Green Day Hang With Groupies In "Oh Love"

Making a killer power-pop record dirtier and back to basics, Green Day released a new video for "Oh Love," the lead track to be taken from the punk pop trio's "¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!" trilogy, a series of new LPs to be released from September 24 to January 14, 2013. Fans of Green Day, prepare to have your cup continuously runnething over for the next six months or so.
Green Day have spoken about the inspiration for "Oh Love," saying the song is about "shooting from the crotch." Speaking to MTV News about the track, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said: "'Oh Love' is kind of like leading with your heart and not necessarily with your brain as much. And also kind of maybe losing your mind, and shooting a little bit more from the crotch area." The mid-tempo song matches Armstrong's description of the "¡Uno!" disc as stripped-down with minimal instrumentation.
Green Day successfully scale back their grandiose sound on "Oh Love," which is a choppy midtempo jam that recalls the ambling power pop of the group's pre-concept album turn-of-the-century stuff. The song's genre features elements of the band's early pop punk style, as well as similarities to their recent alternative rock releases. The power pop song is a tight, addicting bundle of pop-hook class and crunchy-punk fundamentals. It eventually opens into a catchy, sing-along chorus and even features a colorful and crisply strummed guitar solo.
The "Wake Me Up When September Ends" rockers are returning to their roots with this new classic rock video. The Samuel Bayer-directed video finds Armstrong and his bandmates Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool walk in to perform the punk-tinged ballad and up to their elbows in a bevy of beautiful and sufficiently tattooed models, who languidly lounge around a dilapidated party space while the guys rock out. Green Day sound the way you originally loved 'em, and refreshed: heavier and hardened from their time in the trenches but back in the garage, ready for rapture.

Ronan Keating acts as two versions in "Fires"

Ronan Keating gets back to his new solo career with the release of new video for his absolute belter of a song, "Fires," serves as the lead single and title track of his forthcoming album, his first original material in six years. The track marks the end of the Boyzone star's run of covers albums, as the new record will feature brand new material. Both the single and the album will hit shelves on September 3rd.
The 35-year-old Irish singer, formerly the frontman in Boyzone, has put his 'rollercoaster' 12 months behind him to come up with a new album, promising "rousing guitar anthems and yearning, heart-rending ballads." Keating described the LP as going "back to proper pop again," adding: I've been spending my time getting this album just right and I'm excited about people hearing it." The set marks his ninth overall studio record, is said to be guitar-led, with Keating previously describing the sound as having a 'folk feel.'
"Fires" is a great choice of single that recalls Keating's early noughties glory years, buoyed by a rousing chorus that he belts out effortlessly. This is straightforward good ol' old fashioned pop without a hint of the dubstep or autotune that currently saturates the charts. Wise enough not to try to keep up with the trends, "Fires" should at least appeal beyond the housewife demographic who have been targeted by his recent releases.
The Phil Griffin-directed promo sees two versions of the singer running and driving to the same location, and ending with the Bentley-driving Keating meeting up with his 'other self.' He acts, cries, runs, drives a Bentley, and wears Madonna's gloves. There is almost nothing that Keating doesn't do in his latest solo offering. Except that growly-singing thing of his, he doesn't do much of that in the 'NOT-autobiographical' Fires, his first song after a bout of writers' block. It's recommended that viewers watch right through to the end to experience the most masterful of the man's acting exploits.

Chris Rene Goes Looking For "Trouble"

