IN DEPTH COMMENTARY: Tony Petrossian on Stone Sour

Do you think Hollywood is nothing more than a two-dimensional sham of what's supposed to be glamorous? Well, in this video for Stone Sour's "Through Glass," that's exactly what it is: Fake. The beauty, the wealth — It's all just flat, cardboard cutouts.

Director Tony Petrossian takes us in depth with this exclusive commentary version of the video. Be sure to stay tuned to catch a special bonus ending that shows exactly how they pulled off a classic "How'd they do that?" effect.

Stone Sour "Through Glass" (Roadrunner)
Tony Petrossian, director/editor | Mikha Grumet, producer | Rockhard Films, production co | Robin Frank Management, rep | Martin Coppen, DP

NEW RELEASE: Jessica Simpson "A Public Affair"

Jessica Simpson
"A Public Affair" (Epic)
Brett Ratner, director | Ron Mohrhoff, producer | HSI, production co | Robert Ganz , DP | Jarrett Fijal, editor | Description: The stars did indeed come out for this roller skating romp from pop star Jessica Simpson and director Brett Ratner. Joining Simpson on the outing are Christina Applegate, Eva Longoria and Christina Milian, while Andy Dick stars as a perverse rink worker — not to mention cameos by Ryan Seacrest and Maria Menounos. A recurring motif shows the private  thoughts and fantasies of some characters — thereby providing such memorable (or harrowing) scenes as a playful, lick-filled session between Simpson and Dick in a photobooth. All in all, it's a light-hearted affair that matches this tune, which is essentially a facsimile of  Madonna's "Holiday." -- watch "A Public Affair"

BOOKED: A Change Of Pace - Mink, director

artist: A Change Of Pace
song: "Shoot From the Hip"
label: Immortal
director(s): Mink
production co: Treasure Entertainment/Street Music Concepts

BOOKED: Alan Jackson - Randee St. Nicholas, director

artist: Alan Jackson 
song: "Like Red On A Rose"
label: Arista Nashville
director(s): Randee St. Nicholas
production co: North By North Six
rep: Laure Scott

NEWS: Soft Citizen Signs Sara St. Onge

Director Sara St. Onge has signed with production company Soft Citizen. Her directing credits include videos for the acts Final Fantasy, Gentleman Reg and The Diableros.

NEW RELEASE: You Say Party! We Say Die! - Jason McFarlane, director

You Say Party! We Say Die!
"The Gap"  (Sound Document)
Jason McFarlane, director | Mike Smith, producer | Soft Citizen, production co | Description: You Say Party! We Say Die! singer Becky Ninkovic gets inspired when her band's flyer comes to life in a the office copy machine's paper tray. She busts out of her tedious day job and heads straight to a gig. -- watch "The Gap" (YouTube)

NEW RELEASE: Angels & Airwaves "Do It For Me Now"

Angels & Airwaves
"Do It For Me Now"
(Suretone/Geffen)
Shilo, directors/producers/production co | Description: Tom DeLonge's post-Blink 182 band Angels & Airwaves almost defy the laws of gravity as they perform in front of a pair of gigantic video screens — actually, green screens — filled with atmospheric imagery."The idea was to create a video that appears as though it could have been captured completely in-camera. The song has an anthem-like quality about it and from the moment we first heard it we knew the imagery had to match it in scale and emotion." - Shilo creative directors André Stringer and Jose Gomez
-- watch "Do It For Me Now"

NEWS: Fuse Awards Show & New "Reality" Series

Spooky kids, rejoice! Fuse has joined forces with legendary horror mag Fangoria to present the first annual Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, which will honor the creepiest films, TV, and music. Set to broadcast on Fuse in October, the Chainsaws —  hopefully to be nicknamed the Chainys, which sounds like the perfect name for a celebration of all that is scary —  will feature a Black Carpet and categories like "Creepiest Kid," Best Decapitation Scene" and "Deathtime Achievement." Appropriate hosts, presenters and musical talent will be announced closer to the ceremony.

Fuse also announced the new weekly series The P.A., a mock reality series that depicts the misadventures of actual Fuse production assistant Josh Taub. Much of the show will be shot at Fuse's offices and feature the network's staffers in addition to special guests like Jared Leto and 30 Seconds To Mars, former Full House star/methamphetamine addict Jodie Sweetin and comedian Jamie Kennedy.

