NEW RELEASE: Cobra Starship "The Church Of Hot Addiction"

The denomination of "The Church Of Hot Addiction" is unclear, but it's certainly one of the more reformed branches. In fact, it's not a church at all, but rather a dingy Mexican den of sin with booze, babes, gambling and co-ed mud wrestling. Cobra Starship frontman Gabe Saporta eventually tires of the debauchery, but gets sidetracked on the way out when he meets a beautiful, lifesize rabbit prostitute. The hot sex leads to a relationship and eventually a wedding (Jewish, no less) and family life. --> watch "The Church Of Hot Addiction" (YouTube)

Cobra Starship "The Church Of Hot Addiction"
(Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen)
Alan Ferguson, director/DP |  The Kompany, production co | Tue Walin Storm, editor

NEW RELEASE: Taking Back Sunday "Liar" live version

This live clip is taken from the new CD/DVD revamping of the latest Taking Back Sunday release, now entitled Louder Now: Partone DVD. Director Nate Weaver oversaw a multi-camera HD shoot at Long Beach Arena for this and several other performances included on the disc. Additional content includes various behind-the-scenes footage and the music videos for "MakeDamnSure" and "Liar (It Takes One To Know One" --> watch "Liar" (live version) in Quicktime or Windows Media

Taking Back Sunday
"Liar (It Takes One To Know One)" - live version - (Warner Bros.)
Nate Weaver, director/editor | Joe Grzeskowiak, producer | Unitus, production co

SHOT: Michael Leviton - Nick Carbonaro, director

The Seaworthy Films gang is putting the finishing touches on a clip for NYC's pre-eminent ukulele sea shanty performer, Michael Leviton. The video was largely shot on miniature sets (see photo of DP Adam Orellana peeking in to figure out a shot).

artist: Michael Leviton
song: "Summer's The Worst"
label: Smith Street/Ace Fu
director(s): Nick Carbonaro
production co: Seaworthy Films

BOOKED: UGK - Dr. Teeth, director

artist: UGK
song: "The Game Belongs To Me"
label: Jive/ZLG
director(s): Dr. Teeth
production co: The Filming Co.
rep: Labuda Management

PHOTO: Endeavor Media And Extras On Set For Destroy The Runner

Producer Danny Yourd (far left) and director Steve Hoover (second from right) of Endeavor Media on the oh so cold set of Destroy The Runner's "Saints" with some of the video's featured actors.

BOOKED: Relient K - Marc Webb, director

artist: Relient K
song: "Must Have Done Something Right" 
label: Capitol
director(s): Marc Webb
production co: DNA

SHOT: Lil Scrappy - Marcus Raboy, director

Shot in Atlanta...

artist: Lil Scrappy feat. Sean Paul of Youngbloodz
song: "Oh Yeah"
label: BME/Reprise/Warner Bros.
director(s): Marcus Raboy
production co: DNA

BOOKED: Los Campesinos! - Monkmus, director

Acclaimed animator Monkmus will unfold a narrative across two videos in the works for UK indie band Los Campesinos!

artist: Los Campesinos!
song: "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives" and "You! Me! Dancing!
label: Wichita
director(s): Monkmus
production co: Hornet
commissioner: Jill Kaplan/Skyway Productions

BOOKED: Lifetime - Travis Kopach, director

NJ punk favorites Lifetime return after a near ten year gap...

artist: Lifetime
song: "I Can't Wait"
label: Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen
director(s): Travis Kopach
production co: Dignity & Shame

NEW RELEASE: Young Love "Find A New Way"

Pity the boy in the cubicle; The one who thinks his attractive female coworker will find his blinking competition to be an undeniable turn-on. Little does he know that all it takes to get her  hot-and-bothered is watching Young Love frontman Dan Keyes perform this electro/pop/rock track. Somehow, she is able to summon forth a projection of said performance to take her away to that more erotic headspace — and more literally, to the bathroom for a quick striptease as she lets the footage cover her body— before she's forced to return to the sterile office environment. --> watch "Find A New Way"

Young Love "Find A New Way" (Island Def Jam)
Josh Mond, director | Borderline Films, production co | Jody Lee Lipes , DP | Zach Stuart Pontier, editor

PHOTO: On Set With Kelly Sweet

Razor & Tie signing Kelly Sweet  sits front and center with the whole Razor & Tie/Ingenuity Engine team on the bedroom set of her video, "Raincoat." Pictured from left: Sally Bunel of Razor & Tie, manager Bruce Berman, producer Ken Franchi, Kelly Sweet, Ryan Ingrasin of Razor & Tie, director Todd Strauss-Schulson, editor Dave Michalson and executive producer Dave Lebensfeld.

Todd Strauss-Schulson is signed with Ingenuity Engine and repped by RW Media.

