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An excerpt from Report: Why Stone Temple Pilots’ “Sour Girl” Video Is Still The Best Thing Ever by Brett Warner

Two hundred years from now, Stone Temple Pilots’ 2000 music video for “Sour Girl” (their only song to ever crack the Billboard Hot 100) will still be the greatest music video of all time, though in all likelihood, future scientists will have even less of an idea why.

Directed by Hard Candy’s David Slade, the video famously takes place in a surreal, magical fairy tale land populated by alternately zany and demonic pre-Donnie Darko style Teletubby type creatures… and land where reality turns from lush Technicolor to blue steel black and white at moment’s notice and where dancing shirtless with yourself (or with Sarah Michelle Gellar, available in regular and Extra Goth versions) is not only allowed… it’s encouraged.

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Review:

“Longtime fans hoping for a shallow return to her quirky anti-folk roots will be disappointed once more by Regina Spektor’s new album What We Saw From The Cheap Seats (out May 29)… though less than they might have been with Far, her over-produced (literally— Mike Elizondo, David Kahne, Jacknife Lee and ELO’s Jeff Lynne all cooked in that album’s proverbial kitchen) and squeaky-clean 2009 album. Working once again with Elizondo, Spektor approaches her double handful of new songs (plus a few old ones… more on that in a moment) with streamlined focus, largely eschewing the idiosyncratic flamboyance of her pre-Sire work.” - Brett Warner, Music Editor

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ologymusic:

Hi friends, welcome to Peanut Gallery. Every Wednesday here at MusicOlogy, we’ll be presenting two classic albums from the same iconic band or artist and asking you… the smart, savvy, blindingly attractive Ology readers… to debate amongst yourselves over which record reigns supreme. Individual songs, concepts, music videos, lyrics, album artwork—everything’s on the table here, folks. Give us your best argument in the comments section below—we’ll announce the winner at the beginning of next week’s Peanut Gallery face-off.

This week, we’re pitting two of The Beatles’ greatest albums… Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) and The White Album (1968)… against each other. Hit up the click-through link above and drop your vote! Thanks. We love you.

ologymusic:

Hi friends, welcome to Peanut Gallery. Every Wednesday here at MusicOlogy, we’ll be presenting two classic albums from the same iconic band or artist and asking you… the smart, savvy, blindingly attractive Ology readers… to debate amongst yourselves over which record reigns supreme. Individual songs, concepts, music videos, lyrics, album artwork—everything’s on the table here, folks. Give us your best argument in the comments section below—we’ll announce the winner at the beginning of next week’s Peanut Gallery face-off.

This week, in honor of Adam “MCA” Yauch, we’re pairing up the first two Beastie Boys albums: Licensed To Ill (1986) and Paul’s Boutique (1989). Vote for your favorite by clicking the photo link above.

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Neil Gaiman

1 Write.

2 Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.

3 Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.

4 Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion you respect and who like…