BOOKED: Ludacris f/ Pharrell - Melina, director

artist: Ludacris feat. Pharrell
song: "Money Maker"
label: Island Def Jam
director(s): Melina
production co: F.M. Rocks
rep: Milk & Honey

BOOKED: Hatebreed - Dale Resteghini, director

artist: Hatebreed
song: "Defeatist"
label: Roadrunner
director(s): Dale Resteghini
production co: Raging Nation

BOOKED: My Chemical Romance - Samuel Bayer, director

HSI's Samuel Bayer is directing the lead video in support of the forthcoming My Chemical Romance album . The actual song title has not been officially announced yet.

artist: My Chemical Romance
song: TBA
label: Reprise/Warner Bros.
director(s): Samuel Bayer
production co: HSI

NEW RELEASE: Disturbed "Land Of Confusion"

Disturbed
"Land Of Confusion" (Reprise)
Todd McFarlane & Terry Fitzgerald, directors/producers | Todd McFarlane Ent., production co | Joe Goyette, Animation Supervisor | Mark Needham, editor | Description: I don't know what's worse: The fact that the state of the world isn't any better than it's described in this 1986 hit, or that a Genesis song is still relevant at all. While the original Genesis video for "Land Of Confusion" used puppets to mock the Cold War, Disturbed enlist Spawn creator Todd McFarlane to create a kind of Saturday morning cartoon in which the band's mascot rallies the common people to bypass our quibbling leaders and save the planet from the forces of a corpulent, money-hungry warmonger. -- watch "Land Of Confusion" in Quicktime or Windows Media

BOOKED: Busta Rhymes - Chris Robinson, director

artist: Busta Rhymes
song: "In The Ghetto"
label: Aftermath/Interscope
director(s): Chris Robinson
production co: HSI
rep: Robin Frank Management

BOOKED: T.I. f/ Jamie Foxx - Chris Robinson, director

artist: T.I. feat. Jamie Foxx
song: "Live In The Sky"
label: Grand Hustle/Atlantic
director(s): Chris Robinson
production co: HSI
rep: Robin Frank Management

BOOKED: Lupe Fiasco - Syndrome, directors

Shooting today in NYC...

artist: Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott
song: "Daydreamin"
label: 1st &  15th/Atlantic
director(s): Syndrome
production co: Robot Films
rep: Robin Frank Management

MTV Adds for the Week of 7/31/06

Adds:
Chingy "Pulling Me Back" (Capitol)
Justin Timberlake "SexyBack" (Jive/ZLG)

MTV2 Adds:
Avenged Sevenfold "Seize The Day" (Warner Bros.)
Cobra Starship "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)" (New Line)
Muse "Knights of Cydonia" (Warner Bros.)
Outkast "Morris Brown" (LaFace/ZLG)

MTVU Adds:
Beyonce feat. Jay-Z "Deja Vu" (Columbia)
Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone "Ridin" (Universal)
Damian Marley & Stephen Marley "All Night" (Tuff Gong/Universal)
Hello Goodbye "Here In Your Arms" (Drive-Thru)
Lil Wayne f/ Robin Thicke "Shooter" (Cash Money/Universal)
Muse "Knights of Cydonia" (Warner Bros.)
Pink Spiders "Little Razorblade" (Geffen)
Sanctus Real "I'm Not Alright" (Sparrow)
Under The Influence Of Giants "Mama's Room" (Island Def Jam)

MTV Jams Adds:
Cham feat. Alicia Keys "Ghetto Story (remix)" (Atlantic)
Daz Dillinger "On Some Real Sh**" (So So Def/Virgin)
DMX "Lord Give Me A Sign" (Columbia)
Jagged Edge "Stunnas" (Columbia)
Outkast "Morris Brown" (LaFace/ZLG)

VH1 Adds for the Week of 7/31/06

Adds:
Janet Jackson feat. Nelly "Call On Me" (Virgin)
OK Go "Here It Goes Again" (Capitol)
Regina Spektor "Fidelity" (Sire/Warner Bros.)   
Justin Timberlake "SexyBack" (Jive/ZLG)

VH1 Soul Adds:
Janet Jackson feat. Nelly "Call On Me" (Virgin)
Omarion "Entourage" (Epic)   