Chris Rene makes his grand entrance into The DJBooth with his first video release as a major-label signee for his debut promo single "Trouble," the second single, follow-up to his star making hit "Young Homie," from his upcoming debut studio album, is out in October but no album art or title released yet. The new video with a laid back Sublime feel that is forgettable to watch is definitely safe and uninspired without a shred of originality.
If you tuned in to the first season of 'The X Factor USA,' you likely remember Rene, the Santa Cruz trash collector who stole the show with original jam "Young Homie." While he ultimately finished third overall in the competition behind Melanie Amaro and Josh Krajcik, program judge L.A. Reid was so taken by the hungry up-and-comer that he promptly signed the 29-year-old singer-rapper to major label Epic Records.
Co-written by Alex Lambert, the upbeat, toe-tappy track is a breezy ode to the perennial allure of the "bad girl," this mellow summer jam finds producer Busbee layering reggae-tinged guitar strums over punchy hip-hop percussion as the singer describes how he fell for that woman his mother always warned him about. Though he knows he should run, all his protests are for naught-after the first encounter, he was permanently hooked.
The clip was filmed in New Orleans and features Tyri Rudolph as his leading lady. In which, 'X Factor' finalist goes looking for "Trouble" and finds it in the form of a cute girl he can't get out of his head. The clip begins with Rene wakes up in a spacious bed, reaches over and puts his trusty fedora on, which seems downright bizarre, except that a brief flashback shows the hat actually belongs to the girl. He then walks the streets with his guitar and sings about his infatuation. He gets to make out with her in some scenes, but those seem to be in his imagination.

Tristan Prettyman plays game in "My Oh My"

Tristan Prettyman just released the music video for her latest single, "My Oh My," the lead single off her upcoming third studio full-length album, "Cedar + Gold," and fans can expect to hear it in full on September 25th. The 30-year-old breezy San Diego singer-songwriter told CBS Local it's a song about "this journey through your first love." and in the clip, a relationship is stylishly portrayed as a 'The Cat And Mouse Game,' literally. Click through to hear swaying her love-is-the-drug rocker.
Prettyman has been making beautiful music since a young age when she found her father's guitar and promptly borrowed it. She was inspired to write and perform by one of her musical idols Ani DiFranco and began playing at clubs and cafes in her native California. Soon she was tapped by Jason Mraz to accompany him on tour. From there her music gained more and more exposure and a large fanbase of music lovers who like her laid-back, poignant musical style. Breaking up is hard to do, but I imagine "hard" is an understatement when you or your ex are in the public eye. She dealt with this struggle after splitting from fiance Jason Mraz last summer.
"My Oh My" is an intimate song that chronicles her struggle with being attached to someone in the deepest way, yet he keeps showing back up in her life. She can never cut him completely out and fighting to escape their "spell." Prettyman further revealed how the song details the cat and mouse game of a relationship gone wrong. "The whole song is this journey through your first love and breaking up and thinking you'll never see him again and there's no chance and then they come back into your life. And you're like, 'Oh man, I still like you. What's the deal with that?'" she said.
"Why do we keep going back to things that aren't good for us? How much is going to be enough? How hurt do we have to get to get over it finally?" Fascinated by being in the presence of someone that makes your heart skip a beat, Prettyman learned from her own mistakes while writing the song. "Writing that song made me more aware of the situation that was actually happening," she said. As far as finding closure within her current single, Prettyman is still trying to figure things out. Watch the Jay Martin-directed clip below as she tries to escape the cat and mouse game once and for all.

Rascal Flatts explore in "Come Wake Me Up"

Rascal Flatts debuted a new video for their heartbroken ballad, "Come Wake Me Up," the second single from their eighth studio album, "Changed," is another fine example of how this trio continues to work at a level few country artists are aware of, and the track fits well with their classic ballads while also having a slightly different sonic landscape to the past songs along with a return to more of their classic harmonies on the choruses.
The drippy and introspective piano-driven ballad finds a despairing Gary LeVox conveying the pain of a broken relationship. A perfect Rascal Flatts song is easy to fall into, but not so easy that it relies on banal metaphors or country cliches. "Come Wake Me Up" is certainly a familiar story, but it's an original emotion and voice that will immediately connect with fans, especially those going through a difficult breakup. The trio simply soars above the mini-orchestra that marks the climax. It takes a few deep breathes to come down from this drama. The performance overflows with sincerity.
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and filmed in Nashville, stars the group's guitarist Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon as a young, impossibly good-looking and really wealthy, yet troubled couple. They look smashing wearing designer clothes and walking around their ultra-modern house help tell the lyrical story as their love turns sour. Being young, rich and beautiful is not all its cracked up to be, at least not in this video, which explores the thrill of the chase and the blurred line between reality and dreams.
Rooney and wife Fallon's make-believe home is filled with "irreplaceable" items, and it's clear that their relationship is fractured. The raven-haired, rebellious beauty muses about how 'things' means so much to her blond beloved. He actually calls the things "irreplaceable," and it's clear that something is amiss. When do things have more value than a person? When did we become this disconnected from other people and place more worth in inanimate objects? It's food for thought and Rascal Flatts' new video effectively provokes that idea.

