BOOKED: Linkin Park - Mr. Hahn, director

artist: Linkin Park
song: "Leave Out All The Rest"
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Mr. Hahn
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Lil Mama/T-Pain/Chris Brown "Shawty Get Loose"

Lil' Mama and guests Chris Brown and T-Pain pay homage to the original futuristic collaboration video — Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's "Scream" — in this sleek clip for "Shawty Get Loose." Just as tricky as wrangling three stars onto the set was the CG work, which included "building" what's really just a virtual console that T-Pain manipulates. -->watch "Shawty Get Loose"

Lil' Mama"Shawty Get Loose" (Jive/ZLG)
R. Malcolm Jones, director | Steven Johnson, producer | @radical.media/Factory Features, production co| Brandon Cox, DP | Zuk, editor | Baked Goods, effects

BOOKED: Ray J - R. Malcolm Jones, director

artist: Ray J feat. Yung Berg
song: "Sexy Can I"
label: Koch/Deja34/Knockout
director(s): R. Malcolm Jones
production co: Factory Features (R. Malcolm Jones is signed with @radical.media)

NEW RELEASE: Luna Halo "Untouchable"

It's not a steel cage match — and it's not as cool as Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane" —  but things are plenty dangerous in this video for Luna Halo. The band performs from a makeshift, electric fence cage. The contraption is not keep Luna Halo in captivity, but to keep the visiting hooligans from inflicting damage upon our rockers. In the end, the potential ass kickers bust through, thereby proving that an electric fence sign is not as effective a deterrent as actually electrifying the fence. --> watch "Untouchable"

Luna Halo "Untouchable" (American/Columbia)
Greg Jardin, director | Flick Wiltshire, producer | @radical.media, production co | Damian Acevedo, DP

BOOKED: Linkin Park - Mr. Hahn, director

Linkin Park's own Mr. Joe Hahn is directing this next video off Minutes To Midnight...

artist: Linkin Park
song: "Shadow Of The Day"   
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Mr. Hahn
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Linkin Park - Mr. Hahn, director

Being directed by Linkin Park's own Mr. Hahn...

artist: Linkin Park
song: "Bleed It Out"
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Mr. Hahn
production co: @radical.media

PROFILE: Chris Milk, Radical Media

Hyperbole be damned, Chris Milk may very well be the most creative director working in music video today. And, when you consider that he tends to work with much more mainstream acts than many of his cutting edge peers and still gets away with his unexpected flights of fancy, it's all the more impressive. His output over the past year or so has included a performance video for Green Day and U2 that doubled as a powerful statement about our government's priorities, a story of a randy bug for Gnarls Barkley, and an epic Evel Kneivalization of Kanye West. Not surprisingly, he is nominated for Best Director honors at the 2007 MVPA Awards — being held Wednesday, May 16 in Los Angeles.

name: Chris Milk   
company: @radical.media
job/title: director

First video: Chemical Brothers "Golden Path." Jennifer Heath [Milk's rep] convinced them to let me write. It seemed like a complete pipe dream. Then, to all of our surprise, they gave it to me. To their credit, Carole Fairbrother at Virgin and the Chems liked the treatment and gave me the job even though I had no videos on my reel.

Strangest Video: Courtney Love "Mono." My second video and her first as a solo artist. First meeting to go over the concept was in rehab. I'm not sure either of us were ready to make that video.

What's Next: Shooting a zero budget video for Travis right now. Feels like film school again. Fran Healy , the lead singer, and I shot with no permit in a park in Malibu last weekend. I was holding a light reflector disk with my teeth and one hand, and operating camera with the other. Would have been a piece of cake if not for the 40mph wind. 

Working on some video/sculpture installation pieces, hopefully for some sort of eventual gallery exhibit.  Shooting more still photography.

Looking for a feature film script inspiring enough to devote the next few years of my life to.

[note: visit Chrismilk.com for higher-res quicktimes of all the above videos. Click on the "moving" section.] 

