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To every rap fan who dreams of living the gangster life: It's probably much more like what you see in this gritty, violent and insane 7L & Esoteric video than the flossy depiction usually found in music videos.  It's a similar vibe to photographer Ross McDonnell's Joyrider series —  which apparently inspired the visuals here — but with a twist that has the Boston rapper Esoteric abducted by a Russian crew that's not afraid to get as depraved as they wanna be.  --> watch "Retrospects"

• artist: Zac Brown Band
• song: "Highway 20 Ride"
• label: Atlantic
• director(s): Darren Doane
• production co: Level4

Director Darren Doane and crew will be traveling to Georgia, Hawaii and Mexico [ed: um, maybe rethink that part of the plan?] to shoot this follow-up to the Zac Brown Band hit "Chicken Fried."

• artist: Zac Brown Band
• song: "Toes"
• label: Atlantic
• director(s): Darren Doane
• production co: Level4

Scheduled for release as a film commemorating Van Morrison's live resurrection of his classic album Astral Weeks... Shot over the course of Van's November 7/8 stand at the legendary Hollywood Bowl.

artist: Van Morrisontitle: Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowllabel: Listen To The Liondirector(s): Darren Doaneproduction co: LEVEL4producer: Josh Karchmer

artist: All That Remains song: "Two Weeks"label: Prosthetic/Razor & Tie director(s): Darren Doane production co: LEVEL4

Director Darren Doane and Buckcherry singer Joshua Todd on the set of "Don't Go Away."

artist: Buckcherry song: "Don't Go Away" label: Atlantic director(s): Darren Doane production co: LEVEL4