Videos of the Week October 9th

This week was a downright exciting mix of videos. There was no rhyme, reason or discernible pattern to the top five, but on the flip side that created an awesome variety. Leading the way was Sam Smith's new video for the upcoming James Bond Spectre theme. The mix of clips from the movie, orchestral instrumentation and of course, Sam's stellar vocals created a dramatic aesthetic. Along similar lines was Kygo and Ella Henderson's BBC Radio 1 live cover of Taylor Swift's Wildest Dreams. Love Kygo on the piano live and you'd be hard pressed to convince me that the original is much better than the cover.

And just in case the first two videos delve too much into real life, Skrillex went all anime with the help of California based visual artist Roboto. I've always loved Ease My Mind, so it's cool to see it finally get a visual story attached to it. If you're a fan for really out-there festivals, you'll enjoy the behind the scenes look at the Gathering of the Juggalos. It was interesting to hear Flosstradamus's take on the gathering as a whole being more communal than they thought it would be. Of course last but not even close to the least, there's the dangerous and underrated-ly beautiful Ronda Rousey. I really hope she and Floyd "Woman beater" Mayweather get a chance to have it out at some point. Until then, I'm going to continue to try and reconcile how someone so physically threatening could be anywhere near that attractive...#Rousey
Sam Smith - Writings on the Wall (Video)

Flosstradamus Visits the Gathering of the Juggalos

Skrillex Ease My Mind (Video)

Kygo & Ella Henderson Cover Taylor Swift's Wildest Dreams

Ronda Rousey Speaks on Floyd Mayweather Beef and Dresses Scantily

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Videos of the Week October 2nd

There is absolutely no rhyme, reason or discernible pattern to this week's top five. Leading off you've got a pretty hilarious documentary by Lil Dicky who take all the stereotypes for creating a rap video and tries to execute them all on no budget. Needles to say, the entertainment level of that is pretty high. I suppose you could loop Disclosure and Kygo's new videos together since they feature types of electronic music. For whatever it's worth, Lorde's performance in the Magnets video was noteworthy and stuck with me after watching it.

It seems like every week there's a new after movie from (fill in the blank) festival, so Ultra took their turn this week. They did manage to stand out by shooting in 4K, which is a step up from the usual HD world we're living in. You have to wonder how many people 1) care 2) notice and 3) have the bandwidth to stream at that quality. If you only have time for one quick, highly entertaining video, give the Muppets doing the Nae Nae a shot. It's a minute and a half and choreographed well enough that it will bring a smile to your face...#NaeNae
How Lil Dickey Made the $ave Dat Money Video (Documentary)

Disclosure feat Lorde - Magnets (Video)

Ultra Music Festival Aftermovie

The Muppets Sing "Watch Me Whip (Nae Nae)"

Kygo feat Ella Henderson - Here For You (Video)

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"I'll Be Here For You, Here For You"

Remember back last February when Kygo unleashed a fresh new creation that served as the 2015 Ultra Music Festival anthem? Well, it seems the track is finally going to get it's time in the limelight thanks to a soulful vocal performance by Ella Henderson. If you aren't familiar with Ella, then you're clearly not one of the 67 million or so people who gave her debut single Ghost a listen. Yep, I agree, she's talented isn't she?

Needless to say, feel free and add Here For You to the growing list of quality singles that will presumably be on some type of official album for Kygo. It may be a bit of a retread instrumental wise, but it's a solid chaser to wash down the taste of Nothing Left. Considering the run that Kygo is on, he deserves a mulligan or two while he continues to blaze the trail of Trop House...#HereForYou
Kygo feat Ella Henderson - Here For You