Remember the days when video killed the radio star? Well 2008 was the year that Real World killed the video star. The last place to catch music videos on MTV was TRL, which, oops got canceled this year. And then earlier this month, the music video grave was further cemented (lol! i love the headline of the link's story) over when MTV announced that it would adding even MORE reality television programming to it's already unwatchable listings. Time's is tough!

However, music videos are fighting to live long and prosper via YouTube and quite a few slick ones turned up this year. (MTV, you are the weakest link...goodbye!) So here's some of the best music videos from 2008. But first, let's bow our heads in remembrance for MTV and all the great years of music television it gave us, because that MTV is long since dead (tho, I am a regular frequenter and enjoyer of MTV.com and it's blogs for entertainment blabble). Fire up some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy.

Radiohead - House of Cards
Last year, Radiohead released a record called "In Rainbows" without rules or a record label. This year, they made a music video without using video cameras for one of the most haunting, tormented love songs from that album. I love this band.

Weezer - Pork & Beans

A music video for the YouTubers? One of 2008's more brilliant shimmers of light.

Arcade Fire - Black Mirror
These guys & gals gave up on MTV a good while ago (oddly enough, I didn't discover this band until I caught a video of their's on MTV2 a few years back when I was in college), and did something totally nuts for their Black Mirror video. They made it a hypnotic and interactive flash website where you are in charge of how the song sounds while the video plays. Your move, Radiohead.

Vampire Weekend - A-Punk

This is another one of those fun single shot camera timing-trick flicks that are always, ALWAYS a blast to watch. Especially with the Vamps spinning around, moving like robots, changing their bright wardrobes over and over, and all kinds of other fun little tricks. Dig when the guy on the keys spins around in the fake snow round the one minute mark! Electrifying!

M83 - Kim & Jessie

Sure, I was obviously won over by that steamy, sultry half minute mark. But it helps that the rest of the video is ridiculously playful, and the song itself is one of the greatest things 2008 is responsible for.

All American Rejects - Gives You Hell
I grew tired of the 'Jects 3 minutes into what I thought was their 5 minutes of fame (I gotta hand it to them for still ticking on after all this time), and this song hasn't changed my opinion. BUT! This video rules! I can't wait for summer to roll around again so that I can get up on the lawn tractor and rock out like that. Simply brilliant.

Miniature Tigers - Cannibal Queen

This is like the Vampire Weekend video, but with a cinematic story going on too! In which a dude cuts off his limbs to make a lover out of scratch who then cheats on him with a guy who looks like Jesse Ventura that she meets on the internet. Lost? Who cares? It's sick! And speaking of sick, dig the Jesse Ventura dude shredding up the barb-wire on that guitar solo! Nasty! And what's a miniature tiger anyway? A kitten???

If you were featured on a previous YouTube Monday here, chances are you might be in the new Weezer video. And you hear this song? It's like we're Weezer from the mid-90s again! Absolutely on fire! Of course, the rest of their new album (in stores today) is total eh. But hey, a new Weezer album is like a new Indiana Jones movie--good, even when it's bad.

Weezer - "Pork & Beans"

Here's what's going on in the music world.

Even though The White Stripes had to cut off their tour this fall because of Meg's "acute anxiety," they've reportedly reconvened in the studio to cut some new tunes. No word yet on where those will be turning up in the future.

Weezer's new record is reportedly in the can and should be ready for release in early 08.

The British press says Pete Doherty has been caught doing heroin on film, yet again, only 2 weeks after completing a court ordered drug rehabilitation program. Trainspotting anyone?

There is a Nirvana biopic in the works, and Universal has purchased rights to the band's ENTIRE catalog for use in the film. They must have had some bucks to throw around, yes?

Who's been following all the Radiohead news lately? Turns out about 62 percent of the people who downloaded Radiohead's "name your price" version of the new "In Rainbows" didn't pay a cent for it. But all the money that people did pay goes directly to the band, with no label middleman, so they still probably made more money already off this record than any of their previous releases. Plus, you have to take into account that some people are waiting for the higher quality official release early next year to actually put some money up for it.

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