Video: Kanye West, “Heartless/Pinocchio Story” (Live on SNL)
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Since we are dedicated and tireless journalists, we made sure to catch (okay, DVR and watch at 4pm the next day) Kanye’s appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend. Kanye, along with the now requisite SNL backing band and a crazy flatscreen, made us think he could be one of the ballsiest performers of our generation (he’s the voice of it), at least when it comes to performances on national TV. After seeing him do this on awards shows, morning talk, late night and now Saturday night, it’s become clear that Kanye can’t sing but does anyway and makes hits out of his incompetence. After a fairly awkward performance of “Love Lockdown” earlier in the show, Kanye transitioned from equally awkward “Heartless” into “Pinocchio Story,” and seriously, anyone who has the guts to yell “I just want to be a real boy” knowing it will be seen by millions of people is definitely going out on a limb. There is a reason we put this dude on our cover twice.
Audio: Franz Ferdinand, “Ulysses”
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BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe debuted the new Franz Ferdinand single “Ulysses” earlier today on his show—so a bunch of Brits have already heard it—but the band just put it up on their MySpace for the rest of the world to enjoy. We have to say that we are more into it than we thought we’d be. Maybe it’s because we haven’t listened to them in so long, or maybe it’s because Kapranos is back to writing jams like “Take Me Out.” Either way, check the similarity in the la-la chorus to Samberg’s ha-ha “Everyone’s A Critic” song from Saturday night. Coincidence? WE DOUBT IT.
Stream: Franz Ferdinand, “Ulysses”
