STRICTLY GLOBAL

Holy crap, summer is over.  But with the return of cold weather, also comes the return of new episodes of Strictly Global. So start doing cartwheels in the streets kids, cause we be back, yo!  And while we were away, your music video requests poured in like none other, so we'll have boatloads of them up in our 2 hour premiere this Friday, including tons of newness from around the world.

For example from New Zealand, Ladyhawke.  Please tell me you had a chance to catch her on her first U.S. tour this summer???  Totally one of the funnest shows I've been to.  Her massive collection of music videos even proves that every track on her recently re-released S/T debut are totally hit-worthy.  Imagine a mesh of Pat Benetar, Kim Wilde, and Debbie Gibson remixed for the future and then plopped back to our time.  And then trip out on the awesome visuals that make up the video for "My Delirium."  Oh yes... you will see.

And has anyone else noticed how Glasgow, Scotland is dominating in the indie music scene as of late? That area alone has churned out old classics like Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Teenage Fanclub, Primal Scream, and more.  Glasgow still remained on the backburner as Sweden took the reigns over the past couple of years, but now they are back on top with bands like Glasvegas, Frightened Rabbit, the Twilight Sad, and We Were Promised Jetpacks.  Speaking of WWPJ, we got their new video for "Roll Up Your Sleeves" this week.  Might I suggest wearing 3-D glasses for it?  Oh yes... you will see.

I also had a chance to interview the band Extra Golden, a collaboration between America and Kenya, who mix benga music with indie rock stylings.  Tune in to find out how these guys got involved with Obama, and created a new genre.  And if you are a big follower of awesome DC bands, you may recognize Alex Minoff (guitarist) who was also in the Make-Up and Weird War.  Oh yes... you will see.