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4x3: Deep Forest "Sweet Lullaby" (Tarsem, dir.)
4x3 is the aspect ratio of standard def TV. It's also a new recurring feature on videos from the past...Tarsem was one of the more mysterious and intriguing music video directors of the '90s, appearing...
View Article4x3: Godley & Creme "Cry" (Godley & Creme, dir.)
Before there was Woodkid, there was Godley & Creme...Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. Musicians, first as bandmates in 10CC— If you grew up with any contact with Lite-FM, you're likely familiar with...
View Article4x3: Autchre "Second Bad Vilbel" (Chris Cunningham, dir.)
It'd be fair to ask what you're watching. It's like a bootlegged analog recording of something futuristic and digital. Something tiny, yet seemingly massive. And evil."Second Bad Vilbel" [1996] for...
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4x3: The Replacements "Bastards Of Young" (1986)
Imagine coming home from school, turning on MTV and seeing this:A perfect Replacements video, even if I wish it were for their all-time great anti-video screed, "Seen Your Video"—All day, all night,...
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4x3: Craig Mack "Flava In Ya Ear (remix)" (Hype Williams, dir.) -1994-
Craig Mack's "Flava In Ya Ear (remix)" is one of those videos I've referred to countless times on this blog. It's one of the most important rap video of the '90s, if not all time.It's as timeless a...
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4x3: Ice Cube "True To The Game" (F. Gary Gray, dir.)
There's a swastika painted on the garage, alongside the words "porch monkey," in the suburban neighborhood where a black man and a white woman make their home. Ice Cube pulls up. A pistol on his lap....
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4x3: Radiohead "Just" (Jamie Thraves, dir.)
"You don't want to know, please believe me."If the guitar crunch and self-loathing of "Creep" broke Radiohead in America, then the soaring and lash-out loud anthem "Just" was a big driver in in...
View Article4x3: Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al" (Gary Weis, dir.) - 1987 -
This feels like a good day for something light...The Paul Simon and Saturday Night Live connection is basically unmatched: He hosted the second episode ever, hosted and served as musical guest...
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