NEWS: Aisle Five Studios Address Change

Production company Aisle Five Studios has relocated earlier this month to a new office space. Please update your address book (if you'd like):

Aisle Five Studios
100 Market Street, Third Floor
Venice, CA 90291

NEWS: Refused TV Signs Popcore

The Swedish directing/producing collective known as Popcore has signed with Cathy Pellow's Refused TV for music video representation. Popcore recently snagged headlines with a surprise Grammy nomination for the Underoath video "In Regards To Myself." That video, in addition to a behind-the-scenes special and several other clips can be seen at popcorefilm.com.

BOOKED: Deemi - Syndrome, directors

R&B/soul newcomer Deemi will break down her troubled life story as she walks the streets of  her Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn neighborhood.

artist: Deemi
song: "Soundtrack Of My Life"
label: Atlantic
director(s): Syndrome
production co: Robot Films
rep: Robin Frank Management

NEW RELEASE: Ice T "Walking In The Rain"

Hip-Hop legend Ice T brings a gangsta rap comic book to life in this animated video for "Walking In The Rain." Directing team Plates Animation combine elements inspired by Sin City and the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game to create a storyline that fleshes out the dark tale told in this hard knock ballad. -->  watch "Walking In The Rain"

Ice T "Walking In The Rain" (Final Level/Melee)
Plates, director | Plates Animation, production co

PHOTO: Saosin and Director Christopher Sims

Director Christopher Sims (third from left, in the hat) with Capitol rock band Saosin on the set of a new video for the hit, "Voices." The video was shot on legendary Stage 28 at Universal Studios.

Sims is signed with Timecode Entertainment. This video is being co-produced with HSI.

MTV Adds for the Week of 12/18/06

Adds:
Danity Kane "Ride For You" (Bad Boy)
Evanescence "Lithium" (Wind-Up)
Fall Out Boy "This Ain’t a Scene, It’s An Arms Race" (Island Def Jam)
Ludacris f. Mary J. Blige "Runaway Love" (DTP/Island Def Jam)
Mary J. Blige "We Ride" (Geffen)
Nickelback "If Everyone Cared" (Roadrunner)
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Snow (Hey Oh)" (Warner Bros.)
Thirty Seconds To Mars "From Yesterday" (Virgin)
T.I. "Top Back (remix)" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
U2 "Window In The Skies" (Interscope)

MTV2 Adds:
Fall Out Boy "This Ain’t a Scene, It’s An Arms Race" (Island Def Jam)
T.I. "Top Back (remix)" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
Evanescence "Lithium" (Wind-Up)
Lloyd f/ Lil Wayne "You" (Sho Nuff/Atlantic)
Muse "Starlight" (Warner Bros.)
Army Of Anyone "Goodbye" (The Firm)

MTVU Adds:
Evanescence "Lithium" (Wind-Up)
Fall Out Boy "This Ain’t a Scene, It’s An Arms Race" (Island Def Jam)
Pepper "No Control" (Volcom/EastWest/Atlantic)
The Shins "Phantom Limb" (Sub Pop)
U2 "Window In The Skies" (Interscope)

MTV Jams Adds:
Birdman & Lil Wayne "Leather So Soft" (Cash Money/Universal)
Common f/ Will.I.Am "A Dream" (from Freedom Writers)
Huey "Pop, Lock & Drop It" (Jive/ZLG)
Lil Scrappy "Gangsta Gangsta"  (BME/Reprise)
Lloyd Banks "Help" (G-Unit/Interscope)
Lyfe Jennings "Let’s Stay Together" (Columbia) 
Monica "Dozen Roses (You Remind Me)" (J Records)   
Omarion "Ice Box" (Epic)
Project Pat "Raised in the Projects" (Hypnotize Minds/Columbia)
Snoop Dogg "Candy" (Geffen)
T.I. "What You Know?" (Atlantic)

VH1 Adds for the Week of 12/18/06

Adds:
Muse "Starlight" (Warner Bros.)
Nickelback "If Everyone Cared" (Roadrunner)
Norah Jones "Thinking About You" (Blue Note)
U2 "Window In The Skies" (Interscope)

BET Adds for the Week of 12/18/06

Adds:
Tyrese "One" (J Records)

Rap City Adds:
B.G. "Make Em Mad" (Koch)
Mims "This Is Why I'm Hot" (Capitol)   
Snoop Dogg "Candy" (Geffen)
Tum Tum "Caprice Musik" (Universal Republic)

FUSE Adds for the Week of 12/18/06

Adds:
Dashboard Confessional "Stolen" (Vagrant/Interscope)

