Interpol frontman Paul Banks directs a boxing video for "Twice As Hard" that's much more of a documentary portrait of graceful training boxers than a Rocky montage.
Because I happen to know the one person who actually does read Playboy for the articles, I got tipped off to this amazing nugget at the very end of an interview with director David Fincher:
"This TV show I’m doing about music videos in the 1980s and the crew members who worked on them"
That's all we know: One of the most famed and esteemed music video directors of all-time, and the Executive Producer of House Of Cards and director of too many great movies is developing a TV show about music videos in the '80s and the people who made them.
I'm pretty sure it will be awesome. If it gets made... Can we Kickstart it??
Nick Jonas continues his "alls grown-up" movement with a sorta retro 57 Channels of Weird TV video that let's him show off all the things that should make you jealous: His basketball skills (well, maybe not), his coolness (maybe) and his girlfriend Olivia Culpo aka Miss USA 2012 (definitely).
Ryan Reichenfeld is name you should get used to hearing. The man's ambition might exceed his grasp, but by God, he has one hell of a grasp on what he's doing. After Justin Timberlake, Adidas and RAC came calling, a lot of people started tuning into his way of thinking. When The 405's own Elsa Bishop sat down with Ryan, she learned that music videos are only one part of the master plan...
Finding a creative way to pull off the movie clip job is one of the tougher music video tasks — how to make a video when you need a healthy percentage of movie footage in order to keep the the movie $tudio happy? Rather than come up with some forced mechanism to scatter that footage, Director Emil Nava instead inserts The Vamps into the same Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day world that new movie Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and casts the movie's starlet, Bella Thorne, to star in it.
Ever watch "Seven Nation Army" and think, "this needs kaleidosscopes?" Then dive on into this delirious maelstrom of fractals, multiples and all sorts of other eye candy.
It's hard to predict these things, but Hitchhiker could be the next South Korean sensation thanks to a decidedly bizarre video that mixes CG characters with the real world for a dance extravaganza.
To quote the YouTube page, "For the music video, Hitchhiker thoroughly worked on it - from the character design to the entire production of MV. Please give lots of supports to Hitchhiker's next move :)"
Talk about weird dinner parties... "Eat Rich" has Busdriver as the main course, but it seems the diners are more interested in the magic spray that can make their hair (down there) grow beyond Chia proportions.
PS: This might be NSFW, even if only because watching something this off-kilter might get you fired.
Care for a digital staring contest where your opponent loathes eye contact? Then fire up this interactive creepshow that's a perfect fit for this haunting track featuring Chairlift's Caroline Polachek.
Chances are you won't be able to watch this video without cringing. Even if you're a big fan of old-school Ministry and Butthole Surfers shows; even if you're un chien andalusia who dreams of slicing up eyeballs, and even if you're an ophthalmologist.
Sway Clarke II learns that what goes around sometimes comes around after a long "walk of shame" home. The video structure seems ideal for a twist, but director Eoin Glaister makes it more of a red herring instead. That said, even if you see the end coming — you likely won't — you'll still be surprising by the song's sudden stop for a potentially life-changing phone call, and an equally rap break.
You know you're cool when a director decides to make you a surprise videos to celebrate your new album? But, you're insanely cool if you're Karen O, the director is Spike Jonze and the video stars Elle Fanning.
Spike Jonze, director: "On Sunday we made a one-act play for my friend Humberto’s company, Opening Ceremony. The idea was to do a play instead of a regular fashion show during Fashion Week, and, miraculously, we were able to do it at the New York Metropolitan Opera House. (Thank you, Peter Gelb and everyone at the Met!) Also, this week my dear friend Karen is putting out her first solo album of precious, personal love and heartache gems titled Crush Songs. They are songs made so intimately and spontaneously alone in her bedroom a few years ago that they feel more like unguarded whispers from her heart than a traditionally produced album. So on Sunday, during a ten-minute break as we were rehearsing and lighting at the Met, we made a very impromptu "music video” for Karen in the spirit of her album. It just seemed like if you have the Opera House, that song, and Elle Fanning together, you shouldn't let the opportunity go by. So we made this as a surprise gift for Karen to congratulate her on her album. She is going to see this for the first time as you do. I hope you enjoy."
