podcasts from Chicago Public Radio. On the March 19th episode in which Jim and Greg explore synth-pop, they had a great interview with Damien of the band OK Go. Damien talked about how their music videos went viral and how their desire to keep [...]

I just discovered Pomplamoose though Youtube. Their remakes of famous songs are super-inventive and fun, and their original songs are great, too. Check them out on myspace. I though you might enjoy them, too. My favorite is their take on Beyonce’s Single Ladies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIr8-f2OWhs I just downloaded their original album on iTunes, and it’s great. [...]

So my brother was just mentioning a hugely creative artist that we needed to check out today. If you aren’t acquainted yet, I’d like to introduce you as well. Meet Sia. She’s a wacky Australian pop singer with great songs and some of the most creative music videos I’ve ever seen. This first video, Breathe [...]