Dancing To Architecture 2013_12, Justin Vivian Bond, Media Outage, The Live Debate!, BestVideos2013 by Bill Stella

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Dancing To Architecture™ Music Reviews & News with a Queer Ear by Bill Realman Stella

Personifying "willowiness" is one of Justin Vivian Bond's many qualities, according to Justin Vivian Bond. Like a willow, Bond provides beauty, fluidity or flexibility, and strength. This fascinating, multi-talented artist is our f o c u s i n t h i s e d i t i o n o f D a n c i n g To Architecture, in honor of Bond's dates at two New Jersey adjacent venues: Two performances, Friday & Saturday, December 20, 21, 2013 , of the show "Snow Angel" at The Rrazz Room in New Hope, Pennsylvania and two performances, Sunday & Monday, December 22, 23, 2013, of "Let It Show!" at Joe's Pub in Manhattan. I plan

to go; You should go too.

What can I say to repay that kind of generosity of spirit? The quality of Bond's interpretations of the songs V* gingerly selects from other songwriters, the extraordinary persona V has created, and the very genuine person I had the privilege of experiencing a glimpse of, all together meant that I couldn't just leave it at a brief mention or three in print of V's latest album Silver Wells, and upcoming performances. Bond deserves more, the respect due a multi-faceted artist. When I researched V, I wanted to distill a number of threads of V's life into a brief portrait of the artist. Fortunately, I stumbled upon a Bond interview which contains every thread I wanted to touch upon. It was conducted late in 2012 by Steve Pride for his KPFK radio program "IMRU" and his "Pride Out Loud" channel on Soundcloud.com. In it, among other topics, Bond looks back on the passing of Kiki and Herb, * explains what this "V" (and that "Mx.") stuff is all about, and enlightens us with the distinction for Trans persons between transitioning and bridging.

This past summer at Out In The Woods, the Queer Music Festival at Easton Mountain Community, Retreat and Sanctuary, Bond and I had (pardon the expression) a bonding moment. It happened during Bond's performance of "Momma, Momma," a song composed by Melanie Safka, known simply as Melanie, who has been a guilty favorite of mine since childhood. When Bond began singing "Momma, Momma / I fear you reared me wrong", I reacted with a mix of intense shock — of recognition, of surprise — and deep Enjoy listening to the interview yourself, too. For most appreciation, a full, loving connection to the song and its simple depths. Bond's version of "Momma, Momma" took of the interview, reading what was said suffices to me back to my early teenage years, sitting in front of a convey the meaning. But one instance I should make you aware of: If you are listening to the audio of Bond's record player with my acoustic guitar, r e s p o n s e t o Pr i d e ' s v e r y f i r s t singing along to my Melanie album and question, it comes across as a Melanie and Justin, October 2013 fumbling- strumming my adolescent humble assessment of V's abilities, angst into my bedroom walls. I sat in and insight into V's philosophy; the audience before the onstage Bond, please don't make the mistake of reliving that experience, mouthing the words, rocking back and forth, at times reading egotism into your first air-strumming along. impression of reading those initial thoughts in print. That was near the start of a long, packed-full day of great music Out In With Steve Pride's permission then, I The Woods. Toward the end of the day, proudly present something different late in the evening, I was walking along i n t h i s e d i t i o n o f D a n c i n g To with other attendees to join a circle Architecture: a transcript of Pride's around a bonfire, and was taken aback interview with a loquacious Mx. when Bond noticed me and Justin Vivian Bond. acknowledged me for really getting into the performance and the song.

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S = Steve Pride J = Justin Vivian Bond S (narrating): Justin Vivian Bond, formerly simply Justin Bond, is an American singer-songwriter, performance artist, actor, and a fixture of the New York avant-garde. Bond is also the author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning m e m o i r, " Ta n g o : M y C h i l d h o o d , Backwards, and in High Heels". Some of you might recognize Justin Vivian Bond from the John Cameron Mitchell film "Shortbus". S: Do you like acting? J: I don't like it that much. It's not really that fun for me, but I think I'm good at it. But I don't really find that many roles that are worth the effort. For me. I think, uh, a lot of people are trying to escape from who they are into something else. And I've spent my entire life trying to escape who I'm supposed to be in order to be who I really am. So, uhm, acting isn't really that exciting for me, although as I said I'm good at because I did it for years. In the straight world, as they say. [laughs] S (narrating): Justin Vivian Bond first shot to fame as Kiki DuRane, the aging, alcoholic, female lounge singer in the cult cabaret duo Kiki and Herb. J: Well, I created Kiki I guess in '91 or '92. And then… within the year of creating Kiki I was working with Kenny and he had become Herb. Then we were Kiki and Herb until 2008. And then, uh, we broke up the act. And then, uh, I was Kiki again last week. I was a special guest in a Scissors Sisters concert in New York. And they sang their song "Let's Have A Kiki". So I put on the Kiki costume and came out and surprised the audience, and gave them a Kiki! And then Kiki died at the end of the song. It was very tragic. I don't even think people knew what happened. She died, and then the lights went out and — It was like she jumped from the fourth floor of a shopping mall atrium and landed by a Peet's Coffee

and was quickly put under a pup tent and whisked away. S: I am very sad to hear about Kiki's passing. J: It was a tragedy. But, I think it's for the best. S: How would she like to be remembered? J: I think she'd like to be remembered as someone who — [snickers] I have no idea! [laughs; all in the room laugh]. Her epitaph is "If I could love, I would love you all." Those were her last words. S: And she died. J: And then she died, yeah. S: Hmm. J: Well, I think it was — First, she said "You call that dancing?" And then, "If I could love, I would love you all" was the last thing she said. S: At least she went out doing something. J: She did. Exactly. She was doing what she loved: Showing other people how much more she knew than they did. S: Kiki had issues. J: I think Kiki's rage stemmed from, you know, my own traumatization by the world that I was living in, San Francisco in the early 90s. So many of my friends were dying. And she was cathartic. So I would get all this rage out. And I would be in performances. And I would throw open windows in night clubs and scream out at the streets, "Don't get too comfortable!" — and everyone in the audience could understand exactly what I was talking about. And then, you know, 9/11 came along. And I was a New Yorker and I had some things to say about that. But at a certain point it did become a psychic drain being so angry all the time. Now I get to be, you know, just — so light and carefree. We had done the show for a lot longer than I had ever intended to do it. And, uhm, I was just tired of it. And it took so much energy to maintain that. It was a career, you know. And I thought, well, I can't keep doing this if I want to do

D a n c i n g T o A r c h i t e c t u r e ◂ De ce m be r 2 0 1 3 ◂ P a ge 3 anything else with my life. And we had starred in this little safe secret slot that I couldn't get to. But as it Carnegie Hall, we'd starred off-Broadway, we'd done turns out, that was actually a dream. Broadway, we'd been nominated for a Tony. And I But of course, in a sort of a Jungian analysis, you know, couldn't really see any more, you know, goals for that it was like my parents putting my fantasies and my character. And I had actually exceeded my creative identity in this little spot. interest in it. But at that point it was just about doing So. I always loved shoes. I've always loved lipstick as things to say that we had done them. well. And would wear it whenever I got the chance. Because — Part of the reason that I became a performer was, in Queer performing, was, uh, that I was a member S: I've learned not to label people. But even if I of Act Up in the early 90s. And it was all about Queer wanted to, with you, I couldn't. You're label-less. visibility. And that, sort of, in a certain way, gave me a J: I don't think of myself as label-less; I think of myself mission. as Everything. So bringing Kiki and Herb to Carnegie Hall twice, and to I don't feel like I'm limited. My imagination isn't so small Broadway and to all those places was for me a kind of a that I can't imagine myself in a lot of different ways. But I political challenge, more so than a creative one. And so, don't like being expected or forced to be any certain way. even though I was really into it creatively, … we were I enjoy expressing myself in a more feminine way brought there because we were, I think, good at what because I feel like I'm, just, naturally a little bit — You we did. I kept doing that one thing, to get to a certain know, I have a kind of willowiness about point. And once that had happened, I me. And that might be why I love trees so thought: OK, I don't have anything to prove much, and willow trees especially. When I to anyone in that regard. So now I'm more Mx. is an honorific. die, I want to be cremated and buried in a serving my own creative impulses and my hole and have a willow tree planted on top own muse. And I've been a lot more satisfied, Because I don't feel of me, that says, "Here lies Mx. Justin Mr. or Ms. or Miss. creatively, since I quit doing that. Vivian Bond — Forever Shady."

