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Grouplove "Shark Attack" (Cameron Duddy, dir.)

Every great trick carries the illusion of risk, but things could get truly dangerous when a magician switches Grouplove with two extremely dissimilar bands — one Mariachi, the other Ugandan metal — much to the displeasure of all involved.

PS: That's John Hawkes as the magician. Depending on your cultural level, you know him as either an award winning film actor, or as Kenny Power's brother on Eastbound & Down.

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Justin Bieber "All That Matters" (Colin Tilley, dir.)

While the teaser made "All That Matters" seem like it an all-growns-up bump and grind, the full video presents something a bit more uncomfortable (or less uncomfortable, depending on your perspective). Which isn't to say that sex isn't in the air here — it is, big time — but Bieber moves all too easily from intensity to playfulness to tentativeness, like a master performer trying to see what role gets the best response.

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Owen Wilson, Harry Dean Stanton and Dawes Help The Killers Wish You A Happy Xmas in L.A.

Who needs Clarence when you've got a disinterested Harry Dean Stanton to shepherd in an existential Christmas In L.A. for you? 

The annual Killers Christmas charity single gets some special guests this year: Owen Wilson stars in the video mix of live action and animation, Saint HD Stanton makes a cameo appearance, and Dawes jump on the track.

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Rebecca Black Finally Confronts The Horror That Is "Friday"

Here's a scary thought: "Friday" would have definitely been a Top 40 hit if it had been released after Billboard Magazine instituted their "let's count viral video views" into their chart formula.

Also scary: The video itself, which apparently also strikes a heart of darkness within Rebecca Black, who watches her video two and a half years later and seems equally thrilled and appalled by it all.

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Superchunk "Void" (Scott Jacobson, dir.)

Chris Rock once said that you never wanna be the old guy in the club. Though he was speaking in a hip-hop context, that adage may apply to the Brooklyn hipster scene as well.

Exhibit A: this vid from Superchunk, featuring Jon Glaser (Parks & Rec, Human Giant), Jon Benjamin (who Has A Van), and Ted Travelstead, [and Superchunk's own Jon Wuster]

Now, I gotta find a black Security tee of my own...

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Magistrates "When We Are Apart" (V/H/Yes, dir.)

The dating service videos of your dreams... or nightmares?

Rob Brandon aka V/H/Yes (and one half of directing duo Rob & Rob):

"Magistrates is my brothers band. They are all very awkward people, I tried to push that. 

We shot it in my living room last weekend. I finished editing it the other night. There were no expectations and no one to approve it but the band themselves and so its been a very quick process, which I love.