Video of the Day...no wait, of the Week

Sorry I've been MIA people. I'm kind of in a screenwriting mindset and my energies have been in that department. Nevertheless, the need for new and non-crappy music must be sated. On that note, I give you the newest from one of the most badass bands on the planet - Electric Six !!!

This is "Formula 409".




I wonder if they got permission to use the name and logo? Formula 409, please don't sue Electric Six. I'm sure they can't afford it. Just look at those production values!

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I realized that I haven't given much love to the Smiths since I started this blog. I went back and dug through some old videos and realized that most of the Smiths videos are remarkably poor. Sad to say, but true. In any case, "There Is Light That Never Goes Out" is an exception.

It's a great example of how simple can be better. The shots don't rush, the transitions are easy. It lets the song do most of the talking, without being boring.

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Today's video is a great one. It's hard not to like Johnny Cash. And this track from American Recordings is so damn dark and bleak. The video is just as grim.

Overlooked - Love is The Slug

Imagine if the Go-Go's had gone to prison and come out as broken bottle swingin' bar bitches who didn't take shit from anyone. That's pretty much what Fuzzbox sounds like. An all-girl rock band from the 80's(they're actual full name was We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It), they were a flash in the pan, here and gone kinda thing. In fact, even as an 80s DJ, I managed to miss this song for years, until my wonderful girlfriend introduced me to it. It stuck immediately.


It's one of those tracks where you go, 'this is over 20 years old? No Way!' . It's definitely got an 80s vibe, but it's still chock full of attitude and style. Fuzzy danceable guitars, synthesizers that aren't over the top, and half-sung, half-shouted vocals from Vickie Perk. This is one of those rare tracks that makes me actually miss my high school years.




*Although...upon watching the video, maybe 'bottle swingin' bitches' is overstating their street cred.*


MP3: Fuzzbox - Love is the Slug
Purchase through Amazon - Fuzzbox

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"True Faith" from New Order. I loved this video as a teenager. As an adult, I look back on it and I can see that there was a label douchebag that stuck his big fat stupid nose into the process here and said 'this is all too weird, we need to intersperse all this weird shit with the band pretending to play'. The director then says, 'but we've already finished! We don't have any footage of the band!'. The label douche follows up with 'Well, just use some live footage from somewhere, I don't care. I just don't want to see all that weird stuff!'.

Douchebags.

Still a great song, and a mostly great video.

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Best. Commercial. Ever.

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I'm ingesting the new She Wants Revenge EP right now. I'll have a review shortly. In the meantime, here's a video off their first album. "Tear You Apart" is on a short list of my favorite all-time videos (It's also directed by Joaquin Phoenix).

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This song recently came up in conversation between my girlfriend and I and we ended up doing our 'Night at the Roxbury' style laugh off in the car to it. Then, serendipitously it came up on Stereogum and I laughed myself to the point of peeing at the video. I've never seen a mainstream video so funny and so pornographic simultaneously.

This is Eric Prydz's remix of Steve Winwood's "Valerie", titled "Call on Me". Let the laughter begin.

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This is from the Infadel's first album. The track is "Can't Get Enough". I've been really digging on this track lately.

But the video...is it just me or does it seem vaguely, unintentionally homoerotic? And is that some sort of trendy bib he's wearing? All in all, a pretty funny video, even if that isn't what they were going for.

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Today's video comes from a fun, straight up rock and roll band, the Subways. I love this video for a few reasons. One, the kinetic camera action suits the band so well. Two, I love the fact that the girl is far more aggro than the guy - she's jumpin all over the place. Three, you have to love pissed off girls in skirts and rollerskates. What's not to love? This is "Oh, Yeah" by the Subways.

Video of the Day - Locals

The video of the day is about as near and dear to me as it gets. After all, I directed and edited it. It's the promo video for the pilot episode of my series, "Locals".

Why is it the video of the day? Well, the version you are looking at below is on the Independent Televsion Festival YouTube site(which is also why the aspect ratio is wrong, sorry). The show is an official selection this year and they've put up trailers for all of the festival shows.

Please, if you get a minute, watch the trailer, leave a comment here. Even better, if you live in L.A. come out to the festival in August. You can learn more about ITVFest here.



You can also come to the show's website: Locals

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Today's tasty animated treat is from Does It Offend You, Yeah?. The track is "Let's Make Out". Great video and built to be played on a big screen at a club. I liked this better than the previews for Speed Racer, that's for sure.

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Sorry no posts yesterday - I'm really busy at work (my paying job). Still busy today, but I thought I could squeeze a couple in.

Today's video is not my usual material, but I have to say, girls with glowing eyes and silver skin are really hot.

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Cute poppy French fun from Yelle. This is "A Cause Des Garcons"

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The Faint don't do as many music videos as some of their contemporaries, and they are kind of hit and miss. This is one of the hits. The style and integration of the animation on this fits the song like a glove.

Agenda Suicide

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So, a friend of mine invited me to a party that I couldn't attend. Later when I asked some friends about it, I got a great story. This is a paraphrase of the conversation that took place at the party and was relayed to me.
Friend A: "They put up a maypole in the backyard!'
Friend B: "What's a maypole?'
Friend A: "You remember that video from Men Without Hats, "Safety Dance"?
Friend B: "Oh yeah! Okay. "
Friend C to friend B: "Wait, your only knowledge of maypoles comes from a Men Without Hats video? That's like saying your only knowledge of Mozart comes from Falco."

Without further ado, I give you your dose of maypoles and Mozart.

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Today's video was directed by my friend Morgan Night. It's a great send up of the war and old USO shows, and it's hilarious song. The tune may sound familiar, but the lyrics are all Spankers.

This is "Stick Magnetic Ribbons On Your SUV" by the Asylum Street Spankers.

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Yes, this song is overplayed. I don't care. I still love it and the video. Although, Ben Gibbard and Deathcab have gotten much too big for their own britches (Yes, I know, people don't say that anymore, but I'm so retro I'm bringin the 40s back).

This is the Postal Service, with "Such Great Heights".

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Today's VOD is an example of 'less is more'. A simple setting and a simple concept can have a powerful impact. The thought put into this video along with the attention to detail is fantastic. The CG is fine, but like any good sci-fi film, it's not about the effects, but meaning behind them.

This is Nine Inch Nails' "Only".

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Today's video comes from one of my favorite albums of the last ten years, Goldfrapp's Black Cherry. What the video lacks in story telling, it makes up for in slickly done visuals that evoke the same ecstasy trip feel that the album does. This is "Strict Machine".