Category: Music Videos
M.I.A. Infuses Self-Directed “Borders” Video With Powerful Meaning
M.I.A. is, at this point, well-known for making poignant and, therefore, controversial statements. The latest video for a single called “Borders” from her highly anticipated [Read More…]
Women With Unibrows and Scarecrow Men Brighten Up David Bowie’s “Blackstar” Video
It’s hard to fathom that David Bowie is putting out what will be his twenty-eighth album, Blackstar (stylized as ★), on January 8, 2016–his 69th birthday. To prepare us, [Read More…]
“What Are You Gonna Do?”: “Justify My Love” Turns 25
The month of November 1990 may have been a cold one by normal standards, but luckily Madonna was there to keep things sweltering. Yes, it’s [Read More…]
There Is No Greater Love(/Hate) Than What Gwen Feels For Gavin in “Used to Love You” Video
In the wake of one of the more tragic celebrity breakups of recent months, Gwen Stefani has released a new single from her forthcoming album [Read More…]
Grimes Is Everything to Everyone in Video For “Flesh Without Blood/Life in the Vivid Dream”
Grimes has been many things in the span of her relatively short career: futuristic desert goddess, neo-kawaii raver, etc. But never before has she gone [Read More…]
Adele at the Farm: Xavier Dolan Lends His Style to the Video for “Hello”
After recently directing the claustrophobic, thriller-like love story Tom at the Farm, it’s only natural that prolific director Xavier Dolan would want to continue to [Read More…]
Emma Stone Shines on in Will Butler’s Video for “Anna”
Will Butler has been gradually but certainly carving a separate name for himself outside of Arcade Fire ever since creating the score for everyone’s favorite [Read More…]
Voyeurism Is The Way in “Music To Watch Boys To” Video
Lana Del Rey shows no signs of ceasing her Honeymoon promotion with a quick single and video follow-up to “High By The Beach.” The second [Read More…]
Machine Gun Del Rey
“Boy look at you lookin’ at me/I know you know how I feel,” the seemingly sentimental opening to “High By The Beach,” has suddenly taken [Read More…]
The Depiction of Nostalgia in Madonna’s “This Used To Be My Playground”
In 1992, it was difficult to imagine Madonna without her clothes off, yet she put them back on quite seamlessly to create the song and [Read More…]