BET Adds for the Week of 7/31/06

Adds:
Janet Jackson feat. Nelly "Call On Me" (Virgin)
Omarion "Entourage" (Epic)   
Shareefa "Need A Boss" (Disturbing Tha Peace/Island Def Jam)
Sleepy Brown feat. Pharrell & Big Boi "Margarita" (Virgin)

Rap City Adds:
Cham feat. Alicia Keys "Ghetto Story (remix)" (Atlantic)
Daz Dillinger "On Some Real Sh**" (So So Def/Virgin)

FUSE Adds for the Week of 7/31/06

Adds:
Gym Class Heroes  "The Queen And I" (Fueled By Ramen)
Paramore "Emergency" (Fueled By Ramen)

Oven Fresh:
The Bang Bang "2-Way Romeo" (Milan)
Fergie "London Bridge" (A&M/Interscope)
Gym Class Heroes  "The Queen And I" (Fueled By Ramen)
Justin Timberlake "Sexy Back" (Jive/ZLG)
Kennedy "Your Mama" (Magic Bullet)
Outkast "Idlewild Blues" (LaFace/ZLG)
Paramore "Emergency" (Fueled By Ramen)

IMF Adds for the Week of 7/31/06

Adds:
216 "Hey Hey" (Universal)
Culcha Candela "Comeback" from Germany
Damian Marley & Stephen Marley "All Night" (Tuff Gong/Universal)
Daz Dillinger "On Some Real Sh**" (So So Def/Virgin)
Enanitos Verdes "Mariposas" from Argentina
Fergie "London Bridge" (A&M/Interscope)
G. Love "Hot Cooking" (Philadelphonic)
Gogol Bordello "Not A Crime" (Side One Dummy) from Ukraine
Hinder  "Lips Of An Angel" (Capitol) 
Hoobastank "Inside Of You" (Island Def Jam)
Jessica Simpson "A Public Affair" (Columbia)
Jurassic 5 f/ Dave Matthews Band "Work It Out" (Interscope)
Killerpilze "Richtig Scheisse" from Germany
Liquits "Jardin" from Mexico
Lil Wayne f/ Robin Thicke "Shooter" (Cash Money/Universal)
Lloyd Banks "Cake" (G-Unit/Interscope)
Minimum Serious "Goodbye California" from France
Nessbeal "L'oleil Du Mensogne" from France
Obie Trice "Cry Now" (Shady/Interscope)
Sammie "You Should Be My Girl" (Rowdy)
Shawnna "Damn" (Island Def Jam)
Sportfeunde Stiller "54, '74, '90 2006" from Germany
Robin Thicke "Wanna Love You Girl (remix)" (Star Trak/Interscope)
Under The Influence Of Giants "Mama's Room" (Island Def Jam)
Yellowcard "Rough Landing, Holly"  -- acoustic version --(Capitol)

Music Choice Adds for the Week of 7/31/06

Adds:
Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra "Shot You Down"  (Astralwerks)
Avenged Sevenfold "Seize The Day" (Warner Bros.)
Death Cab For Cutie "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" (Atlantic)
DJ Kay Slay feat. Bun B & Papoose "Can't Stop The Reign" (Koch)
Eighteen Visions "Victim"  (Trustkill/Epic)
Hedley "On My Own" (Capitol)
Jack Ingram "Love You" (Big Machine)
Jamie Kennedy  & Stu Stone "Rollin' With Saget" (JKSS/Warner Bros.)
JR Writer "Grill 'Em" (Diplomats/Koch)
Lamb Of God "Redneck" (Epic)
Lorenzo Owens "Wanna See You Smile"  (D-Town)
Peeping Tom "Mojo" (Ipecac)
Project Pat feat Three 6 Mafia "Good Googly Moogly" (Sony Urban/Columbia)
Raheem DeVaughn "You" (Jive/ZLG)
Shanice " Take Care Of You" (Imajah/Playtime)
Sheek Louch feat. J-Hood  "Devine" (D-Block/Koch)
Smoosh "Find A Way" (Barsuk)
The Veronicas "When It All Falls Apart" (Sire/Warner Bros.)

