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Low, "Especially Me" And A Couple Other New Videos

Dave Bry — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:46 +0000

I like this new video for this Low song. But I think it could have been better. Rather than a sped-up video of NYC's bustling subway system, I kinda think a single shot of someone waiting for twenty minutes for the F Train to show up at the East Broadway stop, all frowning and sighing and sweating through his or her clothing, before finally noticing the sign posted on the column down the platform that says service has been cancelled. That's more of what I get from the song. But regardless, it's pretty great. Low are the best.

Another very enjoyable new video is one from Berkeley rapper Lil B.

If you have not yet been charmed by Lil B, check out the expression on his face as he realizes he's been recognized by the little girl walking past him on the street with her family. Lovely, right? I like how Lil B matched the stems on his sunglasses to the bougainvillea he's standing beneath, too. But, man, it is really time for him to get some new sneakers.

There's nothing as pretty as bougainvillea in this new video from Atlanta's Diamond. There is a cheesy blood-splatter effect. And a lot of ugly language. You may not want to watch it.

There's no way I can defend the song's message, either. I do not think anyone should ever hit anyone else. (I would prefer it if it were, perhaps, "Hug Dat Ho?") Still, I can't help but get psyched up by the booming Lex Lugar beat, or banging my head when Waka Flocka Flame comes on in the middle of the song and starts shouting about jumping up and shaking his hair. So I've been watching it a lot lately.

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Rats Go Wild on the Subway

Choire Sicha — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:40:51 +0000

Ugh, the 4 train, of course.

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Come Along for the W Train's Final Ride!

Choire Sicha — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:00:57 +0000

What are you doing at 10:17 p.m. on Friday night? There's a PARTY TRAIN with your name on it! "On Friday Night, June 25, 2010, the W Train-the bastard stepchild of the BMT-Astoria Line-will make its final run from Ditmars Boulevard to Whitehall Street, a victim of the MTA's 2010 Budget Cuts. On the final night of the W, and on its last fateful ride, come celebrate with us as we commemorate the short, complicated and often pathetic life of our beloved W."

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Low, "Especially Me" And A Couple Other New Videos

Rats Go Wild on the Subway

Come Along for the W Train's Final Ride!

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