Meridian Brothers - Doctor Trompeta ( Dir : Martine Rademakers & David Lamain ) 2014

... funny animation ...  Quetzalcoatl vs Che Trompeta ? ... do not miss it , highly enjoyable & uplifting ...

Radio Soulwax Presents: As Heard On Radio Soulwax pt. 2 - Animation ( Dir : Glyn Peppiatt ) 2014

.... fantastic animation based on now classic house mash-up masterpiece by 2 Many DJ's/Soulwax (  2002 ) ... Belgian brothers' Stephen & David Dewaele .... it's one hour long & the sound is wonderful ! ....
                                     DO NOT MISS IT !

La loi de l'emmerdement maximum ou Loi de Murphy ( Dir : Crash Toast Prod .) 2014

... scientific & physical explanation of Murphy's Law ! ... clever , funny & interesting ... Breaking Bad pisstake ... ( but it's a serious work ! ) ( Sorry no subs .... )

Forever Pavot - Les Cigognes Nénuphars ( Radio edit ) Audio track 2014

.... perfect re creation of the psychedelic sound of 69 .... really good song ... This guy Émile Sornin does it all ! ...

Ty Segall - Manipulator ( Dir : Matt Yoka ) 2014

... ultra gifted Californian music's prodigal ( & productive ) son .... psychedelica ....

Sigur Rós - Untitled #1 (aka Vaka) ( Dir : Floria Sigismondi ) 2003

... a gem ... video & music of course ....

Deichkind - So`ne Musik ( Regisseur : ? ) 2014

... very catchy German rap/electro/fun act .... lov'em ...( Arbeit Nervt , Ich Betäube Mich , ...)

Johnny Marr - Dynamo ( Dir : Sitcom Soldiers & Mat Bancroft ) 2014

... he's back for real !... supa guitar licks & vocals harmonies .... ( Byrds , TFC , Big Star ..... ) very classic music video but this fuckin' SOUND win the game ... 

Red Axes - Caminho De Dreyfus ( Dir : Amitay7 & Eran Hilleli ) 2013

... vocals : Abrao ....Tel-Aviv's Dori Sadovnik & Nirv Arzi .... hypnotic groove .. Goth mood ...  never forget Major Dreyfus ( pathway ) ....

The Wilderness of Manitoba - Leave Someone ( Dir : Nathan Boey ) 2014

... " à la Elliott Smith " ... beautiful mood & vocals harmonies ...

HollySiz - Better Than Yesterday ( Dir : Hugo Gélin ) 2014

... fresh & pop ! .... good dancin' routine & clever directing & video treatment & FX's... ...

Emiliana Torrini - Dead Things ( Dir : Sophie Muller ) 1999

.... wonderful singer , one of my all time fav' .... always subtle , soulful & moving ... beautiful song &  funny but touching music video ....

Chulius & The Filarmónicos - Don´t ( Dir : Cimadevilla Fermin aka Nomeno ) 2014

..... Julio Briceño aka Chulius ..... sensual / sexy / porno chic ... Kimberley Tell ... catchy track & vid ... modern & tasteful ...

SonReal - Preach ( Dir : Dane Collison ) 2014

... catchy rap shit .... America's tourist clichés shots .....I love the Albuquerque Walter White house & car wash's  shots ( around 1:31 ) ....

Mastodon - Megalodon ( Audio track ) 2004

... my fav' metal ( OK ... hardcore , sludge  , progressive , stoner ,  etc .... ) band ... & one of their best track for me ... very tight band  ( try it live ) ...

Mr.Oizo - Ham ( Dir : Eric Wareheim ) 2014

.... XLent John C Reilly in another music video's masterpiece by Eric Wareheim .... " all in one " America's demons ... obesity , greed , selfishness , obsession with violence & guns everywhere .... brilliant work ...

Elephant Stone - Knock You From Yr Mountain ( Dir : Benjamin Lussier ) 2014

... psychedelicious indie pop rock from Montréal ... supa bassline ... catchy & sensual .... very pleasant ...

Brodinski ft SD - Can't help myself ( Dir : Megaforce ) 2014

...  stuck with yourself & your inside demons ... destiny as a prison .... & nostalgia for your own youth .... XLent video & directing ! Not to be missed  .....

Elektrisk Gønner ft Michel Cloup - Entre poésie et effroi ( Edit : Benjamin Løzninger ) 2014

...   poetry amongst terror .... lively & creative ....  surreal TV footages, funny & hypnotic ....

