OK Whoa!

Indie band OK GO, the group that made treadmilling cool again, are back with another amazing music video. It is a stop motion delight.

Also, here's their previous video from earlier in the year. Both songs can be found on their album OF THE BLUE COLOUR OF THE SKY released this past January.

One viewing of this will make you want to play the game MOUSETRAP again. Actually, it will make you want to set up machine and run the contraption. I, like most kids, rarely played the game.

Here the comedy troupe THE STATION laments over frustrations with the game in an OK GO parody.

Finally, here's folks from the Lamb Pub in London who built a giant size mousetrap as a fundraiser for a children's hospital.

If I were a boy...

"LA-based indie label The Secret Life Of Records has teamed up with a handful of young producers and musicians to form The Sunset Takeover, a mash up of studio players proving that many of today’s biggest pop hits are actually hard-bitten rock songs at heart."

So far released as 3 EP's entitled GENDER STUDIES Vol 1-3, The Sunset Takeover have recorded some amazing covers of female pop hits as sung by male rock and punk vocalists.

They state, "At the core of most every mega radio hit is a well crafted song. Sometimes, this songwriting is lost in the slick production or glossy music video. Pop music fans have come to expect a certain format. Secret Life Of Records and The Sunset Takeover project is an attempt to break the mold. This project aims to combine the catchy melodies and fun lyrics with something more visceral and genuine that we all can connect to. Join us in our quest to take back the air waves!"

Here are some of their awesome covers...

Beyonce's IF I WERE A BOY from Volume 3...

Katy Perry's HOT N COLD from Volume 1...

Kelly Clarkson's MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU from Volume 2.

I'm B-AAA-CK!

OK.... So it's been about 9 months since my last post. 

So let's get back on the Highway To Swell! "I WANT YOU BACK!"

segue....

Here is a delightful cover of The Jackson 5's "I WANT YOU BACK" by the A Cappella group SONOS from their debut cd SonoSings.

On SonoSings, the group covers a wonderful array of songs from artists such as Radiohead, Fleet Foxes, Bjork, Bon Iver, and Imogen Heap.

Besides "I Want You Back," by other 2 favorite songs on the CD are "Oh What A World" by Rufus Wainwright and "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles. Sara even joins the group to sing lead on the song.

Here is the beautiful RUFUS WAINWRIGHT cover....

and the exquisite "GRAVITY" WITH Sara Bareilles.

Check out their cd and also their blog SonoSpeaks.