SHOT: Linkin Park - Mr. Hahn, director

Director Mr. Hahn — best known as the DJ in multi-Platinum group Linkin Park — oversees the action with DP Max Goldman (center) and other crew members on the set of his band's new video "What I've Done." This will be the first video off the forthcoming Linkin Park album, Minutes To Midnight.

artist: Linkin Park
song: "What I've Done"
label: Warner Bros.
director(s): Mr. Hahn
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Christina Aguilera "Candyman"

Christina Aguilera does her best to boost troop morale in this video tribute to WWII USO shows, sockhops and soda shops. The singer plays a variety roles — with each one sexier than the last — as director Matthew Rolston pulls off some beauty shots that split the difference between sexy/tough Rosie The Riveter posters and a more chaste tribute to the pin-up work of artist Alberto Vargas. All in all, a perfect match to a song that recreates the vibe and style of the swing era hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy."--> watch "Candyman"

Christina Aguilera "Candyman" (RCA)
Matthew Rolston & Christina Aguilera, directors | Barbara Benson, producer | @radical.media, production co | Crash, DP | David Checel/Cut+Run, editor

BOOKED: Shadows Fall - Zach Merck, director

artist: Shadows Fall
song: "Redemption"   
label: Atlantic
director(s): Zach Merck   
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: The New Atlantic - Greg Jardin, director

artist:  The New Atlantic
song: "Wire And Stone"
label: Eyeball
director(s): Greg Jardin
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Christina Aguilera - Matthew Rolston, director

artist: Christina Aguilera
song: "Candyman"
label: RCA
director(s): Matthew Rolston
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Trick Daddy - R. Malcolm Jones, director

artist: Trick Daddy feat. Baby
song: "Tuck Ya Ice"
label: Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic
director(s): R. Malcolm Jones
production co: @radical.media

NEWS: Radical Media signs Nzingha Stewart

Director Nzingha Stewart has signed with @radical.media. Her director credits include videos for a wide variety of artists such as Dashboard Confessional, Keyshia Cole, Ying Yang Twins, and Jagged Edge.

BOOKED: Natasha Bedingfield - Dave Meyers, director

artist: Natasha Bedingfield
song: "(I Wanna Have Your) Babies"
label: Epic 
director(s): Dave Meyers
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Fergie feat. Ludacris - Dave Meyers, director

artist: Fergie feat. Ludacris
song: "Glamorous"
label: A&M/Interscope
director(s): Dave Meyers
production co: @radical.media

NEWS: Dave Meyers' The Hitcher Opens

@radical.media music video director Dave Meyers makes his true big screen debut this weekend with The Hitcher, a remake of the 1986 horror flick of the same name. It is produced by Michael Bay with the team of Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, who previously produced remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Amityville Horror. The Hitcher stars Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton.

The director's only other full-length movie credit is for the 1999 genre comedy Foolish, which was written by Master P and starred Eddie Griffin.

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

NEW RELEASE: U2 & Green Day "The Saints Are Coming"

You've got U2, Green Day and a live Monday Night Football performance at the first event to be held at the Superdome since Hurricane Katrina. Add in rehearsal and recording studio footage of the two bands collaborating on this Skids cover tune — with a dollop of the folk classic "House Of The Rising Sun" thrown in for good measure — and you realize that director Chris Milk doesn't have to do much more than point a camera in the bands' direction to make this compelling. That's exactly what he does for the first half, until he takes things to the next level by utilizing a clever pretense to depict what should have been the government's response to the tragedy. --> watch "The Saints Are Coming"

ps: Money raised through the song will benefit Music Rising, a foundation created in part by U2's The Edge to help New Orleans musicians who lost instruments in the flood.

U2 and Green Day
"The Saints Are Coming" (Interscope)
Chris Milk, director | Barbara Benson, producer | @radical.media, production co | Chris Milk, DP | Danny Hiele, additional DP at Superdome | Livio Sanchez @ Final Cut, editor | Sway, FX

BOOKED: Blue October - Zach Merck, director

artist: Blue October
song: "Into The Ocean"
label: Brando/Universal Motown
director(s): Zach Merck
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Jay-Z "Show Me What You Got"

