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  • Lady GaGa, Framed

    As a change of pace, this week we've decided to spotlight dance music. And we can think of no better video to do so than Lady GaGa's #1 smash hit, "Just Dance."

    "Just Dance" was the first single off her 2008 debut album, The Fame, and it hit #1 in the U.S. and at least five other countries when she was just 22 years old. To prove it was no fluke, the follow-up, "Poker Face," also hit #1 later in the year, and the album is still at #5 on the Billboard chart. According to fellow Y! Music blogger Paul Grein, "At least one song from this album has been listed in the top five for all but two weeks since before Thanksgiving."

    Pretty impressive, huh? Equally impressive is the video for "Just Dance," showing the bacchanalia that is the modern dance scene. It looks like nuthin' but fun, so sit back and enjoy the video, our frames and the captions we have--as always--very thoughtfully provided for your reading pleasure!

     

    1--Little-known fact: Lady GaGa was a seventh-round pick of the Dallas

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  • DMX, Framed

    If you're a regular reader of our blog, welcome back. This week's Framed may well be the internet's single finest moment!

    We'll ask you to bear with us for a minute, though. Every now and again, we like to explain Framed to our new readers. So, if you're a newbie here, listen up:

    1) Framed is a blog that features a different music video every week. We go through the vid and freeze still pictures, which we then caption in English for your convenience.

    2) But wait! Our captions aren't descriptive, but are--rather--irreverent and topical. Yes, it's a twist no one ever thought of before.

    3) We then cash the check Y! Music sends us, making the whole experience win/win. Or, at the very least, win.

    4) Insanely democratic, Framed features music from all genres, from country to rap, purely for your enjoyment. Feel free to make suggestions about videos you think we should highlight.

    That's how it works and we hope you'll become a weekly visitor to Framed. This week we're featuring rap icon DMX

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  • Cracker, Framed

    Alternative dudes Cracker have just released a new LP, Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey, their ninth album. Is it any good? Well, we don't know because it never got a mention in Y! Music's own New This Week, a blog most Americans agree would be their favorite were it not for Framed.

    We're pretty sure there's a good reason for that, and it probably has something to do with Ethel Merman. But we at Framed like Cracker, so let's see what they say about their new record. To quote their website: "This rich new trove of sharp-witted songs showcases a bristling, late 70's--early 80's power pop punk aesthetic which hits as hard as it did at the band's formation 17 years ago."

    Bristling, eh? Rich trove, eh? It sounds pretty darn good! Caught up in Crackermania, we've decided to feature the guys in Framed this week, simply to boost their record sales. We occasionally wield our power randomly, as you know. We couldn't find a video for the new disc so we're going with the classic "Eurotrash

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  • Taylor Hicks, Framed

    If you're a fan of American Idol--and, really, who isn't?--this is an exciting time of the year! Once again, we're down to two finalists and an anxious nation finds itself unable to concentrate on things like work and family. Who will it be, Adam or that other guy? 

    We don't know, but we thought this would be a good week to look back on one of our favorite Idols, Taylor Hicks, to see how things have been going for him since his ascension back in season five. You'll recall that Taylor eked out a victory that year over Katharine McPhee, who has since actually vanished from the face of the Earth.

    Post-Idol, Taylor's eponymous first album went platinum and hit #2 in the U.S. His second, The Distance, was released in March of this year and hasn't fared as well, peaking at #58. This week's video is "What's Right Is Right," off the second record, and it's fairly typical of Hicks' oeuvre. We see the soulful Hicks onstage mostly, and it's really not a bad song. 

    Faint praise? Perhaps. To be

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  • Coldplay, Framed

    Whew! We just made it back to 2009 in time for this week's blog! Regular readers know that we took an extended vacation in the 1980s, where we enjoyed their simple musical stylings...but it's great to be back home!

    As far as the '80s go, it was a nice time to visit but we sure wouldn't want to live there. Did you know that George Bush's dad used to be the Vice President of the United States?? It's true! Back in those days, Americans actually didn't utterly despise the Republican Party. Go figure!

    Let's get to this week's video, a 21st century effort, and a prize-winner by all accounts. We're featuring Coldplay, the great alt rock band out of England, and their 2002 song, "The Scientist." The song--prominent piano and strings, very Coldplayish--was on their excellent A Rush Of Blood To The Head album, which won the 2003 Grammy for Best Alternative Album and is also ranked #65 on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the "The Definitive 200 Albums Of All Time."

