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Videos of the Day – week of 1/19

bonus (thumbnail/featured image) video above: since by some accounts the 3rd Monday of January is the most depressing day of the year, here’s the original New Order video for “Blue Monday!”

1/19 – for MLK day, 2 videos: one from 1986 feat. Whitney Houston, Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, Fat Boys, Whodini, New Edition, Menudo, Teena Marie & many more! This was the era of “We Are The World” & “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” remember…

and one that’s just won a Golden Globe and may very well win an Oscar too: “Glory” from the movie “Selma”

1/20 – New Sleater-Kinney out today!  Here’s a loose affiliation of famous & semi-famous people singing the title track…

1/21 – Modest Mouse has unveiled another track from their new album out March 3rd…inspired by the true story of a coyote that rode Portland’s MAX light rail train in 2002.

1/22 – here’s another great Laura Marling track from her upcoming album…

1/23 – The Vaccines are back with a new album later this year…here’s the new track “Handsome

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