Hello World

Is it possible that the Shout Out Louds, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! are actually just 4 or 5 hipster kids screwing around? I mean, did they just put random optimistic words and phrases on a few dice and roll until they came up with this band name selection?

And here are a couple of home made videos by another band that seems to have taken its name from the same bingo ball holder as all of the above, OK Go:

This video, for “A Million Ways,” made the internet rounds a while ago but man, it is really great. What’s awesome about it is that although it’s hilariously-amateurish the guys are not kidding around here. They’re really doing their best with a complicated and clever choreography. It’s really an impressive, if ridiculous, video. Five out of five stars.

Here’s a newer video, for “Here It Goes Again,” a song that’s not quite as good. It’s is more or less the same idea as the video for “A Million Ways,” but with treadmills. Again, I’ve got to hand it to these guys for their utter commitment to the choreography. Very cool and clever–like the clichéd Native Americans, they use all parts of the treadmill. Four out of five stars.

OK Go’s album, “Oh No,” is very good. I recommend that you give it a listen if you haven’t already done so.

Thanks to Molly for posting “Here It Goes Again”!