Belly - Slow Dog ( Dir : Jeffrey Plansker ) 1993

.... top indie pop track ! a must ....  fun .... the video's editing pace is too fast but the song still sound fresh ...

Mermonte - Karel Fracapane ( Dir : Timo Hateau & Gérald Fleury ) 2014

... French collective band .... inspired instrumental track ... XLent ! ... ( Walter Matthau ? )

Sage - In Between ( Audio track ) 2014

... dreamy mood & beautiful orchestral arrangement ( start at 1:50 ) .... James Blake ..... stylish & refined ....

Thom Yorke - Analyse ( XFM Radio version ) Fan made video ( Dir : Bas Verhage ) 2006

... beautiful & moving .... very good " amateur " video ... The Prestige OST ....( see also album version : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSSnvQpAc2c )

The Holidays - All Time High ( Dir : Dimitri Basil & Laura Gorun )

.... another gem by Dimitri & Laura  .... very nice indie rock track & a delicious teenage fantasy filmed with this beautiful " blurred " FX , trademark of the director's team ....

Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk ( Dir : Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy ) 2014

.... XLent brand new funky track by MC Mark Ronson & joyful Bruno Mars ..... very catchy 70's style ( Cameo , Kool & the Gang , Zapp , Dazz Band , etc ...) with today's sound .... you can't beat it !

Kraftwerk - Music Non Stop ( live )

... marvellous funky beats from Düsseldorf ... so creative .... inventors of a genre .... fun & stiff upper lips ... one of the greatest band alive .... LET'S DANCE ! .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop .... Music Non Stop ....

The Electronic Afterlife - Short doc about electronics recycling ( Dir : Alex Gorosh ) 2014

.... one man's cross-Atlantic journey reveals the truth about electronics recycling ... revolting poverty & pollution .... our main political claim should be to resolve this kind of international problems ... Do Not Miss it !

Factory Floor - On Hold ( Dir : AB/CD/CD ) 2012

.... XLent machine ( good old basic sequencer )  based track ( remind me of Suicide ) .... stop & go FX 's video .... brilliant frame , edit & quality shots ... 

Theophilus London ft Jesse Boykins III - Tribe ( Dir : Tim Nackashi ) 2014

.... Supa track , a very good & CATCHY one .... exciting as a rock song ... great dancers too ... ( song's start at 0:30 )

Panda Bear - Mr Noah ( Dir : AB/CD/CD ) 2014

.... what a mayhem in a few square meters ... different POV of a same ( or not ... ) situation .. another brilliant work by  French collective  ( Arnaud Boutin, Clement Dozier & Camille Dauteuille ) ... do not watch this if you feel sea sick !

Some great pictures of our wonderful planet . ( Various photographers )

 West Pokot County , Kenya ( Dai Kurokawa )

Napoleon Wrasse fish , Great Barrier Reef , Australia (  Christian Miller )

Fire under the Milky Way (  Dave Kan )

Telemark , Norway .

Tight & funny ( Indonesian , Filipino ? ) street dancer(s ! ) .

... amazing & funny street act ! .... ( sorry for the poor Q )

Beck - Heart Is A Drum ( Dir : Sophie Muller ) 2014

... beautiful dreamy Black & White shots & deep countryside sets .... strangeness & nostalgia .... very nice song ....

Cloud Nothings - I'm Not Part of Me ( Dir : John Ryan Manning ) 2014

... Supa catchy punky song & teen ggrrrlls sooo excited by it ! ....

Christophe - Ces Petits Luxes ( Audio track ) 2001

... superbe son , arrangements , lignes mélodiques .... un beau moment .... de la musique de dandy .... classy ...

Piano Next Door - 5th Kill with a touch of Scopitone ( Dir : A. J. Benny ) 2014

.... SPECIAL HALLOWEEN !!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAH !!!!!!

Budapest - The Roaming Souls ( Edit : Jonathan Bayol , Louis Tandeau , Olivier Bouton ) 2014

  .... very good Russ Meyer edit ... great match with 60's garage inspired music ....

Marianne Faithfull - Sparrows Will Sing ( Dir : Naiché Caudron ) 2014

.... just superb .... song written by Roger Waters ( Pink Floyd ) , produced by Rob Ellis & mixed by Flood ... ( Ed Harcourt is playing the bass ) ...

