Pickard of the pops
Anna Pickard watches and deconstructs the hot new videos, so you don't have to
Iron Maiden breach the Final Frontier
Anna Pickard: Who needs summer blockbusters when you can watch a five minute metal video with spaceships?
Who's most offended by Lady Gaga's Alejandro?
The church? Madonna fans? The League of Engineering Draftspeople? It seems everyone has a claim to be outraged by Lady Gaga's latest video
Does MIA's Born Free video overstep the mark?
Guns, genocide, gingers: MIA's message about ethnic cleansing is diluted with too many shocking images to make a serious point
Does Lady Gaga's Telephone video ring your bell?
Anna Pickard: Lady Gaga has out-sexied the entire world and for this crime she's landed in a semi-nudist jail. Luckily she has a well-known brand of mobile, and her friend Beyoncé, on hand
Gorillaz - Stylo
Gorillaz are in charge this week, and they've ordered our poptacular Anna Pickard to review their latest video. Expect an impressive Hollywood cameo ...
Pickard of the pops: Mariah Carey - Up Out My Face
Finally! The fun Mariah is back, kitsch and kooky in blazing red-and-white two-tone glory. All without a unicorn in sight
Alexandra Burke – Broken Heels
Britain's representative on Earth (and iTunes) has repaid our patriotic pride ... by dressing up as an American footballer
Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?
Ridiculous haircuts, extravagantly caring faces and, er, explosive indigestion. It can only be the grandaddy of Christmas charity singles
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Revealed! How to achieve that authentic Lady Gaga look without breaking the bank
Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications
The ageing Britpop monolith seems to be performing a homage to the latest diva dance routines. And it is a joy to behold
Cheryl Cole – Fight for This Love
The Girls Aloud singer seems to be starring in the world's weirdest exercise video, featuring a supporting cast of dancers wearing comedy Hitler moustaches
Shakira – She Wolf
The Colombian pop diva indulges in a spot of lycanthropy in her new video, pioneering a weird and wobbly dance style. And all from inside a giant vagina ...
Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
The sight of Sheffield's finest as giant luminescent rocking sea gods will provoke expressions of awe – mostly of the 'WTF?!' variety
Franz Ferdinand – Can't Stop Feeling
Pickard of the pops: Wouldn't it be great if a band made a video where they punch themselves in the face? Wouldn't it just ...
Drake - The Best I Ever Had
Pickard of the pops: Is Drake's success matched only by vitriol claiming that this Kanye West-directed video makes a mockery of his hit song? Anna investigates
Attack Attack! – Stick Stickly
Pickard of the pops: In which Anna invites you to pick out the juiciest crabstick from this smorgasbord of crabcore
Peaches - Lose You
Pickard of the pops: Crazy Canadian chanteuse Peaches gets all personal with a situation that we can all relate to, having done it ourselves
Lady GaGa – Paparazzi
Pickard of the pops: Each minute painstakingly outlined. Every outfit duly noted. Oh, and there's a song in there somewhere, too
Helloween – I Want Out
Pickard of the pops: A follicularly shining example of what a 1980s hair metal video should be. Plus a pumpkin. Rock!
Amadou et Mariam – Masitéladi
Pickard of the pops: Enough of these po-faced artsy videos. This summery French-language track is just, well, nice. And what's wrong with that?
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