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VIDEO: Bob Dylan - "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"

Admittedly, Bob Dylan's latest LP, Together Through Life, wasn't the instant classic his last three discs have been.  But the video for "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" is some brutal but brilliant stuff - I look forward to the movie.

VIDEO: Kanye West - "Paranoid"

"Paranoid" is probably my favorite cute from Kanye's 808s and Heartbreak.  This is what I was expecting when we were promised a synth-heavy, 80s inspired experiment - Less heartbreak, tolerable auto-tune and, you know, a beat.  Plus, totally digging the comic book typeface and Kanye-as-Wolfman motif.  MJ would be proud...and apparently very hungry.

VIDEO: Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks"

As if I wasn't already transfixed by the post-chamber pop opus that is the new Grizzly Bear album, the video for "Two Weeks" is quite a trip as well.  I'm not sure I totally get it (they're robots, right?), but I dare you to look away.

NEW VIDEO: Moby - "Oh Yeah"

Gawker might question Moby's status as a "beloved neighborhood figure," but hopefully this new clip for "Ooh Yeah," one of the better tracks off Last Night, is one thing we can come together on.  Enjoy.

NEW VIDEO: Weezer - "Troublemaker"

Weezer's music might be sliding into irrelevancy, but if Rivers and co. keep making videos like the new clip for "Troublemaker" - featuring the world's biggest nacho-based Weezer logo - I suppose we'll keep blogging them once in a while.  Hey, remember Pinkerton?

New Video: Cold War Kids - "Something Is Not Right With Me"

So Cold War Kids' Loyalty to Loyalty, drops this Tuesday (9.23).  Lead single "Something Is Not Right With Me," leaked this summer, and while the added disco-ish beat added a new wrinkle to the band's soulful yet jarring piano rock, the track would merely rate a solid b-side on Robbers and Cowards.  Here's hoping the Kids can avoid the sophomore slump.   

New Video: Nikka Costa - "Stuck to You"

As previously reported, Nikka Costa's new LP, Pebble to a Pearl, will drop on 10.14.  "Stuck to You," the album's lead single, has been available for streaming for a few weeks now,  but with the new official video comes this bit of Pop Up Video-worthy trivia - "Nikka's trumpet player got lost on the way to the video shoot and couldn't find the place. Turned out the catering guy was a trumpet player so they used him instead!"

New Video: TV on the Radio: "Golden Age"

TV on the Radio's Bowie-ish "Golden Age," lead single from the forthcoming Dear, Science LP, has a new video featuring the band clad in cult-like white robes, gettin' down with a troop of sychronized-dancing policemen.  Kyp Malone probably isn't being literal when he tells us "There's a golden age comin' round, comin' round, comin' ro-o-o-ound," but that's no reason to stop the party with a track this funky.  Check out the clip after the jump.

The Walkmen - "On the Water" (Live on Fox 5 NY)

Since everyone is slobbering over the new LP from The Walkmen, I think it's fair to say that they guys have redeemed themselves for the disappointing A Hundred Miles Off.  But with success, comes obligations like yesterday's appearance on Live at Fox 5.  "On the Water" sounded great, but that interview was as awkward as a Michael Scott monologue.  Time to brush up on those public speaking skills, fellas. 
Check out the clip at My Fox NY.

Kanye West - "Champion"

I was wondering why we never saw a video from Kanye West's "Champion" (one of the better tracks off Graduation).  With this week's timely release of a clip featuring a puppet-version of Kanye participating in the "Unified Games," now it makes sense.   "Eye of the Tiger" was getting a bit stale on my workout mix anyway.