On continue notre tour d'horizon de l'année musicale écoulée, entamé avec la révélation de notre chanson de l'année 2010 , distinction obtenue par Stromae avec son incontournable "Alors On Danse" . Mais attardons nous désormais sur l'aspect visuel, puisque une friandise, quelle qu'elle soit, est encore plus savoureuse quand elle nous est présentée dans un bel emballage, n'est-ce pas ? Et cette année, dans ce registre, qui a fait mieux que Kanye West ? Alors que la version non définitive de la vidéo, ô combien [...]

1. "Get Outta By Way" by Kylie Minogue 2. " Born Free " - M.I.A. 3. "Twin Flames" by Klaxons 4. " Window Seat " by Erykah Badu [...]

Here at 4fortyfour we promised you a different type of blog and that is exactly what we are going to deliver with the first in a series of blogs from Sean Mc Tiernan containing his unedited GChat conversations with Karl McDonald of Those Geese Were Stupefied . It's a great insight into what goes on in the minds of people who write about music. 5:48 PM sean: alright so I was going to talk about [...]

NPR's Ken Tucker did a splendid job of reviewing the newest Kanye West musical release " My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy " to a non-Kanye fan like me. Throught Tucker's words and Kanye's song snippets, this rock 'n roller was able to see a little of the unbridled genius that everyone else seems to be familiar with. Reviewers are calling it the best Kanye West release , maybe even a stone cold classic to become. Tucker writes : "West's new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is one of [...]

NPR's Ken Tucker did a splendid job of reviewing the newest Kanye West musical release " My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy " to a non-Kanye fan like me. Throught Tucker's words and Kanye's song snippets, this rock 'n roller was able to see a little of the unbridled genius that everyone else seems to be familiar with. Reviewers are calling it the best Kanye West release , maybe even a stone cold classic to become. Tucker writes : "West's new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is one of [...]
I recently started catching up on a ton of web videos that I missed in the last few months. Here are two you need to see if you haven’t already. OMFGICWFTTCO! These guys are the real deal. Thanks for the heads up Maestro . I finally took the time to watch the whole Kanye video. Pretty amazing. I love the cinematography.
{This got me going.} {What, live?} {Visually stunning.} {Brilliantly gives everyone their own personal album preview party} He might be an a$$hole, or a douche bag , but the boy can produce. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is Kanye's best sonically. Videos amazing. :: MH ::
By now you probably know that Pitchfork gave Kanye West's new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, a perfect 10.0 rating this morning. For music dorks keeping track, the last time Pitchfor... Continue reading "Today is National Kanye West Day" >

Every time Kanye West releases a song or video, makes an appearance on the VMA’s or is made fun of on South Park, it stirs a debate. Is Kanye an incredibly ambitious musician, a public figure of epic proportions tackling race, culture and art all in one fell swoop, or a clown in king’s clothing? His latest public endeavour seems to be his argument for “D: All of the Above.” The 35-minute video for Runaway is not only an intense visual undertaking, but a lengthy musical process, and it seems to be commenting on multiple [...]

Yesterday a friend showed me this. I intended to only watch about 5 or 10 minutes but ended up watching the whole thing. When I think of the name Kanye West its generally not followed by pleasantries. I don't like him. I've seen him live (regrettably) and he just.. doesn't convince me. His production values are good but quite often his raps just irk me. Alot of us here on the dancefloor will never forgive him for hacking Daft Punk to bits and seeing everyone stupidly think it was genius. Sigh. [...]
Kanye West is making mini-movies now like Michael Jackson did once upon a time. Who says the music video is dead.

Generalmente un video suele durar lo mismo que dura el sencillo o un poco más si consideramos la entrada al video, sobre todo cuando se crea toda una historia alrededor, unos 4 o 5 minutos siempre han parecido suficientes, sin embargo la idea de Kanye West va mucho más allá y cuando digo esto, lo digo en serio. Un mini filme de 35 minutos para promocionar un sencillo no es una cosa que se vea a diario ¿cierto? Pero, de quien más podríamos esperar algo semejante que de Kanye West , y es [...]
Le rappeur Kanye West fait encore parler de lui. A quelques jours de la sortie de son nouvel album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , prévu pour le 22 novembre, Kayne a décidé de rajouter une ligne à son CV en passant derrière la caméra. En effet, " Runaway ", son premier court-métrage a été mis en ligne ce week-end. Il dure 35 minutes , mélange différents titres du prochain album en question le tout dans un univers plutôt créatif et en tout cas soigné. Le pitch : [...]
Quick word here: If you haven't already seen it, just watch it. Kanye West - Runaway

Runaway (watch in full-screen HD with headphones) He's released a new track once a week , directed, released and starred in an incredible short film (above or at his site ), performed at the VMA's & Brooklyn Bowl all while prepping a new album . Now he's talking about doing an album with Jay-Z , making a Saturday morning cartoon, producing a Broadway show and doing a full tour (those details here ). [...]

This music video is over 30 minutes long and that alone makes it something special. In the grand tradition of Michael Jackson (who's visually referenced in case you miss the connection), Kanye West is now the most meaningful pop star alive. Regardless of music or what you think of it, he's is the most important person in mainstream pop because he's only one who takes mainstream pop seriously as an art form in and of itself. West is utterly avant-garde, living on the same planet but the polar opposite side of indie D.I.Y. aesthetics (because he [...]
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Here’s Ye‘s “movie” for his forthcoming album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The “movie” is basically a preview of his album [see tracklist] as a good portion of each song is played throughout. So after 34 minutes and 32 second’s you’ll know if you want to buy the album or not. Via http://kevinnottingham.com/ PLEASE comment below with your thoughts. . if you can actually get through it all. I have not seen it all in its entirety myself (probably will) but I do kind of admire Kanye for [...]
Do yourself a favor, and make this full screen. When Kanye West makes a 30+ minute movie, you don't watch it in a tiny box. Hell, you try and hook it up to the TV if you can! The cinematography in "Runaway" is fantastic - vivid, stimulating, highly-stylized - but that's a no-brainer. Indulge your eyes and ears.