What with last week’s 2011 retrospective, the holiday season and all, I’ve recently
lagged behind in posting local music videos. Important lesson learned: It’s
dangerous falling back of OKC’s creative folk, as they just continue to pump
new stuff out by the hour.
For starters, Delo Creative (the dudes behind Change Yr Life OKC) have a new series
they’ve dubbed “Be Nice to Your Kids” (BNTYK, for short), which they christened
with a pair of videos of The Boom Bang playing in a dirty men’s room. For
whatever reason, it just makes sense. Watch “Vietnomnomnom” and “Sugar Ray
Romano” below.
More exciting though are these two energetic vids from post-punk-rockers Chud,
who cover themselves in glowing paint while they tear through “Handsome
Vampires” and “Control, Alt, Complete.” Something shatters near the end of the
latter song. What it is, who knows? Check back soon for a BNTYK session with
Gentle Ghost.
Also, I’d be remiss to neglect this nutso Flaming Lips cover of John Lennon’s
nutso classic “I Am the Walrus,” also shot by Delo. NYE is coming, folks, and
rumors abound of Beatles covers for the visiting Mrs. Ono. Watch Steven Drozd
completely lose his mind, below.
If you missed this ridiculous Zane LaRue-shot Chrome Pony video for “Christmas
Babes,” his contribution to the Blackwatch Christmas album,
then I pity you.
Also, Nathan Poppe snuck into Blackwatch Studios to do this simple, elegant one-shot of
Beau Jennings covering Woody Guthrie’s lone Christmas song, assisted by the
awesomely-bearded Daniel Foulks. This winsome beauty’s called “1913 Massacre”
and it makes “Blue Christmas” sound about as happy as “Super Bass.”
All Paintscratcher wants is for Oklahoma City to take a whiff of its hardcore coat.
Music Joshua Boydston Paintscratcher with Weekend Nachos, Dead in the Dirt and Viduus 8 p.m. Friday The Conservatory 8911 N. Western conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $7
Looking for a local hardcore band with balls? Well, bud, meet Chud.
Music Joshua Boydston Chud with Dangerous Boys Club and Shattered Fixtures 8:30 p.m. Friday The Conservatory 8911 N. Western conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $6
Merchandise used to keep a low profile on purpose. An acclaimed album of noise pop changed all that.
Music Joshua Boydston Merchandise with Ringo Deathstarr, Depth & Current and Chud 7 p.m. Monday Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union University of Oklahoma 900 Asp, Norman cac.ou.edu free