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SHOT: Gwen Stefani - Sophie Muller, director
"Crash" celebrates Gwen Stefani's late November two night stand at Anaheim's Arrowhead Pond arena, which was shot for a planned DVD celebrating her Harajuku Lovers tour.
artist: Gwen Stefani
song: "Crash"
label: Interscope
director(s): Sophie Muller
production co: Oil Factory
Steven Gottlieb at February 3, 2006 in Interscope, Oil Factory | Permalink
BOOKED: Mobb Deep - The Saline Project, directors
Shooting in NYC...
artist: Mobb Deep
song: "Put Them In Their Place"
label: G-Unit/Interscope
director(s): The Saline Project
production co: HSI
rep: Robin Frank Management
Steven Gottlieb at February 3, 2006 in HSI, Interscope, New Releases | Permalink
BOOKED: Nerina Pallot - Marc Klasfeld, director
Shooting later this month in Los Angeles...
artist: Nerina Pallot
song: "Everybody's Gone To War"
label: 14th Floor (commissioned by Warner Music UK)
director(s): Marc Klasfeld
production co: Rockhard Films
rep: Robin Frank Management
Steven Gottlieb at February 3, 2006 in RFM, Rockhard, UK Labels | Permalink
NEWS: Aaron Stewart-Ahn/Decemberists Win Plug Video Award
The Decemberists "Sixteen Military Wives" was honored as Music Video of the Year at the 2006 Plug Awards, held last night in NYC. The clip was directed by Aaron Stewart-Ahn and can be viewed at his production company's site, otaku-house.com.
Other winners at the show included Bright Eyes, Sufjan Stevens and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. A full list of winners is at plugawards.com.
Steven Gottlieb at February 3, 2006 in Kill Rock Stars, News, Otaku-House | Permalink
NEW RELEASE: Death Cab For Cutie "Soul Meets Body"
Death Cab For Cutie
"Soul Meets Body"
Atlantic
Cat Solen, director
Clint Cowen, producer
Description: The Death Cab For Cutie Directions music video project rolls on with a clip for "Soul Meets Body" directed by Cat Solen. Set on Thanksgiving 2004, this video shows regular folks all around the country enjoying the warmth of the holiday. The video plays it extraordinarily straight except for a brief interlude when a mounted deer head lip syncs one of the hooks. -- Watch "Soul Meets Body" at Death Cab For Cuties' Directions page, but hurry, since this video will be replaced on February 6 by the next video.
Steven Gottlieb at February 3, 2006 in Atlantic, New Releases, Otaku-House | Permalink
DVD ALERT: Sugarcubes
Sugarcubes - The DVD
various directors
Rhino Home Video/Elektra
to be released February 7, 2006
Description: Nine of the biggest music videos from Bjork's old band Sugarcubes are compiled along with three exclusive bonus clips on this bare bones DVD. Most of the included videos were directed by Icelandic filmmaker Oskar Jonasson, while two of the bonus clips — "Hit" and "Walkabout" — were directed by Pedro Romhanyi. Also out on the same day is Sugarcubes Live Zabor DVD which contains fifteen live performance from 1988 and 1989 plus interviews with the band members.
Steven Gottlieb at February 3, 2006 in DVD, Rhino | Permalink
SHOT: Camper Van Beethoven - Teddi Dean Bennett, director
This video for reunited 80s alternative rockers Camper Van Beethoven focuses on a young soldiers whose entire life is changed when he wakes up in the desert and discovers that his foot has been blown off.
artist: Camper Van Beethoven
song: "New Roman Times"
label: Pitch-A-Tent/Vanguard
director(s): Teddi Dean Bennett
production co: Gods Pocket Production
Steven Gottlieb at February 3, 2006 in God's Pocket, Vanguard | Permalink
MTV ALERT: Adds for the Week of 2/6/06
Adds:
Busta Rhymes "Touch It" (Aftermath/Interscope)
Juvenile "Rodeo" (Atlantic)
Pink "Stupid Girls" (LaFace/ZLG)
MTV2 Adds:
Avenged Sevenfold "Beast And The Harlot" (Warner Bros.)
MTVU Adds:
Death Cab For Cutie "Crooked Teeth" (Atlantic)
E-40 feat. Keak Da Sneak "Tell Me When To Go" (BME/Warner Bros.)
Hawthorne Heights "Saying Sorry" (Victory)
Juelz Santana " Oh Yes/Clock Work" (Diplomats/Island Def Jam)
The Like "June Gloom" (Geffen)
Young Jeezy "My Hood" (Island Def Jam)
MTV Jams Adds:
Bubba Sparxxx feat. Ying Yang Twins "Ms. New Booty" (Virgin)
Steven Gottlieb at February 2, 2006 in MTV | Permalink
NEW RELEASE: Jack Johnson "Upside Down"
Jack Johnson
"Upside Down"
Universal
The Malloys, directors
Black Dog, production co
Description: Jack Johnson keeps performing this tune even after he slips on a banana peel left behind by that pesky Curious George monkey and falls into the ocean. Johnson performs under the water with no health effects, except for the hallucinations that transport him into Curious George's animated world. These scenes were made by inserting Jack Johnson into pre-existing footage from the film. -- Watch "Upside Down"
Steven Gottlieb at February 2, 2006 in Black Dog, New Releases, Universal | Permalink
NEW RELEASE: Of Montreal "Requiem For O.M.M. 2"
Of Montreal
"Requiem For O.M.M. 2"
Polyvinyl
Radicalfriend, directors
Description: This cutesy animated clip for retro power pop group Of Montreal focuses on a fairly hapless armored knight who's dreaming of his own Excalibur sword. He falls down tunnels, gets whisked away by a hot air balloon and even gets chased by a bear before finding the weapon of his dreams. -- watch "Requiem..." at Radicalfriend.com
Steven Gottlieb at February 2, 2006 in New Releases, Polyvinyl | Permalink
