So this is an odd item swirling around the Internet. Over the weekend, we spotted the oddly over-funded video for LCD Soundsystem’s “Pow Pow,” staring Anna Kendricks as well as the W Hotel in Hollywood (seriously, it’s a product placement nightmare). Out of deference to James Murphy and Co., we decided to leave the clip alone, rather than falsely endorse it, or dog it outright. If you have nothing nice to say…
But now it’s being reported that MTV Networks, the folks who build an empire airing videos paid for by record labels before they stopped airing videos all together, somehow decided to pay for the video themselves (or we suspect go out and sign deals with luxury hotel brands to underwrite it.)
So now that it’s a full on “thing,” we figured we better post the video staring the slightly less hot girl from Twilight. Whaddaya think? Did MTV and The W brand get their money’s worth?
[...] The video for “Blitz” juxtaposes some pastoral parks and leaves footage with lots of thriving club shots. Apparently the difference being the presence of the hi-hats in the track. Not exactly high art, but still better than the new LCD Soundsystem video. [...]