They don't apply to S: Explain Mx. ["Mix"] S: Tell me about your book. me. J: Mx. is sort of an honorific. Because I J: Well, my book is called "Tango: My I wanted something don't feel Mr., or Ms., or Miss. They don't Childhood, Backwards, and in High Heels".. apply to me. So I wanted something that The reason I wrote was because I had that was Everything. was Everything. So I chose Mx., "m - x". recently been diagnosed with ADD. I started So I chose Mx. looking back at my childhood through a S: And explain your personal pronoun. different filter. And I was thinking about — J: "V" is a symbol that is two equal sides At the same time I was diagnosed with ADD, a neighbor boy, who was my age, who was grown by that that meet in the middle. And so I just chose V, just point, was arrested outside of our hometown for because of that. I think, in a kind of a — If it was in a impersonating a drug enforcement agent on I-81 in cave, people might understand it. So I was trying to between Martinsburg, West Virginia and Hagerstown. make it as simple as possible. Because a lot of people do They said he had bipolar disorder and delusions of have very prehistoric ideas of what gender is, or should grandeur. And I thought, I think he had signs of those be. If they're that behind the learning curve, let's make things when we were children as well. We were lovers it simple, and give 'em a V. [chuckles] from the time we were eleven and until we were fifteen S: I don't want to infer that you're an elder of the — I had just turned sixteen. And I was telling this story tribe, but — any advice to the to Amy Scholder at The Feminist kids today? Press. She said "That would make J: Well I don't know what advice I an interesting book. You should could give the kids today. Because write it." And I did. it seems like I'm learning a lot S: You were a glamorous child. more from them than they could learn from me. Because kids get J: Lipstick was one of the first it, today. Younger people just things that was something seem to instinctively get it. glamorous that I was drawn to. The thing that I was initially drawn to, People in their teens and twenties — I mean, I've spent a lot of time that I've always loved since I can remember — my first consciousness in the last few years hanging out with a lot of people in their about a glamour item — was shoes. I had a dream when I was very twenties, especially young Queer people. Because, in the early 90s, young — which I just recently realized was a dream, when you're when I kind of came of age a kid you don't really know if it intellectually, it was the time happened or not, but — I had these where Queer Theory was first two pairs of shoes, that were my bubbling to the surface. It was a time when Queer publishing was in shoes, that I had been playing with. And my Dad had built a trap door, its golden age. And I worked at A Different Light Bookstore in San under our stairs, with a hidden compartment. Which he really did Francisco, which was a hub of intellectual and political activity. build. But I was convinced that, one night when I was asleep, they And so that was very important to [took] my shoes and locked them in me. Now all these kids are learning

Page 4 ◂ D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 these things in school because they're part of the curriculum. And they're interested in their history. And they have a sort of normalized idea of these things as what they accept, because it's what is very well articulated by all these people. And then they're expanding on it. So I think that the young people are doing great. I don't think I would have ever become Mx. or V or really embrace my Trans identity if it weren't for the fact that so many people in their twenties showed me how simple it was. I didn't do it until I was in my forties because everything else was kinda binary oriented, up until more recently. And I didn't fit into either of those binaries. But now that there's these genderqueer people articulating it, I've been a kind of a mouthpiece for it. But I didn't articulate it. I chose Mx. and V, but the notions and the concepts behind them were clarified by younger people. S: Clarify, because you just referred to yourself as Trans, and I kinda see you as encompassing rather than transitioning. J: Oh, I'm not transitioning. I'm Transgender. In other words, I bridge. I'm not going from one place to the other. I'm just there. I don't feel the need to go anywhere, but I don't want to be stuck anywhere either. S: So you check all the boxes. J: Well, I'd like to just have one, that says "T". In Australia, their passports now have one that says "X". Which I'm perfectly fine with as well. I just feel like there needs to be one category that's neither man nor woman. For the rest of us. Certain people that are Trans-identified are Trans-identified until they're Woman or Man. Because they really identify within a binary thing. So they have their bodies surgically changed to meet who they feel they are. Which is great, it's perfect. And those people should be allowed to put Male or Female. If they identify strongly as Male or Female, no matter what genitalia they're born with, I think they should have the right to do that. But for people like me who don't want to be any of those categories, I think it'd be nice if we had one for ourselves too. S: You released a new album this summer, Silver Wells. What do you hope people take away for it? J: I hope that they listen to the songs when they feel like nurturing themselves. I declared 2012 THE YEAR OF RADICAL SELF-LOVE. So if you want to treat yourself to a little radical self-love, put on Silver Wells and do whatever you need to do. [Laughs] S (narration): This has been a conversation with Mx. Justin Vivian Bond. For more information, visit JustinBond.com. A final note: Silver Wells features a Mx. Bond original titled "Stars", and V's unique interpretations of Brecht/Weill's "Alabama Song", Tracy Chapman's "Talkin' About A Revolution", Kate Bush's "The Kick Inside", Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat", two not-often-covered Joni Mitchell songs, and the aforementioned Melanie's brilliant "Leftover Wine" among its song selections.

Two new shows from HBO

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Media Outage™ Queer Clippings from print and web sources by Bill Realman Stella The Salon Outward blog item We Can End AIDS Without A Cure is essential reading for the future course society needs to take to fight AIDS. It would focus on "requir[ing] HIV prevention efforts that also work to create political power for marginalized groups; address issues of poverty and social justice; help individuals find or prepare for meaningful employment, housing, and health care; address mental health issues—efforts, in effect, that address a client’s life circumstances as a whole. Many, many on-the-ground service providers already work in this kind of model. But this is a long and slow process, which requires support from an informed populace and a government that sees the vital connection between civil rights, community empowerment, and HIV/AIDS." Writer Hugh Ryan''s vision is no academic mirage but the only workable goal available, one which will need plenty of organizing, networking and plain hard work to accomplish, but worth for the lives at stake. The excerpt below, also from a piece on Salon.com's Outward blog, places the documentary The Battle of amfAR: How Elizabeth Taylor and Mathilde Krim Fought AIDS in context. Directed by the Oscar and Emmy award winning team of Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, this 2013 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection plays on HBO and on demand throughout December 2013. As yet another World AIDS Day passes, HBO brings to the screen another documentary about HIV/AIDS. Produced by fashion designer Kenneth Cole, The Battle of amfAR … is in a minor key compared with … 2012’s Oscar-nominated How to Survive a Plague (coming to PBS at the end of the year) and the legendary And the Band Played On. If you need schooling on how HIV/AIDS took hold, and on the long and often maddening battle to bring the disease to heel and the public to action, start with those two canonical works. But this little film is worth your time, too. Cole, who’s also the chairman of amfAR’s board, wanted to shine a harsh spotlight on how society’s fear, and the need to believe that HIV infection wasn’t a real threat to anyone but oversexed gay men and the occasional hemophiliac, impeded research and public education. In the full article by John Culhane, he "zero[es] in on then-President Ronald Reagan’s shameful response to the crisis…. [H]is answer to a question about whether he’d allow one of his children to attend a school with someone infected with HIV [was]: 'I’m glad I’m not faced with that problem today. I can well understand the plight

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December 2013 ◂ Dancing To Architecture ◂ Page 5 of the parents. And yet medicine has not come forth unequivocally and said: This we know for a fact. That it is safe.’ Many have blamed Reagan for deaths that earlier leadership might have prevented". The piece adds that "in the beginning, amfAR received bags of hate mail, venom that was intended for Rock Hudson or for 'homosexuals’ more generally. For those who haven’t lived with HIV’s long history, it’s hard to understand why an organization trying to gather money for research would be on the receiving end of this crap." Over 1.1 million people in the U.S. alone are now living with HIV.

