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Gnarls Barkley & the best music video EVER
Oh dear sweet Jesus, is it finally Friday? I’m still recovering from the non-stop mania of the past week. Last Friday night I saw Nas destroy the Roxy with an amazing “secret” show (remember: Nas is the truth!). From there it was N*E*R*D* rocking the HARD festival with classics like “Run to the Sun” on Saturday. Sunday brought the white-girl gospel of Feist with the ass-kicking soul of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at the Hollywood Bowl. The infectious disco fever of Hercules and Love Affair at a packed Echo this past Wednesday was the icing on the week’s sonic cake.
So while I go try to revive myself with a Jamba Juice and Red Bull cocktail, please enjoy the greatest music video ever, “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” by Gnarls Barkley (featuring my hero, music producer to the stars Danger Mouse, above). I do have to warn you, it's graphic in a surreal and bloody way. Proceed with caution!
Starring Aasha Davis (anyone wise enough to watch the NBC series Friday Night Lights will recognize her as “Waverly,” Smash’s girlfriend) and produced by director Chris Milk, it’s nothing short of genius.
Celebrate the brilliance of Gnarls Barkley (and their fabulous album The Odd Couple) when they headline the Hollywood Bowl this Sunday night. Remind your too-cool-for-school roommate that indie sensation Deerhoof is also on the bill, and they’ll surely bring a case of PBR for the occasion (it is a LA Phil show, so those Yogi Bear picnic baskets are more than welcome). Discover true African music with Senagalese singer Fallou Dieng, too. See you there.
—Scott T. Sterling
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