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Video Premiere: The Killers "Here With Me"
The Killers, who seem to leaving their not-as-epic Battle Born record in 2012, released two new videos this week. “Miss Atomic Bomb” was the first track to make it’s way to the small screen and left little to talk about. The next single to get an accompanying clip is “Here With Me,” a big budget project that stars Winona Ryder and is directed by the legendary Tim Burton. The video reunites the Hollywood pair, who worked together on the iconic film ‘Edward Scissorhands’. Old-school Burton fans, who may not have taken a liking to his latest mainstream pictures, will likely be pleased with the eerie video he delivers for the rock…
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Video Premiere: Taylor Swift "I Knew You Were Trouble."
Country phenomenon Taylor Swift released her 23rd music video for the single “I Knew You Were Trouble.” today, which conveniently happens to be her 23rd birthday. The video portrays a grittier, rougher version of the Taylor that Swift fans have come to expect from her, documenting a turbulent relationship over the dubstep track. As an obvious fan of indie-darling Lana Del Rey, it’s clear to me that Swift’s latest desert-themed video draws heavy comparisons to Del Rey’s “Ride,” which I drooled heavily over this summer. Despite the comparisons, and without picking one over the other, the darker Taylor is a welcomed change. Watch Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble.”…
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Video Premiere: Maroon 5 "Daylight"
Check out Maroon 5‘s new video for the single “Daylight” from their smash hit album Overexposed. The band asked fans from all over the world to submit videos to take part in the clip for their third single from the record. Watch as fans reveal some personal messages during the 9:34 video below. You can get Maroon 5’s Overexposed on iTunes now and catch Adam Levine, James Valentine and the rest of the guys on tour in 2013 with Neon Trees.
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Crouching Martin, Hidden Rihanna
The long awaited video for Coldplay‘s recent collaboration with Rihanna surfaced online this morning. “Princess of China” is the band’s forth single from the album Mylo Xyloto and created quite a stir when the album was released, including the R&B diva. The video features the band’s Chris Martin as a stealth ninja (kicks and swords included) and Rihanna as a self-proclaimed [on Twitter] “gangsta goth geisha.” The two are shown in a variety of scenes that are reminiscent of those from the 2000 flick ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and the clip is edited to appear as a trailer for a tragic love story. As they’d say in the movies, I…
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Lana Del Rey Day – And Then I’ll Stop, I Promise
Okay, so clearly I’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid, albeit Pabst Blue Ribbon flavored and named after today’s new indie Queen Lana Del Rey. Lana Del R-aid. Anybody? I think it has a nice ring to it. The long awaited debut from the internet sensation drops today. Born To Die has already hit the number one spot on iTunes Top Albums chart in 17 countries and continues to climb in others. Looks like the haters and nay-sayers are eating their words right about now. To celebrate the release, check out these new videos of Del Rey performing cuts from her debut. It’s no Saturday Night Live, but in this case that…
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Lana Del Rey Day – And Then I’ll Stop, I Promise
Okay, so clearly I’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid, albeit Pabst Blue Ribbon flavored and named after today’s new indie Queen Lana Del Rey. Lana Del R-aid. Anybody? I think it has a nice ring to it. The long awaited debut from the internet sensation drops today. Born To Die has already hit the number one spot on iTunes Top Albums chart in 17 countries and continues to climb in others. Looks like the haters and nay-sayers are eating their words right about now. To celebrate the release, check out these new videos of Del Rey performing cuts from her debut. It’s no Saturday Night Live, but in this case that…
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A Night of Hope for Kelly Clarkson
Last night, Nashville showcased its charitable heart at the A Night For Hope event, which featured Kelly Clarkson, as well as Jill & Kate, Shane McNally, and more. The event was organized to raise awareness for the Houses of Hope orphanages in Zimbabwe and South Africa. It was at the event that Clarkson, debuted a new song, during her five song set. “You Still Won’t Know”, the new track, was accompanied by her hits: “Behind These Hazel Eyes”, “My Life Would Suck Without You”, and “Walkaway”. Clarkson is beginning to prep the release of a new album, slated for Spring 2011, and will begin a promotional tour around the same…
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Country On Top
This week, music fans cashed in on the country craze, especially with the release of the newest effort from this month’s featured artist, Jason Aldean. The totals are still being counted, but it looks like Aldean’s My Kinda Party is projected to move about 200,000 copies in its first week (not a bad start), debuting at Billboard’s #2 spot. Taylor Swift‘s Speak Now will enjoy another week in the top position, projecting to move 350,000 in it’s second week. Also rounding out the top ten this week, it looks like Brad Paisley will land in that last spot with his greatest hits album, Hits Alive. Maybe it’s in preparation for this Wednesday’s…
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Let’s Go Back to 1983
As promised, here’s the highly anticipated video for Neon Trees new single, “1983”, which premiered this morning. The video, which pays homage to the 80’s film “Big” is the perfect way to cap the summer. Tyler Glenn and his crew deliver what is sure to be their next #1 hit. Be sure to start requesting “1983” on your local radio stations now! And the Tragic Kingdom would like to send a special birthday shout out goes out to Elaine Bradley from the band, who is celebrating her birthday today. Happy birthday, Elaine!!
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Make Me Young Again
Even with their current single sitting at the number one spot on the charts, Tragic Kingdom’s resident faves Neon Trees are prepping the release of their 2nd single, 1983. The song, from their album Habits – and if you don’t have this album on your iPod yet, consider yourself ejected from the Tragic Kingdom – is going to have an incredible video to accompany it next week. Judging by the teaser trailer posted below, the video will remain true to the Tim Burton-esque feel from the first video and is taking notes from one of my all time favorite movies, the 80’s classic “Big”. If you haven’t seen it, stop…
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Dave Preston Soars in Skies
Dave Preston – last month’s featured artist – has posted this new video to accompany his track, “Skies”, from his sophomore album Soundtrack For Motion. Tragic Kingdom is committed to bring you up to date news from this emerging talent, and it’s a great way to mellow your Monday, so definitely check it out. Preston is currently on tour with Matt Morris, opening for Ingrid Michaelson on her North American tour.