And now for something that isn't musicy
Unlike most of people who like films, I didn’t think that Divergent was all that bad for a YA movie. It had twists, turns, sexy bits and Shailene Woodley. It’s back with a quite literal bang for the next in the instalment but, handily, they’ve teased just about everything that happens in this trailer, so you can save yourself the £12-odd cinema ticket and just watch it on repeat. Maybe that’s what you could do this weekend?
Where to start with this Nicki Minaj video though
1/ NSFW. Watch it on your phone, under your desk. No one will see you there.
2/ Fifty Shades of Grey will find some inspiration.
3/ Well, that’s one way to make everyone forget quickly about the “Nazi” imagery lyric video version.
4/ TEETH.
5/ Nobody can make a lace mask look good.
6/ Death to all body stockings.
7/ Who doesn’t want to have sex with all their friends? BFFs 4 lyf.
If you haven’t seen enough of Minaj (unlikely), you can read a track by track first-listen of her album leak HERE.
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Wu-Tang Nans
London’s airspace is closed. LITERALLY ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. Like this advert for Wu-Tang Clan’s forthcoming London shows, cleverly disguised as a bridge club with rad nan fans. Disappointed there isn’t a Ghostface Cilla for reals, or that they don’t bust out a cover version of Gravel Pit, but you can’t have everything.
Who run the world? St Vincent
Hold up. Not done on the wonderful women front just yet.
If you weren’t already convinced that St Vincent was awesome because she can do things like this
And this
then wait till you read about how she has won the Guardian’s award for BESTEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR EVER. Here she is talking about her BESTEST YEAR OF THE YEAR EVER, also featuring a wasp.
And now for some serious music stuff
One of the names you’ll be hearing a lot about next year as they release their debut album is NYC’s Future Brown, a supergroup comprising four underground electronic producers: Asma Maroof and Daniel Pineda of Nguzunguzu, Jamie Imanian-Friedman, and Fatima Al Qadiri. We blogged this when it came out because we are so future, too, but here is their latest track all over again ICYMI – kind of like hip-hop made for a horror film set in a cathedral crypt. Yes, we are all about unwieldy descriptions on the Guide Daily.
Al Qadiri, in particular, is fascinating for her global music-mangling approach to beat construction. Her releases are heavy on the concept. Our very own Lanre Bakare described her as thus:
Fatima Al Qadiri’s vast digital worlds are an intriguing mix of fantasy, reality and cultural commentary. Her Desert Strike EP spawned pondering column inches about her real-life experience of military occupation in Kuwait, while her videos are like Second Life day trips, blending fantasy luxury spa treatment centres with hip-hop imagery.
If that sounds remotely fun to you then you will probably enjoy pouring over this rare, extended video interview with her and the Guide’s Scotland clubs correspondent Lauren Martin, filmed at the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo last month. She talks about growing up as a female producer in the Arab world, videogame music, stereotyping, grime and her global influences – HEAVY. No, really, it’s very fascinating and she wears a very sparkly jacket.
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BEYONCE MOVING IMAGE ALERT
I’ve just cleared the ‘news schedule’ because: BEYONCE. And also: obv. It’s supposed to celebrate the first birthday of her last album but really it’s a gorgeously shot black-and-white video with a hearty voiceover about Lots Of Big Things, like she’s your confidant or the coolest agony aunt ever. She talks about how being famous isn’t actually all that great, it’s a bit rubbish, about dealing with her past, about body appreciation, feminism, marriage – all the things that make up Queen Bey.
And if all that sounds a bit much, she gatecrashes a beauty pageant, does some interpretative dancing inside a stretchy body stocking, falls through fire, cries, and smashes some stuff up. “Arty” and “emotional” must have been on the mood board for this one.
What being richy rich means in 2014
Music rich lists are so predictable. Always topped by Dr Dre, always with lots of dollar signs that don’t mean nowt to us simple folk in the UK. Luckily, the Guide’s Luke Holland has decoded what all these fortunes actually boil down to and what you can buy with it IRL. Don’t tell us that 8,300,000 1-litre pots of heavy duty Swarfega rapid hand cleanser isn’t a hard fact you need in your life.
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Let it snow, bitch
Last week everyone’s favourite meth cook, Jesse Pinkman, who is also sometimes known as Aaron Paul, gave the world the gift of the Yo Bitch app for your iPhone. It allows you to send a variety of “Yo, Bitch!” messages to your mates, from whispered to annoyed, which is the best idea since Hodor enthusiasts did exactly the same thing in June.
BUT TODAY THERE IS MORE. Lo, the Yo Bitch ‘holiday update’ for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, where you can now send – now we don’t want to ruin it buuuuut just thing of all the exciting words that “yo” rhymes with – Pinkman-themed seasonal greetings to your nan or whoever. Yup, Christmas got about 16899000% better.
LET IT SNOW BITCH! The Holiday Update is here! Free holiday messages for all! Get it here: https://t.co/pPMB11oNp3
— Yo Bitch (@YoBitch) December 11, 2014
Peak hungover
Hello. We look rough. But that’s okay, because apparently today is the day when we’re all feeling the most rubbish we’ve ever felt. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. Anyway, while make another coffee, here’s some news about an awards ceremony with pop stars. Warning: it may make your booze blues worse.
The BBC Music Awards rolled out their inaugural red carpet last night, put on some performances by acts you’ve deffos not heard of, wanged away our licence fee, and bored the wibbly bits off anyone who actually listens to new music. Except Paloma Faith, who had hers playfully grabbed by Tom Jones. Ridonkulously impossible categories included pitting Dolly Parton against Prince for Best International Artist. Have a quick scroll through Guardian Music’s blow by blow account for lots of Ed Sheeran selfies.
If anyone can tell us what the point of all this was then we are on the Twitter ALL DAY.
