Video Chats: John Strong on "Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster" by Thee Oh Sees
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 25, 2013 in Interviews
Its rare that a story about a dude murdering people and putting the in the back of his car will make you laugh, but that is exactly what happens in "Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster" by Thee Oh Sees, directed by John Strong. The video has the feeling of a short film,… Read More
New Release: Echosmith "Talking Dreams" Directed by Clea DuVall
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 25, 2013 in New Releases
Good times come in the form of bike rides and barnyards in "Talking Dreams" by Echosmith, directed by Clea DuVall. The video is full of warm colors and summertime vibes there is even a lemonade stand. In their last video, Echosmith lead singer Sydney Sierota sung about her desire to… Read More
Heineken Redirects Travelers To Laos
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 24, 2013 in Sponsored
Usually, by the time people arrive at the airport, their destination is pretty much set in stone. Heineken put their willingness to drop everything to the test however with something called Departure Roulette. They set up a giant green board at JFK airport and asked departing travelers to change their… Read More
Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 24, 2013 in Sponsored
Last year, as part of Bombay Sapphire's Imagination Series, Oscar winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher wrote a script with only dialogue and asked people to fill in the rest. They had the freedom to choose the setting, characters, time period, and genre, even the filmmaking technique, but they had to use… Read More
Video Chats: BRTHR on "Think Of You" by MS MR
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 23, 2013 in Interviews
2013 has been a great year so far for Alex Lee and Kyle Wightman, also known as BRTHR. Each of their five videos released this year has been more complex and ambitious than the one before it, and each has served as a way to further their aesthetic as directors.… Read More
New Release: Juicy J featuring Trey Songz & Wale "Bounce It" Directed by Benny Boom
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 23, 2013 in New Releases
Juicy J continues his run of strip club-themed hits with the Benny Boom directed "Bounce It," featuring Wale and Trey Songz. The Academy Award Winner/guy behind "Bands That Make Her Dance" has been making an impact on the hip-hop industry and the gentlemans entertainment industry since the mid-90s with Three-6… Read More
The Most Popular Music Videos Released This Week (7/19)
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 19, 2013 in Most Popular Music Videos
Alright, bring it in team, take a knee. We want to start by thanking all of the music videos that came out this week for giving us their full effort. It was a really popular week for music videos, with all 10 of the most popular videos registering over half… Read More
New Release: The Joy Formidable "Silent Treatment" Directed by ArchEnemies
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 18, 2013 in New Releases
"Silent Treatment" by Welsh alternative rock band The Joy Formidable is an intensely personal song, and the band have released an equally personal video for the song, directed by ArchEnemies. The black and white video features one person - vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan - performing for the camera in front of… Read More
New Release: Ace Hood Feat. Lil Wayne "We Outchea" Directed by Colin Tilley
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 17, 2013 in New Releases
Broward countys own Ace Hood lets everybody know that hes outchae in We Outchea, featuring Lil Wayne and directed by Colin Tilley. The gritty video shows Ace, Wayne, Birdman, DJ Khaled, and a bunch of other badass looking people in what appears to be the streets of South Florida. The… Read More
Video Chats: Timothy Saccenti on '36" Chain' by Run the Jewels
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 17, 2013 in Interviews
Mr. Killums - El-Ps drug, sex, and violence addicted squirrel puppet - has a very storied music video history. Weve been fans of Killums since he appeared in two of our favorite videos from last year, El-Ps "The Full Retard" and "Stay Down," so we were super excited when we… Read More
2013 MTV Video Music Award Nominees
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 17, 2013 in News
MTV announced the nominees for the 2013 Video Music Awards today, and while were not sure if Eric Andre is going to be the host, we are sure that below you will find a list of all of the nominated videos. However, since music videos are best when watched and… Read More
OMG! Everywhere NYC Scavenger Hunt Videos
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 17, 2013 in News
In addition to making full-length music videos, last months OMG! Cameras Everywhere NYC camp produced several other video projects, and today they released some of those videos. Below youll find two scavenger hunt videos made by the campers, and below those youll find a link to learn more about the… Read More
New Release: Earl Sweatshirt "Hive" Directed by Hiro Murai
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 16, 2013 in New Releases
