One can have a field day critiquing the often irreconcilable decisions that corporate Standards & Practices departments at video channels like MTV make — see Idolator's Bleepwatch series for a good rundown on bad words like "dope" and "suicidal" — but some videos, like this hallucinatory new Used clip from director Lisa Mann have some pretty undeniable "can't do that on TV" moments. Gratuitous ass shots? Check. Pills? Cocaine? You betcha. But, that's not all: There's also several scenes of projectile vomit, plus a cross-dressing turn by bass player Jeph Howard that proves him to be one Pretty Ugly Awkward chick. And, I'm pretty sure they show his genitalia for a quick second (I didn't have the courage to rewind and pause). Apparently only the vomit made it past Standards, but you can take it all in online. --> watch "Pretty Handsome Awkward"
The Used "Pretty Handsome Awkward" (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Lisa Mann, director | Shannon Brand, producer | The Revolver Film Co. , production co | Miroslav Baszak, DP | Mark Morton, editor
