New Video from The Game

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Originally uploaded by li1183.

So something that I just realized - it’s kinda difficult to write about The Game. He’s got this name where it’s like, if I had titled this “New Game Video”, you might get confused and think it was a video game. And you’re never quite sure whether to call him The Game, or just plain old Game (or game?). Anyway, our dear friend the Game is coming out with a new video. I’m not sure if the song is on the radio yet as I’m a little bit outta the loop due to the fact that I can’t really bear to bring myself to listen to the radio. The song is called, Put You On the Game, and I predict it’ll be a pretty massive hit. It’s incredibly catchy. Anddd here’s the exciting part - you might catch a glimpse of little old me in the background. Yes folks, I was an extra. My first time, but I felt like I had done it before, because somehow I knew to expect that it would be a massively boring day. My roommate and I started out just going to visit the set with a casting director friend, just to watch and be merry, and then got asked to be in the video (ok, so we asked also, but then they agreed...so they kinda asked us in the end. haha). So, we’re just extras. We sat around alll day long just waiting to be called, and finally around 7:30pm they got all of us out there and put us on this wooden platform. It was shot at Lacy Studios in L.A.. The scene was basically three cars sitting in this lot and Game rapping to the camera, with the lead girls grinding with some boys near the cars and then the extras dancing and whooping it up in the back behind the cars on some platforms that were in front of basically a brick wall. I like to call it rustic.
As far as the rest of the video, I know that they were shooting a car scene in the street. Not sure about the details, but for some reason I thought at the time that Game was driving the car. There’s also a scene in the end where they beat up a guy dressed as a....beaver? I can’t quite remember now. Anyway, I’m sure it’s a reference to 50 Cent in some way. If anyone can enlighten me on that one, please feel free.
So according to one of the production guys though, it should be a pretty hot video. Keep an eye out for it in about a month due to some extra concert footage they want to edit in.
Oh, and no I did not get to meet Game. I did walk past him though at the end of the shoot, and he has very pretty eyes. Haha. I’m sure he’d love the word pretty and his name being used in the same sentence. But they were. Lo siento.
‘Till next time...

Back from the dead

Hey there all my loyal readers..haha. right. Anyway, I've been m.i.a. for awhile because I actually just made a cross country move from Delaware (yes, that's a state), to Los Angeles. So glad I did it, but we drove and it's taken awhile to get settled, so i'm finally back online and ready to give my oh-so-whitty comments on videos and the such.

On an exciting note, I met my first famous person in this beautiful, crazy city, and he so happened to be a music video director. He also does commercials and stuff, but videos seem to be his primary thing. Very cool guy, and very sweet - it was Jake Nava by the way. You can get a view of his resume here. Amazing stuff he's done, and I, shamefully, had barely a clue. lol. oh well. Did I mention he was a really cool guy? Ok, just gotta give him a good plug here. In case anyone happens to care. haha. Aight, well, hopefully some more frequent updates to come. I've gotta get back to my job search...

Update on Kanye West Video

MTV has a new article that talks about Kanye's new video for "Diamonds." Sounds like it should be pretty interesting. It's directed by Hype Williams, so chances are it'll be great.

La Tortura

La Tortura Video
Originally uploaded by li1183.

Ok, so how fierce is Shakira? I had to make a post about her new song and video, "La Tortura," which you can see here. If you like music at all, I don't think you can help but shimmy just a little to this song. The video is amazing. It's kinda funny, has a good storyline, and I'm sorry, but how in the world does she move her body like that?! Someone put it perfectly, saying she was like Gumby.
In case you didn't know, the title means "The Torture," which I take to mean that she's "torturing" this guy in the video. Check out the video if you haven't and see if you agree with me.
She's been missing in action since 2001's Laundry Service, but her new album Fijacion Oral 1, will be released June 7, 2005. Then, in November she'll follow up with an english album, Oral Fixation 2. Can't wait!

New Kanye!

So I'm a pretty big Kanye West fan, and I'm soo excited about his new song "Diamonds". Just heard it on the radio for the first time yesterday. It's the first single from his new, up and coming second cd, Late Registration. He really likes that whole school, college dropout theme. Keep an ear out for that one, and an eye out - although there's no word on the video just yet.

Also, I can't help it...you know how I can't get enough of the Pussycat Dolls' song "Don't Cha". The video was just released and should hopefully be playing a lot on MTV in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for that one as well. Otherwise, you can go here to check it out, if you have a yahoo account.

Just Breathe

Anna Nalick,
originally uploaded by li1183.

I think Anna Nalick is fabulous. You might've heard her new song, Breathe(2am) lately. It's something you would hear on like, 93.7 - for my delaware people. Anyway, it's really pretty, and the video has this...chill out and wander around vibe to it. haha. Some of it also has a kind of home video feel to it, which I think is cool when done right. Her website is really good, featuring clips of all her songs from her debut cd, Wreck of the Day, her video for Breathe, and a journal. Good stuff.

Keep an eye out for Gavin DeGraw's new video for Chariot. Here's a post from VideoStatic, a really good, up to date blog on new videos. You can read some more details about the Gavin video there. Love this song!

Innnn-com-pleeeeete

Backstreet Boys Video
Originally uploaded by li1183.

Sooo, cough it up - do we like the Backstreet Boys' new song and video or not? I have to admit, the song (called Incomplete)...I like it. Typical Backstreet ballad - extremely catchy and just really "pretty" sounding. I don't know how many of you saw American Idol last night, but Anthony did that song, and it really made me appreciate the Backstreet Boys' talent. I'm not a fan, by any means, but they can harmonize and sing pretty dang well. Now the video...well, I think they look a bit shaggy and old. And it really makes no sense. I mean, Howie's in the middle of a desert driving and ends up at a gas station with Nick, and all the other guys too...but then it cuts to Brian in the ocean, Kevin in a field playing the piano (very uninspiredly, btw), and Howie..well, Howie's no where to be found as usual. Nick does his normal convulsive singing and then a car blows up...I'm just a little confused. haha. Whatever. I guess it's their normal formula of drama, rain, and heartfelt singing, and as they say, if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.

Maybe I Want My VH1 Instead

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Originally uploaded by li1183.

Lately, I've switched to watching VH1 in the mornings to see some different videos. I'm sure everyone knows that they play more of the mellow stuff on that channel. A little variety is good! One video that caught my attention this morning was Michael Buble, Feeling Good. I've never heard of this guy until now, and at first I was just kind of ignoring the video, but then I got sucked in pretty quickly. The video has this cool, spy/James Bond kind of theme going on and the song was really good and different. Check out his website for a look at his recent performance of "Feeling Good" on David Letterman, and lots of other cool info (and some not so bad pictures).