It's hard to think of a better way to top off a career than Jay-Z's swan song, "99 Problems." Produced by original rap/rock architect Rick Rubin and boasting a tour de force video directed by Mark Romanek, "99 Problems" was rightfully hailed as a masterpiece. Jay-Z's comeback video, "Show Me What You Got" has much more in common with the "babes and bling" clips that came before his crowning achievement. Riding the same sax line as Wreckz-N-Effect's "Rump Shaker," the video begins with Jay-Z zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zooming around the Grand Prix streets of Monaco in a fast-paced race. Of course, smart man that he is, Jay leaves the dangerous driving to NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt and Indy car racer Danica Patrick. The scene then shifts to the ocean for some speedboat follies and then an exclusive mansion party where the rap star shows the upper hand in a blackjack game and everything else he attempts. -- watch "Show Me What You Got" Real/Windows Media at Rocafella.com (registration required) or check it out at YouTube

Jay-Z "Show Me What You Got" (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam)
F. Gary Gray, director | Gina Leonard, producer
@radical.media, production co
Pascal Lubec, DP | David Checel, Jonathan Silver, David Baum,  editors 

SHOT: Clipse f/ Slim Thug - R. Malcolm Jones, director

artist: Clipse feat. Slim Thug
song: "Wamp Wamp (What It Do)"
label: Jive/ZLG
director(s): R. Malcolm Jones
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Swan Island - Molly & Mariah, directors

Diretcing team Molly & Mariah watching Swan Island on the set of "Crumble."

artist: Swan Island
song: "Crumble"
label: Holocene/16 Records
director(s): Molly & Mariah
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: "Weird Al" Yankovic "White & Nerdy"

Chamillionaire is "Ridin Dirty;" "Weird Al" Yankovic is "White & Nerdy." Rappers play dice go ballin'; Al plays with with 20-sided Dungeons & Dragons dice and goes bowling. He wears braces, bot grills. No, it's not the first time he's lampooned hip-hop — "Amish Paradise" is still his most ingenious skewering of the genre — but respect should be given to the parodist for having a three decade career that's much longer than almost all of the artists he's ever sent-up. -- watch "White & Nerdy"  via SonyBMG Musicbox or a Weird Al e-card

"Weird Al" Yankovic "White & Nerdy" (Volcano/ZLG)
"Weird Al" Yankovic, director/editor | Barbara Benson, producer | @radical.media, production co | Clyde Smith, DP

NEW RELEASE: Gnarls Barkley "Gone Daddy Gone"

One reference point for this new Gnarls Barkley video is surely the Pixar animated tale A Bug's Life , but in terms of the concept and good old fashioned perversion, it's more closely related to the '70s porn classic Autobiography of A Flea. Gnarl's Barkley singer Cee-Lo is portrayed as a horny flea, jamming out this Violent Femmes cover with his insect band within the cozy confines of a dog's fur. A quick scratch sends them tumbling to the carpet, where Flea-Lo catches a glimpse of a gorgeous housewife who becomes his new host of choice. Unfortunately, the attempted journey up her skirt is cut short and they all fall prey to a blast of insecticide. Oh, well. At least our hero is able to enjoy the last moments of life in a narcotic haze, dreaming of a world where a relationship between a flea and a beautiful woman doesn't have to be the love that dare not speak its name. -- watch "Gone Daddy Gone"

Gnarls Barley "Gone Daddy Gone" (Downtown/Atlantic)
Chris Milk, director | Barbara Benson, producer | @radical.media, production co | Eric Schmidt, DP |Kevin Zimmerman/The White House , editor

SHOT: Jay-Z - F. Gary Gray, director

Celebrated music video director F. Gary Gray returns to the small screen for the eagerly awaited comeback clip from rap star Jay-Z.  Since directing his last video, OutKast's "Ms. Jackson" in 2001, Gray has directed a string of hit films, including The Italian Job and Be Cool.

artist: Jay-Z 
song: "Show Me What You Got"   
label: Island Def Jam
director(s): F. Gary Gray
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Jessica Simpson - Matthew Rolston, director

artist: Jessica Simpson
song: "I Belong To Me"
label: Epic
director(s): Matthew Rolston
production co: @radical.media

IN DEPTH: Aberdeen City "God Is Going To Sick Of Me"

Rock critic Simon Reynolds sums up the credo of post-punk with the title of his recent book about the early years of the genre, Rip It Up And Start Again. That sentiment literally informs this Aberdeen City video, which looks to be constructed of moving images ripped out of various magazines, photographs and posters. Adam Neustadter — who co-directed the video with Pete McCoubrey under the Wormseye banner — takes us in depth on Aberdeen City's "God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me":