    On top of all that,

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  • N.W.A., Framed

    Regular readers know we've been vacationing in the 1980s the last few weeks, bringing you some of the quality videos they made back in those days. The decade's most important contribution to society, of course, was gangsta rap, and this week we're proud to welcome seminal gangstas N.W.A. to Framed.

    N.W.A.--Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Easy-E and MC Ren--were known as "the world's most dangerous group" for their portrayal of the gangsta lifestyle and especially for their attitude toward the police. "I'm not the other color so police think they have the authority to kill a minority," rapped Ice Cube in "F*** Tha Police," a favorite of social conservatives to this day. 

    Sadly, there is no video for that song, but we're bringing the next best thing with "Straight Outta Compton," the title track of the album that propelled N.W.A. into history in 1988. The video, shot in their hometown in Southern California, is pretty much a cops-vs.-N.W.A. event. As always, we invite your comments, and wonder how

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  • Rush, Framed

    Hello, readers. We're still on vacation here in the 1980s, enjoying this simple time and the very simple people who live here. It's been very relaxing. We've been doing a bit of break dancing, buying a few Cabbage Patch Kids, and, in general, ignoring the consequences of our me-first worldview. You know, going native.

    Yes, it's a wonderful era, the 1980s. And, after showcasing a flash-in-the pan last week, we've decided to do a one-eighty and bring in a real '80s heavyweight combo this week: Rush

    Rush is a Canadian trio that are--and will!--take pop music by storm, bringing progressive rock to a new level of popular acceptance. Their multi-layered lyrics will be described as genius by some and comically obtuse by others. Despite that, few will deny the proficiency of the individual Rush musicians, all being quite credible.

    We know that, amazingly, Rush will still be playing when we get back to 2009. And even though the aged Rush won't be as compelling as the brash youngsters we'll

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  • Wall Of Voodoo, Framed

    Welcome to Framed, everyone, where we've gone on vacation and set the company time machine for the 1980s. We're decided to live in the '80s for the next several weeks as a much-needed break from the hectic 21st century, where we usually live. Heck...we may even bop over to the elite Columbia University and look up a young student, "Barry" Obama, just for kicks!

    While we're here, we decided to check out the music scene, since the blog itself never sleeps. And it's an exciting time! Probably the biggest thing happening is MTV, a music video cable station that everybody's talkin' 'bout! MTV has spawned a revolution within the music industry by broadcasting great music videos to a receptive public. They're not showing a lot of videos by black artists--we of the future know how that turns out, of course!--but they are breaking new artists and making music videos a "must" for any serious pop musician.

    Wonder if they know that their efforts will ultimately lead to Framed, America's

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  • Justin Moore, Framed

    First off, a cautionary note to the parents in our audience: In general, Framed is a family-friendly blog, but this week we're featuring a country video that's best enjoyed by grown-ups. Grown-ups who like looking at grown-up women, in particular.

    Our guest star is Justin Moore, a young Arkansan whose "Back That Thing Up"--this week's video--is absolutely laden with sexual innuendo. The video is populated by smoking hot girls that surely want our phone number, working on a farm. Oh, it's plenty good. Frankly, we consider Justin's appearance in his own video to be incidental to the whole thing.

    Speaking of Justin, he's just released a new video, "Small Town USA," which has nowhere near the number of babes as in this one. Both songs will appear on his first album, soon to be released. We wish him solid sales, and, more importantly, we encourage him to keep on making quality videos that we can store on our computer into perpetuity.

    As is our credo, of course, nothing matters around here

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  • Alvin & The Chipmunks, Framed

    In many ways, animals are superior to we humans. Who is more loyal than the dog? More patient than the hunting cat? More industrious than the beaver?

    Is it possible, then, that animals can also be better pop musicians than humans? The answer appears to be yes. Recall the dogs that delightfully bark "Jingle Bells" every Christmas. Or Mr. Meow, the cat who meow'd the incredibly catchy "Meow Mix" jingle. For that matter, what about Youtube's beloved hamster on a piano? 

    Which brings us to this week's guests: Alvin And The Chipmunks. The storied trio has won five Grammys--two more than the Rolling Stones have won--and sold millions of records over the years. Managed by David Seville--a good-natured, fair-minded man, like most people in the music industry--Alvin, Simon and Theodore first hit the big time in 1958, with "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)." Since then, they've rarely left the public eye, scoring most recently with the 2007 live-action feature film, Alvin And The

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    NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

  • Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

    MALMO, Sweden (AP) — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath.

  • Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet

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  • Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

    MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

  • NYC artist's secret photos raise privacy issues

    NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

  • Paul McCartney kicks off "Out There" tour in US

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.

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