The History of Rap Videos and the Cyc Wall.
Caught Craig Mack's 'Flava In Your Ear' on TV the other night, and wondered where one of the oddest music video cliché's began.
Anyone know of which rap video was the first to use the cyc wall?
Los Abandoned - "Electricidad" - directed by Cosmo Segurson
Los Abandoned are a "Spanglish" indie rock band from L.A. Their first full-length album, Mix Tape, was released last September (although this particular song is not included on the regular version).
Asobi Seksu - "Thursday" - directed by So Yong Kim & Bradley Rust Gray
From the Brooklyn dream pop band's last album Citrus.
M4V file (23 mb)
Xiu Xiu - Save Me (dir : Echo Panda)
A video for 'Save Me' from Xiu Xiu's album 'The Air Force'. Did not know much about animation when we started the project and still might not.
QT(14mb) www.echopanda.com
News: JT, Scarlett Jo, and Bayer
Sam Bayer, who definitely isn't retired, directed the new Justin Timberlake vid "What Goes Around Comes Back Around." It stars Scarlett Johansson. More.. (thanks jey)
Pharoahe Monch "Gun Draws" dir. by ?
Not sure on the director, but it's the brainchild of Monch, a sort of caution against the dangers of widespread gun ownership. It's also an internet-only release.
Obtusity YouTube Allhiphop.com
Pleasure with Brett Anderson - Back To You
Music video made by TUNDRA* for the new Pleasure single featuring Brett Anderson from Suede on vocals. Enjoy. 80MB Quicktime.
