artist: Jonathan Rice
song: "So Sweet"
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Eleanor
production co: Aisle Five (more info on Eleanor and Aisle Five at their website)
Associates In Science are directing "C'mere" for Interpol. Two children in the woods come across a witch dressed in fiery clothes. The kids then take the flaming fabric and wrap it around a log cabin (in which Interpol are performing, of course). Weird, but no more more weird than the band's video for "Evil".
artist: Interpol
song: "C'mere"
label: Interpol
director(s): Associates In Science
production co: Partizan
Chris Applebaum directed "She Said" for new pop singer Brie Larson. Brie works at an all American burger joint where she's forced to deal with all sorts of characters. Eventually she gets fed up and leaves to perform with her band on a huge stage. Unfortunately, her big break have been just a dream.
artist: Brie Larson
song: "She Said"
label: Casablanca/Universal
director(s): Chris Applebaum
production co: Partizan
Vem uses a cut and paste collage style to bring Skindred performance to life in "Pressure." The inspiration behind the idea is the cover art to Skindred's CD Babylon.
artist: Skindred
song: "Pressure"
label: Lava
director(s): Vem
production co: DNA
Brian Lazzaro directed buzz band Rilo Kiley in performance at a taxidermy studio for "Portions For Foxes." The DP on the job was none other than Samuel Bayer.
artist: Rilo Kiley
song: "Portions For Foxes"
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Brian Lazzaro
production co: Black Dog
artist: Young Buck
song: "Look At Me Now/Bonafide Hustler"
label: G Unit/Interscope
director(s): The Saline Project
production co: HSI
rep: Robin Frank Management
artist: Amerie
song: "1 Thing"
label: Columbia
director(s): Chris Robinson
production co: HSI
rep: Robin Frank Management
artist: Faith Evans
song: "Again"
label: Capitol
director(s): Chris Robinson
production co: HSI
rep: Robin Frank Management
artist: 50 Cent
song: "Candy Shop"
label: Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
director(s): Jessy Terrero
production co: Lotus Filmworks
rep: Robin Frank Management
Director Olivier Gondry first shot and edited a performance of "Goodnight Goodnight" by Hot Hot Heat and then had every frame printed on a separate T-shirt (4,000 in total!). The band then put on every shirt for a secondary shoot in which digital cameras captured them wearing each frame. The end result is performance that takes place on the shirts that Hot Hot Heat are wearing.
artist: Hot Hot Heat
song: "Goodnight Goodnight"
label: Sire/Reprise
director(s): Olivier Gondry
production co: Partizan
Marc Webb directed a dance extravaganza in "Helena," his second video for breaking band My Chemical Romance. This video "puts the F-U-N back in Funeral."
artist: My Chemical Romance
song: "Helena"
label: Reprise
director(s): Marc Webb
production co: DNA
Nathan Cox directed "Stronger" for rock band TRUSTcompany. Singer/guitarist Kevin Palmer has a "love at first sight" moment while performing at ahouse party. He catches the gaze of a beautiful woman at a house party and decides to put down his guitar in order to meet her.
Nathan Cox co-directed "Little Sister" for Queens Of The Stone Age with band leader Josh Homme. The performance video takes place inside a cube that is constructed of flourescent lights.
artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
song: "Little Sister"
label: Interscope
director(s): Josh Homme and Nathan Cox
production co: Merge @ Crossroads
rep: Labuda Management
