WATCH IT: All Time Low "Weightless"

Director Matthew Stawski uses animated titles in a sort of "pop-up video" style to point out the brutal truths at an All Time Low concerts. You see, the There might be a few too many degrading disses at the expense of groupies — methinks the boys are a bit torn between fascination and disdain — but for the most part it's all good-natured, with just as many of the barbs being directed at the band as at their fans. Bonus points for getting Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz on-board to slag ATL, who then in turn gets shot down by Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. Somewhere, Billie Joe Armstrong is laughing at them all. --> watch "Weightless"

All Time Low "Weightless" (Hopeless)
Matthew Stawski, director | Paul Bock, producer | Refused TV, production co | Damien Acevedo, DP 

WATCH IT: Street Sweeper Social Club "100 Little Curses"

Guitar god Tom Morello continues raging against the machine with new band Street Sweeper Social Club, a militant little metal/rap/funk act with the outspoken Boots Riley of controversial rap group The Coup on vocals. Director Matthew Stawski provides lots of revolutionary symbols behind the band's performance, while also illustrating a tale of greed and capitalism gone wild with actor Breckin Meyer. --> watch "100 Little Curses" (directors cut, Quicktime)

Street Sweeper Social Club
"100 Little Curses" (ILG)
Matthew Stawski, director | Alfred Tomaszewski + Nina Tahash, producers | Refused TV, production co | Scrambled Visual, fx/editor 

SHOT: Street Sweeper Social Club - Matthew Stawski, director

First video for this collaboration between Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and The Coup rapper Boots Riley.Touring all summer with Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails.

• artist: Street Sweeper Social Club
• song: "100 Little Curses"
• label: Independent Label Group (WMG) 
• director(s): Matthew Stawski 
• production co: Refused TV
• producers: Alfred Tomaszewski & Nina Tahash
• effects: Scrambled Visual 

WATCH IT: Fall Out Boy "America's Suitehearts"

Fall Out Boy welcome you to the circus that is Hollywood in this mixed media clip for "Americas Suitehearts." Those poor suckers who hear the siren call of the glamorous life on TV and take the bait — such as Ashlee "Mrs. Pete Wentz" Simpson (ed: Oops. No Ashlee) Hey Monday singer Cassadee Pope — are for an unpleasant surprise: They get transformed into grotesque caricatures as soon as they arrive in LaLaLand. In keeping with the carnivalesque theme, director Matthew Stawski (formerly known as Scrambled Visual) places the FOB performance on a merry go round — a nice metaphor for the "world revolves around me" narcissistic mentality and tabloid culture that the song skewers. --> watch "America's Suitehearts" plus Behind The Scenes...

Fall Out Boy  "America's Suitehearts" (Island/IDJMG)
Matthew Stawski, director | Alfred Tomaszewski, producer | Refused TV, production co | Damien Acevedo, DP

SHOT: Innerpartysystem - Steven Penta, director

artist: Innerpartysystem
song: "Don't Stop" (European Version)
label: Island/IDJMG
director(s): Steven Penta
production co: Refused TV
producer: Alfred Tomaszewski
DP: Jonny Ching

WATCH IT: Red Fang "Prehistoric Dog"

Liquid courage is a dangerous thing, especially when it convinces a group of burly rockers to go all MacGyver by using beer cans to fashion armor and weapons. The neaderthals of Red Fang decide to get back at some larping nerds by challenging them to a  medieval sword battle in this rad video. Things take a turn for the worse when a nerd turns out to have an Excalibur and starts inflicting some serious flesh wounds, but kudos to Red Fang for trying to use dead soldiers of the beer variety to create actual dead soliders of the medievalist variety. --> watch "Prehistoric Dog"

Red Fang "Prehistoric Dog" (Wantage)
Whitey McConnaughy , director | Refused TV, production co

NEWS: Aggressive Nab Latin Grammy for Juanes

Directing team Aggressive win a Latin Grammy! The Aggressive duo Dan Shapiro and Alex Topaller, plus producer JP Fox (seen l–r, clutching their Latin Grammy) took home the Best Short Form Music Video for Juanes "Me Enamora" (also embedded below).

As I believe they say in Latin America, Mazel Tov to Dan, Alex, JP and all at Refused TV.

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SHOT: Suicidal Tendencies - Glen Bennett, director

Director Glen Bennett (fourth from left) with Suicidal Tendencies...

artist: Suicidal Tendencies
song: "Come Alive"
director(s): Glen Bennett
production co: E-Volution Productions/Refused TV
producer: Christina Cauldwell | DP: Ross Richardson

SHOT: Panic At The Disco - Behn Fannin, director

Director Behn Fannin (center) with Panic At The Disco...

artist: Panic at the Disco
song: "Northern Downpour"
label: Decaydence/Fueled By Ramen
director(s): Behn Fannin
production co: Refused TV
producer: Lauren Bratman | DP: Andy Patch | editor/fx: Behn Fannin

SHOT: Skybombers - Lex Halaby, director

artist: Skybombers
song: "If You Want To Be The One"
label: Albert Productions
director(s): Lex Halaby
production co: Boulevard Industries
commissioner:  Jill Kaplan/Skyway Productions

note: Lex Halaby is signed with Refused TV