Marilyn Manson Hits A New Low

The video for The High End Of Low's "Running To The Edge Of The World" features Brian Warner up-close and remorsefully weepy when not beating a bloodied woman senseless. It is a painfully weak attempt at shock, sure. (As Videogum... CONTINUE READING MARILYN MANSON HITS A NEW LOW»

Posted on November 6, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Chris Brown | CMJ | Marilyn Manson | Rihanna | The Selmanaires

Chris Brown's Larry King Interview

What was THAT?! Videogum breaks it down.... CONTINUE READING CHRIS BROWN'S LARRY KING INTERVIEW»

Posted on September 3, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Chris Brown | Larry King | Rihanna

New Jay-Z (Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) Video - "Run This Town"

A portrait of a dystopian future: there will be fires, rituals, and scary masks, but a few things will stay the same: Rihanna still looks great in a garter belt and Jay-Z still attracts crowds when he raps. Murderous, freaky,... CONTINUE READING NEW JAY-Z (FEAT. RIHANNA & KANYE WEST) VIDEO - "RUN THIS TOWN"»

Posted on August 20, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Jay-Z | Kanye West | Rihanna

New Jay-Z (Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) - "Run This Town"

The Jay-Z news cycle's sped up in anticipation of The Blueprint 3, between "Death Of Auto-Tune," replacing the Beasties at APW, and having MGMT guest on the new LP. Get used to it. And while the auto-tune eulogy came as... CONTINUE READING NEW JAY-Z (FEAT. RIHANNA & KANYE WEST) - "RUN THIS TOWN"»

Posted on July 24, 2009 (115 comments)
Tags: Jay-Z | Kanye West | Rihanna

New Kanye West & Rihanna Video - "Paranoid"

A simple but well executed concept for the fifth 808s & Heartbreak video finds a determined Rihanna on an after hours cruise down a long and winding road. The night vision clip starts and ends with the photogenic lingerie-clad pop... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST & RIHANNA VIDEO - "PARANOID"»

Posted on May 21, 2009 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Mr. Hudson | Rihanna

Kanye Gives Props To Paparazzi

A photo of Rihanna near a taxi triggers Kanye's latest meditation on modern pop superstars: "Justin in the new Mike, Beyonce's the new Tina Turner, Gaga's Madonna, Jay is Sinatra... Wayne is Hendrix, Thom Yorke is Roger Waters..." I thought... CONTINUE READING KANYE GIVES PROPS TO PAPARAZZI»

Posted on May 20, 2009 (24 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | No Age | Real Estate | Rihanna

Liveblogging The 2009 Grammys

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & TEAM9 PRESENT... MYSPLICE III»

M.I.A. Is Particular About Her Cheese

It tends to be a pretty good time when The Smoking Gun unearths these rocker tour riders. Mostly because we get to laugh at musicians' uncensored, exorbitant, diva-like demands and feel pretty good that we're nowhere near that silly as... CONTINUE READING M.I.A. IS PARTICULAR ABOUT HER CHEESE»

Posted on November 10, 2008 (39 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors | M.I.A. | Rage Against The Machine | Rihanna | The Decemberists

Rihanna Covers M.I.A.

So, what's up guys? How's it going? We ask because we are bored care. The internet is so bad at being the internet today. But we are trying and casting a wide net (reading TMZ) and we are learning. For... CONTINUE READING RIHANNA COVERS M.I.A.»

