Doug Klinger and Jason Baum talk about the notable music videos from 2021.
Interviews with music video directors and industry professionals, new release highlights, and IMVDb site news.
So far, Brooke Candys career has played out almost exclusively through music videos. She first caught the worlds attention in 2012 when she was featured in Grimes Genesis video, and then a few months later formally introduced herself through the…
Each week, FRINGE MUSIC FIX culls the latest music video releases, carefully selecting the most bizarre, provocative, and remarkable videos from across the world. Sit back, relax, and open your minds eye; things are about to get interesting. The following…
There were lots of popular music videos flying around this week, you guys. In fact, half of the top 10 came in at over a million views, with "Marilyn Monroe" by Pharrell Williams topping the week with nearly 5 million.…
Tune-Yards' video for "Water Fountain" is what do you get when you mix director Joel Kefali, lead singer Merrill Garbus, and the soul of Pee-Wees Playhouse into a music video. Vibrant, fun, and full of fantastic animation, Water Fountain seems…
1.) Anything animal. And Im not talking animal print. I mean, wrap yourself in something still breathing, crawling, and preferably slimy. Put an octopus on your head. Call it a hat. Braid its tentacles into your hair. Bedazzle snails to your arms…
In Senile by Young Money, director Collin Tilley creates surreal worlds for Tyga, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne, each with their own uniquely outlandish elements and characters. Tilley often tackles colorful and flashy music videos like this one, but he…
Each week, FRINGE MUSIC FIX culls the latest music video releases, carefully selecting the most bizarre, provocative, and remarkable videos from across the world. Sit back, relax, and open your minds eye; things are about to get interesting. The following…
Hi. Good to see you again. It's Friday, so we're looking at the most popular videos that were released this week. This is the last thing I have to write before I go to Applebee's and meet up with some…
The Los Angeles Music Video Festival is currently accepting submissions for LAMVF 2014, the 4th year of the LA-based, amazing festival that includes screenings, panels, and more. The festival submissions are broken down into categories that cover a wide range…
Over the past few years of IMVDb, weve counted down the top 10 music video GIFs of all time on five occasions. After some discussion, we realized that music video GIFs need to be looked at more frequently (specifically, weekly),…
One of our goals for 2014 is to get the information on IMVDb out into other parts of the internet. The information we collect on the site exists in bits and pieces all over, and there should be another use…
Most of the time on Music Video Relapse I am writing about a music video that is a classic for a good reason - either being iconic or just fondly remembered. Sometimes I write about a music video that was…
There is this thing that happens in hip hop where if you do a music video with Hiro Murai youre required to just keep making awesome music videos with him. Its a trend that was established by Earl Sweatshirt with…
Each week, FRINGE MUSIC FIX culls the latest music video releases, carefully selecting the most bizarre, provocative, and remarkable videos from across the world. Sit back, relax, and open your minds eye; things are about to get interesting. The following…
It was neck and neck all week, but despite being racecar themed, Summer by Calvin Harris came just short of Magic by Coldplay for the most popular video of the week. Dont worry Calvin, we still got madd respect for…
Can you all just do me a favor at take a few minutes to get funky with me here at the end of the day on a Friday? Can you do that for me please? Weve all had a long…
As the popularity of DVDs decreases and digital distribution increases, one thing that I hope sticks around is DVD commentaries. This was a really neat feature that was never possible before: you could choose to watch a movie with the…
Last night on The Tonight Show, Stevie Nicks recreated her 1981 music video Stop Draggin My Heart Around, with Jimmy Fallon playing the part of Tom Petty. The trick to recreating a performance video like Stop Draggin My Heart Around is…
After releasing a fairly simple video for Midnight earlier this year, Coldplay is back with a much larger production for their Magic music video. The video begins with the words a Jonas Åkerlund film, and thats no exaggeration as everything…
Let me give you guys a word of advice: no matter where you are, if you ever see Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme with a group of Asian business men, you need to get the fuck out…
Last month while at SXSW, we caught up with Meg Myers to chat with her about her videos for Desire directed by Jordan Bahat, and Heart Heart Head directed by Elliott Sellers. Having already talked to both Jordan and Elliott…
There are a few ways to approach the music video for an emotional ballad like Still by Katy B. There are some directors who may have tried to go with a more literal interpretation of the lyrics, showing two former…
Each week, FRINGE MUSIC FIX culls the latest music video releases, carefully selecting the most bizarre, provocative, and remarkable videos from across the world. Sit back, relax, and open your minds eye; things are about to get interesting. The following…
This week is one of those rare occasions where the most popular music video of the week is also one of our favorites, with "Ragga Bomb" by Skrillex feat. The Ragga Twins coming in at over 3 million views. Dont…
Back in January, we were invited down to Miami by Vilas Entertainment to spend the day on set of Dangerous by Before You Exit, directed by James Davis II. While there, we took a few photos of the action, shot…
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