In the new HBO series LOOKING, "a trio of thirtysomething friends living in San Francisco explore the exciting—and often overwhelming—options presented to contemporary Gay Men." A press release continues: "Friendship may bind them, but each is at a markedly different point in his journey: Patrick (Jonathan Groff) is the 29-year-old video game designer getting back into the dating world in the wake of his ex’s engagement; aspiring artist Agustín (Frankie J. Alvarez), 31, is questioning the idea of monogamy … and the group’s oldest member, longtime waiter Dom (Murray Bartlett), 39, is facing middle age with romantic and professional dreams still unfulfilled. The trio … search

for happiness and intimacy in an age of unparalleled choices — and rights — for gay men. Also important to the mix is the progressive, unpredictable, sexually open culture of the Bay Area, with real San Francisco locations serving as a backdrop for the group’s lives. Rounding out the world of LOOKING are a bevy of dynamic gay men including Kevin (Russell Tovey), Lynn (Scott Bakula), and Richie (Raul Castillo), as well as a wide-range of supporting characters like Dom’s roommate Doris (Lauren Weedman), Agustín’s boyfriend Frank (O.T. Fagbenle), and Patrick’s co-worker Owen (Andrew Law)." Watch the first trailer on YouTube. Watch the latest trailer on HBO.com.

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EXTRA "Snow Angel" My gratitude is "ambitious" Friday & Saturday great to any mum e a n s . December 20, 21, 2013 at sicians kind E c l e c t i c e nThe Rrazz Room enough to provide sembles are located within the Ramada New Hope me with a comnot unusual, 6426 Lower York Road plimentary copy but it's rare New Hope, PA of their CD for to hear a Justin Bond and Friends review. This coldebut that perform "Let It Show!" umn I write, what t a k e s s e r iSunday & Monday December 22, 23, 2013 ever you call it — ously the preat a newspaper feacept that a Joe's Pub ture, a blog, an new band part of The Public Theater online zine — is, needs to dis425 Lafayette St. btwn. E. 4th & Astor Place in New York City's East Village. shall we say, not overwhelmed by cover its unique sound by playing readers. I'm not influential so that a "This holiday season's offering from New York's together. From the act of rehearsCD (or audio files) given to me favorite trans- disciplanary artist, Mx Justin ing and trying new things, they translates into any sort of quid pro Vivian Bond, will find the "trans-atlantic cabaret reveal who they are as a group. (Time Out London) dressed for snow to quo form of sales to the artist. For Messiah" Hopefully that sound is their gedeliver a holiday Mx of songs from V's critically that reason, I rarely ask for review acclaimed albums DENDROPHILE (2011) and stalt, the sound that is greater copies at present (until I begin to SILVER WELLS (2012), along with a unique take than the parts. produce radio programs again). I on more traditional holiday fare." The Live Debate! let us in on that don't take lightly my responsibility process. Every song is unlike the Mx Justin Vivian Bond is an American singer-songwriter, to fairness when I review musicians' others, not just trying on different performance artist, writer and painter. babies as they get released into the outfits but exploring different Mx Bond is the author of the Lambda Literary world by artist-parents hopeful-tocombinations. Because I'm familcertain the work will not merely Award winning memoir "TANGO: My Childhood, iar with D'Amato's strong, draBackwards and in High Heels" (The Feminist stand on its own but be able to matic vocals in Rock musicals, it Press) and "Susie Says…" a collaboration with walk into your lives and live among was a pleasure to hear his depth Gina Garan (Powerhouse Books, 2012). others for awhile, at minimum as a and emotional range. Every memMx Bond was nominated for a Tony Award for welcome guest, and hopefully stay ber of the band is more than pro"Kiki and Herb Alive On Broadway" in 2007. in your hearts forever. ficient on their instruments. The So I feel honored when someone performances are admirable withtrusts me to review their work. More out turning into ego trips. In fact, one than half a decade ago I had the deeply of my favorite aspects of this album is thrilling experience of a production of the addition on some tracks of a string Hedwig & The Angry Inch performed in quartet (or quintet, doubling the vioAsbury Park, directed by the Out and lin) and a small orchestra of woodwinds versatilely talented Anthony D'Amato. and brass. This investment in beautiful, This past June, the same day as Jersey acoustic sounds trumps synthesizers to Pride, D'Amato was back in Asbury Park this day, despite the ubiquitous relifor a new production of The Rocky Horance on synths for strings which permeror Show, starring as Frank N. Furter ates far too many recordings today. I've this time, I was wowed by his star reluctantly resigned myself, though power and improv skills. Speaking to I've tried for decades to change my mind, D'Amato afterwards, he offered me his to never being able to enjoy the artificiallatest project's debut CD. ity of synth strings as much as real ones. The Live Debate!'s real strings really pay off in Q ◂ The Live Debate! real listening enjoyment ~ The Live Debate! dividends. (A theme has Songwriters Matthew emerged in what I most Muñiz and Jody Miller enjoy in new bands in 2013: gave their creations to Te e n G i r l S c i e n t i s t front-man Anthony D'AMonthly's very different mato to sing, and the employment of a string precision percussion of quartet helps promote its Darius Peterson comessential Rock'n'Roll spirit. pletes the core of the But I digress.) personnel. Together The results are often they redefine what pretty. The way the THE LIVE DEBATE!: ANTHONY D'AMATO, (VOCAL), MATTHEW MUNIZ (PIANO), DARIUS PETERSON (DRUMS), JODY MILLER (BASS),, MAKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S "MIRRORS" THEIR OWN.

December 2013 ◂ Dancing To Architecture ◂ Page 7 album begins, like an early morning awakening, complete with chirping birds, is very pretty. And tracks such as "The Fisher King" and "Going Up" add a necessary rhythmic toughness. But. A band with this much ambition would do well to hone its lyrics, and to reign in the amount of them, unless and until they are all of equal weight. When, in "The Fisher King", I hear a line which makes as awkwardly metaphorical and as little internal sense as "So smile. / Everyone in the room is all lit up with stolen lights", I tune out, and only by forcing myself back to attention catch the follow-up "We bleed from wounds that weep no matter how we treat them, but we learn to lie" — a deeply-packed, intentionally profound, probably unwieldy line, but it sticks viscerally in the mind's eye. Unfortunately, instead of The Live Debate!'s really good ideas for songs fusing around a core of strong lyrics, most of the songs wind up as lyrical incoherencies interrupted by some good lines.

In attempts to cover as many bases and appeal to as wide an audience as possible, it's not unusual to see a band bestow a wide variety of descriptive genre names on itself. However, a band that chooses Alternative, Art Rock, Baroque Pop, Chamber Rock, Piano-based Pop, and plain old Rock, Pop, and Soul to describe their musical mates needs to find a firm footing for their sound to form around. That's where The Live Debate! stumbles unrootedly about, sending out pretty feelers derived from many of the above-mentioned genres. Considering all that went into it, the results leave often pretty shallow impressions, a structure forced up on a weak foundation. If you're adventurous, The Live Debate! may be a debut you'll enjoy. Personally, I'm already looking forward to their sophomore effort fulfilling their promise.

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A NEW SONG FROM A SINGER SONGWRITER FROM BRITISH JERSEY WITH A UNIQUE VOICE.

Lloyd Yates - "Runs Like Fire" by LloydieOfficial 31,395 views Follow: facebook.com/LloydYatesMusic & twitter.com/LloydYates ! FROM MARTIN SWINGER'S ALBUM M O O N, "STAY WITH ME" IS AN ODE TO THE SUN. Stay With Me - Martin Swinger by Martin Swinger 136 views "I grew up in Georgia. I'm now living in Maine. Is it any wonder I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder?"