The idea was to make a moving collage that had a handmade feel to it, like a school art project. It's supposed to feel like a living scrapbook. We used about eight different cameras — ranging from HD all the way down to a Fisher Price pixelvision camera that records on audio cassette tape — that all shot at once. We used all these different formats so each piece of the collage would have it's own unique look. We shot each band member individually, changing wardrobe, instruments, and backdrops each take for more variety. Having all these different elements, we were able to construct the edit to build with the song. Ron Patane and Peter McCoubrey of Wormseye shared editing duties and did all the effects work. Mark DePace of Ghost Robot produced, and Aaron Phillips was DP. -- Adam Neustadter, Wormseye

Watch "God Is Going To Sick Of Me" -- credits: Wormseye, directors/editors | Mark DePace, producer | @radical.media, production co | Aaron Phillips, DP | Columbia, record label

SHOT: Placebo - Daniel Askill, director

Shot in Los Angeles...

artist: Placebo
song: "Follow The Cops Back Home"
label: Virgin UK (band on Astralwerks in US)
director(s): Daniel Askill
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: The Pack - R. Malcolm Jones, director

Shooting in Oakland...

artist: The Pack 
song: "Vans"
label: Jive/ZLG
director(s): R. Malcolm Jones
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Gnarls Barkley - Chris Milk, director

artist: Gnarls Barkley
song: "Gone Daddy Gone"
label: Downtown/Atlantic
director(s): Chris Milk
production co: @radical.media

PHOTO: Zach Merck and The Summer Obsession

@radical.media director Zach Merck (second from right) with Virgin band The Summer Obsession on location in Venice, CA for their "Do You Remember" video.

BOOKED: The Summer Obsession - Zach Merck, director

artist: The Summer Obsession
song: "Do You Remember"
label: Virgin
director(s): Zach Merck
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: The Five O'Clock Heroes - Wormseye, directors

artist: The Five O'Clock Heroes
song: "Skin Deep"
label: Glaze
director(s): Wormseye
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Clipse feat. Pharell - R. Malcolm Jones, director

artist: Clipse feat. Pharell Williams
song: "Mr. Me Too"
label: Re-Up Gang/Star Trak/ZLG
director(s): R. Malcolm Jones
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Brooke Hogan f/ Paul Wall - R. Malcolm Jones, director

artist: Brooke Hogan feat. Paul Wall
song: "Bout Us"
label: SoBe
director(s): R. Malcolm Jones
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Aberdeen City - Wormseye, directors

artist: Aberdeen City
song: "God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me"
label: Dovecote/Columbia
director(s): Wormseye
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Missy Elliott "We Run This"

Missy Elliott
"We Run This" (Atlantic)
Dave Meyers, director | Barbara Benson, producer | @radical.media, production co | Ketil Dietrichson, DP | David Baum, editor | Description: This latest blast from the minds of Missy Elliott and director Dave Meyers is like a compilation of five different amazing videos, most of which tie in with the gymnastics movie Stick it . The most impressive bits include a hyper surreal marching band performance, a white space segment where Missy's body is replaced by a still bodacious stick figure ,and a section where Missy is seamlessly inserted into the film so she can show of her own acrobatic ability at a gymnastics competition. Also included are a Gold Medal celebration, a training routine on the exposed steel girders of a dilapidated building and lots of little touches that make this an outlandish and engrossing bit of music video mayhem. -- watch "We Run This" in Real or  Windows Media

SHOT: Urban Mystic - R. Malcolm Jones, director

Shot in Miami...

artist: Urban Mystic
song: "I Refuse"
label: SoBe
director(s): R. Malcolm Jones
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Bon Jovi - Jeff Labbe, director

A dog tries to find its way home in this new video for Bon Jovi's "Who Says You Can't Go Home?" The twist? The pooch is six feet tall and walks on its hind legs. Shooting began at a recent Bon Jovi gig in Phoenix and has continued in and around Los Angeles.

artist: Bon Jovi
song: "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
label: Island Def Jam
director(s): Jeff Labbe
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Kanye West "Touch The Sky"

Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco
"Touch The Sky"
(Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam)
Chris Milk, director | Janice Biggs, producer | @radical.media, production co | Danny Hiele, DP | Livio Sanchez @ The Whitehouse, editor
Description: On September 8, 1974, Evel Kneivel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in a custom made and largely untested rocket-propelled Skycycle. It was a nearly fatal disaster, that presumably put the kibosh on Knievel's never attempted dream of clearing the Grand Canyon. So, leave it to the most adventurous duo in music video — director Chris Milk and rap star Kanye West — to attempt it in an epic and captivating clip that works perfectly on several levels.

