If the guitar crunch and self-loathing of "Creep" broke Radiohead in America, then the soaring and lash-out loud anthem "Just" was a big driver in in blasting away at the now ludicrous charge that they were just a one hit wonder.
There's a swastika painted on the garage, alongside the words "porch monkey," in the suburban neighborhood where a black man and a white woman make their home. Ice Cube pulls up. A pistol on his lap. Ski-Mask on his head. He kicks the door down and kidnaps the guy, violently breaking up that interracial relationship at gunpoint. The anger directed at his fellow black man, not at the close-minded community.
Craig Mack's "Flava In Ya Ear (remix)" is one of those videos I've referred to countless times on this blog. It's one of the most important rap video of the '90s, if not all time.
Imagine coming home from school, turning on MTV and seeing this:
A perfect Replacements video, even if I wish it were for their all-time great anti-video screed, "Seen Your Video" —
All day, all night, all music videoSeen your video, the phony rock 'n' rollWe don't want to know, seen your videoYour phony rock 'n' rollWe don't want to know
It'd be fair to ask what you're watching. It's like a bootlegged analog recording of something futuristic and digital. Something tiny, yet seemingly massive. And evil.
"Second Bad Vilbel" [1996] for electronic act Autechre is director Chris Cunningham's first video. It's an uncanny mix of frenzied static, punctuated by bursts of ethereal bliss, showcasing an animatronic CG creature that also looks practically natural at times.
Before there was Woodkid, there was Godley & Creme...
Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. Musicians, first as bandmates in 10CC — If you grew up with any contact with Lite-FM, you're likely familiar with "I'm Not In Love," or maybe the false, yet still amusing tall-tale about their name — and then as the duo, Godley & Creme.
4x3 is the aspect ratio of standard def TV. It's also a new recurring feature on videos from the past...
Tarsem was one of the more mysterious and intriguing music video directors of the '90s, appearing fully-formed with the 1991 REM classic "Losing My Religion.
