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Showing posts with label M.I.A.. Show all posts

Victim: M.I.A.'s New Video "XXXO"

Hello and welcome to Smacktalk, our newest feature at Culture Brats! Each week, we'll attack mock critique a music video or movie trailer. We're going to kick things off with a look at M.I.A.'s new video for "XXXO." Hope ya love it!



Daddy Geek Boy: When did M.I.A. go glam? Why isn't she angry? (0:05)

Didactic Pirate: Hey! Apollonia has a new video! Oh, wait. (0:07)

The Weirdgirl: Are those roses attacking?! I'm scared already. (0:07)

Chag: Wow. Was this video made in one of those booths at Six Flags? (0:10)

Mr. Big Dubya: Um... was this professionally done? I mean, it looks like some bad templates from Windows Movie Maker (0:16)

The Weirdgirl: Rocky Horror! (0:18)

Daddy Geek Boy: Oh I get it, this video was created on the internet in the '90s. (0:20)

Chag: Actually, I'm thinking they dusted off the TRS-80 to make this video (0:27)

Mamatulip: Did anyone else think she was saying 'sex, sex, sex, ho' at first? Or was that just me? (0:40)

Didactic Pirate: It's like Donald Trump had sex with a crappy Valentine's Day e-card and this was the result. Is there any chance that the cheap vibe is on purpose? I don’t know M.I.A. to say for sure. Kids today and their irony. (0:47)

Tania: Isn't M.I.A. a little too established to be a Prince protege? Where's her raspberry beret? (0:52)

The Weirdgirl: Where are the LOL cats? (0:58)

The Weirdgirl: Oh, there they are. (1:01)

Daddy Geek Boy: I can't help but feel like this is somehow Lady Gaga's fault. (1:03)

A Vapid Blonde: I think I saw her perform in New Hampshire in 1987 at an outdoor music venue... or it could have been Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam. (1:06)

Mr. Big Dubya: Honestly, this is just painful to watch. And there's still 2 minutes left. I don't like this game anymore. (1:07)

Chag: Did she just say something about tweeting on an iPhone? Is this an Apple ad? (1:14)

A Vapid Blonde: UNICORN STAMPEDE! (1:15)

Mr. Big Dubya: Tweety bird on your iPhone? Unicorn stampede? Are there gonna be sharks with lasers next? (1:16)

The Weirdgirl: Bling ball gags? That's a new and disturbing kink. (1:19)

Didactic Pirate: I'm a little worried she's going to choke on those diamond-encrusted letters she's eating. I hope one of those unicorns knows how to give the Heimlich. (1:19)

Mr. Big Dubya: Diamond-encrusted dental dams? I'm so confused. Hold me. (1:23)

The Weirdgirl: There are entirely too many subliminal vulva shapes in this video. (1:24)

A Vapid Blonde: Now I am thoroughly confused. I thought traditionally it was 'XOXO' not 'XXXO'. Also this will be going through my head all day. So thanks, M.I.A. Thanks a lot. (1:30)

Mamatulip: There is way too much flashing in this video. Good thing I'm not epileptic. (1:38)

Chag: All they'll have to is remove M.I.A. from the video, put in the lyrics, and they'll have a perfect karaoke video for the song. (1:52)

Didactic Pirate: She's a leopard! No, she's not. (2:02)

The Weirdgirl: You just know she bedazzles her va-jay-jay. (2:08)

Chag: Maybe you guys should be a little nicer. I'd hate for her to attack you with one of those M.I.A. swords from earlier in the video. (2:12)

Mr. Big Dubya: Ok. Who the hell directed this? I really need to smack him upside the head with his "vision." (2:28)

A Vapid Blonde: Entirely too much tongue fluttering goin on! I need to take a shower I feel so dirty. (2:37)

Jennyonthespot: Dudes. It, like totally, made me gag... and also flinch. (2:38)

Didactic Pirate: This woman is definitely using subliminal messages to make me do something. I'm just not sure what. Make out with a jungle cat? Hop on a swan and find the nearest Tunnel of Love? (2:40)

Mr. Big Dubya: The death of videos on MTV really meant the death of creative videos. This truly sucks. And there's still 14 seconds left. More time for more suckage. (2:52)

The Weirdgirl: Sex sex sex oh! Sex sex sex oh! Sex sex sex OOOOH... Thundercats! (2:52)

Mr. Big Dubya: "Thank you for adding me?" Where is the long-awaited "Dislike" button? If this video were on twitter, I'd mark as spam and BLOCK! (2:55)

Didactic Pirate: Yeah, sort of presumptuous to thank me for adding her. Verdict: Dislike, both for the song and the video. (2:57)

Daddy Geek Boy: I feel like there was some message here, but I may be too dumb to pick up on it. Thankfully the song is catchy. (3:01)

Jennyonthespot: I thought the whole feel of the video felt like a 25-cent sticker you get from a gas station vending machine. *ahem* (3:04)

Jennyonthespot: And pretty much I looked like this the whole way through:

LinkChurch: Doolittle Tour, M.I.A., And More

Welcome to the first edition of LinkChurch! This will be our weekly wrap-up of pop culture commentary and news we didn't get a chance to cover during the week.

Highlight Of The WeekPop Culture CommentaryMusic NewsTV NewsAnd finally, here's the surreal moment of the week (by far). Watch President Obama, Michelle Obama, Elvis Costello, the Jonas Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Dave Grohl, Jack White, Jerry Seinfeld, Emmylou Harris, and others join Paul McCartney in a rousing rendition of "Hey Jude:"

New M.I.A. Song: "Born Free"

"Born Free," off M.I.A.'s upcoming album, kicks major ass. Give it a listen!

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