At the end of last year, Earl Sweatshirt released the Hiro Murai directed "Chum," a dark and introspective video that was easily one of the best hip-hop videos of 2012. Earl and Hiros latest collaboration, "Hive," has a similar dark tone and features Earl surrounded by several monsters wearing Vans… Read More
Video Chats: Michael Lawrence on "I Dream in Neon" by Dirty Beaches
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 15, 2013 in Interviews
For the video I Dream in Neon by Dirty Beaches, director Michael Lawrence traveled to Germany to collaborate with Alex Zhang Hungtai (aka Dirty Beaches) on the project. The dark and partially autobiographical video features Alex as a the main character, highlighting what Michael describes as him putting everything into… Read More
New Release: Fifth Harmony "Miss Movin' On"
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 15, 2013 in New Releases
There are lots of singing shows out there, you guys. So many, in fact, that its pretty difficult to keep track of all the winners, let along all the finalists. However, the girls in X-Factor finalists Fifth Harmony seem to have enough talent and personality to break out of the… Read More
Video Chats: Ben Fee on "They Told Me" by Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 12, 2013 in Interviews
When trying to come up with an idea for a music video, if there is an image that you cant get out of your head, its best to go with it. Director Ben Fee couldnt get the idea of flesh out of his head when coming up with the concept… Read More
The Most Popular Music Videos Released This Week (7/12)
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 12, 2013 in Most Popular Music Videos
Another week of music videos in the books, great job all around, gang. We want to start by congratulating Ellie Goulding and director Mike Sharpe for their video Burn holding on to the number one spot this week, with Britney Spears and Marc Klasfelds Ohh La La giving them a… Read More
Video Chats: Ellis Bahl on "The War" by Josh Record
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 11, 2013 in Interviews
There have been plenty of songs and music videos about relationship troubles. However, not many of those videos take the approach that Ellis Bahl took for the video for "The War" by Josh Record, where the troubles are reflected not only in Joshs performance, but in the atmosphere and actions… Read More
Behind The Scenes: OMG! Camera Everywhere New York 2013
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 10, 2013 in Behind the Scenes
Last month, a bunch of music video directors got together with a bunch of kids from The Bronx to work together for a week on a bunch of awesome video projects - mainly music videos. Its called OMG! Cameras Everywhere, and were pretty sure youve heard of it already because… Read More
New Release: "V.S.O.P." by K. Michelle
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 10, 2013 in New Releases
The Benny Boom directed video for "V.S.O.P." by K. Michelle is a classic example of the relationship video. It features K. Michelle looking fly in a variety of cool outfits, from low cut tops to high-wasted pants, and co-stars a dude whos so handsome that its intimidating. The video highlights… Read More
"Black Skinhead" by Kanye West Isn't Out Yet
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 10, 2013 in News
The leaked version of Kanye Wests Black Skinhead music video, which was spread around the internet pretty freely yesterday, is apparently not the official version. The BLKKK SKKKN HD video that leaked yesterday was not the official version, Kanye tweeted. Thats pretty much as definitive as Kanye gets. And, since… Read More
Video Chats: Ian Perlman on "Together/Never" by Oberhofer
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 9, 2013 in Interviews
Director Ian Perlman takes an extremely personal approach to the stock-footage music video. Rather than downloading a bunch of footage from web archives, Ian used old footage of his own family in the video for "Together/Never" by Oberhofer. Pulling footage from two VHS tapes shot by his grandfather, Ian is… Read More
New Release: Titus Andronicus "Still Life With Hot Deuce And Silver Platter"
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 9, 2013 in New Releases
Before there was DVR, if someone wanted to save something from TV, they would have to get some blank VHS tapes and record it with their VCR (usually with the red audio cable left out because most old TVs didn't have the input for it). Often times, theyd be taping… Read More
The Top 10 Music Video GIFs of All Time (Part 4)
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 5, 2013 in Lists
Eelier this week, when Hannah Lux Davis released her music video for Im Out by Ciara and Nicki Minaj, we predicted that the GIF making members of the internet would enjoy the inspiration that this video provided. A few days later, and our theory was proven correct. So correct, in… Read More
The Most Popular Music Videos Released This Week (7/5)
Posted by Doug Klinger on July 5, 2013 in Most Popular Music Videos
It was a holiday week here in the states, with most Americans spending the past few days combining alcohol, children, and explosives together into a blinding, deafening display of independence. However, as we all know, music videos dont take holidays, ever. The top two videos from this week (Ciaras Im… Read More