Combining the look of a 1970's feature film with the classic ABC Wide World Of Sports series, the video casts Kanye as Evel Knievel doppelganger Evel Kanyevel,Pamela Anderson as his love interest and Nia Long as one of the women who calls Kanye on his crap. The jump itself follows the same sad trajectory of Knievel's Snake River attempt, but there is that magical moment when Kanye does indeed "Touch The Sky." Let's hope for a sequel with a shark tank. -- watch the director's cut of  "Touch The Sky"

NEWS: Zach Merck Joins Radical Media

Director Zach Merck has signed with @radical.media for representation. The director's credits include videos for many hard rock acts, including Hinder , Cold, Vaux, Life Of Agony, Atreyu and many others.

SHOT: Kanye West - Chris Milk, director

Kanye West collaborated with director Chris Milk on what looks to be another winning video. Based on the trailer at director Chris Milk's site,"Touch The Sky" is an homage to motorcycle daredevil Evel Kneivel and his never accomplished goal of jumping the Grand Canyon. Kanye plays the lead role (Evel Kanyevel perhaps?) and his costars include Pamela Anderson, Nia Long and hip-hop newcomer Lupe Fiasco.

Definitely check out the trailer for this cinematic video about literally touching the sky.

artist: Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco
song: "Touch The Sky"
label: Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam
director(s): Chris Milk
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Rosie Thomas "Pretty Dress"

Rosie Thomas "Pretty Dress" Sub Pop
Molly & Mariah, directors
@radical.media, production co
Description: Singer/songwriter Rosie Thomas performs in a cozy room while an intercut storyline stars a cast of stop-motion animated plush characters. The homemade feel of the clip will appeal to fans of director Adria Petty's "Sweet Troubled Soul" clip for Stellastarr, or the work of Michel Gondry collaborator Lauri Faggioni.

NEW RELEASE: Morningwood "Nth Degree"

Morningwood "Nth Degree" Capitol
Adam Neustadter & Peter McCoubrey, directors
Emily Wiedermann, producer
Wormseye Films, production co
@radical.media, production co
Luke McCoubrey, DP
Peter McCoubrey, editor
Description: There aren't many rock bands that can be easily summed up in one word, and of those, Moringwood is the only one that lays claim to the word "fun." This second video off the NYC band's self-titled debut album is a romp through a used record bin. Each album pulled from the crate  comes to life  with Morningwood appearing in whatever guise appropriate to the album's band or genre. Singer Chantal Claret and her bandmates don full-on metal gear to evoke a typical metal album cover (think Manowar, if you must), disco duds for a nod to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack record, plus homages to albums from The Ramones, Kraftwerk, Master P and much, much more.
    Although this isn't the first album cover music video homage  — The Shins recreated several indie rock album covers in "New Slang" and director Phil Harder created similar works for Cornershop's "Brimful Of Asha" and Liz Phair's "Why Can't I" — visual effects studio Guava and directors Peter McCoubrey and Adam Neustadter of Wormseye Films deliver something that's both unique from those earlier videos and fun enough to stand up to the enthusiastic bombast of Morningwood. You can watch "Nth Degree" at morningwoodrocks.com.

