Odd Future > Tyler the Creator

In all the flurry of attention surrounding Best New Artist Tyler the Creator and his horrorcore-for-the-swag-generation, other members of Odd Future have been getting shortchanged. For example, pop/r&b mastermind Frank Ocean has been consistently flooding Vimeo with gems like "Thinking About You" and the heartbreaking "Swim Good". Watch those two videos and download the latest from OF's Domo Genesis [here] to get a sense of all that this crew has going for them before their upcoming Adult Swim show spills the beans:
(via The Fader)

Jonas Brothers Rant & New Jazmine Sullivan Video

I was in Wal-mart yesterday (everyone's favorite record store, of course) and saw the new Grammy compilation (purchase here). This unfortunately reminded me that the Jonas Brothers were nominated for "Best New Artist", so I checked and-you guessed it-one of their so-called songs was on the album. Now I don't know about anyone else, but for me, popularity with 12-year-olds does not equal "best". They're up against Adele, Duffy, and Jazmine Sullivan-all of which have other nominations for artistic quality! This is ridiculous! As if it wasn't enough of a travesty to pretend to cover the Beatles and Coldplay... Is there any artistry left in the world? Or will I have to put up with over-processed pop crap created and forced on the American public by mega-corporations for the rest of my life?!

While on the subject of Jazmine Sullivan, the Philly songstress who just made it big this year and is up for 5 Grammys, check out her new video for "Lions, Tigers, and Bears" (via 51:51):

By the way, do music videos even need sets anymore? Seems like it's all green-screen these days...