CMT Adds for the Week of 7/24/06

Adds: 
Los Lonely Boys "Diamonds" (Epic)
The Lost Trailers "Call Me Crazy" (BNA)
Randy Travis and Josh Turner "King Of The Road" (MCA/Warner Bros.) - from CMT Cross Country

Much Music Adds for the Week of 7/24/06

Adds:
Angels And Airwaves  "Do It For Me Now"
Beyonce feat. Jay-Z "Deja Vu"
Fergie "London Bridge"
Lillix "Sweet Temptation"
Mobile "See Right Through Me"
Pink "U + UR Hand"

SHOT: Jet - Robert Hales, director

artist: Jet
song: "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"
label: Atlantic
director(s): Robert Hales
production co: HSI

NEW RELEASE: Cat Power "Lived In Bars"

Cat Power
"Lived In Bars" (Matador)
Robert Gordon, director/producer | John Olivio, DP/editor | Description: Cat Power aka Chan Marshall takes over Memphis bar The Lamplighter with a cast that includes the Memphis Rhythm Band and various local characters (source: Memphis Flyer). The tone of the video manages to be both very silly and incredibly beautiful, mixing goofy dance moves with some dreamy cinematography that matches this wonderfully languorous soul song. -- watch "Lived In Bars" (YouTube)

BOOKED: Hedley - Kevin De Freitas, director

artist: Hedley
song: "Gunnin' "
label: Universal Canada (band signed to Capitol in US)
director(s): Kevin De Freitas
production co: Blink Pictures

SHOT: Swollen Members - Margaret Malandruccolo, director

Canadian trio Swollen Members are joined by rap vet Everlast for this video shot in L.A.

artist: Swollen Members feat. Everlast
song: "Put Me On"
label: Battle Axe/Universal
director(s): Margaret Malandruccolo
production co: Blink Pictures

IN DEPTH: The Lapdancers "Still Here"

Director Patrick Kendall takes us in depth on his recent video "Still Here" for The Lapdancers, which is a side project of Sugarcult guitarist Marko 72:

The song is about the band's friend who drank himself into the ground and died. The bar scenes were shot at Santa Barbara watering hole Don's Cocktails. If there are any sketchy characters in Santa Barbara, you would see them there. One of the old guys in the video actually lives in an old, beat-up RV behind the bar. He sits outside all day with his crazy little dog and always has a cold Bud in his hand. Another old guy, the guy in the suit (see photo),  we got from a casting call we put out at a local retirement home promising free drinks. Actually, we still don't know for sure if he was from that retirement home or just an old guy in fancy clothes who happened to show up off the streets. Emile, the lead singer, insisted on doing only real Bourbon shots. Needless to say, he was hammered by the end of the shoot.

Pretty easy shoot, split between two half days. We tracked the song off an iPod with clicks beats.  It was shot on HD — no film — even though it looks like a Bolex camera was involved. We used this new type of HD camera that shoot onto Flash cards and stores everything digitally.

Watch "Still Here" at Ifilm -- credits: Patrick Kendall, director | Jelly Jam, production co | Free Agency Recordings, record label

NEWS: NY Video Fest Fetes Hype Williams

Film critic Armond White will explore the work of acclaimed director Hype Williams as part of The 2006 New York Video Festival, co-presented by the Film Society and Lincoln Center. The 90-minute program "Believe The Hype: An Auteur Study Of Hype Williams — The Best Who Ever Did It" promises to be "the first in-depth auteur study of a music video artist, exploring Williams’ early work, career highlights, his collaborations with artists including Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and featuring a special analysis of Williams’ radically re-imagined split-screen montage."

Believe The Hype is being held Wednesday, July 26, 8:30pm, at the Walter Reade Theater. Tickets are $10 and available through Filmlinc.com. Discounts are available for students and Film Society of Lincoln Center members.

SHOT: Rooney - Roman Coppola, director

artist: Rooney
song: "Tell Me"
label: Geffen
director(s): Roman Coppola
production co: The Directors Bureau

SHOT: Robbie Williams - Mike Maguire, director

artist: Robbie Williams
song: "Rudebox"
label: IE Music UK (Virgin in the US)
director(s): Mike Maguire
production co: The Directors Bureau

SHOT: Povertyneck Hillbillies - Lark Watts, director

Despite sustaining a near fatal motorcycle accident this summer, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (foreground) was well enough to appear in a music video with local Pittsburgh country act Poverty Hillbillies at Heinz Field.

artist: Povertyneck Hillbillies
song: "Mr. Right Now"
label: Rust Records
director(s): Lark Watts
production co: Eppic Films