NEW RELEASE: Korn "Twisted Transistor"

Korn "Twisted Transistor" Virgin
Dave Meyers, director
Bill Boyd, producer
@radical.media, production co
Scott Meyer, editor
Description: Most directors would have been content to just play out the simple premise that drives this video: Cast a roster of top-name rap stars to play the roles of Korn and film the performance. Easy. Clever. Done. Director Dave Meyers, however, takes that idea and builds it up into a rock video parody that's one of the funniest and most entertaining videos you'll see all year. The casting of Lil Jon as singer Jonathan Davis, Snoop Dogg as guitarist Munky, Xzibit as bassist Fieldy and David Banner as drummer David Silvera is pure genius. But, this video would work even if it starred Korn as themselves. "Twisted Transistor" is primarily an homage to Spinal Tap as a documentary crew captures all the ridiculous travails that a rock band faces on the road. There are lots of breaks for comedic dialogue and, in a nod to Animal House, there's even an ending "where are they now" segment. There are many potshots taken at Korn's expense, not to mention a few barbs thrown at their old label and some notable industry figures. I'd encourage you to buy the video on iTunes, but it's not available there (yet). So, watch it for free courtesy of Korn.com in either Real or Windows.

BOOKED: Santana feat. Steven Tyler - Dave Meyers, director

Director Dave Meyer's video for the collaboration between Santana and Aerosmith frontman  Steven Tyler is underway in Tyler's hometown of Boston. The clip stars Lords Of Dogtown actress Nikki Reed.

artist: Santana feat. Steven Tyler
song: "Just Feel Better"
label: J Records
director(s): Dave Meyers
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley feat. Nas - Frank E. Flowers, director

Indie film director Frank E. Flowers will be making his music video debut with a shoot this week in NYC for Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley and guest rapper Nas.

artist: Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley feat. Nas
song: "Road To Zion"
label: Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal
director(s): Frank E. Flowers
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Rosie Thomas - Molly & Mariah, director

Directing team Molly & Mariah wrapped a video for Sub Pop indie songstress Rosie Thomas that mixes live action footage with stop motion animation.

artist: Rosie Thomas
song: "Pretty Dress"
label: Sub Pop
director(s): Molly and Mariah
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Sia "Breathe Me"

Sia "Breathe Me" Astralwerks
Daniel Askill & Sia, director
Phil Tidy, producer
@radical.media, production co
Description: Sia's trip-hop elegy "Breathe Me" served as the musical swan song to HBO's epic TV series Six Feet Under. The incredibly moving final sequence to the show imbued a lot of meaning and emotional relevance to this song and vice versa. This official video lacks the same punch, but that's an unfair comparison, since the TV finale played upon emotions and familiarities that were built up over several years. The video shows Sia quickly flipping through a series of Polaroid pictures of herself and others at a high enough speed that it becomes a kind of animated flip-book.

NEW RELEASE: Audioslave "Doesn't Remind Me"

Audioslave "Doesn't Remind Me" Epic/Interscope
Chris Milk, director
Samantha Storr, producer
@radical.media, production co
Danny Hiele, DP
Livio Sanchez, editor
Description: "Doesn't Remind Me" is an example of the old saying that "The personal is political."  This video is essentially a distillation of something that seems hugely political and severely complex into a small, simple and personal story. The video follows a boy whose interests in toy fighter planes and becoming a boxing champ like Rocky seem utterly commonplace, until we learn that his father was shot down in a fighter plane while flying over Iraq. So, although it may be hard to understand all the complexities of war, it's quite easy to understand an angry child's desperation and confusion over the loss of a dad, especially in a war that many consider to be unnecessary. Adding to the power of the video is the omission of any Audioslave footage, thereby allowing the story to be the complete focus. Chalk this up as another confrontational and potentially controversial video from director Chris Milk. Watch "Doesn't Remind Me" courtesy of Audioslave.com in either Real or Windows.

SHOT: Korn - Dave Meyers, director

Korn may have undergone a line-up change in the time between their last release and See You On The Other Side, their first album under a new deal with Virgin Records, but it's nowhere near as drastic as it looks in their upcoming video. "Twisted Transistor" will star Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Lil Jon and David Banner in place of the members of Korn. Full details on the video can be found at both Billboard and MTV.com.

artist: Korn
song: "Twisted Transistor"
label: Virgin
director(s): Dave Meyers
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Morningwood - Wormseye, directors

Shooting this week in NYC...

artist: Morningwood
song: "Nth Degree"
label: Capitol
director(s): Wormseye
production co: @radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Dave Matthews Band "Dream Girl"

Dave Matthews Band "Dream Girl" RCA
Dave Meyers, director
Janice Biggs, producer
Radical Media, production co
Description: "Dream Girl" is a videos that is essentially a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream. Adding another of obfuscation is that everything takes place within a movie that Dave Matthews watches on the big screen. Actress Julia Roberts is the focal point of the movie/dream, as she moves through various locations and flashes between her childhood and present age. In every scene she's frightened by a shadowy man in a suit. In the end she finally confronts the mystery man only to find that it's the love of her life, played by Dave Matthews himself. All the members of DMB have cameo roles throughout the video, holding their own in scenes with the movie star.

