Blog: Muzak For Cybernetics

Just wanted to give a quick update for anyone who is still following Muzak for Cybernetics and wondering if the site is dead or not. The answer to that question is still TBD, but for the time being it's definitely on hold. I am still posting the occasional music video over on my personal blog Media Mixtape , so bookmark that if you still want to hear some new music every now and then. Other than that, there are plenty of other amazing music sites out there that are far more interesting and updated much more frequently.

A welcome home party with some distinguished guests takes a disturbing turn. Their new album Congratulations hits stores on April 13th. Directed by Andreas Nilsson . » Pre-order it on Amazon

I don't love her music but I can dig Lady Gaga's provocative yet pretentious sense of art. With appearances from Tyrese Gibson and the Kill Bill Pussy Wagon, this 9 and a half-minute video certainly embodies that. I want those cigarette sunglasses. Directed by Jonas Akerlund ( Spun ). » Buy it on Amazon

"You do not go to death, death comes to you." I'm not sure if YACHT is actually a religious band or not, but the stylish baptisms, water imagery and flowing robes in this video definitely bring to mind the schtick of The Causey Way. Their cryptic spiritual psychobabble follows in the same vein. Directed by Judah Switzer . » Buy it on Amazon

British actor/comedian Peter Serafinowicz directed this amazing video that re-imagines Hot Chip as a boy band that gets disintegrated by a bald dude shooting lasers from his mouth. » Buy it on Amazon

I first became aware of Bonobo after his song "Flutter" was used for the theme to the short-lived jPod TV series. His new album Black Sands is out now on Ninja Tune . Video directed by Steve Glashier . » Buy it on Amazon

The second video from this Canadian power pop band's sophomore album is a lot more colourful and a lot more exciting than the first one they released. Directed by Richie Mitchell and Adrian Carter . » Buy it on Amazon

A psychedelic light show and vaguely sci-fi visuals accompany this poppy tune from Yeasayer's new album Odd Blood . Directed by Radical Friend . » Buy it on Amazon

If you've got 11 minutes to spare, check out this epic tale of a young girl on horseback who fails her savings throw versus mirrors. Directed by Throneboogie . » Buy it on Amazon

After borrowing the Saturday Night Live classic "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" for his solo tour, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas returns the favour by contributing vocals to this track by The Lonely Island. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. » Buy it on Amazon

Casiokids are a Norwegian electro-pop band with an affinity for old keyboards. They've toured with Hot Chip and Of Montreal, and their U.S. debut will be released on Polyvinyl Records on June 8th. Video directed by Kristoffer Borgli .

Check out this really cool and creative video from French band Hold Your Horses! that brings famous paintings to life. I'm digging the song too, which will be available as a self-released single. Video directed by L'Ogre .

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward will release their second album together, titled simply Volume Two , on March 23rd. Here's the first video from the album, directed by Peyton Reed ( Bring It On , The Break-Up ). » Pre-order it on Amazon

The title track from Moby's last album features vocals by Amelia Zirin Brown. Video directed by Jessica Dimmock and Mark Jackson. » Buy it on Amazon

Owen Pallett finally decided to end years of confusion by releasing his new album Heartland under his own name instead of his alias Final Fantasy (no relation to the video game). This video is directed by M Blash, and stars actress Allison Pill ( Milk ). » Buy it on Amazon

Not a big fan of the Cancer Bats, but I have to admit that this cover of Sabotage is somewhat inspired. The video can't really hold a candle to Spike Jonze's original, but hey, at least they tried. » Pre-order it on Amazon

Plastic Beach , the latest album from animated supergroup Gorillaz, hits stores next Tuesday. The video features a shootout and car chase with Bruce Willis, need I say more? (Unfortunately they've disabled embeds so you'll have to click through to watch it directly on YouTube .) Directed by Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland. » Pre-order it on Amazon

Apparently it's not enough to have just one awesome video for a song... OK Go needs to have two. This Rube Goldberg tribute is even more complex than the live marching band performance. » Buy it on Amazon

A girl runs through a spooky forest in slow-mo while being chased by... ringwraiths? I had no idea that Kanye dug The Lord of the Rings . Directed by Nabil Elderkin . » Buy it on Amazon

This somewhat abstract and dreamlike video for Caribou's new track "Odessa" raised some eyebrows a week or two ago because it appeared to have a random penis in it at the 13-second mark. Turns it out it was just a girl in a red hoodie ! Hilarious! Their new album Swim hits stores on April 20th. » Pre-order it on Amazon