Category Archives: Music

Music Video of the Day: Come As You Are by Nirvana (1992, directed Kevin Kerslake)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Kurt Cobain would have been 57 years old today.

Come As You Are was Nirvana’s first video after the monster success of Smells Like Teen Spirit.  Despite the commercial success of the previous song and video, Cobain has not enjoyed working director Samuel Bayer so, when it was time to do the Come As You Are video, photographer Kevin Kerslake was hired to direct.  At the time, Cobain told Kerslake that he just wanted the video to pay homage to the cover of Nevermind and to feature a lot of “purples and reds.”  Cobain and the band were happy with the way that Kerslake visually interpreted their song and he subsequently directed many more videos for the band.

This video was shot in a park in Hollywood Hills.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: Wand’rin Star, sung by Lee Marvin

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Continuing our tribute to Lee Marvin on what would have been his 100th birthday, our song of the day is a reminder that Lee Marvin was not just a tough guy actor.

He was also a singer who had a number one single in the UK and Ireland with this song from 1969’s Paint Your Wagon!  The same two weeks that Lee Marvin had the number one spot, The Beatles had the number two spot with Let It Be.

Music Video of the Day: Bathory by Trobar De Morte (2024, dir by Visual Noise Barcelona)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s very atmospheric music video of the day comes to us from Spain.  Watching this video, ask yourself how many movies, books, and songs have been inspired by the life and crimes of Elisabeth Bathory.  She may have been executed but it appears she still achieved the macabre immortality that she craved.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Round and Round by Ratt (1984, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

How did Milton Berle come to appear in a music video with one of the bands that epitomized 80s hair metal?  It probably had something to do with Ratt being managed by his nephew, Marshall Berle.  Milton was not only helping out family but letting the 80s kids know that he knew where they coming from.  In this video, he appears as both the patriarch and the matriarch of a wealthy family, a call-back to his days on Texaco Star Theater.  Presumably Milton’s cameo in this video led to a better result than the Saturday Night Live hosting gig that led to Milton Berle becoming one of the first people to ever be banned from appearing on the show.

The woman who goes up to the attic is played by Lisa Dean, who later appeared in Michael Jackson’s video for Dirty Diana.

This was one of Ratt’s biggest hits.  The band has broken up and re-formed many times over the years but, as of now, they appear to be on an indefinite hiatus.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: When I’m Gone by Katy Perry, feat. Alesso (2022, dir by Hannah Lux Davis)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This is a fun video and I think we need more fun in the world.

The robot in the video was provided by Boston Dynamics and was nicknamed “Nugget” by Perry.  (The robot’s actual name was Spot.  If I ever get a robot, I’m naming it Fritz after director Fritz Lang.)  The video itself premiered on ESPN because …. well, why not?  Where else was it going to premiere?  Rob Dyrdek’s not in the video so it’s not like it could have premiered on MTV or any of its affiliated stations.  This was the first music video to ever premiere live on ESPN and, as far as I can tell, it might also be the only one.  There’s nothing wrong with being unique.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Bayou Boy by Graham Barham (2024, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Happy Mardi Gras to all!

What can I say about this video other than it’s definitely authentic?  There’s a lot of people who will be able to relate to every word of this song.  This guy actually reminds me of more than a few of my cousins.  The fact that the song features more than a little Cajun French only contributes to the authenticity.

Music Video of the Day: Burn by Nine Inch Nails (1994, directed by Hank Corwin and Trent Reznor)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

In many ways the epitome of a Nine Inch Nails song, Burn was recorded for the Natural Born Killers soundtrack and was released as a promotional single at the same time that the movie was playing in theaters.  This music video, directed by Hank Corwin and Trent Reznor, was originally included on the VHS release of Natural Born Killers.

The video uses many of the same techniques that Oliver Stone used in the controversial film, having Reznor perform in front of a projection screen that shows stock footage and scenes from the film.

Director Hank Corwin is best known as a film editor.  (He was the editor on Natural Born Killers.)  He is a three-time Oscar nominee for his work on The Big Short, Vice, and Don’t Look Up.

Enjoy!