EUROPE IN 2012) THIS VIDEO IS NEW THIS YEAR INTERNATIONALLY. BOY - Little Numbers (Official Video) by groenlandrecords 10,275,505 views The debut single "Little Numbers" from BOY's debut album "Mutual Friends", available here. ! GIVEN A NEW 2013 PUSH (Y'KNOW, TV PERFORMANCES, COMMERCIALS, MOVIES), "CAN'T HOLD US" SHOWED UP EVERYWHERE ALL YEAR, ENDING WITH AN ILL-CONSIDERED USE IN A COMMERCIAL FOR A WEBSITE NEW JERSEY'S RECENT LEGALIZATION OF IN-STATE ONLINE GAMBLING, AND GENEROUS USES GIVEN TO NON-PROFITS. THIS IS CONCERT FOOTAGE CUT UNDER THE ORIGINAL TRACK. THE SIMPLE ELEGANCE OF "WE PUT OUR HANDS UP LIKE THE CEILING CAN'T HOLD US" IS A FANTASTIC INVENTION, ONE OF THE HIGHEST LYRICAL ACHIEVEMENTS: A CLASSIC, LONG-LASTING, NEW CLICHE. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS // CAN'T HOLD US FEAT. RAY DALTON // PERFORMANCE AT FIRST AVENUE by Alex Munro 17,234 views Edited by Alex Munro. !

THE AN OMEN EP

ARRIVED IN 2012, BUT ICE AGE IS PART OF A NEW FULL-LENGTH TITLED "WELCOME OBLIVION"

How To Destroy Angels Ice Age by HTDAVEVO 772,788 views Directed by John Hillcoat. An Omen EP available at /store.destroyangels.com ! LIVE @ SXSW & LO-FI, THE SONG CLOSES MAINES' NEW ALBUM MOTHER. BEN HARPER'S LAP STEEL SOLOS & THE SONG ITSELF ARE COOL & HOT & FINE. Natalie Maines - Take It On Faith by Jeremy Maines 35,623 views Live performance of music from her album 'Mother' now available. !

NEW

SONG. YOUNG GALAXY INTRIGUES ME. THEIR LIMITED-ANIMATED VIDEOS FROM LAST YEAR MADE THE MOST OF THEIR BUDGET.

YOUNG GALAXY - Pretty Boy (Single) by PaperBag13 55,504 views © Paper Bag Records 2013 - Young Galaxy ! A GREAT NEW ROCK AND ROLL TRACK. ELLE MACHO - "CONQUISTADOR" by ELLEMACHO 6,294 views Official music video for "Conquistador" by ELLE MACHO from

! ANOTHER SONG THAT ARRIVED IN ADVANCE OF THE 2013 ALBUM. GOOD TO HAVE THE MAVERICKS BACK. The Mavericks - Born To Be Blue by TheMavericksVEVO 262,842 views Official music video for "Born To Be Blue" from the highly anticipated reunion album, In Time, from The Mavericks! ! C AVE'S SONG SURELY NAILED THIS YEAR 'S ZEITGEIST! WE [K]NO[W] WHO YOU ARE, AS A SHADOW STALKS THE WOODS. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - We No Who U R by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 1,243,458 views First track from the new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album, "Push The Sky Away" Get it now from http://NickCave.com

December 2013 ◂ Dancing To Architecture ◂ Page 9 TITLE TRACK OF HIS NEW 7 TRACK EP. BEWARE THE ROLLING WATERMELONS.

"Who We Are" NICK MORAN

Who We Are NICK MORAN b y N i c k M o r a nMusic 607 views Billy Bragg - No One Knows Nothing Anymore by Billy BraggVEVO 84,256 views ... from Billy Bragg's brand new album Tooth & Nail.

Ra Ra Riot "Beta Love" by rarariotchannel 119,591 views Ra Ra Riot music video from the new album Beta Love ! BETTER THAN THE TRENDY FAUX-ACOUSTIC POP-CRAP. Old Man Markley ~ | Come Around Here by LR Baggs 2,328 views Old Man Markley performing "Come Around Here" in San Luis Obispo California. Video by LR Baggs. ! S U D D E N LY T & G ' R E M A I N S T R E A M , OVER A DECADE ON ! WITH ONE OF THE YEAR'S GREAT SONG LYRIC LINES: "ALL YOU THINK OF LATELY / I S GETTING UNDERNEATH ME " Tegan and Sara - Closer [OFFICIAL HD MUSIC VIDEO] by teganandsaramusic 9,310,422 views © 2012 WMG "Closer" by Tegan and Sara, from the album Heartthrob. ! IT'S NASTY. GOD DES AND SHE - "EW SHE SAID THAT" by therealgoddesandshe 1,724 views "Ew She Said That" off United States of God Des and She. on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/USGNSitunes Stream the full album: http://tinyurl.com/usgnssoundcloud Website ◂ Facebook: ◂ Twitter ! HIS 2013 ALBUM VICTIM OF LOVE (NOT AN E AGLES COVER ) MADE IT TO R OLLING STONE'S MID-YEAR BEST OF ALBUM LIST, BUT NOT TO THEIR YEAR-END TOP 40, WHICH TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW MUCKED-UP TOO MANY MUSIC CRITICS ARE. BUT NOW YOU KNOW BETTER, & YOU WON'T BE LIKE TOO MANY OLDER LISTENERS: UNINFORMED, SHEEP-LIKE, AND DISINTERESTED ABOUT GREAT

NEW MUSIC FOR EXPERIENCED EARS.

Charles Bradley - "Confusion" (live at Public Radio Rocks SXSW Day Stage) by WFUVRADIO 10,382 views Charles Bradley performs "Confusion" live at Public Radio Rocks SXSW Day Stage WFUV.org ◂ WFUV'S Twitter ! NPR MUSIC IS ONE OF THE G R E A T U N D E R - U T I L I Z E D R E-

SOURCES FOR LOVERS OF GOOD MODERN MUSIC . O NE OF THEIR ONLINE - ONLY SERIES IS TERMED THE T INY D ESK C ONCERTS , AND THIS ONE FEATURES THE UNIQUE NEW SOUND OF THE BAND LUCIUS.

Lucius: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert by NPR Music 202,767 views "We brought Lucius to the Tiny Desk because I fell in love with one joyous, catchy song: "Don't Just Sit There." That's all I had to go on — I'd never seen the group live — and though I expected fun, we also got fabulous. Not only are Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig a winning singing duo, but their charisma and charm helps turn good pop songwriting into an endearing performance. Both Berklee School of Music alumni, the two women moved to a Victorian home they'd found on Craigslist. As it turns out, that old Brooklyn home had a 60-year history as a recording studio and music school, complete with an old Steinway piano; it was there that they found their future bandmates. Danny Molad, Peter Lalish and Andrew Burri fill out the group with guitars and drums and an uncanny ability to create songs with vastly differing character. One minute, Lucius sounds like a girl group circa 1961; the next, you could be hearing an Emmylou Harris outtake…. Pair that with a dynamic and lovable stage presence, and what you're witnessing from Lucius at the Tiny Desk sounds like the early days of a long career." —Bob Boilen Set List: "Go Home", "Don't Just Sit There", "Turn It Around", "Genevieve"

Page 10 ◂ D a n c i n g T o A r c h i t e c t u r e ◂ W inte r 20 13 ! MUSIC

ALL

O F W H AT N P R POSTED OF A CONCERT, SONGS FROM AN ALBUM I DIDN'T LIKE. BUT THEY SOUND MUCH BETTER HERE.

