Music Videos

A still from Japanese Breakfast's "Road Head" video.

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Japanese Breakfast's 'Road Head' Hits That State Between Wired And Zoned Out

10:37am July 06, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

In a new video, Michelle Zauner smokes cigarettes and bobs along to an absolutely hypnotic bass line with some chill alien dude, driving nowhere in a cool car and eating cheap ramen.

Grover and other characters from Sesame Street, as seen in the mashup video for the Beastie Boys song "Sabotage."

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Watch: The Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage' Video Remade With Sesame Street Muppets

10:18am July 06, 2017

by Robin Hilton

A fan has recreated the classic '90s video scene for scene (more or less), using existing footage of Sesame Street characters.

A newly unearthed home video shows a young Nirvana playing along to "Paper Cuts" in 1988.

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Nirvana Played An Empty Radio Shack On The Road To Fame

4:19pm July 05, 2017

The legendary punk band takes over an electronics equipment store for a silly, endearing and extremely DIY music video shoot... of sorts.

Chance The Rapper performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 5, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

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Chance The Rapper: Tiny Desk Concert

2:14pm July 05, 2017

by Robin Hilton

Chance The Rapper, fresh from a 23,000-strong, sold-out show the night before, brought a thoughtful and fresh take to his Tiny Desk concert.

The members of La Santa Cecilia with the Rebel Cats from Mexico.

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For The 4th Of July, La Santa Cecilia Expands The Meaning Of Patriotism

7:00am July 04, 2017

by Felix Contreras

The band's new video for "México Americano" celebrates fervent loyalty to two countries at once — appropriate for this most patriotic of holidays.

Six young musicians, rooted in six different countries, come together to put a new spin on a Woody Guthrie classic.

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This Land Is Our Land: Young Immigrant Musicians Reinvent A Classic

7:00am July 03, 2017

by Jodi Beznoska

Six classically-trained musicians, rooted in six different countries, come together to perform a new composition inspired by Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land."

Helado Negro performs a Tiny Desk Concert on May 22, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

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Helado Negro: Tiny Desk Concert

2:46pm June 30, 2017

by Felix Contreras

Helado Negro ditches his bank of electronics for alto and tenor saxophones, bringing his utterly unique style to a intense, perfectly balanced Tiny Desk Concert.

Cuban vocalist Danay Suarez's latest album is Palabras Manuales.

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Danay Suarez's 'Preguntas' Video Weaves A Story Of Wonder

12:03pm June 30, 2017

by Felix Contreras

The Cuban rapper and vocalist's new video, for a song from her stunning second album, Palabras Manuales, is one of her strongest statements yet. The song features Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca.

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Nick Hakim, 'Cuffed' (Live)

2:00pm June 29, 2017

by Jason Bentley

Watch the rising neo-soul star perform a cut from his debut album, Green Twins, in the studio for KCRW.

A still from The xx's "I Dare You"video.

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The xx's Video For 'I Dare You' Is A Love Letter To Los Angeles

10:59am June 29, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Starring Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) and Ashton Sanders (Moonlight, The Retrieval), "I Dare You" unfolds like a short film in a beautifully saturated L.A.