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The Evolution of Androgyny in Music Videos

There’s something very compelling about androgyny, as we all know. But the theme resonates particularly, it seems, for those fashion-forward expressionists known as popular musicians. Architecture in Helsinki’s new video, featuring an ambiguous protagonist being groped by body-less limbs, got us thinking about the trajectory of androgyny in music videos — we tend to associate the trope with the ’80s, but in truth, the look seems to cycle in and out of fashion and it never quite loses its grip on our imagination. Though, let’s not lie, 1983 was a really big year for androgyny. We’ve also noticed that something about androgyny works especially well for redheads. Click through for a brief and incomplete look at the evolution of androgyny in music videos, and let us know what we’ve missed! … Read More

Daily Dose Pick: Mark Ronson & the Business Intl

Ditching his signature horn sounds, super-producer Mark Ronson drafted in a raft of friends to create Record Collection, an album of seductive retro pop and soulful dance-floor jams.

Dubbing his new collective the Business Intl, Ronson put his talented pals to work both in front of the mic and behind the scenes. Guest vocalists include Q-Tip, MNDR, Ghostface Killah, Miike Snow frontman Andrew Wyatt, Spank Rock, D’Angelo, and even Boy George, while members of Kaiser Chiefs, the Zutons, and the Drums all contributed to the songwriting. … Read More

The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

1. While it has yet to be confirmed, word on the street is that Kanye West will be performing at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards on September 12. [via US]
2. According to Courtney Love, her daughter Frances Bean Cobain was offered the role of Bella in Twilight, but passed on… Read More

Music World Police Blotter: Grizzly Bear, Michael Jackson, Boy George, Travis Barker and a Mysterious Piano

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Indie rock’s Grizzly Bear is in fake big trouble with the Web Sheriff for posting a track on their Web site from Animal Collective called “Brother Sport” that is not set to be released until this January. [Stereogum]

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Michael Jackson, who recently converted to Islam and changed his name… Read More