Two from Drake Jensen

David Byrne and St. Vincent | NPR MUSIC LIVE by NPR Music 120,970 views (Total time: 37:56 ) 00:25 - "Who" 04:33 - "Strange Overtones" … ! THESE NEXT FEW SONGS ARE FROM THE SESSIONS FOR 2011'S I'M WITH YOU. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers - In Love Dying [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 630,505 views © 2013 WMG "In Love Dying" by Red Hot Chili Peppers … MOST ARE SUPERIOR TO THE TRACKS ON I'M WITH YOU. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pink As Floyd [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 730,897 views © 2012 WMG "Pink As Floyd" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. "VICTORIAN MACHINERY" MAY BE MY FAVORITE OF THE SERIES. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Victorian Machinery [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 345,590 views © 2012 WMG "Victorian Machinery" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. THEY HAVE BEEN COMING OUT ON 45 S SINCE A UGUST 2012. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Love Of Your Life [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 648,235 views © 2012 WMG "Love Of Your Life" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Your Eyes Girl [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 316,976 views © 2012 WMG "Your Eyes Girl" by Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers - Never Is A Long Time [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 386,074 views © 2012 WMG "Never Is A Long Time" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. ! MORE TRACKS FROM THE I'M WITH YOU SESSIONS APPEAR LATER IN THIS PLAYLIST. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Strange Man [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 486,239 views © 2012 WMG "Strange Man" by Red Hot Chili Peppers Drake Jensen - "When It Hurts Like That" by Drake Jensen 151,700 views "When It Hurts Like That" From Drake Jensen's second studio album, OUTlaw. DrakeJensen.com

! YEE D OH - GIE !! 'B OUT

TIME WE HAD US A VERSION OF THIS CLASSIC TUNE, WITH GOOD ' OL BOYS LIKE THESE TWO : A C OUNTRY B EAR AND A F EMALE I MPERSONATOR . A ND IT ' S GOOD , TOO !

Drake Jensen ! feat. Willam Belli - "Stand By Your Man" by Drake Jensen ! 208,956 views Tammy Wynette's classic revisited by Willam and Drake. <— Home Website ! I

DISCOVERED JERRY FOSTER WHEN HE LEFT A POSITIVE COMMENT ABOUT ONE I LEFT AT THE NEW VIDEO FOR "ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT", KEITH URBAN ' S DUET WITH J OHN F OGERTY ON HIS SONG...

Shit Town - Jerry Foster by Jerry Foster 282 views Song about Poplar Bluff, Missouri!!! ! JERRY, SURPRISINGLY, AGREED WITH MY COMMENT'S POV. IN RETURN I CHECKED OUT HIS PROFILE & LEARNED HE'S A DECENT SONGWRITER, BOTH AS A SATIRIST AND AN OBSERVATIONIST. People Keep Talking (acoustic) - Jerry Foster (ELB) by Jerry Foster 122 views People keep talking, but really have nothing to say… ! ONE MORE FROM ... Jerry Foster - I've Got a Secret by Jerry Foster 58 views "a song I wrote out of boredom" ! "F AMILY " PERFORMED BY D AR W ILLIAMS & M S WHEELER, WHO LOST A SON AT THE SANDY HOOK MASSACRE. F U L L P R O G R A M ( O R 2 0 M I N S E G M E N T ) & M O R E AT BILLMOYERS.COM. Francine Wheeler and Peter Yarrow on Music's Power in Social Movements by MoyersandCompany 660 views Francine Wheeler, whose youngest son was killed in the December 14th attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, joins folksinger Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary. ! EXTRAORDINARY VIDEO SHOT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WITH ASTRONAUT CHRIS HADFIELD SINGING, D E TA I L S AT T I N Y U R L C O M / SPACEODDITYINSPACE

Space Oddity ! - Chris Hadfield by Chris Hadfield ! 19,381,709 views A revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.

D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 ◂ D a n c i n g T o A r c h i t e c t u r e ◂ P a g e 11 ! IS JIMMY BUFFETT'S AGENT/MANAGER LISTENING? COVER THIS! (THINK ABOUT THE ROYALTIES, FREDDY! JUST SAYIN'.)

edited, directed and produced by Orlando Santiago (Andy Bear) for the upcoming documentary feature Bear World. "BearWorld" is written, arranged, recorded and performed by Freddy Freeman of Bearapalooza fame. The video features Beastibear and Wayne on guitars, Charles K. Brown on keyboard and Jay Freeman on the drums.

—> JUST BEAR WITH ME - Freddy Freeman by Freddy Freeman 4,896 views Music video for the song "Just Bear With Me" from the album of the same name. Available on CD Baby, I-tunes, Amazon and other major outlets. … !

PHENOMENAL. SWEEPS ME OFF MY FEET. SACHA SINGS SO INTENSELY. AND NEVER BEFORE HAS THE WORD "SHIT" BEEN SUNG SO BEAUTIFULLY! HOW CAN IT BE THAT THE WORLD HAS NOT FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE AMAZING PERFORMER-SINGERSONGWRITER THAT IS SACHA?! Sacha Sacket Song For Jamey - Song For Jamey (live) He tries to understand by Sacha Sacket 41,927 views He turns the pages Written & Performed live by They say he's not a man Sacha Sacket It burns in stages for the It Gets Better Tour. They say it's such a shame www.ItGetsBetterTour.org

! JAY, YOU'VE MADE A BELIEVER OUT OF ME. WAIT. YOU'RE NOT A "BELIEVER", JAY? OK, THEN, YOU'VE MADE A LUCKY LUCKIFER OUTTA ME! :-D Jay Spears: WE ARE ALL BORN LUCKY by Jay Spears 541 views

The war and wages They find some kids to blame And turn their pages But no Here's how the story g o e s He died to let you know That the kids won't quit And his heart don't fit And his life is shit

SACHA SACKET from the VIDEO for "SONG FOR JAMEY" RECORDED LIVE at SHATTO CHAPEL, LOS ANGELES

www.SachaSacket.com !

R - O - C - K IN THE U - S - A !! OK, "BEARWORLD" _QUITE_ AS ANTHEMIC, BUT IT'S MORE GROWLY FUN! The BearWorld Music Video - Freddy Freeman by BearWorld Movie 2,206 views ISN'T

Happy, cheery, beer-hall sing-along about how great it is to be alive. Download the song &/or my new album: http://jayspears.bandcamp.com/ ! KIDS DON'T USUALLY "DO IT FOR ME", BUT CUMBED TO THEIR CHARM HERE, WITH FRANTI.

HAVE SU-

"Life Is Better With You" Michael Franti & PS22 Chorus by PS22 Chorus 16,009 views http://ps22chorus.blogspot.com http://facebook.com/ps22chorus ! FUNNY. POLITICS? MEET STRANGE BEDFELLOWS. Jane Lynch and Jordan Peele's Epic Church-State Breakup! by audotorg 120,618 views Keep Church & State Separate - Sign the petition now! http://www.au.org/petition…

Shot on location at the Atlanta Eagle in Sept.2011 and at the Canvas Lounge on Church St. in Nashville in April 2012. Filmed,

Page 12 ◂ D a n c i n g T o A r c h i t e c t u r e ◂ W inte r 20 13 ! THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL VIDEOS RECORD REUBEN BUTCHART'S 2013 APPEARANCE AT ONE OF NYC'S FINEST INTIMATE (READ: TINY) VENUES (AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM). I INVITE YOU TO ENJOY REUBEN'S TALENT, HIS ENDEARING PERSONALITY, AND HIS NEW, OTHERWISE UNRELEASED BUTCHART MUSIC! Reuben Butchart performs "White Flag" Live at Rockwood Music Hall ! A L I V E S E T O F N E W , O T H E RW I S E U N R E L E A S E D BUTCHART MUSIC! Reuben Butchart performs "The Vanity of Song" Live at Rockwood Music Hall Reuben Butchart performs "Coat Of Arms" Live at Rockwood Music Hall Reuben Butchart performs "The Softness" Live at Rockwood Music Hall Reuben Butchart performs "Wait" Live at Rockwood Music Hall !

