Ever since MTV piddled away that medium for which it was named (music videos), I've lamented on the general lack of access to the format. In college, when MTV was seizuring through all of their failed experimental shows that were not music videos, I took the liberty of using torrent sites to download any new music video I could get my hands on. Then, with a computer full of videos, I would load them into Windows Media Player, turn on shuffle, and sit back to enjoy the ride.
With YouTube and Vimeo, I don't have to do this at all. I still download the occasional music video to watch while I'm getting ready for work, but anymore I have come to rely on the internet. RIP MTV.
As fun and exciting as these music videos are, and despite how much I enjoy the music (video or no), I don't expect any of these songs will make it to any top 40 chart in the near future. My intention is not to say that IF MTV played videos that these would do well. What I AM saying is that these are the kind of videos that I used to stay up late to see played on MTV2 when none of the programmers thought they could make money by showing more MTV "Documentaries" (Pimp My Ride, Cribs, Teenage Mom, etc.) or Cockhouse shows (Jackass, Wonderboys, Viva la Bam, etc.).
As fun and exciting as these music videos are, and despite how much I enjoy the music (video or no), I don't expect any of these songs will make it to any top 40 chart in the near future. My intention is not to say that IF MTV played videos that these would do well. What I AM saying is that these are the kind of videos that I used to stay up late to see played on MTV2 when none of the programmers thought they could make money by showing more MTV "Documentaries" (Pimp My Ride, Cribs, Teenage Mom, etc.) or Cockhouse shows (Jackass, Wonderboys, Viva la Bam, etc.).
Alex Winston - "Sister Wife" from stereogum on Vimeo.
ANR - "Big Problem" from stereogum on Vimeo.
Toro Y Moi - "How I Know" from Jonathan Montepare on Vimeo.
Get Real, Get Right from Asthmatic Kitty on Vimeo.
IS TROPICAL - THE GREEKS (official music video) from EL NINO on Vimeo.
