Music Video of the Day: What You’re Waiting For by Tiësto & Ummet Ozcan (2016, dir by Joe Zohar and Steve Conry)


The next time that you’re tempted to get mad at your Uber driver (or your Lyft driver, depending on which company you’re boycotting at the time), remember this video.  Seriously, you have no idea what your driver may have just had to deal with.  Sure, the driver’s picking you up now but, for all you know, someone may have bled to death in the backseat just an hour ago or so.

That is actually my number one concern when it comes to Uber.  I always find myself wondering who was in the car before me and did they take a shower before entering a vehicle.  That’s another reason why I refuse to consider using public transportation.  I get that it’s good for the environment and everything but people are really disgusting sometimes.  I mean, I’m all far saving the planet but people do all sorts of stuff when they know that they’re not the ones who are actually going to have to clean up after themselves.

For instance, the driver in this video — I mean, he’s got people crying in the backseat.  He’s got people bleeding all over his car.  He’s got a lot to deal with but, at the end of the video, we see why he puts up with it all and it’s a nice “awwwwwww!” moment.  I like this video.  If it was a feature-length film, the driver would be played by Jason Statham.  Of course, I really wouldn’t want Jason Statham to be my Uber driver, just because it seems like he would constantly be stopping the car to get into a fight with other drivers.  Add to that, I’d probably be tempted to ask him why he’s driving an Uber instead of making a movie and he’d probably get mad at me for prying.

Anyway, enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Neon Future by Steve Aoki feat. Luke Steele (2019, dir by Mike Harris)


The future is always neon.

If there’s anything that films set in the future always seem to have in common, it’s that there’s a lot of neon.  In fact, the only futuristic films that aren’t full of neon are those films that take place after an atomic war, where everyone’s living in the desert and driving around on motorcycles.  But even those films often seem to end with the promise that, once society is up and running again, we’ll get a lot of neon.

Personally, I’m hoping that I’ll spend my retirement years in a hot pink house with neon walls.

The other thing that the future always seems to have is a divide between the decadent rich and the rebellious lower classes, the majority of whom seem to spend a lot of time wandering down red hallways.  Maybe one reason why everyone in the future always seems to be fighting is because there’s so much red around.  Maybe if they used blue neon, everyone would calm down and accept their social status.

Who knows?  I guess we’ll have to wait and see.  I imagine it should be the future in another two years or so.

Until then, enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: What About Us? by Gary Clark, Jr. (2019, dir by Savannah Leaf)


Today’s music video of the day comes to use from Austin’s own Gary Clark, Jr.

The video for What About Us? takes place in and around a trailer park and it really does capture the feel of the place.  Now, before anyone asks, I’ve never lived in a trailer park but I’ve visited more than a few.  Trailer parks are often both ominous and hopeful at the same time.  While you definitely see some people who have fallen on hard times, you also see a lot of acts of small kindness.  There’s a community spirit to a good trailer park.  When you’re on the outskirts of “acceptable” society, it’s always good to have people who you can depend upon.

This video was directed by Savannah Leaf, who also did the video for Clark’s This Land.  The gorgeous black-and-white cinematography is credited to Isaac Bauman.  Bauman has served as director of photography on several music videos.  He’s got 66 credits listed at the Imvdb, including Avicii’s Broken Arrow.

(We miss you, Avicii!)

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: My Heart by Adi Ulmansky (2013, dir by Adi Ulmansky and Nir Perry)


“Oh my God, Adi Ulmansky stole that kid’s skateboard!”

Good for her!  That kid didn’t look like he really appreciated his skateboard and she let him keep his ice cream cone so what’s he crying about?

“OH MY GOD!  ADI ULMANSKY HAS GOT A CHAINSAW!”

And again, good for her!  Sometimes, you need a chainsaw to get through this crazy world of ours.  My Heart was included on Adi’s Shit Just Got Real mixtape and you know what?  Sometimes, when shit gets real, you need a chainsaw!

As I’ve mentioned many times in the past, my BFF Evelyn and I absolutely love Adi Ulmansky and this video shows why.  She doesn’t let anything get in her way and if she cuts her finger, she just uses the blood for decoration.  All of us should be so strong.

Add to that, the black cat in this video reminds me of Doc.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: How You Like Me Now? by The Heavy (2009, dir by ????)


Today’s music video of the day is dedicated to everyone who will be going home with an Oscar later today.

I like this song.  Whether it’s a Kia commercial or a David O. Russell film, this song provides the perfect score for just about anything.  This is a song that inspires you to walk into a room and take over.  It’s a song that inspires you to never settle for getting stuck in a traffic.  This is a song that makes you want to move and the video captures that feeling perfectly.

I assume the video is a player on the Little Red Riding Hood story.  I like the cartoon skeletons.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Time Rider by Chromatics (2019, dir by Chromatics)


If this video inspires you to have a Twin Peaks flashback, do not be concerned.  You’re not alone.  I had the exact same reaction.

During Twin Peaks: The Return, Chromatics made three appearances as the band playing at the roadhouse and their dream-like music fit in perfectly with David Lynch’s enigmatic portrait of America in the 21st Century.  Lynch also directed several videos for the Chromatics, though he didn’t direct this one.  This video is credited to the band itself.  Still, watching and listening, you can definitely see why Lynch was inspired to include this band in his masterwork.

Enjoy!

Music Video Of The Day: All the Black by Cat Clyde (2019, dir by Christopher Good)


I don’t know.  A part of me feels like I should have held off on this video until October rolled around.  It definitely has a sort of nightmarish quality to it.  But, as I watched the video, I realized that it was basically almost exactly like a dream that I had a few nights ago so I took that a sign and I decided to go ahead and share it.

Basically, there’s some really messed up stuff going on in that house.  And really, this is why you need to keep an eye on trees, vines, and outdoor graves.  Because if you’re not careful, that stuff going to start invading your home and then you’ll never get rid of it all.

Has someone been murdered in the house?  Possibly.  Then again, you could probably say that about every house in America.  In fact, there could be a ghost sneaking up on you right now.  Who knows, right?

Enjoy!

Music Video Of The Day: Comfort by Julia Jacklin (2019, dir by Nick Mckk and Julia Jacklin)


ENNUI!

Ennui is actually one of my favorite words and not a day passes that I don’t find an excuse to use it.  For instance, a few days ago, I was stuck in traffic in downtown Dallas and I happened to notice that there was a pigeon sitting on a guard rail and it looked like it was wondering whether it should jump into traffic or if it should just continue to exist and contemplate life.  So, I rolled down my window and I looked straight at that pigeon and I called out, “ENNUI!”

The pigeon looked back at me.

We had an understanding.

Anyway, this video seems like it’s full of ennui.  To be honest, there’s no way to escape that feeling whenever you’re the only person standing near a swimming pool.  As I watched this video, I thought about that scene in The Graduate where William Daniels forces Dustin Hoffman to sit at the bottom of the pool.  I also thought about the Burt Lancaster film, The Swimmer, in which Burt attempted to swim home by going through all of the neighborhood pools.  And, of course, there was Todd Field’s Little Children, where Kate Winslet spent the whole movie hanging out at the neighborhood pool.

Julia Jacklin has got a talent for these ennui-drenched videos.

Enjoy!