NEW RELEASE: Bright Eyes - Lily Thome & Lauri Faggioni, directors

Bright Eyes "Easy/Lucky/Free" Saddle CreekLily Thome & Lauri Faggioni, directorsPartizan, production companyDescription: A pretty simple video in the spirit of Bob Dylan's oft-imitated video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues." Conor Oberst aka Bright Eyes walks out of a room and starts to write the song lyrics on a pane of glass that separates him from the camera.

SHOT: Lindsay Lohan - Jake Nava, director

Promotion for Lindsay Lohan's Herbie: Fully Loaded kicks into a higher gear with a video tie-in for her new single "First." The video will mostly consist of Lohan and her band rocking out at a race track.artist: Lindsay Lohansong: "First"label: Casablanca/Universal/Hollywooddirector(s): Jake Navaproduction co: F.M. Rocks

NEWS: Francis Lawrence Named Director of Year at MVPA Awards

Congratulations to Francis Lawrence of DNA on being named Director of the Year at last night's MVPA Awards. Lawrence was singled out for his music videos "Let's Get it Started" for the Black Eyed Peas, "All Nite (Don't Stop)" for Janet Jackson and Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For."

Lawrence also won Best Pop Video and Best Direction of a Female Artist for his Gwen Stefan video, "What You Waiting For."

Look for a complete recap of the show once an official announcement is released by the MVPA...

NEW RELEASE: Youth Group "Skeleton Jar"

Youth Group "Skeleton Jar" EpitaphMathematics, directorMathematics, production companyDescription: Varying film speeds, a reddish hue and some skeleton bodysuits add a discordant touch to what could have just been a video with performance on a pier. Also added into the mix are a ping pong game and a song that mines the anthemic sounds of U2 for darker purposes.

NEW RELEASE: Youth Group "Shadowland"

Youth Group "Shadowland" EpitaphMathematics, directorMathematics, production companyDescription: A creepy CG fairytale. This video starts in the forest and then transitions to a city where part human/part animal creatures and the band members stay inside and look out their windows.

NEWS: MVPA Awards Tonight

The 14th annual MVPA Awards will be held tonight at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Doors are at 6pm; the awards begin at 7:30. Good luck to all the nominees.

Jeff Ayeroff will receive the Kratz Award For Creative Excellence.The veteran record executive was involved in groundbreaking videos  for Madonna, Talking Heads, Prince, Don Henley, ZZ Top and Dire Straits, just to name a few. He also created the influential "Rock The Vote" campaign in 1989.

Director Peter Care will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Care has directed videos for Thomas Dolby, Bananarama, Depeche Mode, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and R.E.M.

Director Jake Scott will receive the MVPA Hall Of Fame Award for his classic "Everybody Hurts" for R.E.M.

NEW RELEASE: Mike Jones "Back Then"

Mike Jones "Back Then" Swishahouse/Asylum/Warner Bros.Dr. Teeth, directorTracey Hicks & Keith Pashall, producerFilming Company, production companyZeus Morrand, DPQuick, editorDescription: This funny clip shows the suddenly wealthy and successful Mike Jones rebuffing the advances of women who previously treated him like a scrub.