New Music Fridays: Neon Trees, "Sleeping With A Friend"

SmackTalk Victim: Neon Trees, "Lessons In Love (All Day, All Night)"

Hello and welcome to SmackTalk, where we attack mock critique a music video or movie trailer. This week, we're taking a look at the music video for Neon Trees' "Lessons In Love (All Day, All Night)." Hope ya love it!



Dufmanno: Seventeen seconds in and there is a little bit of a grindhouse vibe to this.

Archphoenix: That's funny because at the same time I was thinking "she's like an '80s Taylor Swift wannabe." So yeah, definitely grindhouse.

Chris: This Afterschool Special isn't going to end well.



Chris: Is that the teacher from The Wall? This definitely isn't going to end well.



Hillary: I have a very strong feeling that this guy and Miley Cyrus have the same hairdresser.

Neon Trees Contest: Win An Autographed Poster And Heart-Shaped Sunglasses

Are you a fan of Neon Trees? Have you been digging the band's sophomore release, Picture Show, as much as we have? Then we have a special treat for you today!

Thanks to Neon Trees and the fine folks at Universal Music Group, we've got an autographed poster and a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses to give to one lucky Culture Brats reader. If you're at least 18 years of age and a resident of the United States and you'd like to enter, just send us an email. We'll pick a winner at 8:14 PM on Wednesday, May 2nd.

Good luck!

While you're waiting to see if you're our lucky winner, check out Neon Trees on Facebook, Twitter, and at their official site.

First Look: Neon Trees, "Everybody Talks"

Last week, Neon Trees finally released the official video for "Everybody Talks," easily the catchiest song of the past six months.

And oh yeah... ZOMBIES!

First Listen: Neon Trees, "Everybody Talks"

Man, this song is awsesome! If this song is any indication as to what's in store, I can't wait for the new album!

Rooting For The Underdog: Our Interview With Neon Trees

With their irrepressibly catchy single "Animal," I was psyched to hear that Neon Trees was open for interviews during their tour. I caught up with the warmhearted and down-to-earth Branden Campbell in between show dates and he talked about touring, their current video contest, and going off the beaten path... in more ways than one.

Hi, how are you today?
Good, good.

You are currently on tour for your album Habits, right?
That's right.

So are you finishing up the U.S. and just about to go to Europe?
Yeah, this Thursday [June 30th], I'll play in Milwaukee at Summerfest and then the next day we fly to London for a couple of shows there. And we'll actually spend about ten days in the UK, then Spain, and then come back to the States where we're going to do, actually, San Jose, Sacramento, Orange County, and Las Vegas before we go to Asia.

You're headlining for this tour, is that correct?
Yeah, well it depends. You know in the summertime you end up doing a lot of festivals. And since we're a newer band, in the grand picture of everything, you don't typically headline when you have Coldplay or the Foo Fighters or, you know, these other established bands. Which is great because we get to play in the afternoon or the early evening and then we get to hang out and watch other great bands. So there is some of that, so it depends on the show. Yeah, there are some headlining shows that we're doing and then there's some of the festivals that we'll get to play in the middle, kind of thing. So it's a mix of it all.