OK Go

Ok. So. I can't remember how I heard about OK Go but it was when they released their first album in 2002. I wore that CD out. Well, not literally. It still plays just fine, but you get the idea. I have a very distinct memory of listening to it over and over again when I was commuting to art school in San Francisco. I just loved that album.

Now, if you read this blog regularly you know that I am a huge music fan and kind of a music snob. Not of the Jack Black in "High Fidelity" variety. But still. I pride myself on knowing a lot about music, old and new, and having good taste.

So, of course I'm going to proudly proclaim that I knew all about (and loved) OK Go way before that treadmill video went viral. They released their third album, Of The Blue Color of the Sky, last year and I have to say, they just keep getting better. Putting out clever, catchy albums that you never get tired of listening to.

And the videos are awesome. You can watch them all, including the most recent, End Love, on their website. These videos are works of art.

Remember, if you didn't hear about this band already (where have you been?) then you heard it here first!

Surprising Music Recommendation of the Day:

Lady Gaga.

Yes, it's a guilty pleasure, to be sure. And she sounds just like any other auto-tuned female pop artist out there. But both the Fame and the Fame Monster are really good. Really.