Posted on May 9, 2008 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: M.I.A. | Rihanna

Rihanna And Klaxons' "Umbrella" Collaboration Is MDMAzing

No, we didn't expect to engage in so much midnight Brit blogging, either. But after teasing the award show's most headscratchingest song-meld ("Umbrella" + "Golden Skans"), we knew this, at least, would be something worth a post. The reigning Mercury... CONTINUE READING RIHANNA AND KLAXONS' "UMBRELLA" COLLABORATION IS MDMAZING»

Posted on February 21, 2008 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: BRIT Awards | Klaxons | Rihanna

Before Castro Resigned, The Manic Street Preachers Played For Him In Cuba (And Later They Covered Rihanna)

We can hear the car horns in Miami from here -- today's big news in the real world is Fidel Castro's resignation as Cuba's #1 Commie. In related news: Drinks are most definitely on Raúl Castro tonight. The music angle?... CONTINUE READING BEFORE CASTRO RESIGNED, THE MANIC STREET PREACHERS PLAYED FOR HIM IN CUBA (AND LATER THEY COVERED RIHANNA)»

Posted on February 19, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Fidel Castro | Klaxons | Manic Street Preachers | Rihanna

Liveblogging The 2008 Grammys

Welcome to Stereogum's sarcastic play-by-play of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. We're moments before showtime and Amy Winehouse has already won Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and a new set of teeth. Tonight promises an exciting... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2008 GRAMMYS»

Who's The Boss Listening To?

We showed Against Me! some wine-drenched love a ways back and got mostly grief for it. First comment: "This is absolute dog shit." Sigh. If only Bruce Springsteen were a regular Stereogum commenter! We recently mentioned everyone covering the Boss,... CONTINUE READING WHO'S THE BOSS LISTENING TO?»

Tegan And Sara, Amanda Palmer Cover Rihanna

Really, we should be keeping a running list of all the "Umbrella" covers for posterity, 'cause clearly it's this year's "Crazy." We've already pointed the way to Mandy Moore's acoustic take but never pointed out My Chem's Gerard having his... CONTINUE READING TEGAN AND SARA, AMANDA PALMER COVER RIHANNA»

Posted on September 28, 2007 in MP3, Video (8 comments)
Tags: Amanda Palmer | Rihanna | Tegan And Sara | The Dresden Dolls

New Rihanna (Feat. Ne-Yo) Video - "Hate That I Love You"

Everyone's favorite Barbadian bombshell's testing the waters with the third "official" single from Good Girl Gone Bad (apparently "Don't Stop The Music" didn't count; we agree). There was love via raingear, sex via car metaphors, but she's done speaking figuratively... CONTINUE READING NEW RIHANNA (FEAT. NE-YO) VIDEO - "HATE THAT I LOVE YOU"»

Posted on September 25, 2007 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Ne-Yo | Rihanna

Liveblogging The 2007 VMAs

You've been waiting patiently all weekend, so let's get this thing going. Welcome to this year's MTV Video Music Awards, this year featuring three whole awards dedicated to videos! We've been hypnotized by John Norris's amazing new wig, Kanye's plastic-looking... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2007 VMAS»

Mandy Moore Covers Rihanna

"Umbrella" has been so inescapable this summer, topping charts from Canada to Croatia (seriously, Jim was just there and they play it constantly when they're not losing your luggage). In this week's Hills season premiere MTV strategically used Rihanna's smash,... CONTINUE READING MANDY MOORE COVERS RIHANNA»

Posted on August 16, 2007 in Show Tunes, Video (46 comments)
Tags: Mandy Moore | Marié Digby | Rihanna | The Hills

2007 MTV VMA Nominees: Full List

A bunch of dumb new categories for you to peruse after the jump, but first one bright spot: Kanye and Justice going head-to-head again.Video of the Year Amy Winehouse: "Rehab" Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable" Justice: "D.A.N.C.E." Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around... "... CONTINUE READING 2007 MTV VMA NOMINEES: FULL LIST»

You Can Buy Her Umbrella (Ella Ella)

Rihanna fans: How best to celebrate your girl topping the UK Charts for a 10th consecutive week (the longest #1 streak in over a decade, mind)? Go get yourself some Rihanna-endorsed rain gear, that's how. Oh yeah -- ay ay... CONTINUE READING YOU CAN BUY HER UMBRELLA (ELLA ELLA)»

Posted on July 23, 2007 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Rihanna