http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7053&rws=%2Fbeck%2Fmusic-videos.rssBeck Hansen spent his formative years in coffeehouses creating a suburban, angst-ridden persona that would eventually lead to a multiplatinum career and inspire legions of 7-Eleven slackers. Since the surprisingly successful 1994 single "Loser," Beck has continued onward and upward with a number of diversely creative, genre-jumping releases. He has emerged as one of the most colorful post-modern popsters -- from the contemplative <I>One Foot in the Grave</I> to the Dust Brothers-produced, folk-hop masterpiece <I>Odelay</I> and the futuristic party funk of <I>Midnite Vultures</I>. With albums like <I>Mutations</I> and <I>Sea Change</I>, Beck has shown that he's just as capable conveying the wounds of a broken heart as he is rapping about Cheez Whiz. Perhaps hoping to win back the post-modern tag, the troubadour returned to the beats in 2005 on the barrio-themed <I>Guero</I> and again in 2008 with <I>Modern Guilt</I>, produced by the equally trickster-like Danger Mouse. Magnetism and quirky charm dutifully intact -- he once threatened to play K-Mart retail stores exclusively -- Beck continues to party way past bedtime, singing, dancing and raking it in like it's 1999. - Jon PruettPost-Modern Popen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:44 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7053&rws=%2Fbeck%2Fmusic-videos.rss Beck Hansen spent his formative years in coffeehouses creating a suburban, angst-ridden persona that would eventually lead to a multiplatinum career and inspire legions of 7-Eleven slackers. Since the surprisingly successful 1994 single "Loser," Beck has continued onward and upward with a number of diversely creative, genre-jumping releases. He has emerged as one of the most colorful post-modern popsters -- from the contemplative <I>One Foot in the Grave</I> to the Dust Brothers-produced, folk-hop masterpiece <I>Odelay</I> and the futuristic party funk of <I>Midnite Vultures</I>. With albums like <I>Mutations</I> and <I>Sea Change</I>, Beck has shown that he's just as capable conveying the wounds of a broken heart as he is rapping about Cheez Whiz. Perhaps hoping to win back the post-modern tag, the troubadour returned to the beats in 2005 on the barrio-themed <I>Guero</I> and again in 2008 with <I>Modern Guilt</I>, produced by the equally trickster-like Danger Mouse. Magnetism and quirky charm dutifully intact -- he once threatened to play K-Mart retail stores exclusively -- Beck continues to party way past bedtime, singing, dancing and raking it in like it's 1999. - Jon Pruett