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Paul McCartney "Early Days" (Vincent Haycock, dir.)

First off, don't pay attention to the bullshit headlines about Johnny Depp being in the new Paul McCartney video. Not that they aren't true — he has a cameo in a performance set-up with Sir Paul and some blues musicians — but we've been there and done that. Go watch "My Valentine" which is All Depp, All The Time, or the star-studded "Queenie Eye" video. In this case, Johnny Depp is the least notable thing about this video, which I mean as a compliment to all involved.

"Early Days" imagines the story of a rock band from the roots-up, sprouting to life far away from money and fame — and far away from The Beatles' Liverpool hometown. We're down in The Delta, circa the late 1950s, where a mixed-race band is defying all kinds of odds to reach a level of purity, success and maybe even a little peace.

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A Virtual Cube of Music Videos for The Presets

We all know that videos don't need to be passive — in fact, Mashable thinks that all videos will be interactive soon enough — and they don't need to fit in the traditional 16x9 HD screen shape (or, god forbid, the dreaded 2x3 iPhone vertical). So, behold The Cube: A six sided virtual object you can manipulate with different images and audio on each surface. 

Pretty cool... even though it makes me wish for a virtual Rubik's Cube video...

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Miley Cyrus and Wayne Coyne Deliver a Very Odd and Very NSFW Short Film

Maybe Miley Cyrus felt like she needed to follow-up last night's NBC concert special with something a bit more risque. Well, mission accomplished. Any parent who felt relieved by the more wholesome/fun prime time Miley, will likely be running for cover from this short film she made with Flaming Lips mad genius Wayne Coyne. We're talking serious NSFW: Drugs, nudity, cursing and all sorts of other bad stuff. There's a loose narrative involving Miley's missing brain, Moby and boobs, but it's best to let Wayne himself explain [via Rolling Stone]:

"The video story is something like this: Moby is an evil, power-hungry cult leader. He wants the world's most valuable (according to our story) psychedelic supernatural possession... John F. Kennedy's brain....the brain contains the original formula for the drug LSD!!!

Miley Cyrus has the magic brain!!! And Moby enlists a nympho Manson girl-type blonde superfreak to go steel the brain from Cyrus.

She steals the brain from Cyrus while Cyrus is still in bed in a drug-induced coma. Cyrus finally wakes up and is mega-pissed that her BRAIN has been stolen. She enlists a burned-faced Santa and a lesbian Bigfoot ( that are hovering in a nearby spaceship) to hunt down the blond superfreak that stole her brain. They have a relentless pursuit, all the while Cyrus laments the loss of her magic brain and Moby gains powerful rainbows from hell. In the end, the blond superfreak kills Santa and Bigfoot and a baby mole ends up with the brain…" 

Oh yeah. And the Flaming Lips are disguised as rainbows, mushrooms and flowers watching from the sky room where a giant diamond explosion happens."

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Daniel James "Ain't No Money" (Mark Jenkinson, dir.)

Marky J brings out the animal(s) in Daniel James’s raw and gospel-tinged new single “ain’t no money”. We watch our corrupt cooperate company-straddling villain being followed and threatened by a herd of bizarre, weird and wonderful taxidermy animals as he stumbles and trips through the streets of East London. Shot with real cinematic ambition there is almost a voodoo undercurrent that unsettles this film leading our man to his inevitable conclusion.

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OK Go's Pitch to Obama for a July 4th Viral Video

What if Obama called OK Go and said, "OK guys, we need a viral video for The Star-Spangled Banner. Make it patriotic. Spend whatever you need, but it's gotta go viral."

This is not that video. But, it's a fun, even if not entirely accurate, insight into the OK Go creative process and how they maximize virality potential. PS: Their idea involves Jimi Hendrix with a cat head and giant bosoms, which does sound like Internet gold.

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The Peach Kings "Mojo Thunder" (Kris Merc & Benjy Brooke, dir.)

A handmade take on Film Noir created with chalk, black cardboard, pencils and white crayons — all animated in Photoshop. Visually we're talking a mix of stripper girls, santeria, a hound from hell and drowning all those bad vibes in drink. 

PS: If drawing of a naked woman will get you in trouble you should consider this NSFW. And look for a new job.

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Cazzette "SLEEPLESS" (Peter Huang, dir.)

Peter Huang, director: "I always said throughout filiming, 'I hope some bubbly 13-yeard old who really loves EDM ends up bursting into tears at the end of this video. Only then will I be satisfied. Somebody provide me with proof that this has happened."

Something is clearly amiss when we enter the posh home where a latenight hook-up is about to ensue. The camera lingers on that kitchen island knife block a touch too long. The woman can curiously work the on-wall custom whole-house music system without any direction. And, what's that noise?

It's more short film than music video, and it certainly doesn't have a happy ending, so bubbly EDM fans should definitely brace themselves...