Emiliana Torrini "Sunny Road" Rough TradeAli Taylor, directorDescription: A beautiful folk ballad matched with an equally gorgeous video. Highly textured 3-D style animation shows Torrini composing a letter and sealing it in a bottle. She then ventures through a dark forest in order to reach the river where she launches her message in a bottle.
Snoop Dogg featuring Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson "Signs" Doggystyle/GeffenPaul Hunter, directorHSI production companyDescription: Snoop and Justin Timberlake live it up on the Vegas strip. A subplot involves a female boxing match that just may have been rigged by the two stars. Also featured in the video are singer Charlie Wilson, producer Pharrell and lots and lots of beautiful women.
Supersystem "Born Into The World" Touch & GoRamone Blumberg, directorDescription: The band formerly known as El Guapo deliver a video that is equal parts mundane and spellbinding. The first half of the clip shows the band members waking up and going about their morning rituals while Justin Destroyer sings to the camera. Suddenly, he literally sees the light and the video changes to a cut-out style in which the blue-hued band members perform against a cracked grey background, tall buildings and snow capped mountains. Before and after pictures appear below.
Black Eyed Peas "Don't Phunk With My Heart" A&M/InterscopeThe Malloys, directorsTim Lynch, producerBlack Dog, production companyDescription: The Black Eyed Peas play mulitple roles in this parody of The Price Is Right.
Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl" InterscopePaul Hunter, directorRubin Mendoza, producerHSI, production companyDescription: Gwen Stefani acts like a hip-hop Pied Piper in this video for "Hollaback Girl." The singer and a posse of gal pals cruise their convertible to a suburban school where they inspire a marching band, cheerleaders and plenty more people to join them on their fun journey.
It takes vision, technical acumen and a damn good opening move to direct a video for Sire band Hot Hot Heat. Director Marc Webb proves himself up to the challenge as he plays a game of chess with HHH frontman Steve Bays on the set of the band's next video "Middle Of Nowhere." Check Video Static's original report on "Middle Of Nowhere" for an idea of what to expect in the video.
Jakob Dylan will be on a seemingly endless journey onward and upward in the first video off The Wallflowers first album in three years, Rebel, Sweetheart. Dylan climbs up a multitude of stairs and past a variety of odd scenes in his quest for something higher.
artist: The Wallflowerssong: "The Beautiful Side Of Somewhere"label: Interscopedirector(s): Jon Wattsproduction co: SMUGGLERrep: Labuda Management
Jay-Z - Fade To BlackThis concert film documents Jay-Z's triumphant sold-out Madison Square Garden show in his hometown of New York CityEdgeplay - A Film About The Runaways This no-holds-barred documentary tells the tale of the all-girl punk group The Runaways. Extras include live performances, interviews with several of the band's members, including Lita Ford, and even an appearance by Spinal Tap's bottom loving bass player Derek Smalls.
