music/videos we love :: jay-z “forever young”
Here’s Jay-Z’s the new music video for “Forver Young” directed by Anthony Mandler. I’ve watched this one a bunch of times, and I’ve got to say that I like it more with each viewing. There’s something really beyond hip-hop about it. I suppose it’s a video that really visually illustrates the fact that “hip-hop” music has become the music heard by the masses. An interesting video to mark the dawn of a new decade…
music/videos we love :: mos def – supermagic
Photographer + Music Video Director Nabil Elderkin has quickly become one of my favorite image makers this year. From the multi-layered “T.I.A” music video for K’naan to his black + white mini-horror music video for Kanye West’s “Paranoid”, to this trippy one shot take of Mos Def rapping in image trails. The boy’s been in a ZONE! With a steady growing stable of music videos and promos, Nabil has proven he’s one to watch…
collabos we love :: banksy vs. radiohead
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has been brought together with graffiti artist Banksy for the video for his new solo song ‘The Hollow Earth’. The film was directed by US filmmaker Raymond Salvatore Harmon and features images of Banksy’s graffiti work. Meanwhile ‘The Hollow Earth’, along with its fellow double A-side ‘Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses’, is available as a free download from the members’ area of Radiohead.com.
videos we love :: phenomenal handclap band “15 to 20″
Shot over a few very hot summer weeks in and all over NYC, 8 mini movies made to become 1. Directed by Moh Azima, Produced by Michelle Price, Staring The Phenomenal Handclap Band. Song taken from the self-titled album out now on Friendly Fire Recordings.
videos we love :: the very unofficial wu-tang clan protect ya neck video
I strongly believe in the power of humor to cure almost anything if put to use early enough. Big up to Calumpickle who put this video together. I dedicate this video to everyone smiling, laughing and rejoicing to be alive…
videos we love :: boom boom pow at the apple store
YouTube user nicholifavs is using the Apple Store as his own, personal A/V studio and audition space. So far, the little dude’s shot dozens of lip sync videos including this one of the Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow.”
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