You have probably never heard of Blonde redhead. I, at least, had never heard of Blonde redhead.1 It is apparently an American indie rock band.…
CIPC #361: Madonna, The power of good-bye
I spotlighted Madonna once before on this blog — long, long ago, when she was still famous. Back then, I talked about the music video…
CIPC #347: Lacuna Coil, I forgive (but I won’t forget your name)
It’s starting to get to the point that I myself can’t even remember everything I’ve talked about on this blog. When I decided to spotlight…
CIPC #343: Jain, Come
Two weeks ago, I talked about a song perpetrated by one of our northern neighbours. Today, our southern neighbours get their day in the spotlights.…
CIPC #341: Jan Smit, Cupido
This may be new for my international readers, but everyone from our little Dutch-speaking nook in Europe knows that pop songs in Dutch are massively…
CIPC #331: Portishead, Sour times
I usually avoid them, but it’s time for a highly personal confession: I am a sucker for clever use of enjambment. So when I heard,…
CIPC #325: Luniz, I got 5 on it
In the nineties, you could make a music video to an international top ten hit with a cheap video camera, some randomly assorted friends, and…
CIPC #314: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Maid of Orleans
One reason I rarely discuss music videos on this blog is that I don’t know of that many which feature chess. Another reason is that…
CIPC #295: Hum Tum
Every now and then,1 I spotlight an ad on this blog. Today, I’ll write one. It’s going to be an ad for the Max Euwe…
CIPC #285: Fishbone, Party at ground zero
Long, long time ago, when music videos were a new thing, almost anybody could get some airplay. Even a rock band with a short, random…