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Sharon Van Etten: "Magic Chords"
Laura Snapes; October 19, 2012
Laura Snapes talks to the Brooklyn singer-songwriter and director Rick Alverson about their disturbing new video, which features Van Etten in Puritan garb, mysteriously surrounded by a group of lifeless, nude bodies.
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Grizzly Bear: "Yet Again"
Ryan Dombal; October 11, 2012
After her stellar work on Grimes' "Oblivion" video, Emily Kai Bock returns with a nightmarish clip about the dark side of adolescence. Ryan Dombal talks with her about societal indoctrination and maintaining artistic integrity in the branded age.
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Antony and the Johnsons: "Cut the World"
Jenn Pelly; September 18, 2012
The video for Antony's "Cut the World" is a bloody depiction of the relationship between a secretary and her boss, starring Willem Dafoe. Jenn Pelly talks to Antony and director Nabil Elderkin.
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Jessie Ware: "Wildest Moments"
Carrie Battan; September 10, 2012
Carrie Battan chats with London soul newcomer Jessie Ware and rising art star Kate Moross about their simple and sophisticated visual aesthetic, including behind-the-scenes details on the gorgeous one-take video for "Wildest Moments".
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Grimes: "Genesis"
Carrie Battan; August 27, 2012
Bewildered by the white snakes, silver dancers, and medieval weapons in the new Grimes video? The artist and director talks to Carrie Battan about the inspirations-- Britney, Tarantino, 15th-century painters-- and the dangers behind her new clip.
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Danny Brown: "Grown Up"
Larry Fitzmaurice; July 3, 2012
The video for "Grown Up" features an engaging turn from child actor Dante Hoagland as a young Danny Brown. Larry Fitzmaurice talks to Hoagland and director Greg Brunkalla about keeping mom happy on the set of a rap video, and more.
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Killer Mike: "Big Beast"
Jayson Greene; June 28, 2012
The Atlanta rapper and director Thomas C. Bingham talk about their exploitation-themed, nine-and-a-half-minute mini-movie, thinking outside the hip-hop box, and the logistical difficulties in maintaining a cannibal strip club.
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tUnE-yArDs: "My Country"
Lindsay Zoladz; May 2, 2012
The vibrant, kid-filled new tUnE-yArDs video is not only terribly cute, it's also a comment on the sad state of arts funding within America's education system. Merrill Garbus and filmmaker Mimi Cave talk to Lindsay Zoladz about the clip.
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Drake: "HYFR"
Jenn Pelly; April 26, 2012
Video veteran Director X talks to Jenn Pelly about Drake's "re-bar mitzvah" clip. X dishes on Lil Wayne's skateboard mayhem, where they found a synagogue to host the shoot, and why a Catholic wouldn't be allowed to have this much fun.
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Jack White: "Sixteen Saltines"
Ryan Dombal; April 16, 2012
Filmmaker AG Rojas talks to Ryan Dombal about his brilliantly unhinged Jack White video, in which a group of kids tear an adult-less world to shreds. Includes insights on robo-tripping, bloody hopscotch, and spitting in people's faces.
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Grimes: "Oblivion"
Ryan Dombal; March 5, 2012
In the new Grimes video, singer Claire Boucher steals the spotlight from a football game, confusing a lot of shirtless dudes in the process. We talk to the artist and director Emily Kai Bock about gender stereotypes and the power of perception.
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St. Vincent: "Cheerleader"
Jenn Pelly; February 27, 2012
In his latest video, filmmaker Hiro Murai turns St. Vincent's Annie Clark into a Godzilla-sized museum piece. Jenn Pelly talks to the director about the voyeurism of art galleries, old-school special effects, and breaking free from your own art.
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Rihanna: "We Found Love"
Ryan Dombal; December 14, 2011
Video director Melina Matsoukas, who has helmed clips for everyone from Beyoncé to Gaga, talks to us about her latest team up with Rihanna, which depicts a thrillingly manic pill-popping love affair.
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Mister Heavenly: "Bronx Sniper"
Larry Fitzmaurice; November 15, 2011
In the wildly destructive new Mister Heavenly video, a pack of crazed "Man Wolfs" lay waste to a quaint suburban abode. We break down the wreckage with director Corey Adams.
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Battles: "My Machines" [ft. Gary Numan]
Larry Fitzmaurice; October 26, 2011
For their latest video, inventive directors DANIELS wondered what it would look like if a guy fell down on an escalator... and couldn't get back up.
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