[Video] Daft Punk: "Lose Yourself to Dance" (Feat. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers)
At long last, the full video for Daft Punk's "Lose Yourself to Dance" off their funky, summer-inducing 2013 album, Random Access Memories. Pharrell and Nile Rodgers lend a hand on the glitter-infused, magical 80s carpet ride of a video. For his part, Rodgers looks to be channeling Rick James. An easy favorite off the iconic duo's latest album, the video for "Lose Yourself to Dance" is certainly on point.
http://youtu.be/NF-kLy44Hls
Daft Punk & Karlie Kloss For Vogue
Daft Punk and model Karlie Kloss teamed up with each other to shoot a spread for the August issue of Vogue. The trio took to the streets of NYC decked out in some futuristic looks that surely would garner some attention. As we've come to expect from Daft Punk, they rocked the usually attire of stylish suits paired off with some pretty slick looking helmets. As for Karlie, she was styled in some very out of this world outfits straight out of your favorite sci-fi movie. Photographer Craig McDean, who has shot the likes of Rihanna to Uma Thurman, really created some cool images. Check out the rest below.
Photos by Craig McDean
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Free iTunes Stream of Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" is Live
Fun fact: The very first album I bought as a high schooler was Daft Punk's Discovery back in the fall of 2001. I've never been a huge fan of dance/techno/house music, but I was enthralled by the robotic duo's anime videos for the Discovery singles and absolutely had to check the rest of the album out. It didn't quite blow me away, but it served to be a good alternative to the punk rock I was growing into at the time.
Almost 12 years later, and I find myself just as enthralled in Daft Punk's next release, Random Access Memories, except with much more of an appreciation for their music. Earlier, iTunes began exclusively streaming the entirety of Random Access Memories that anybody can listen to. Simply open up Daft Punk's artist page (not their page for Random Access Memories) directly in the iTunes application/program to check it out.
The album itself is very funky and reminiscent of 70s disco funk and 80s synthesized instrumentation. Features include The Strokes' Julian Casablancas, Pharrell, Chic's Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, and Animal Collective's Panda Bear. If you'd rather wait until its actual release date, Random Access Memories will be released on May 21st.