BOOKED: The National - Dugan O'Neal, dir.

• artist: The National
• song: "Terrible Love"
• label: 4AD/Beggars
• director(s): Dugan O Neal
• production co / rep: Doomsday

WATCH IT: The Drums "Down By The Water" (Surround, dir.)

This video is kind of like "Single Ladies" on Quaaludes. Or, imagine if Kraftwerk appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. Clearly referencing old time TV pop/rock performances — think Ronettes "Be My Baby" — the Surround production team lets the moddish boys of The Drums perform a very slowly slow mimed performance (with time code, so you know exactly how slow it all is).  --> watch "Down By The Water"

The Drums "Down By The Water" (Downtown)
Brian & Brad Palmer / SURROUND/ The Drums, directors | Brian Palmer & Tatiana Rudzinski, producers |  SURROUND, production co | Aaron Phillips, DP | Tubbs, art director

WATCH IT: E-40 "Spend The Night" (Ben Griffin, dir.)

E-40 continues to surprise over his long hip-hop career, this time rhyming over a Bjork vocal sample. The club-centric clip from the Bay Area production co Prime Zero features verses by E-40 and his posse as they hang with some ladies who seem to have taken at least some inspiration from Bjork's famous fashion style.--> "Spend The Night"

E-40 f/ Laroo, The DB'Z, Droop-E & B-Slimm
"Spend The Night" (Heavy On The Grind/EMI)
Ben Griffin, director | Sean Durant, producer | Prime Zero, production co |  Jordan Jose, editor

BOOKED: Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Gil Green, dir.

• artist: Soulja Boy Tell Em
• song: "Blowing Me Kisses"
• label: Interscope
• director(s): Gil Green
• production co: Merge @ Crossroads
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Michelle Larkin
• commissioner: Andrew Ibea

SHOT: Twista f/ Chris Brown - Colin Tilley, dir.

• artist: Twista f/ Chris Brown
• song: "Make A Movie"
• label: GMG/Capitol
• director(s): Colin Tilley
• production co: Riveting Entertainment
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Andrew Listermann
• DP: Rob Witt

note: Riveting is a sponsor of Videostatic.com

SHOT: Shontelle - Colin Tilley, director

• artist: Shontelle
• song: "Perfect Nightmare"
• label: SRC/Universal Motown
• director(s): Colin Tilley
• production co: Riveting Entertainment
• rep: Labuda Management
• producer: Andrew Listermann
• DP: Joe Labisi

note: Riveting is a sponsor of Videostatic.com

SHOT: Gucci Mane - Chris Robinson, dir.

• artist: Gucci Mane f/ Swizz Beatz
• song: "It's Gucci Time"
• label: Asylum/Warner Bros.
• director(s): Chris Robinson
• production co: Robot Films
• rep: Robin Frank Management
• commissioner: Denise Williams

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SHOT: Eliza Doolittle - Molly Schiot & Cass Bird, dir.

• artist: Eliza Doolittle
• song: "Rollerblades"
• label: Parlophone (EMI UK)
• director(s): Molly Schiot & Cass Bird
• production co: Moo Studios
• rep: Robin Frank Management
• commissioner: Nicola Brown

WATCH IT: Cee-Lo Green "F**k You" (Matthew Stawski, dir.)

Cee-Lo Green manages to score the pop hit of the year, except for the fact that it's called "Fuck You" and is essentially a Motown-worthy middle finger to a woman who has done him wrong. Director Matthew Stawski focuses on the sweet hooks, setting the action at a retro soda shop where we learn that Cee-Lo's anger stems from never having much luck with the ladies. --> watch "Fuck You"

Cee-Lo Green "Fuck You" (Elektra/Warner UK)
Matthew Stawski, director | Paul Bock, producer | Refused TV, production co | Damian Acevedo, DP | Serge Gay Jr, artist | Scrambled Visual, vfx | Dustin Blackburn, casting director (To roughly quote producer Paul Bock, it's pretty hard to find parents willing to let their kid lip-sync "fuck you" in a video)

SHOT: Jimmy Eat World - Ron Winter, dir.

• artist: Jimmy Eat World
• song: "My Best Theory"
• label: DGC/Interscope
• director(s): Ron Winter
• production co: Greencard Pictures
• rep: Heidi Gregory