A Green Day return to famed Berkely, CA DIY venue 924 Gilman, mixed with archival clips of the band commanding the same stage at the very beginning of their career, all in celebration of the documentary Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk.
The teenage lead singer Lydia Night of The Regrettes is wise beyond her years. Not only does she use this punky fuck-off song to recognize the current condescending tone toward women in today's political swamp but the video adds a wrinkle to show that maybe things ain't that different then they've always been.
Juno Temple is the Woman Who Fell To Earth, discovering the power of gold dust as she moves from the grey desert to the lushly colorful world of The Shelters.
Instead of playing chess with death, this life-or-death duel takes place on a basketball court where a young girl faces off against mortality under the judging and fiery eyes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
It's kind of like a perfect mash-up of the Seventh Seal, Mortal Kombat, Stranger Things and an Air Jordan commerical.
First off, the Jameson advertisement that starts this video off is maybe my favorite product placement in a music video, and not because of the product, but actually for dispensing with the business is a brilliantly clear and forthright way. After that we shift for a gorgous retro TV performance that's soaked with soul and class.