LIVE VERSION OF SONG FROM EXTRAORDINARY ALBUM GOLDEN BOY!

BUTCHART'S

Reuben Butchart performs "Come & Play" Live at Rockwood Music Hall Reuben Butchart performs "Park Closes at Dusk" Live at Rockwood Music Hall !

LIVE VERSION OF SONG FROM BUTCHART'S EXTRAORDINARY ALBUM "NAMELESS AND AWAKE"! Reuben Butchart performs "The Gull and I" Live at Rockwood Music Hall ! Reuben Butchart performs "Stay Awake" Live at Rockwood Music Hall <—— OHMIGAWD! A VIRAL VIDEO I ACTUALLY LIKE! HELL HAS FROZEN OVER! SIMPLY THE BEST GAY POP RECORD IN A VERY LONG TIME. All-American Boy - Steve Grand by Steve Grand 2,537,927 views To d o w n l o a d s o n g o r c o n t r i b u t e , s e e SteveGrand.bandcamp.com/ !

P HENOMENAL . W ATCHING GIVES ME JOY EVERY TIME. AND I'M NO PUSHOVER FOR BROADWAY STYLE. MAJOR BIG-DEAL PREPARATION TO NOTICE; AN OTHERWISE "MINOR" BIT OF REAL STAGE MAGIC: COUNT THE SECONDS BETWEEN HARRIS' "DISAPPEARANCE" AND "REAPPEARANCE": IT'S ONLY A VERY FEW!. The 67th Annual Tony Awards - Opening Number by CBS 828,753 views Neil Patrick Harris performs the opening number of the The 67th Annual Tony Awards. ! IS THIS WHAT BROADWAY WAS LIKE IN ITS GOLDEN AGE? FRIENDS, COLLABORATORS, RIVALS, TRADING WITTICISMS AND DIGS AND BREAKING EACH OTHER UP WITH ONEUPMANSHIP?

The 67th Annual Tony Awards - Neil And Friends by CBS 287,055 views A performance featuring Neil Patrick Harris and his friends.

D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 ◂ D a n c i n g T o A r c h i t e c t u r e ◂ P a g e 13 ! EVERY WINNER, SUNG, & RHYMED, IN 2 MINUTES. T h e 6 7 t h A n n u a l To n y A w a r d s - C l o s i n g by CBS 152,737 views A rousing closing performance to the 2013 Tony Awards. ! THANKS! TO WXPN.ORG FOR TURNING ME ON TO ... Houndmouth - "On The Road" | Official Music Video | Bonnaroo365 by Bonnaroo 52,173 views The first single from Houndmouth's debut album "From The Hills Below The City", out June 3(UK/4(US) and available for preorder: http://bit.ly/12KDbls ! LIVE SOLO! LOVE THE USE OF THE PEDAL RECORDING DEVICE. TO PERFORM MY FAVORITE SONG OF 2012-2013 ON ACOUSTIC GUITAR LIKE THIS IS A STROKE OF GENIUS. I LOVE COVER VERSIONS WHICH GIVE THE LYRICS DIFFERENT SETTINGS AND ROOM TO BREATHE - AND BE HEARD ANEW. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's "Can't Hold Us" (Acoustic Cover) - Tom Goss by tomgossmusic ! 184,579 views Download the Tom Goss version of the song for free at: www.facebook.com/tomgossmusic … ! HERE YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL THE SONGS ON SWELO'S DEBUT ALBUM ESCALATOR MUSIC IN THE SEQUENCE OF THE ALBUM. GREAT POP MUSIC, IN NO-MOTION VIDEOS (WITH THIS EXCEPTION*). swelo - Like That (Intro) by swelomusic 2,263 views Escalator Music available in high quality for FREE at swelo.bandcamp.com ! FROM SWELO'S DEBUT ALBUM ESCALATOR MUSIC. ALL SWELO SONGS IN THE LIST APPEAR IN THE ALBUM'S SONG SEQUENCE. swelo - Country Road by swelomusic 3,088 views Escalator Music available in high quality for FREE swelo.bandcamp.com ! swelo - All Alone by swelomusic 1,895 views Escalator Music available in high quality for FREE swelo.bandcamp.com ! swelo - Gypsy Break by swelomusic 579 views Escalator Music FREE at swelo.bandcamp.com ! swelo - D&H by swelomusic 654 views Escalator Music FREE at swelo.bandcamp.com

* THE BONA-FIDE VIDEO EXCEPTION TO THE REST OF THE NOMOTION ESCALATOR MUSIC VIDEOS. THE FREE FULL POST OF SWELO'S DEBUT ALBUM CONTINUES. <— swelo - Brighton by swelomusic 8,873 views Escalator Music FREE at swelo.bandcamp.com !

VIDEOS POSTED IN ALBUM SEQUENCE. swelo - Not Like We Used To by swelomusic 872 views Escalator Music FREE at http://swelo.bandcamp.com ! FROM SWELO'S DEBUT ALBUM ESCALATOR MUSIC. swelo - This Step ! (ft. Jose Cotto) by swelomusic 1,475 views Escalator Music FREE at http://swelo.bandcamp.com swelo - 2 AM Interlude by swelomusic 393 views Escalator Music FREE at swelo.bandcamp.com swelo - IDGAF by swelomusic 22,959 views Escalator Music FREE at swelo.bandcamp.com swelo - Trust Me Dude, You'll Get It by swelomusic 2,732 views Escalator Music FREE at swelo.bandcamp.com ! THE CONCLUDING TRACK FROM SWELO'S "ESCALATOR MUSIC". swelo - Fly (Outro) by swelomusic 596 views Escalator Music FREE at swelo.bandcamp.com

DEBUT ALBUM

! THE LATEST FROM SWELO, A POST-ESCALATOR MUSIC VERSION OF "COUNTRY ROAD" INCORPORATING SOME SWEET BEATBOX LOOPS AND A NEW RAP BREAK.

THE FIRST INSTANCE OF SWELO SHOWING HIS FACE IN A VIDEO! October 17th ("Country Road" revisited) - swelo by swelomusic ! 1,008 views GET HYPED ! THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE. THAT DEFIES THE URGE TO PUKE.

AN "I LOVE YOU"

SONG

Said The Whale "I Love You" (official video) by Said The Whale . 120,899 views Inspired by the television series MXC, which was inspired by the television series Takeshi's Castle.…

Page 14 ◂ D a n c i n g T o A r c h i t e c t u r e ◂ W inte r 20 13 ! NOW, GIRLS, DON'T FIGHT - SHARE. YOU CAN BOTH, ER, _ALL_ BE QUEEN. ! Candy Samples - Queen of the Bears by CandyLand 1,085 views Mistress of the Microphone, Candy Samples, is back with her latest single. She's the Queen of the Bears! Just in time for Southern Decadence 2013!… ! I WAS THERE. GOOD TIMES. Willie Nile - One Guitar v2.0 (Live in Woodbridge) by willienilemusic 612 views ONE GUITAR v2.0, Live in Woodbridge, NJ with Johnny Pisano (Bass), Matt Hogan (guitar), Alex Alexander (drums) Gary Tripps (saxophone), Bobby Mahoney … !

FUN

FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN!

From the latest album, Victim of Love. Order it now at the Daptone Shop. Charles Bradley is ON TOUR! ! THESE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS VIDEOS ARE ABOUT AS MINIMALIST AS IT GETS, SIMPLY SHOWING… Red Hot Chili Peppers - Love Of Your Life ! [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 648,235 views © 2012 WMG "Love Of Your Life" by Red Hot Chili Peppers … THE 45 RPM SINGLE OF THE SONG PLAYING ON A PHONOGRAPH. YES, A 45. YES, A PHONOGRAPH … Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hometown Gypsy ! [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 308,423 views © 2012 WMG "Hometown Gypsy" by Red Hot Chili Peppers ! … SPINNING THE SHINY AND FLAT BLACK VINYL, AND THE BRIGHT RED AND BLACK ABSTRACT WORDLESS LABEL ...

