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.
Indonesian recording artist Agnez Mo has been making her name in the US pop scene since releasing her self-titled debut English-language album last year. Now, with the premiere of the Coke Bottle music video, she can cross receiving the Colin Tilley treatment…
Im going to just come right out and say it, the guys in Rixton need to learn how to think with their heads and not with their hearts sometimes. Take a look at the Me And My Broken Heart video…
As we've covered on the blog before, ABBA has an interesting history with music videos, using the form back in the late 1970s to spread their music to overseas markets. The videos, while pretty primitive, are well-done for their time,…
We had a great time last year at the Sprockets Music Video Festival in Athens, GA, and this year both Doug and I are headed down to Georgia to attend. Athens is uniquely suited to host a music video festival,…
When a video gets pulled off of YouTube, they usually tell you who made them do it. Usually it's a record label, but sometimes it's a random name. For instance, Iggy Azalea used to have a video called "Pu$$y," but…
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…
The following is an urgent message about music videos. OMG guys Andy Cohen was in a music video this weeeeeek! And it was the most popular one! Thats right, at over 20 million views, (and over 250 credits and counting!)…
"The Struggle" by Grizfolk, directed by Keith Musil, tells the story of a vigilante grizzly bear emotionally wreaking havoc on everyone he comes in contact with. While most people will realize that in real life this is actually an actor…
A few months after we started filmedinsert.com (which would eventually become imvdb.com), we decided a podcast would be a fun addition to the site. Our first episode was released in February 2011, and now a little more than three years…
As a website run by two dudes who basically wear the same 11 tshirts in rotation all year long, style obviously isnt our focus. However, when a music video comes along thats so packed full of sweet clothes and set…
Let's say you are in a crowd of people. How do you effectively communicate to them that you a.) know about IMVDb, and b.) like it? Trust us, we've tried every way. Pulling random people aside and explaining IMVDb to…
It's not often that you come across a band such as Phantogram, who consistently put out interesting and memorable visuals to accompany their music. This trend continues with the video for "Fall In Love," directed by Timothy Saccenti, and co-directed…
One question that we started getting interested in a few months ago is "what is the quickest way to start watching music videos?" If this were days of music videos on MTV, you could just flip over to a music…
2 On by Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q takes the idea of a choreographed club music video and lets it build out gradually throughout the piece. Choreographed by JaQuel Knight, choreographer for several iconic music videos including Single Ladies by Beyonce,…
After collaborating last year on the video for It Sucks Being Broke, Skipp Whitman and director Shawn Collins have rejoined forces to create the I-suck-at-sports anthem with Whitman Cant Jump. The video opens with Skipp on a basketball court in…
The 2014 Prism Prize for best music video was awarded to directed Emily Kai Bock last night, for her video for "Afterlife" by Arcade Fire. Prism Prize is an award selected by a jury of over 90 Canadian music and film…
For the past two weeks, the internet has been buzzing about "Turn Down For What," the DJ Snake and Lil' Jon video directed by Daniels. Starring Daniel Kwan (of Daniels) and Sunita Mani (of Cocoon Central Dance Team), "Turn Down For…
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…
Originally when we wrote about Vimeo's takedowns of music videos due to DCMA notices, we noted that on Vimeo's DMCA page, it mentions a three strikes rule that seemed very likely to come into play. Basically, if you have 3…
Here we are again you guys, the end of another week in music videos. What did we learn this week? We learned that Kylie Minogue is competing for the title of sexiest 45-year-old to work out in high heels with…
Earlier this month, Future released a Benny Boom-directed music video for his song Move That Dope, featuring Pharrell Williams and Pusha T. While there is a very small narrative involving a car chase and Ronald Reagan masks, for the most…
The drag race is an iconic Hollywood film scene. They usually start out with a woman standing between the two racers to signal the cars to go, followed by an intense race. Usually it's between two characters in a film…
Last week, we were in Austin, TX watching music videos, recording commentaries, and giving out IMVDb tshirts at SXSW. As one of the biggest events of the year to recognize music videos, and likely the largest to features directors specifically,…
If you visit IMVDb on a regular basis you may have noticed a big change that was launched in the middle of last week - a new version of IMVDb. We're really excited about it, not because it's the biggest…
People whose jobs revolve around throwaway "viral" stories hit pay dirt last week when someone noticed that a radio station in LA was playing Nelly's 2002 hit "Hot In Herre" over and over again. This is apparently relatively standard procedure…
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