Tagged: objectsofaffection

Following up on their tribute to Donnie Darko late last year, awkwardly punctuated Idolator faves The Academy Is... continue their "sync up our emo-ish songs to footage from emo-ish movies" trend with a tribute video honoring Cameron Crowe's love song to Led Zeppelin, Almost Famous . Some 17-year-old is going to probably going to post a similar, yet not-as-well-edited, clip to a video site eventually, so why not beat them to the punch? This time, the synced track is the song with the nearly painful to [...]

The Academy Is... irritate me to no end when I'm forced to add the ellipsis to their name for accuracy, but I'm willing to let it go considering how much I've enjoyed their album Fast Times at Barrington High this year. Still, something's been missing. Something that would tie the occasionally angsty teen-rock lyrics of the band with the popular films that seem to inspire the band; something that would summarize one of those films to spare me the trouble of watching it again. YouTube, you always come through. [...]

A reunion tour and a forthcoming greatest-hits album have seemingly revitalized the Swedish pop outfit Ace Of Base, who announced yesterday that they're putting out a new album sometime in 2009, and reworked their early track "Wheel Of Fortune" into the brittle, yet delightful "Wheel Of Fortune 2009." Not only is this news pretty exciting for a slow-ass Tuesday morning, it's an excuse to post "The Sign," which I've placed after the jump! Man, this song makes me so happy. You know what makes me even happier, though? [...]

At their best, tribute videos—like trailers—are about emotional manipulation. Through a combination of music and carefully selected clips, they twist your senses until you're almost convinced that you actually care about ER characters or even evil sharks . Given that, it's no surprise that there's a bounty of Brokeback Mountain videos that employ aggressive emotional exploitation tactics. Two of these tributes stand above the rest. In a bout of tragic genius someone—with a fondness for anime —came so very close to perfection, but ultimately failed... big time. Join me after the [...]

Do you believe in: a) the sheer animal magnetism of John Larroquette in a three-piece suit, b) situation comedy, c) the power of a tribute video to make you feel complete, d) love? If you answered "all of the above," join me after the jump. Audio : "Do You Believe in Love" by Huey Lewis and the News Visual : Clips from Night Court While so many tribute videos shine by virtue of their incongruities, this one succeeds [...]