Post production company Kroma provided the visual effects in the video, including the impressive masking effect that erased  Matthews' face so he could play the "mystery man" role.

NEW RELEASE: Morningwood "Jetsetter"

Morningwood "Jetsetter" Capitol
Wormseye, directors
@radical.media, production co
Description: Morningwood singer Chantal Claret takes a monster riff to the next level through sheer enthusiasm and attitude. Oh, and tits. Did I mention tits? Claret appears in a series of set pieces that each transition smoothly to the next. First she's in her bedroom writing a letter and then she's jetting to join her band in performance. Once on stage she loses control and let's it all hang out, thereby resulting in a nice homage to jailhouse rock.

NEW RELEASE: Low Millions "Statue"

Low Millions "Statue" Manhattan
Brett Simon, director
Barbara Benson, producer
@radical.media, production company
Rob Hall, editor
Description: A heartbroken young man lives underwater with his memories and a few possessions while Low Millions entertains the crowd at a raucous pool party above him. Eventually he gets tempted to come to the surface, but by that point it's far too late to reconnect with the girl of his dreams.

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE: Sleater-Kinney "Entertain"

@radical.media directing team Molly and Mariah on-location with Sub Pop trio Sleater-Kinney for the video "Entertain." Mariah is second from left and Mariah is second from right.

NEW RELEASE: Dave Matthews Band "American Baby"

Dave Matthews Band "American Baby" RCA
Dave Meyers, director
Scott Cunningham, producer
@radical.media, production company
Description: Director Dave Meyers shows the great diversity of America and American citizens in this new video for the Dave Matthews Band. The camera spotlights typical people in such places as schools, churches, hospitals, universities and various cities and places across the country.

SHOT: Natasha Bedingfield - Chris Milk, director

Shot on-location in Brazil...

artist: Natasha Bedingfield
song: "These Words"
label: Epic
director(s): Chris Milk
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Sleater-Kinney - Molly and Mariah, directors

Shot in Portland, OR...

artist: Sleater-Kinney
song: "Entertain"
label: Sub Pop
director(s): Molly and Mariah
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Kanye West - Kanye West, director

Kanye assumes the director's chair once again for his next video, "Spaceship." The clip features Kanye alongside his guests GLC and Consequence.

artist: Kanye West
song: "Spaceship"
label: Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam
director(s): Kanye West
production co: @radical.media

SHOT: Fat Joe - R. Malcolm Jones, director

Shot on-location in New York City...

artist: Fat Joe
song: "So Much More"
label: Atlantic
director(s): R. Malcolm Jones
production co: @radical.media

BOOKED: Good Charlotte - Brett Simon, director

Shooting on-location in Germany...

artist: Good Charlotte
song: "The Chronicles Of Life And Death"
label: Epic
director(s): Brett Simon
production co: @ radical.media

NEW RELEASE: Common

Common featuring The Last Poets "The Corner" GOOD/Geffen
Kanye West, director
Bill Boyd, producer
@radical.media, production company
Vance Burberry, DP
Lenny Mesina, editor
Brass Knuckles, editorial company
Description: Common and The Last Poets perform in various parts of Chicago.

NEW RELEASES: Simple Plan, Unwritten Law

Simple Plan "Shut Up" Lava
Erik White & Simple Plan, directors
William Green, producer
F.M. Rocks, production company
Harvey White, editor
Description: Simple Plan enter a posh hotel ballroom where they rock out for an unlikely audience of tuxedo-clad snobs. Sure enough, they're in the wrong place. The video then rewinds itself to show the band performing for a more appropriate audience.

Unwritten Law "Save Me" Lava
Brett Simon, director
Barbara Benson, producer
@radical.media, production company
Description: Totally animated video in a style similar to the film Waking Life. Performance mixed with vignettes that give life to the lyrics

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