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Music Video of the Day: Setting Sun by The Chemical Brothers, featuring Noel Gallager (1996, dir by Dom & Nick)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hey, do you remember when MTV used to show music videos and they were scary as Hell?

That’s certainly the case with Setting Sun, an early Chemical Brothers video that is either a celebration of dancing or a portrait of someone who has been possessed by a demon. Maybe it’s both. The video made me want to both go to a rave and go to Confession. So, all in all, I’d call this one a success.

The girl in the video is played Lexi Strauss. This video was one of many Chemical Brothers videos to be directed by Dom & Nick.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: The Other Side by Public Service Broadcasting (2015, dir by Rafe Gibbons)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yes, I’m a little bit late in posting today’s music video of the day. Sorry, the Texas Office of Through the Shattered Lens got hit by some bad weather last night and this morning! Plus, yesterday, I was going on about 90 minutes of sleep so just the fact that I’m semi-coherent right now is probably something of a minor miracle.

Anyway, allow me to make up to you with this video for Public Service Broadcasting’s inspiring tribute to space exploration, The Other Side! Yes, those are the voices of actual NASA engineers and astronauts, experiencing the dark side of the moon for the very first time. This is from PSB’s album, Race for Space.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Love Again by Dua Lipa (2021, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I’m a Texas girl so I loved this.  Admittedly, I’ve never ridden on a mechanical bull but I have seen a few and I’ve seen more than a few people get thrown off of them.  They’re a bit scary looking and I’m already accident-prone enough without tempting fate.  Still, I admire anyone who tries.  

(And, as scary as mechanical bulls are, they are nowhere near as scary as real bulls.)

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Footsteps in The Dark, covered by Cannons (2021, dir by Ryan Rundle)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

As I write this, we’ve got a nice thunderstorm going down here in Dallas. Thunder. Lightning. Pounding rain. Lights flashing on and off. It’s very atmospheric and so is this music video! So, it only makes sense to pick it for today’s music video of the day!

This is a cover of an Isley Brothers song. It’s good night music.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Ghosts by Desire (2021, dir by Kirill Nong)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This wonderfully atmospheric video is basically a mini-movie. I’m sure some would argue that you could say the same thing about all music videos but this video especially has the feel of being a wonderful feature length-film that happens to just have a 3-minute run time.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: The Darkness That You Fear (HAAi Remix) by The Chemical Brothers (2021, dir by RUFFMercy)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Another version of this song and this video (also directed by Ruffmercy) can be found here.

It’s always a good day for something from The Chemical Brothers.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: It’s All Happening by Saint Motel (2021, created by A/J Jackson and Mario Contini)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

It’s happening!

Seriously, any new music video from Saint Motel is cause for celebration. This is the first video to be released for The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Part Three and it would appear to involve A/J being stalked by an intergalactic admirer.

Along with A/J being chased by the UFO, be sure to keep an eye out for Dak driving a taxi and Greg and Aaron as two drunken revelers walking down the sidewalk.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Not The End of the World by Katy Perry (2020, dir by Similar But Different)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I used to really like Katy Petty and then I ended up getting annoyed with her because Firework was so extremely overplayed and the whole “feud” with Taylor Swift just made me roll my eyes at both of them. However, I’ve recently come back to liking Katy Perry and appreciating her style of music. While everyone else was getting self-important and embracing the gloom, Katy was discovering how to live again, as you can hear with this song and see in this video. Ultimately, this song is right. It’s not the end of the world and some people out there kind of need to accept that.

Enjoy!