January 2014

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Best Music Videos of January 2014

A shorter list than usual, but I have a feeling that 2014 is just revving up...

Here are the Best Videos of January 2014, in reverse order of release:

Wild Beasts "Wanderlust" (NYSU, dir.)
Disclosure "Grab Her" (Emile Sornin, dir.)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. "Run" (Claire Marie Vogel, dir.)
Pusha T "Suicide" (Nathan Brown, dir.)
Damon Albarn "Everyday Robots" (Aitor Throup, dir.)
JMSN "The One" (JMSN, dir.) [NSFW]
Boggie "Nouveau Parfum" (Nándor Lőrincz, Bálint Nagy, dir.)
Kwes "[rollerblade]" (Ian Pons Jewell, dir.)
Shaka Ponk "Wanna Get Free" (Shaka Ponk, dir.)
No-Face "Monsoon" (Alex Geerken, dir.)
The Belle Brigade "Ashes" (The Kolton Brothers, dir.)
Ty Dolla $ign "Never Be The Same" (Jerome D., dir.)
Neon Trees "Sleeping With A Friend" (Brad Palmer & Brian Palmer, dir.)
Elbow "New York Morning" (Mark Thomas, dir.)
Young Rival "Black Is Good" (Jared Raub, Tomasz Dysinski, dir.)
Holly Herndon "Chorus" (Akihiko Taniguchi, dir.)
Paramore "Ain't It Fun" (Sophia Peer, dir.)
Justin Bieber f/ Chance The Rapper "Confident" (Colin Tilley, dir.)
Shakira f/ Rihanna "Can't Remember To Forget You" (Joseph Kahn, dir.)

News

U2 New Video Coming Directed by Mark Romanek; Free Download + Ad Running Super Bowl

The U2 machine is revving back up with an impressive launch plan that includes a video by Mark Romanek, a free download offer on Super Bowl Sunday and a massive charitable angle for their preferred (Red) charity.

New single "Invisible" will launch this Sunday in partnership with Bank Of America: The song will be available for download throughout the game and the subsequent 24 hours via iTunes, with BOFA donating $1 for each of the first two million downloads.

And while watching the game, or the commercials, look for a spot utillizing footage directed by Mark Romanek for the forthcoming music video.

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Directing collective CANADA Joins The Directors Bureau

The Directors Bureau announces the signing of CANADA for music video and commercial representation in the US.

CANADA — led by directors Nico Mendez and Lope Serrano, executive producer Oscar Romagosa — boadt a distinctive body of work, including:

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One Direction "Midnight Memories" (Ben Winston, dir.)

Despite The Stone Roses tee-shirt and a verse riff that kinda sorta splits the difference between AC/DC and Rush, plus a chorus that's a rewrite of "Pour Some Sugar On Me" nobody will accuse leading boy band One Direction of going rock 'n' roll here.

Behind The Scenes

Shakira f/ Rihanna "Can't Remember To Forget You" (Joseph Kahn, dir.)

Director Joseph Kahn is no stranger to putting two pop starlets on the same screen — see "The Boy Is Mine" which had Brandy and Monica teaming up — and also smart enough to know there's no need for narrative glue when those starlets are more than willing to purr and strut for the camera.

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Ace Reporter "Stick To" (Peter and Annie, dir.)

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Gist The Essence "I Want It All (trailer)" (Mills Miller, dir.)

New music video from New York Queens bred artist Gist The Essence Directed by Mils Miller

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Chromeo "Come Alive" (Alex Southam, dir.)

This '80s fantasia has Chromeo's Dave 1 as the magic man, able to turn store mannequins into lovely and lively women redy to get down with him and special guest Toro y Moi. Or, maybe they're just creepy dudes who have a thing for the non-animated ladies. Either way: It's a blast.

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We Are Shining "Killing" (Ed Morris, dir.)

London: 30th January 2014. Rattling Stick director, Ed Morris, enters the world of Music Video creating and directing a compelling film for new artist We Are Shining featuring Eliza Doolittle. The track is called ‘Killing’.

This promo capitalizes on the power of viral marketing to reach an audience beyond its current fan base. It presents itself as a piece of highly share-worthy content into which the music features as an integral part of the idea.

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January 2014

Best Music Videos of January 2014

U2 New Video Coming Directed by Mark Romanek; Free Download + Ad Running Super Bowl

Directing collective CANADA Joins The Directors Bureau

One Direction "Midnight Memories" (Ben Winston, dir.)

Shakira f/ Rihanna "Can't Remember To Forget You" (Joseph Kahn, dir.)

Ace Reporter "Stick To" (Peter and Annie, dir.)

Gist The Essence "I Want It All (trailer)" (Mills Miller, dir.)

Chromeo "Come Alive" (Alex Southam, dir.)

We Are Shining "Killing" (Ed Morris, dir.)

Longfellow "Siamese Lover" (Steve Glashier, dir.)

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iönä "Tick Tick" (Glen Mountford, Iona Kohler Alven, dir.)

Christina Goh "Arts - Muses" (Baptiste Auffray, dir.)

Thrills & The Chase "A Special Place in Hell" (Roberta Fabruzzi, dir.)

John Presnell "Nursing Your Shadow" (Adam Barnick, dir.)

Simply Rayne "FWU" (Luther “LU” Brown, dir.)

Queens Of The Stone Age "Emotion Sickness" (Liam Lynch, dir.)

The Blessing Business "MOMENT IN TIME" (Christopher Heller, Keith Megna, dir.)

Olive Klug "Casting Spells" (Melissa Ladybug, dir.)

Trvpbeez "3AM" (Rowland Jordan, dir.)

Dean M. Collins "It Could Have Been Me" (Elise Robertson, Dean M. Collins, dir.)

Eva Shaw "Woke B Solo Midnight Strangers" (Markus Madlangbayan, dir.)

Boose Caboose "Staring Too Long" (Chad Carr, dir.)

Watsky f/ T-Pain "What's The Move" (Watsky and Alan Gwizdowski, dir.)

AVATARI "High Like This" (David Michael Maurer, dir.)

Rooftop Screamers "Contagious" (Stereo 27 Productions, dir.)

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