October 2013
Beaming Rocket
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 31, 2013 in Sponsored
Video artist Juan, the main character in LGs Beaming Rocket video, has been looking for ways to bring projection technology to the next level. In an effort to reach a broader audience, hes replaced the headlights in his car with LGs Mini Beam projectors, allowing him to display his work… Read More
New Release: Naughty Boy "Think About It" Directed by Lance Drake
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 31, 2013 in New Releases
British producer Naughty Boy's debut record, Hotel Cabana, is a concept album based on a luxury hotel where musicians come to perform. The latest video from the album, "Think About It" directed by Lance Drake, features rapper Wiz Khalifa and singer/songwriter Ella Eyre as said musicians. Based in the hotel itself, the… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "Crank That" (2007) by Soulja Boy
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 30, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
Being media savvy has long been an asset for artists. In the past, it was more about being savvy about the press and other print and video coverage. Now, of course, there is a far greater range of skills you need to manage your image, and a lot of those… Read More
New Release: Cloud Control "Promises" Directed by Keith Musil
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 30, 2013 in New Releases
Warning: This post contains spoilers. "Promises" by Cloud Control is a dark video about a beautiful woman whose not-so-beautiful husband seems to have just been murdered, and she appears to be significantly involved in the crime. Directed by Keith Musil, the video opens on the woman looking distressed after waking… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "Vanilla Twilight" (2010) by Owl City
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 29, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
When you are watching a film or TV, there is always a small chance that Shaquille O'Neal will appear. While other sports stars settle for a failed Boca Raton, FL restaurant (I'm looking at your Wilt Chamberlin and Pete Rose), Shaq has a real estate firm, several rap albums, Google… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "1980" (2007) by Dirt Nasty
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 28, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
If you guys are fans of Vine, you are probably familiar with Simon Rex, who took to the medium pretty soon after its initial release. He's recently stopped making vines it seems, but he used to make a lot of them and they almost always involved him taking him shirt… Read More
New Release: Washed Out "All I Know" Directed by Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 25, 2013 in New Releases
"All I Know" by Washed Out centers around two friends, Victor and Laslo, on a road trip inspired by Victors recent breakup. Told mainly from the perspective of Laslos handycam, the video tells the story of two young dudes having fun and meeting girls while exploring California. Director Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen… Read More
The Most Popular Music Videos Released This Week (10/25)
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 25, 2013 in Most Popular Music Videos
Its happened, you guys, we did it! For the second week in a row, a novelty music video was the most popular video released. How awesome is that? Last week, it was a song about food, and this week, its a song about Massachusetts! Thats right, the most popular music… Read More
New Release: Enrique Iglesias "Heart Attack" Directed by Colin Tilley
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 25, 2013 in New Releases
Warning: This post contains spoilers. There are a few mysteries "Heart Attack", the new video from Enrique Iglesias, directed by Colin Tilley. One of them is what happened to his hand, which for most of the video is bandaged with some blood soaking through. The other is why the character… Read More
FRINGE MUSIC FIX's Weekly Top 5 (10/25)
Posted by Adam Alexander on October 25, 2013 in Lists Contributor Post
I read an article today proposing a handful of reasons why todays TV is better than movies. While I do, for the most part, agree with the idea, I wont go into detail about that (but you can read the article here). The reason I am mentioning that article at… Read More
New Release: Sir Sly "Gold" Directed by Ellis Bahl
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 25, 2013 in New Releases
Warning: This post contains spoilers. One thing music videos can do that no other medium really can is present a story fragment - something that could be part of a full narrative, but the viewer only sees a piece of. Inside of that piece can contain plot twists, plays on… Read More
New Release: The 1975 "Girls" Directed by Adam Powell
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 25, 2013 in New Releases
After releasing a series of videos with a darker, black and white style to them, The 1975 released the Adam Powell directed "Sex" in July, a more narrative video that is also in color. Despite not really resembling a typical pop video very much, this stylistic change sparked a bit… Read More
A New Look for Credits
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 24, 2013 in Site News
