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Jamiroquai Frontman Says He Wasn’t the Viking Rioter
There were a lot of strange characters storming D.C.’s Capitol building on Wednesday — including Ariel Pink and John Maus — but the most memorable was a man dressed as a Viking with American flag face paint. He’s Jake Angeli, an Arizona resident who’s known as the “QAnon Shaman,” but some thought he was Jay Kay, the lead singer of Jamiroquai. In response, Kay took to Twitter and shared a video of him taking on different accents while explaining it wasn’t him at the Capitol. “Good morning world! Now some of you may be thinking you saw me in Washington last night but I’m afraid I wasn’t with all those freaks,” Kay said. While he sometimes sports some unexpected headwear on during performances—not yet a horned helmet, though maybe this will serve as some inspiration. See his tweet...
The 35 Best Videos of the Last 35 Years
SPIN launched in the peak MTV era, when an innovative — or even just salacious — music video could make or break an artist. Thirty five years later, YouTube is an obligatory part of any promotional push, but no one’s counting on a mind-blowing clip to sell a record. (The views do often matter — just not always the creativity.) A sizable chunk of the best videos came out during the ‘90s alternative bloom, when directors like Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry and Hype Williams experimented with the style and substance of this malleable medium. But the format hasn’t died with MTV: artists like Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar and Miley Cyrus all made this list for a reason — and it wasn’t to meet a decade quota. Here are the top 35 from the last 35. Ready or not, here we go again. – Ryan Reed 3...