"Why the F@#k Aren't We Famous" by The Kinsey Sicks by Kinsey Sicks 8,753 views So Why the f@#k aren't they famous? Their sense of humor and sense of self intact, The Kinsey Sicks take up this earthshaking question, pondering popular pugilism, with some help from their psychologist [and other frenemies].... "Is there something important they're forgetting to do achieve fame, like having Kanye West's babies or leaking national security secrets? Viewers are invited to offer their own video responses with recommendations that they believe can bring the Kinsey Sicks into the limelight they so richly think they deserve." From AMERICA'S NEXT TOP Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild! ! E XCELLENT WORDPLAY . (L YRICS POSTED AT THE VIDEO'S PAGE.) MUSIC CAN MOTIVATE CHANGE. CAUTION: ENGAGE YOUR DEEP SARCASM DETECTORS NOW. Scott Free - Happy Pride Day Moscow by scott free 262 views Scott Free's musical sarcastic response to Russia declaring their anti-gay laws are applied equally to all people, and therefore not discriminatory. ! IF YOU DON'T LOVE THIS, DON'T BE MY FRIEND. Charles Bradley "Strictly Reserved for You" by DaptoneRecords ! 313,189 views

Red Hot Chili Peppers -The Sunset Sleeps [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 283,064 views © 2012 WMG "The Sunset Sleeps" by Red Hot Chili Peppers ! … THE EFFECT IS LIKE, D'JA EVER WATCH SPIN ART AFTER IT HAS SPUN YOUR PAINT, AND IT'S SLOWING DOWN?... Red Hot Chili Peppers - Catch My Death ! [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 222,411 views © 2013 WMG "Catch My Death" by Red Hot Chili Peppers ! … WATCHING IT CLOSE DOESN'T WORK , AND YOUR EYES GIVE IN TO NOT CATCHING EVERY DETAIL . Red Hot Chili Peppers - How It Ends ! [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 187,354 views © 2013 WMG "How It Ends" by Red Hot Chili Peppers ! PLEASE ENJOY NOT WATCHING THESE VIDEOS ( MUCH ) WHILE LISTENING TO THE BEST RHCP COLLECTION OF THE LAST DECADE , MOST OF IT NOT PART OF AN OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE ! Red Hot Chili Peppers This Is The Kitt [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 142,385 views © 2013 WMG "In Love Dying" by Red Hot Chili Peppers !

W HY THEY CHOSE TO RELEASE I'M WITH YOU INSTEAD OF THESE SONGS AS AN ALBUM, I DUNNO. Red Hot Chili Peppers -

by Frank Turner ! 126,493 views A live performance by Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls of 'The Way I Tend To Be', a track from the new album Tape Deck Heart out now!

! MAYBE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THE DEMISE OF ROUTINE MULTIPLATINUM ALBUM SALES AND THE RISE OF YOUTUBE … Red Hot Chili Peppers - Open/ Close [Vinyl Playback Video] by Red Hot Chili Peppers 287,041 views © 2013 WMG

! ANOTHER GREAT SONG FROM TAPE DECK HEART. Frank Turner - Losing Days by FrankTurnerVEVO 389,641 views 'Losing Days' is taken from the new album Tape Deck Heart.

! … OPENED UP THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR A LITTLE INCOME FROM Y OU T UBE WHILE " GIVING AWAY" THE SONGS HERE, AND BE ABLE TO OFFER A SPECIAL FORMAT TO FANS WHO WANT A PHYSICAL VERSION IN THEIR HOMES.

I S T APE D ECK FAVORITE ALBUM OF YET TO BE DECIDED.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hanalei by Red Hot Chili Peppers 121,030 views © 2013 WMG THE SONG OF 2013 —> CLEARLY THE BEST NEW FEMALE HIT SONG SINGER-SONGWRITER SINCE ALANIS MORRISETTE. (PROBABLY INCLUDING LILY ALLEN, MY PREVIOUS CHOICE. SEE VIDEO BELOW.) LORDE - Royals by LordeMusic 36,602,644 views "Lately i've been waking up at 4 or 5 a.m., turning things over in my head. so much to think about, so much to break down and process and decide. i'm only at the beginning, but it has always been important to me that everything feels cool, feels right. this song means a hell of a lot to me, and to others, and i guess what i tried to do is make something you could understand. a lot of people think teenagers live in this world like 'skins' every weekend… , but truth is, half the time we aren't doing anything cooler than playing with lighters, or waiting at some shitty stop. that's why this had to be real."… !

H EART 2013??

Frank Turner ! - The Way I Tend To Be by FrankTurnerVEVO 1,061,865 views "The Way I Tend To Be" is taken from the new album Tape Deck Heart - Out Now! !

WHAT WOULD AN END-OF-THEYEAR LIST OF LENGTH BE WITHOUT A H OLIDAY OR C HRISTMAS SONG? (FIND MORE ON THE NEXT PAGE.)

Frank Turner ! - 'Four Simple Words' by Frank Turner ! 159,895 views Download "Four Simple Words" + B-Side for free at www.XtraMileRecordings.com NOW! Happy Christmas IT'S A SAD AND A BEAUTIFUL WORLD.

! S IX B ROOKLYNITES WALKED INTO A PARTY , AND ... New Age - Teen Girl Scientist Monthly by teengirlscimo 5,233 views Carolina wishes she'd talked to the cute boy at the party. Luckily, she's got this Time Egg . . . ! M EN WILL CUT EACH OTHER . Lester Greene and Scott Free - He's My Shortie by scott free 98 views Lester Greene and Scott Free battle it out. ! H ERE BEGINS A F RANK T URNER Frank Turner - Oh Brother by FrankTurnerVEVO ! 316,030 views 'Oh Brother' is taken from the new album Tape Deck Heart ! TURNER'S PERFORMANCES — BOTH IN THE STUDIO AND LIVE IN CONCERT — HAVE THAT ESSENTIAL VERVE, SO MISSING FROM SANITIZED, CORPORATE, BY-THE- BOOK BANDS. Frank Turner - The Way I Tend To Be (Live)

MINI - MARATHON .

Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses) - Invisible by NewWestRecords ! 108,606 views "Invisible" is the first single off Steve Earle's new album The Low Highway - Available now ! T HE BEST SONG S TEVE COHEN HAS RELEASED IN HIS OVER-A-DECADE LONG CAREER AS AN OUT MUSICIAN AND MAINS TAY E N T E R TA I N E R I N T H E GREATER PHILADELPHIA MUSIC SCENE.

Steven Sean Cohen - Thinkin' 'Bout Leavin' by Steven Sean Cohen ! 365 views

Page 16 ◂ D a n c i n g T o A r c h i t e c t u r e ◂ W inte r 20 13 ! LILY ALLEN GIVES THIS MATURE GAY MAN A MENTAL HARD-ON — BECAUSE SHE'S SO FUCKING AWESOME. (I LOVE YOU, TOO, GAGA, BUT LILY'S MY LADY OF CHOICE.) Lily Allen - Hard Out Here (Official Video) by Lily Allen 11,740,026 views ! NOT A MUSIC VIDEO. A TED TALK BY A RESPECTABLY SUCCESSFUL MUSICIAN ABOUT ANOTHER POSSIBILITY, HOW HER CAREER WORKS. NOT FOR EVERYONE, BUT IF YOU CAN IMAGINE DOING IT THIS WAY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD.

! GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY Cheyenne Jackson ! - Don't Wanna Know by Cheyenne Jackson 586,870 views Music & Lyrics by Cheyenne Jackson & Stevie Aiello. "Don't Wanna Know" ©Shiny Boy Music 2013 Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings ! - Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects by DaptoneRecords 14,734 views Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' song "Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects," as heard in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Amanda Palmer: The art of asking by TED 2,214,963 views Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer. Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for … ! N EAT MAINSTREAM POP . A THROWBACK TO A TONE OFTEN DEFICIENT FROM THE TOP 40 IN THIS MILLENNIUM, BUT WHICH WAS ESSENTIAL FOR DECADES: MORE YOUNG THAN OLD, BUT MORE POP THAN ROCK, BUT MORE LOUD THAN SOFT, MORE LIGHT THAN DARK.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "Retreat!" (Official Music Video) by DaptoneRecords 82,419 views Directed by Lizzi Akana !

A BRILLIANT MAKING-OF THE VIDEO VIDEO, WITH A 4-WAY SPLIT SCREEN THAT SHOWS HOW THE ANIMATION DEVELOPED FROM ANIMATIC TO COMPLETED, 2 WEEKS AT A TIME.

A Great Big World - "This Is the New Year" byAGreatBigWorldVEVO 267,046 views

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "Retreat!" (Making Of) by DaptoneRecords 1,958 views Directed by Lizzi Akana

SO SILLY AND WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL, IT ALMOST MAKES ME CRY. WHO AM I KIDDING? THERE'S NO "AL-

MOST" ABOUT IT.

Architecture in Helsinki ! - "In The Future" by aihband 54,899 views "In The Future" is available now at http://smarturl.it/aihinthefuture Or purchase direct from AIH (FLAC/ ALAC options available)

NOT JUST SILLY, WON-

DERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL, BUT EMOTIONALLY EFFECTIVE.

"Life Is Better With You" ! - Michael Franti by FrantiV 90,179 views The official music video for Life Is Better With You from Michael Franti! Directed by Michael Franti.

I'm Dreaming of a White Santa - The Kinsey Sicks (Respond to Megyn Kelly) by Kinsey Sicks 6,300 views America's Favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet responds to FOX News' Megyn Kelly and Santa's race. www.kinseysicks.com

Kendall Kelly ~ Dude —> by Kendall Kelly 1,113 views From the Upcoming CD HIGHER Eli Lieb - Young Love (Official Music Video) by Eli Lieb ! 1,261,936 views Original song written by Eli Lieb. On iTunes A Great Big World ! This Is the New Year b y A G r e a t B i g W o r l dVEVO 363,432 views On iTunes

Willie Nile! - Life On Bleecker Street by willienilemusic 2,829 views Official Music Video. Off the New Album AMERICAN RIDE. www.WillieNile.com Facebook ONE OF THE VERY BEST SONGS O F T H E Y E A R , A N D G AY INCLUSIVE, TOO! Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow by KaceyMusgravesVEVO 82,036 views !

D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 ◂ D a n c i n g T o A r c h i t e c t u r e ◂ P a g e 17 Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band - Bad Dancer, w. Ad Rock & Mike D by Yoko Ono 561,666 views #BADDANCER Video - YOKO ONO with Ad Rock & Mike D, Ani Taj & Dance Cartel, Greg Saunier, Heems, Ira Glass, Josh Fox, Justin Vivian Bond, Questlove, Reggie Watts, Roberta Flack, Yuka Ho Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band - Cheshire Cat Cry (Ft. The Flaming Lips) - David Letterman 10-2-13 by TheVocalVault 256,290 views Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band - Cheshire Cat Cry (Ft. The Flaming Lips - David Letterman 10-2-13....As Seen On ©CBS Weeknights 11:35, All Rights Reserved THANKS TO ALTROK RADIO FOR PLAYING THIS ONE! The Walking Who - Take My Picture by The Walking Who 609 views "Take My Picture" f r o m T h e Wa l k i n g Who's latest EP Mansions out now at iTunes! Atlas Genius ! - If So ) by Atlas Genius 119,225 views Directed by Anders Rostad. Starring Sofia Black-D'Elia. From Atlas Genius' new album When It Was Now

I Don't Want You To Change by Melissa Ferrick 8,209 views From her new Mpress album The Truth Is… Michael Franti & Spearhead - I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like) b y M i c h a e l F r a ntiVEVO 1,123,218 views Michael Franti & Spearhead "I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like)" Available now!

KEEP VISITING THE PLAYLIST AT YOUTUBE! I'VE ALREADY ADDED NEW SONGS TO THIS LIST SINCE I STARTED PREPARING THIS VERSION TO PUBLISH. I'LL CONTINUE TO ADD NEW MUSIC VIDEOS TO IT FOR SO LONG AS THERE ARE NEW SONGS FROM 2013 TO DISCOVER.

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The 13 Best Music Video Songs of 2013 1. "Royals" ~ LORDE ~ from Pure Heroine

3. "Follow Your Arrow" ~ Kacey Musgraves ~ from Same Trailer, Different Park 4. "Recovery" ~ Frank Turner ~ from Tape Deck Heart 5. "Life Is Better With You" ~ Michael Franti ~ from All People

2. "Summer Skin" Teen Girl Scientist Monthly from Modern Dances

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6. "All-American Boy" ~ Steve Grand ~ from a forthcoming album

7. "Mystic Highway" ~ John Fogerty ~ from Wrote A Song For Everyone

8. "Happy Pride Day Moscow" ~ Scott Free ~ from a single and video

9. "Closer" ~ Tegan and Sara ~ from Heartthrob

10."Bad Dancer" ~ Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band feat. Ad Rock & Mike D ~ from Take Me To The Land Of Hell

11."Holograms" ~ Leonard Friend ~ from LXLF (free download at Soundcloud)

12."Conquistador" ~ Elle Macho ~ from Import

13."Why the F@#k Aren't We Famous" ~ The Kinsey Sicks ~ from A MERICA ' S N EXT T OP Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild! Nakia and Macklemore at SXSW 2013

Honorable Mentions: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ~ "Can't Hold Us (Hands Up)" came out on 2012's The Heist, so technically can't be included on a 2013 list according to convention. But, hell, if the Grammys for decades can have nominated two year old records in numerous categories, lets get real about songs that permeate our culture like "Can't Hold Us" did in the year after its release. And it was everywhere you turned. It was given away to be the soundtrack for non-profits' promo videos, it signified the excitement of Now in more than one Hollywood movie and its ad campaign, and even was sold, unforgivably, to be used in TV commercials for one of those new, inside-New Jersey-only online gambling sites. The song has been put to use to promote our culture's highest aspirations and our clearest indicator yet that Chris Christie is a current-day Mr. Potter intent on attracting any abuser of capitalism that can turn Jersey into a Pottersville nightmare as seen in "It's A Wonderful Life". What other song since "Born This Way" has had as broad an impact? It has been an even longer time since some pop song has invented a clear new cliche — no feint praise intended: New cliche's are the epitome of the pop song lyricist's art, a skill both true and rare. If for nothing other than the line "Put your hands up like the ceiling can't hold us." — a line that already seems to have existed forever but almost assuredly did not until "Can't Hold Us" hit — Macklemore gets to go down in history credited with an iconic metaphor.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ~ "Retreat!" arrived as an animated video in December, which places it, by convention, in next year, on next year's list. It takes SJ&DK's image up to a new level, a very successful video. And the performances!, the singing! the arrangement! What's not to love? Since I asked: The song. Now that, at last, they're doing well enough to hire a video animator, might they not now consider going outside their tight circle of songwriters and hire someone to help hone the songs? Please?

Bill Realman Stella writes Dancing To Architecture because writing about music is like that. He hosted the eclectic pop music show Highest Common Denominator on the radio for six years, a twenty year vision come true, and will host it again. Bill has collected music since age 4, when for each song he'd hear on the radio, he'd ask his mom "Do they have a record?" Making a record good enough to share is still a small miracle. If you'd like Bill to write, DJ, or promote for you, g e t i n t o u c h . C o m m e n t s a n d s u g g e s t i o n s a l s o w e l c o m e . Wr i t e b e a r e a l m a n a t g m a i l a n d v i s i t http://HowToFindTheBestMusic.blogspot.com and my Facebook.