IMVDb is the music video database, so obviously one thing we need to do really well is display music video credits for people, companies, and artists on their pages. The first incarnation of our page credit display was a simple table of credits, and then we had a more complicated… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "No Fucking Around" (2010) by Rafter
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 24, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
Back in the very early days of IMVDb (then FilmedInsert), pretty much any music video we came across was new to the database, so we just would search for "music video" on Vimeo and YouTube and go to town. One of the first videos we happened to come across was… Read More
New Release: Goo Goo Dolls "Come To Me" Directed by Gus Black
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 24, 2013 in New Releases
"Come To Me" by Goo Goo Dolls is a song about the positive moments in love that are so significant that if feels like things have started over moments like starting a new relationship, getting married, having kids, and growing old together. The music video for the song focuses… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "Back In Your Head" (2007) by Tegan and Sara
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 22, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
Quick - name two of your favorite things that are much better when done painfully awkwardly. If you are like me, you probably answered "balloons dropping" and "zooming in on someone". To me, there's nothing more fun than a bunch of balloons being dropped on someone who doesn't really notice… Read More
Video Chats: Christopher Hill on "Free Your Mind" by Cut Copy
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 21, 2013 in Interviews
"Free Your Mind" by Cut Copy is the story of a huge, charismatic cult leader, played by Alexander Skarsgård of HBOs True Blood, who is loved by all but one man on the compound. Director Christopher Hill worked closely with the band on the concept for the video, which also… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "Hurt" (2003) by Johnny Cash
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 21, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
From around the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s, Johnny Cash and Johnny Cash's estate managed to pull off one hell of a rebranding. For those who only really know the post-American Recordings Johnny Cash, you may not be familiar with 1970s/1980s Johnny Cash, who was significantly less popular and… Read More
The Most Popular Music Videos Released This Week (10/18)
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 18, 2013 in Most Popular Music Videos
Music videos come in all shapes and sizes. This week, there were so many cool music videos in so many different shapes, that there is no way to list them all in this one blog post. We can however list the 10 most popular released this week, so were going… Read More
New Release: Linkin Park x Steve Aoki "A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES" Directed by Joe Hahn
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 18, 2013 in New Releases
In the new music video for "A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES" by Linkin Park x Steve Aoki, the artists at Ghost Town Media created a virtual city on a pretty epic scale - 50,000 buildings divided into 7 districts, each marked by a giant structure resembling each of the 6… Read More
FRINGE MUSIC FIX's Weekly Top 5 (10/18)
Posted by Adam Alexander on October 18, 2013 in Lists Contributor Post
Thursday proved to be a game changer for FRINGE MUSIC FIX's best music videos of the week, with the top two videos both coming out that evening. Also, no honourable mentions this week, keeping it simple with the top 5 only. Livin' on the edge. Matteo Inchingolo conceives a magnificent… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "It Wasn't Me" (2000) by Shaggy ft RikRok
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 18, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
I'm still coming to terms with the time that I saw Shaggy open for the Rolling Stones. He was the opening act for a portion of one of the legs of their endless tours, and sitting there in a half full arena in South Florida watching Shaggy play to an… Read More
Video Chats: Ryan Andrews and Charli XCX on "SuperLove"
Posted by Doug Klinger on October 18, 2013 in Interviews
Convincing a Japanese biker gang and giant robots to be in a music video can be pretty difficult, especially after flying into Tokyo at 6am and starting to shoot immediately, but thats exactly what Charli XCX and director Ryan Andrews did for their latest video, "SuperLove." The colorful video has… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "Dance Tonight" (2007) by Paul McCartney
Posted by Adam Fairholm on October 17, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
When all is said and done, I think there will be lots to write about Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career which has seen its ups and downs over years. You could fill up a box set with all of his songs about his early days in the Beatles, and you could… Read More
A Look Back at Gambling in Music Videos
Posted by Nicholas Williams on October 17, 2013 in Lists
Whether it's in the lyrical content or in the music videos, we've long seen the connection between gambling and music. You wouldn't be wrong to say that it all got its start with the release of Kenny Rogers' classic 1978 single, "The Gambler." Both the content of the song and… Read More
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