Watch Foster the People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' in Full on MUZU.tv

Watch Foster the People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' in Full on MUZU.tv

LONDON, July 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

LA's freshest indie rockers, Foster the People have had their hit single
'Pumped up Kicks' censored by MTV's college channel MTVU. However, the video
can still be viewed in full on leading music video site MUZU.tv
[http://www.muzu.tv/gb/fosterthepeople/pumped-up-kicks-music-video/902055 ].

The track, featuring the band's signature Californian-style, electronic
beats and distinctive lead vocals from frontman Mark Foster, has had its
chorus stripped for its violent connotations. The track tells the story of a
young boy pushed to the edge and turning to violence.

The video, however, features exclusive behind the scene footage of the
band performing, touring and recording their latest album Touches.

In an interview with The Washing Post
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/be-specific-foster-the-peoples-mark-foster-talks-about-pumped-up-kicks-a-sunny-and-violent-new-hit/2011/06/22/AGjf48fH_blog.html ]
, Foster said 'Artists have always observed society
and art has always been subversive, and I don't think that's a bad thing.
The song came from a place in my heart. I was thinking about, Why are kids
doing this, why is this an epidemic in our country? Kids are getting younger
and younger and bringing a gun to malls or schools or parks and killing
people. What is going on in a kid's head that goes through something like
that? So I wound up going inside a kid's head and telling a story'.

Rob Gotlieb of MUZU.tv said 'we understand the delicate topic of the
song and we by no means condone the behaviour. However, we believe strongly
that our audience have the ability to make up their own minds'. He added
'music, and the videos that accompany it, will always attract controversy
and we believe censoring them would be an offence to both the artist and our
audience'.

Supporting both emerging and established talent, MUZU.tv has the largest
collection of legal music videos on the web, a collection that is growing
daily. The site also allows users to piece together their own personalised
playlists and create their own music TV channel.

For more music videos, head to muzu.tv [http://www.muzu.tv/gb ].

About Muzu.tv

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Source: Muzu.tv

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