New Arctic Monkeys, Classic Faith No More, and Arcade Fire meets the Old West!

Here it is: the brand new clip from the UK's Big Buzz Band of 2006. So as to say, the UK's Big Backlash Band of 2007. But, seriously, as much hype as Arctic Monkeys got shoved upon them, they really did deliver on it with last year's impressive debut Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Whether or not their follow-up, Favourite Worst Nightmare (out April 24th) can also impress is yet to be determined. However, what I've heard of the new songs via bootleg videos bodes extremely well, as does this kick arse video for the new single "Brianstorm".



When Faith No More released their landmark opus Angel Dust fifteen years ago, it wasn't exactly seen as a landmark opus. In fact, many people saw it as a landmark dogshit. It even took me a few years to appreciate it fully. Of course, compared to the more universally appealing The Real Thing, the follow-up was a slap in the face of the mainstream that had flowed too close for FNM's comfort. The first two singles, "Midlife Crisis" and "A Small Victory", were modest chart performers at best. So, when the time came to film a video for "Everything's Ruined", the record company refused to pony up. Undeterred (and, apparently, kind of bored), the band made their own damned video. Now, this is what could be considered an "anti" video, which makes the idea of creating the video in the first place kind of nonsensical. Unless, of course, you're making a cheap ass video out of goofing-off footage and stock film as a good old fashioned "fuck you" to the fairweather video channels who have abandoned you for the current "it" bands and left you to die in obscurity.



Lastly, check out what some ambitious (read: way too much time on hands) sumbitch did with "My Body is a Cage", the closing track from Arcade Fire's believe-the-hype offering Neon Bible. Now, I've been known to feature a fan-made video on this site before. But never have I suggested that, when the band decides to actually release an official video from their new album, it probably won't come close to the coolness of this sickeningly fitting mashup between "My Body is a Cage" and Once Upon a Time in the West. Sounds too ludicrous to work, doesn't it? Watch and be amazed...