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Black Eyed Peas “Pump It” Dir. Francis Lawrence There’s something off about the Black Eyed Peas’ “Pump It”—something that makes it feel more like a car commercial than a music video. Maybe it’s the unnervingly smooth and artificial cinematography. Maybe it’s the compulsive editing. Maybe it’s the way the song samples Dick Dale’s “Misirlou”—the “Pulp Fiction?...
Nelly ft. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp “Grillz” Dir. Fat Cats I always suspected that Paul Wall is actually Santa Claus sans beard and outfit. I don’t have any proof. Perhaps the rising cost of elf insurance has forced Santa to work summers in Houston as a grill dealer? After watching him dance, rap, and generally look awful—but ever jovial–in the video for Nelly’s “Grills,” my suspicions are all but confirmed: Paul Wall is none other than...
Pussycat Dolls “Beep” Dir. Benny Boom The Pussycat Dolls’ M.O. for “Beep” is similar to that for their debut single “Don’t Cha”; a rapper—then Busta Rhymes, now Will.I.Am—acting as a sidekick to the lead (read: only) singer Nicole, while the other five Dolls decorate the space behind her with booty-shaking, body rolls, and yet more booty-shaking. The video gradually works its way towards the hot dance scenes, first showing the five...
Angels and Airwaves “The Adventure” Dir. The Malloys All hail Tom DeLonge! The former guitarist of Blink-182 has seen fit to grace the world with the band Angels and Airwaves, whose songs, according to him, have “the conceptual depth of Pink Floyd, [and] the anthemic architecture of U2…All the songs are very cinematic, anthemic and epic-sounding. The music sounds angelic. Every song gives you the chills and you feel like you want to cry but you’re conquering the world at the same time...
Raconteurs “Steady, As She Goes” Dir. Jim Jarmusch Have pity on poor Meg White. It looks like her ex-husband, and now ex-bandmate, Jack White has ditched their blues revivalist outfit The White Stripes to form the garage rock quartet The Raconteurs with some of his buddies. The Raconteurs’ first single, “Steady, As She Goes,” is a bluesy romp with an infectious bass line, boozy guitar heroics, and—sorry Meg—crackling percussion. Jack White’s wailing vocals soar above...