Although I’m working from a provisional list of 50-some videos I plan to write about here, I’m going to order them haphazardly, always keeping an eye on anything going on Out There that might make something especially relevant in the moment. I may or may not rank everything when I finish, I don’t know–I highlightedContinue reading ““Cheers (Drink to That),” Rihanna (2010; directed by Evan Rogers & Ciara Pardo)”
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“Roadrunner,” the Modern Lovers (1972; uploaded by Warren Loft) / “Motor Away,” Guided by Voices (1995; uploaded by Jonathan Morris) / “The Past and Pending,” the Shins (2001; directed by Matt McCormick & Greg Brown)
Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel. And get someone to sit in the backseat and film everything–turn it into a music video. Top-40 radio, at its zenith in 1957 or 1965, was made for the car, and the car was made for music videos. Even if, from what I remember,Continue reading ““Roadrunner,” the Modern Lovers (1972; uploaded by Warren Loft) / “Motor Away,” Guided by Voices (1995; uploaded by Jonathan Morris) / “The Past and Pending,” the Shins (2001; directed by Matt McCormick & Greg Brown)”
“Going Down to Liverpool,” the Bangles (1984; directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs)
It’s the summer of 1984, and the Replacements–the most loved and most critically celebrated American indie band of the moment (or at least locked in a three-way tie for first with Hüsker Dü and sort-of-indie R.E.M.), poised to release Let It Be, their third LP, which will go on to finish 5th in that year’sContinue reading ““Going Down to Liverpool,” the Bangles (1984; directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs)”
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