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submitted by Nick Feb 23rd 2009 11:00 pm (stereogum.com)
When we evaluated the Black Lips' 200 Million Thousand, the general idea was catchy, interestingly textured songs, boringly predictable shtick. In the Chris Taylor-animated, drummer Joe Bradley-directed video for "Short Fuse" we get zero shtick, because the Atlanta band's not around to pour their PBR on our heads or remind us they once went to a strip bar. Instead, it's a literalist (and successfully vintage) take on the track: When Cole Alexander sings about eyes wide open, we see wide open eyes; the postman lyric brings the postman. We also see Humpty Dumpty have a great fall and, of course, plenty of (surprisingly handsome) short-fused TNT do its thing.Continue reading New Black Lips Video - "Short Fuse"...
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submitted by Nick Nov 15th 2011 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Strangely timed, yes, but today’s new Black Lips videos features the Lips dudes as corrupt cops in New York. It stars Leo Fitzpatrick — let me clarify that — Johnny Weeks from The Wire and model Janell Shirtcliff. It’s the first Black Lips video we’ve posted since the rather pukey “Fami...
submitted by Nick Sep 8th 2011 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)
One wondered if, when Black Lips signed up to work with Mark Ronson for Arabia Mountain, the band was maturing, settling down, and focusing on its artwork. I think the new video for “Family Tree” easily dispels that notion — there’s a crucifixion scene (Cole), some Black Lips signature puking, and buckets ...
A couple of years ago, I watched the Wu-Tang legend GZA perform a short set with the Black Lips, and it was, to put things diplomatically, not good. On Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit last night, GZA tried something similar, performing his 1995 classic “Liquid Swords” with Wavves backing him up. Things worked out a [...]
submitted by Nick Jul 15th 2011 09:00 pm (stereogum.com)
The Black Lips make playful use of a green screen in their Jake Burghart-directed video for “New Direction.” Arabia Mountain is out via Vice.


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