SATURDAY IN VIDS: The Drums // Alicia Keys // Washed Out // Iron Man 2 Trailer

Get a taste of summer from The Drums new video for "I Felt Stupid" as their track and field days take a turn for the worst.

MP3 :: The Drums - I Felt Stupid

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Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down
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Alicia Keys performed her new[ish] song Empire State Of Mind Part 2 on The Colbert Report last week. Stephen showed up mid-way through shouting out his "love" for suburbia [if you watch the entire interview, it'll make sense] as well as showing off his sweet dance moves. I personally love the spin-around.

MP3 :: Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind [Part II]

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Washed Out - Belong (Music Video) from Blake Salzman on Vimeo.

Washed Out's new video for "Belong" hit the net last week with major buzz. Check out the nostalgia on this one - aerobics, neon, dance moves, spandex, and headbands. What are they gonna do in a post 2009 world?

MP3 :: Washed Out - Belong

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Yep

MP3: Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind [ft. Alicia Keys]

If you were on twitter yesterday and you follow music bloggers, you would know that Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 leaked in the afternoon. If you actually read the tweets, you would also know that it isn't that good. As a whole, there are some really amazing tracks and some really terrible/skippable tracks. "Empire State Of Mind" featuring Alicia Keys [not the collab with Empire Of The Sun...don't even...] is the former - a solid beat, not too many studio tricks, tight rhymes and Alicia's soaring vocals make this track a stand-out. The lyrics are a spot on tribute to New York as he shows his love for the big city.

MP3 :: Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind [ft. Alicia Keys]

So yes...let's hear it for New York.