Peter, Bjorn and John Release a 37-Minute Music Video for New Gimme Some Album

Let's face it ... The internet-addled children of the digital age don't have the attention span for a 180-second music video. So why the hell would they sit through Peter, Bjorn and John's new 37-and-a-half-minute vid? It's longer than an entire freaking episode of 16 and Pregnant! But if you...

By S. Pajot

August 17, 2011

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Let's face it ... The internet-addled children of the digital age don't have the attention span for a 180-second music video.

So why the hell would they sit through Peter, Bjorn and John's new 37-and-a-half-minute vid? It's longer than an entire freaking episode of 16 and Pregnant!

But if you are old, enjoy music, and can remember a time before the World Wide Web conquered our consciousness, snuggle up to your laptop for a half-hour-plus of musical entertainment as PB&J promise to "perform each and every second of new album Gimme Some."

Peter, Bjorn and John. Friday, September 23. Bardot Miami, 3456 N. Miami Ave., Miami. The show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets cost $50 via showclix.com. Ages 21 and up. Call 305-576-7750 or visit bardotmiami.com.

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