ed sheeran - thinking out loud
easily my favorite track off of the 'x' album, the track gets an incredible video by emil nava featuring ed in full on dance mode with the happiest smile on the guys face. the simplicity and beauty of it all is just heartwarming and will someone please tell us who the amazing female dancer is!
biting elbows - bad motherf**ker
this video has been doing the rounds since march (better late than never) and is the directorial brainchild of punk band biting elbows front man ilya naishuller. though i'm not usually for gratuitous violence (or punk rock), the video is an amazing POV mini-movie that totally deserves a look (btw, ilya is set to direct his first feature based on this video!) it's insane and perfect for you to nerd out to today!
arcade fire - the suburbs
[hopefully this spike jonze video is just a teaser of a full length short film, cause it's friggin awesome! i don't want to give anything away, just watch it and be compelled for more.]
foals - blue blood
[director chris sweeney has practically shot the highpoint of a fictitious movie in which all is revealed during this performance. it's pure brilliance and the kid is AMAZING!]
arcade fire - we used to wait (wongie's childhood home video)
[want your music videos to be more interactive? well arcade fire and director chris milk have come up with a genius interactive page in which you can leave a message to a younger you at your childhood home. tapping into my obvious sentimentality, i got a bit emotional playing with this! hopefully you will have fun with it too. check out my version of the music video on the link above. and if you want to make your own version based on your childhood street, go to the wilderness downtown and go crazy! have fun!]
ceelo green - f**k you
[i had to hold off on posting this until today just to give katy b a day to bask in the title of 'song of the month'. but this track by cee-lo is just too amazing to hold back! so instantly catchy and brilliant, this could be a contender for song of the year. oh yes, i've gone and said it!]
cee-lo green - no one's gonna love you (band of horses cover)
[and just to prove how brilliant ceelo actually is, he goes and does a complete 180 and offers up a heartbreaking rendition of the band of horses now classic tune. throw in the fact that this skinny video is like a mini movie and you've got my vote for video of the month too. damn! this guy can do no wrong!]
lady gaga feat beyonce - telephone
[you know what they say, once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger... nuff said! just watch this 9 mins of crazy]
UPDATE: check out the behind the scenes of this video!
ok go - this too shall pass
[i'm SO behind on this (since there are over 5 million views on youtube by now), but the band ok go asked syyn labs to collaborate on a two story 'rube goldberg machine' contraption set to their latest song. the result is magical, crazy and just the coolest 4 mins you'll see in awhile (if you haven't already!). brilliant!!!}
