No doubt about it: based on the brilliant music videos he did in the nineties Chris Cunningham deserves a warm place on the Olympus of Promo Directors. His work for artists like Bjork and Aphex Twin were truly masterpieces of amazing originality and we don’t mind watching them over and over again. But since the … Continued
An interview to read, this time. Piet Parra is one of the hippest illustrators in Holland. He’s also in a band called Lele (of Lele’s “Breakfast” by Parra and Sandder). His hand-drawn art work has graced many a flyer and poster, as well as big brand campaigns, CD covers and the T’s of his Rockwell … Continued
This new Chunk “Breakfast” is director Sandder’s fourth video for the brand-new band Lele. The art work for the video was done by another band member, who also happens to be one of the hippest illustrators in the Netherlands: Piet Parra. The result of the Sandder/Parra cooperation is an original, funny and raunchy video for … Continued
The new Arthur Jones short (the genius of Post-It Note Stories fame) is called ‘I Like Jessica’. It’s an animation of a phone conversation between author Rodney Rothman and the first girl he ever kissed, way back in Junior High. You simply must check out the cheeky conversation. ‘I Still Like Jessica’ was commissioned by … Continued
Must be something in the air (or in this case, something in the cosmos). Some of the most original, most talented and most wanted animators around have all completed new works recently. We just posted two stories about a new Run Wrake short and the latest works by Bryan Arthur Jones. And now Fons Schiedon … Continued
Director Rogier van der Zwaag, describes this music video for Nobody Beats the Drum as dark and dirty. It sure looks like an icky place to be! NBTD is a Dutch breakbeat formation with a knack for word play and of course a talent for great electro beats. In fact, beats are the most important … Continued
We’re working hard on a new version of Pause. The old version of Pause – Freezing Music Video Culture – is our ever popular archive of online music videos and director interviews. The program dates back to 2002 – the time of Glazer, Gondry, Mills, WIZ, Jonze, and the likes. The music industry is changing … Continued
Once described as a cross between a jukebox and a TV, a Scopitone provided thousands with entertainment during the sixties. A real blast from the past, this site is jam-packed with swinging , reminiscent music videos from good old times gone by. I am not old enough to remember these times, you might not be … Continued
Director Garth Jennings, famous for beautiful music videos like Fatboy Slim’s Right Here, Right Now and REM’s Imitation of Life (we have them right here for you) has made a feature film called Son Of Rambow. It’s a semi-autobiographical movie about two schoolboys who make their own camcorder version of the 1982 hit movie Rambo: … Continued
Some 30 US pop stars and other celebs joined forces to support the Barack Obama presidential campaign. The initiative, which is proving incredibly viral, did not come from the Obama team, but from Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am, who wrote a song ‘Yes We Can’ based very literally on Obama’s New Hampshire speech. On … Continued
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