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.
July 4th is full of symbols like flags and fireworks, but what about all the other great American things out there that don't get any love? I'm not talking about the marquee items like baseball and NASCAR, but the things…
Director Ollie Evans took a high brow meets street culture approach when directing Zomby's video for "With Love," which divides four tracks ("Ascension," "Sunshine Iin November," "Overdose" and "Memories") into different scenes in the video. Set in a warehouse-style church,…
At my Aunt & Uncle's house in Barrie, Ontario there is a CD rack with a copy of Alanis Morissette's 1991 debut album Alanis. It's a goofy, Debbie Gibson-eqsue record which spawned a few music videos, including the awesomely hilarious…
A few weeks ago, the internet was taken my storm by 8-year-old Sophia Graces debut music video, "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun," directed by Matt Alonzo. The video features Sophia in her signature tutu (made famous through Sophias many appearances…
In the later 1990s and early 2000s, Radiohead had a real talent for creating some folklore around their music videos. I'm thinking about the final moment of "Just" or the holding-your-breath stunt in "No Surprises". Somewhere in 2003 they decided…
The last time director Filip Sterckx worked with the band Willow, it was for the video "Sweater" and featured lead singer Pieter-Jan Van Den Troost walking through a world made from projecting computer animation on the wall and floor. Their…
I've always felt that the British band Keane is underrated as a fun band just to watch. I don't know why, but put them side by side with their old buddies Coldplay (Keane composer/pianst Tim Rice-Oxley was once invited to…
When Ciara and Nicki Minaj get together in skin-tight white jumpsuits, good times are sure to follow. This theory is proven over and over again in the Hannah Lux Davis directed Im Out, in which Ciara and Nicki perform in…
Any week we can feature a disco ball coming out of a man's afro as our screen shot of the week is a great week for music videos. M.I.A. topped out this week's list of most popular new music videos…
The internet is kind of freaking out today because for the first time in almost a decade, Pixies have released a music video. That video, for the song Bagboy, directed by LAMAR+NIK (Jesse Lamar High and Nik Harper), features a…
In "Global Girlfriend" by Solar Year, director Allie Avital Tsypin (of BANGS) follows actress Tania Asnes through an otherworldly spa as she relaxes under water, sips tea, and gets a head massage. The dreamlike video matches the mood of the song…
I miss the strut. It's been so long in the music video world since we've had a music video that showcases this seemingly lost art form, even while strut-worthy songs like Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" sit high on our Billboard…
Director Jake Nava has a talent for directing really great dance videos (with the help of some talented choreographers and performers, of course). One of his videos, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyonce, was good enough to…
Normally, upscale daytime parties like the one featured in "Do Or Die" by Flux Pavilion feat. Childish Gambino would be fine with just an iPod and some speakers in the corner playing a Pandora station. This party, however, has booked…
In the video for "Homeless Romantic" by the British artist Itch ft. Adam Lazzara (of Taking Back Sunday), a gang of kids take over an abandoned, graffiti-filled warehouse, and they're there to mess shit up. Director Hannah Lux Davis mixes in intense performances…
Snoop Dogg's ability to cross generations and age groups has made the once hardcore MC the type of artist you can now turn to when you need to have a fun rap song for your animated Dreamworks movie about racing…
There is a lot of crazy stuff on YouTube. Like the channel csknives, aka Cold Steel Knives, which features founder Lynn Thompson and a bunch of other dudes slicing things in half with giant swords and sometimes slightly less giant…
TLC's song "Waterfalls" will be 20 years old in a few years, and for some reason the surviving members of the trio recently recorded a version for release in Japan with Japanese singer Namie Amuro in place of Lisa "Left…
Last month, we were on set with Nicolas Heller and D-Pryde on set of Lifted, and it was one of the most fun sets weve ever been on. There was money flying through the air, a dude dressed as a…
Out of all the weird show business friendships, I feel like the one between Conan O'Brien and Jack White is near the top for me. It's not that Conan isn't cool enough to hang with Jack White, it's that Jack and…
In Somebody To Die For by Hurts, director Frank Borin follows Theo Hutchcraft as he performs around Christian imagery in desolate and broken down environments. Theo encounters several characters through his performance, including a bright blue nun, a man giving blessings…
Performance segments in music videos can serve a variety of purposes. They can show how awesome the band is, how sexy they are, how cool their dance moves are, and sometimes, they are able to add something to the song…
Often times when making a music video, you have to make some initial concessions. For example, if youre making a music video with a large cast, in one shot, completely hand-held with your arms in front of an actress, you…
In August 2003, I was enjoying my first weekend at college and there was a concert to welcome the students. The lineup was Guster and a band I'd never heard of but would be hearing lots of over the next…
Tomorrow, June 23, OMG Cameras Everywhere will be hosting a screening at Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY. They will be showing all of the music videos and shorts that the 12 Bronx-based campers of OMG NYC made…
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