Mackingwell

WATCH IT: Wolfgang Gartner "Illmerica" (Ryan McNamara, dir.)

It's the story of America, from the Mayflower to the Civil War to the Industrial Revolution and on and on and on until the present day of us sitting on our asses as everything falls apart. The video for DJ Wolfgang Gartner is a mixed-media tour-de-force, even if it's geared toward those of us who prefer Howard Zinn's People's History to what you learned in Social Studies class. --> watch "Illmerica"

WATCH IT: Spose "I'm Awesome" (Lucas Heyne, dir.)

 White boy Maine rapper Spose makes a bid to be The Fresh Prince of Bangor in this humorous boast about being (not) awesome. Director Lucas Heyne matches nearly every one-liner in the song with a self-deprecating visual as he captures Spose in his hometown of Wells, ME (aka, possibly the least hip-hop place in America) and on a Parents Just Don't Understand set in L.A..  --> watch "I'm Awesome"

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