Tamar Kaprelian Driving Through In "California"

Tamar Kaprelian recently dropped the music video for her latest single, “California,” the the lead single and title track off her new five-track debut EP, a sun-soaked song shot through with summery wistfulness, and sparkles with an independent artist feel, released in June, two years after her successful debut album, "Sinner Or A Saint," which is real and true to her, both personally and artistically. The new clip follows Kaprelian through the classic journey out of the desert and into sacred California.
The piano prodigy with the soft siren voice has been in the music scene since her song “New Day” was featured on MTV's "The Hills." Kaprelian says she's taken much inspiration from Billy Joel and Paul McCartney and aims for "thought-provoking, hopeful, playful, and honest songs." The 25-year-old independent artist is now at Columbia University studying political science and creative writing.
"California" is a breezy tune with Kaprelian driving around parts of California and walking in the desert in flats but making sure she rocks the high heels in the bedroom. Kaprelian explained: "It's about trying to lure someone to move somewhere for you because you're in love with them, and what better place to live than a place that's always beautiful, always sunny and always puts you in a great mood." The song adds that personality that only a smaller label can allow, and gave Kaprelian the opportunity to shine creatively and the result is a combination of well written, catchy and fun pop songs.
In the brand-new video, Kaprelian takes a quintessential top-down drive in a vintage convertible, strolls through an abandoned field with wind in her hair, and cools off with an afternoon dip in the type of pool that could only exist in California, all while trying to convince a dude to join her out West. Some more adorable dresses and an unexpected, but impressive harmonica solo break later, the clip comes to a close with the sun setting on Kaprelian, who's still en route to California, sans companion. It's a picture-perfect postcard of the Golden State, which she recently left to study at Columbia University in New York.

Karmin Show More Mysterious Side in "Hello"

The cutesy duo Karmin have finally served up the music video for their new pop rap single, "Hello," the second official single and title track from their Epic Records debut EP. Karmin took the internet by storm last year after posting a cover of Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" on YouTube, which instantly went viral and became one of YouTube's most viewed videos of 2011.
After enjoying the success of their chart-busting single "Brokenhearted," the Berklee grads are back and go back to hip-hop roots - like big drums up front, with with the promo of their next single "Hello." The Stargate-produced tune, is more than a few dance beats away from their acoustic YouTube covers of yore, and shows off Amy Heidemann's impressive rapping skills as she flows over a catchy beat about their rise to fame and the people who doubted them along the way. "This one gets a little darker, the sound is darker, there's more rap in it, it's a little more aggressive," she said.
The swag-pop duo show a darker, more mysterious side in their new video for “Hello,” and in it, Heidemann wanders through vibrant Chinatown looking a little lonely and also a little mischievous while her real-life beau Nick Noonan is at home, shaving his head. He eventually shows up and the pair hug while looking seriously dour. "It's mostly performance-based and we do it in Chinatown in L.A., that's where it was filmed," Noonan explained their real-life chemistry unfold on-screen.
In the video, a long-haired Heidemann rapping in her daisy dukes as she struts her way alone throughout the Asian-inspired urban backdrop on a Beach Cruiser, changing into a black trench coat when she hits the town at night. Meanwhile Noonan gives himself a brand-new look as he shaves off his golden locks in anticipation of a date with his other half. It all gets sorted out in the end, the two reunite as Noonan picks up his fiancée in a classic convertible car and the ridiculously sweet couple drive off together in style.