December 2013
11 Videos That Gave Me The Feelies In 2013, by Isaac Ravishankara
Posted by Isaac Ravishankara on December 9, 2013 in Lists
Editor's Note: For our end of the year wrap up, we asked a few music video directors, directors of photography, and fans to compile their own top 10 lists. This list was compiled by music video director Isaac Ravishankara. It's obviously impossible to limit a list all of my favorite videos… Read More
FRINGE MUSIC FIX's Weekly Top 5 (12/8)
Posted by Adam Alexander on December 8, 2013 in Lists Contributor Post
FRINGE MUSIC FIXs selections for this weeks most exceptional music videos include flower headed women, hairless cats, mask wearing eccentric old men, gymnasts, dirt bike duels, multi-coloured computer rendered matter, and super intense intoxicated rave dancing. Read on to discover which of this weeks new music videos were the most… Read More
New Release: David Bowie "I'd Rather Be High" Directed by Tom Hingston
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 8, 2013 in New Releases
Combining clips of archival wartime footage, director Tom Hingstons Id Rather Be High (Venetian Mix [Wasted Edit]) by David Bowie is a fascinating anti-war music video that is meant to, as Tom describes, "serve as a powerful reminder of the futility of war. The video does this by juxtaposing footage… Read More
The Most Popular Music Videos Released This Week (12/6)
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 7, 2013 in Most Popular Music Videos
Last week when Justin Bieber teased his new video for "All That Matters," letting us know that it was coming out this week, we knew it would be safe to pencil him in at the top spot on this list. What we didnt know was that this week would also… Read More
Video Chats: Lance Drake on "Dead Eye" by Middle Class Rut
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 6, 2013 in Interviews
"Dead Eye" by Middle Class Rut, the bands fourth video collaboration with director Lance Drake, focuses on the members of the band traveling across the south of Alaska on foot, by ship, and in the back of a pickup truck. The video features some fantastic shots of Alaska, some which… Read More
New Release: Childish Gambino "3005" Directed by Hiro Murai
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 6, 2013 in New Releases
If the video projects leading up to the release of Childish Gambinos new LP Because the Internet are any indication of what the tone of the album will be, we can expect a dark, introspective hip hop album that comes from the perspective of an artist with a completely unique… Read More
Alex Amoling and Hammock on "I Could Hear The Water At The Edge Of All Things"
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 6, 2013 in Interviews
Alex Amolings narrative video for "I Could Hear The Water At The Edge Of All Things" by Hammock centers around a struggling blue-collar family on Staten Island. Casting a real family to appear in the video, Alex is able to find a chemistry within the characters that feels really natural… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "Last Christmas" (1984) by Wham!
Posted by Adam Fairholm on December 5, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
Is it just me, or does a lot of Christmas nostalgia come from the 1950s and the 1980s. I'm not saying that Christmas wasn't awesome in the 1970s or any other decade, but when we collectively pull things together from the past that we want to in our modern Christmas,… Read More
Video Chats: Ben Fee and K.Flay on "Rawks"
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 4, 2013 in Interviews
Photo by Colin Shane What do you get when you combine flying meat, a woman with a flower head, competitive hotdog eating, some epic hair tossing, and a bunch of goop made of milk, cream, yogurt, and food coloring? You get Ben Fees amazing new video for "Rawks" by K.Flay, of… Read More
New Release: Grouplove "Shark Attack" Directed by Cameron Duddy
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 3, 2013 in New Releases
In the hilarious new video for "Shark Attack" by Grouplove, actor John Hawkes plays Steven The Magnificant, a disheveled magician whose main trick involves making the band appear and disappear or at least thats whats supposed to happen. Instead, something in the trick goes haywire, and rather than making… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "This Is War" (2009) by Dustin Kensrue
Posted by Adam Fairholm on December 3, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
Today we're continuing our Christmas music video run with a video that definitely doesn't have any Christmas trees or jingle bells - Dustin Kensrue's 2009 video for "This Is War", directed by Kevin Adamson. First of all, you might be wondering why we're including this in our series on Christmas music… Read More
BRTHR on Directing "Wrecking Ball (Stage Visual)" by Miley Cyrus at the 2013 AMAs
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 3, 2013 in Interviews
Miley Cyrus is no stranger to heavily covered live performances. Recently, the buzz surrounding her live performance at the 2013 American Music Awards was a bit different as the focus of the coverage was more on the stage visual than the performance itself. This visual, co-directed by Diane Martel and… Read More
New Release: Justin Bieber "All That Matters" Directed by Colin Tilley
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 3, 2013 in New Releases
As one of the biggest stars on the planet right now, and the artist behind the second most viewed music video of all time ("Baby," which is knocking on the door of a billion views), its always a big deal when Justin Bieber releases a music video. His latest video… Read More
Video Chats: Lance Drake and Mindy Kelly on "The Future" by Five Knives
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 3, 2013 in Interviews
Last month, director Lance Drake and Five Knives introduced us to the most badass kid of all time through their music video for "The Future." The 4'11" ass-kicker goes by the name of Dallas Liu and is described by stunt coordinator Mindy Kelly as the future of "tricking," a extreme form of… Read More
Video Chats: Ryan Staake on "Sweat" by Major Lazer ft. Laidback Luke, Ms Dynamite
Posted by Doug Klinger on December 2, 2013 in Interviews
Not many music videos will make your hand and jacket glow in the dark while going through a TSA checkpoint, unless your music video centers around people blacklight-lit twerking in florescent paint, in which case its actually pretty likely. Awkward airport experiences aside, director Ryan Staakes concept for "Sweat" by… Read More
Music Video Relapse: "Christmas Lights" (2010) by Coldplay
Posted by Adam Fairholm on December 2, 2013 in Music Video Relapse
If you are not a fan of Christmas music, then right now is not a good time for you. Even if you don't like it, though, you have to admit that Christmas music is pretty fascinating - it's a seasonal genre that virtually every popular act has tried to get… Read More
FRINGE MUSIC FIX's Weekly Top 5 (11/29)
Posted by Adam Alexander on December 1, 2013 in Lists Contributor Post
FRINGE MUSIC FIX's selections for this week's most exceptional music videos include themes of longing, the blue collar grind, sexual allure, unbridled love, and solicited sex. Read on to discover which of this weeks new music videos were the most remarkable. An animated video directed by Francesca Adams that sets… Read More
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