August 2010

WATCH IT: Ted Leo "Bottled In Cork" (Tom Scharpling, dir.)

Now that Punk Gone Broadway is a reality — thank you, Green Day — why shouldn't Teo Leo set aside his nearly two decades of principled punk for a shot at musical immortality (and a living wage) via musical theater? Enter Reginald VanVoorst, a theater impresario who works with the band to bring this gem from The Brutalist Bricks to The Great White Way. If that sounds absurd, well, it is. WFMU Best Show host Tom Scharpling directed this satire, enlisting comedian Paul F.

WATCH IT: Mohini Geisweiller "Milk Teeth" (Danakil, dir.)

You would be nervous too if you saw a ginormous, pulsating white larvae on your floor. And you too might be just as ready to jump in the lake as Mohini Geisweiller is if you realized that the white pupa thing was actually your soul. --> watch "Milk Teeth"

Mohini Geisweiller "Milk Teeth" (Sony)Danakil, director | Grégory Escure, producer | Basic Films, production co | Nicolas Loir, DP | Mark Maborough @ NMC & Stance, editor

WATCH IT: Menomena "Dirty Cartoons" (homeless dude version)

Not a proper music video, but I think we can all agree that propriety doesn't have a huge place in the music video world. This snippet/miniclip/viral for Menomena "Dirty Cartoons" stars a (faux) homeless guy who seems to share an equal love for indie rock and mime. This air-drum bonanza was orchestrated by Trevor McMahan, who previously oversaw a food fight for the band's "Rotten Hell". --> watch "Dirty Cartoon"

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WATCH IT: Sugarland "Stuck Like Glue" (Declan Whitebloom, dir.)

Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles manages to make stalking look downright adorable in this unexpected clip directed by Declan Whitebloom. What starts as a seemingly normal crush gets more and more creepy as Nettles and her partner-in-crime Kristian Bush enact a slapstick plan to make sure he knows just how much she loves him. --> watch "Stuck Like Glue"

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