Music Choice Adds for the Week of 12/18/06

Adds:
Audioslave "Revelations" (Epic)
Chingy feat. Jermaine Dupri "Dem Jeans" (Capitol)
Citizen Cope "Back Together" (RCA)
Clipse feat. Slim Thug "Wamp Wamp (What It Do)" (Jive/ZLG)
CSS "Alala" (Sub Pop)
Danielle Peck "Isn’t That Everything" (Big Machine)
David Guetta "Love Don't Let Me Go" (Ultra/Sequence)
Duelo "Un Minuto Mas" (Univision)
Eightball & MJG "Relax And Take Notes" (Bad Boy)
Ferry Corsten "Fire" (Ultra/Sequence)
Gia Farrell "Hit Me Up" (Atlantic)
Heartland "I Loved Her First" (Lofton Creek)
Korn "Blind (live)" (The Firm)
Korn "Coming Undone (live)" (The Firm)
LP "We Can't Lose" (Birmingham)
Mims "This Is Why I'm Hot" (American King/UBO)
One Chance f/ Fabo "Look At Her" (J Records)
P.O.D. "Going In Blind" (Rhino)
Placebo "Meds" (Astralwerks)
Ron Artest "Fever" (Tru Warrior/Lightyear)
Silversun Pickups "Lazy Eye" (Dangerbird)
Stone Sour "Through Glass (live)" (Roadrunner)
Tamia "Can't Get Enough" (Image)
Twisted Sister "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" (Razor & Tie)
Tyrese "One" (J Records)
Voicemail "Crazy/Dance Floor" (VP)
Yusuf "Heaven/Where True Love" (Ya/Atlantic)
Zion & Lennox "Don't Stop" (White Lion)

CMT Adds for the Week of 12/11/06

Adds:

Brooks & Dunn "Hillbilly Deluxe " (Arista Nashville)
John Mellencamp "Our Country" (Universal Republic)
Keith Urban "Stupid Boy" (Capitol Nashville)

Much Music Adds for the Week of 12/11/06

Adds:
Akon f/ Snoop Dogg "I Wanna Love You"
Beyonce "Listen"
Jay-Z f/ Chrisette Michele "Lost Ones"
k-os "Sunday Morning"
Lloyd Banks "Help"
Ludacris f. Mary J. Blige "Runaway Love"

NEW RELEASE: Juiceboxxx "Thunder Jam III"

Scrawny white boy. Rapping. He's wearing what looks like an Alf pajama top and a pair of boxers. His name is Juiceboxx. Yes, it should be terrible, but it's not. In fact, it's a blast. The song has a certain charm thanks to its scrappy DIY vibe, while the video matches it thanks to the use of a Canon D'Mark II still camera and the vintage Mac graphics program MacPaint to create the animations. --> watch "Thunder Jam III"

Juiceboxxx "Thunder Jam III" (Vicious Pop/Electricbeat)
Lew Baldwin, director/editor | George Cortland, producer | Team-Agency, production co | Ryan Gaw, DP

NEW RELEASE: +44 "Chapter 13"

While Tom Deluge unleashes a series of overwrought and cinematic videos for his post Blink-182 project Angels & Airwaves, former bandmates Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have followed a less ambitious video path with their new band, +44. The debut video for "When Your Heart Stops Beating" was a technically impressive effort directed by Liz Friedlander that did exactly what it was meant to do: Introduce a new band and cement their connection with the kids. "Chapter 13" also has a simple concept — it's a combination of live and behind-the-scenes footage — but director Jason Bergh delivers on its goal to showcase a working band. --> watch "Chapter 13"

+44 "Chapter 13" (Interscope)
Jason Bergh, director | UX Entertainment Group, production co | Matt Bass, DP | Jason Bergh & Matt Pappas, editor

Wasting Time With Michel Gondry

If you've ever wanted to see director Michel Gondry solve a Rubik's Cube with his feet, well, today is your lucky day.

My buddy Greg says this video is in reverse and has all sorts of evidence to back it up. I think Michel is a genius and has dexterous feet. Perhaps we're both right?

NEW RELEASE: Damien Rice "9 Crimes"

Director Jamie Thraves pays tribute to the classic French art flick The Red Balloon in this video for this haunting piano ballad from Damien Rice and his frequent collaborator, singer Lisa Hannigan. Perhaps sensing that America's thirst for red balloons was sated by Nena, the "9 Crimes" video is apparently destined to skip the TV airwaves in the U.S. That's a small crime indeed, since it's a boldly strange and unconventional video. Thanks to that interweb, however, anybody can check out the sad fate of Hannigan's balloon head. And, we can all look forward to a video for "Rootless Tree," which is reportedly the next planned single off Rice's new album, 9. --> watch "9 Crimes" in Real or Windows Media

Additional info: Visit the website of Clear Post Production for a Quicktime link and info on how they created the balloon effect

Damien Rice "9 Crimes" (Heffa/Warner Bros.)
Jamie Thraves, director | Laura Kanerick, producer | Factory Films UK @ Oil Factory, production co | Tom Townend, DP | Tom Lindsay, editor

NEW RELEASE: Blue October "Into The Ocean"

Blue October frontman Justin Furstenfeld is both an audience member and a performer in an old-timey stage portrayal of a hunt for the great White Whale. The empty seat next to the spectating Furstenfeld that's reserved for his wife presumably explains what the singer is searching for in both the stage show and the song lyrics. --> watch "Into The Ocean"

Blue October "Into The Ocean" (Universal Motown)
Zach Merck, director | Billy Parks, producer | @radical.media, production co | Ketil Dietrichson, DP | David Baum, editor | Evan Rohde, production designer