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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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New York bands played shows together prior to murder of two members of The Yellow Dogs earlier this month
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Black Lips: The Black Lips pay tribute to slain members of The Yellow Dogs
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They were "really cool guys and we are gonna miss them" wrote the band following the tragedy which left four dead
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Black Lips: Best Coast, Wavves, Black Lips, Hunx Model Garage-Rock Fashion For GQ
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’60s-style garage-rock seems to exist in a state of perpetual revival, but the people making the music these days sure dress nicer than they did back in the ’90s bowling-shirt era. Someone at GQ (where, full disclosure, I’ve done some freelance work) noticed, and they put together a new photo spread that features va...
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Deerhunter: Bradford Cox declares ATP as the 'greatest weekend of my life' during headline set
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The Breeders, Atlas Sound, No Age and The Black Lips all played the bash in Camber Sands
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The Black Keys: Black Lips reveal they're recording new album with The ' Patrick Carney
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Bassist Jared Swilley says the album will feature a combination of 'club bangers and southern rock anthems'
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