Ok Go - I won't let you down ( Dir : Kazuaki Seki & Damian Kulash Jr ) 2014

.... amazing as always ... sequence shot .. Honda UNI-CUB Scooter Seats ( Chiba , Japan ).. crazy choregraphy ( remember Jacques Demy ) + high angle shots with a quad copter ! .. + a good catchy/funky track .... DO NOT MISS IT !

Tiga - Bugatti ( Dir : Helmi ) 2014

.... brilliant aesthetic ,  edit & prod ... fashion & trend .... porno chic ... Tiga's videos are often innovatives this one is one of them ...

Roy Kafri - Mayokero ( Dir : Vania Heymann ) 2014

... clever morphing FX's video ... clever " all vocals " performance ... ( & great record collection by the way ! )

Baxter Dury - Palm Trees ( Dir : Roger Sargent ) 2014

... good pop track ... so charming & lovely voice & accent ( thanks Ian ) ... shot with a drone in Spain ...

Pissed Jeans - Boring Girls ( Dir : Joe Stakun ) 2014

.... a punkish track & nighmare ! .... TV comedy soap pisstake ... very funny vid' .....

Radio Radio - Ej feel zoo ( Dir : Jonathan Bensimon ) 2014

.... New Brunswick's language , it's called chiak ... fun & catchy ...they used to be three ... fun fun fun ....

Daphne Guinness - Evening in space ( Dir : David LaChapelle ) 2014

....beautiful industrial heir ( Irish Guinness Empire ) succeed as a ( glam rock ) singer ( Production : Tony Visconti ) with a very convincing single & wonderful music video by master clipper DavidLaChapelle

Tom Lark - Something To Tell You ( Dir : Samuel Kristofski ) 2014

..... XLent music vid' ... funny & catchy ....  the 60's/70's style prod' is amazing ... they all seems to have fun doing it .... highly enjoyable , do not miss it !

BRAAINZZ - oops ( Dir : Johnny Chew ) 2014

..... LSD is back .....

Spoon - My Little Japanese Cigarette Case ( Audio track ) 2007

....Austin , Texas .... one of my fav' Spoon's song ..... a gem ....

Tricky ft Francesca Belmonte - Nicotine Love ( Edit : Jody Vandenburg ) 2014

... strong atmos(f)ear as always with Tricky ... political & slightly disturbing trip pop .... News footages' great edit ....

Ex Hex - Waterfall ( Dir : Wartella ) 2014

.... girls group .... Mary Timony, Laura Harris, Betsy Wright .... fun , cheap & retro  ....

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Keep Some Hope ( Dir : Anders Malmberg ) 2014

.... back to basics , all we really want is a great voice & a very good drumming ...

Ron Sexsmith - Secret Heart ( Dir : Mark Romanek ) 1995

... fav' of mine , this song is a true MASTERPIECE .... it speaks for itself .... great shots by master clipper Mark Romanek ...

Nyle - Let The Beat Build ( Dir : Chadd Harbold ) 2009

.... " real " musicians' hip hop performance live in recording studio .... fresh & friendly ...

The Gomorrans - Velveteen ( Dir : ? ) 2009

.... steam punk ? accoustic funk/r'n'b/Fleshtones ? ....fun & stylish ....  if you do not know them yet , here's a good introduction !

Fyfe - For You ( Dir : Feel Good Lost ) 2014

.... beautiful ambient pop song ... the video is meaningless but OK aesthetically speaking ....

QQQ - The Ebullient ( Dir : Joseph B. Carlin ) 2014

....... la drogue c'est mal ....

Sounds of Paragliding - Spectacular sports documentary ( Dir : Shams ) 2014

... incredible shots & sounds ! Try to listen to it with a proper sound system or quality headphones , it's worth it ! ( et il y a des sous-titres pour les Francophones ! )

Les Tikis - Soul time ( Cover Shirley Ellis ) ( Cam : Tata Powers ) 2014

special friends at court ! I'm proud to introduce to you : Les Tikis from Nice ! Over talented , sexy , funky , catchy , groovy old friends of mine .... live in Marseille at  Festival South of Nowhere last September 19 th & 20th ....

TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot ( Dir : Danny Jelinek ) 2014

double whammy ( see previous lyrics vid' : ) ! Paul Reubens ( aka Pee-Wee Herman ) as guest & cameo by Galaxy star Karen Gillan ... supa pop song & band ....

The New Pornographers - Dancehall Domine ( Dir : LeBlanc + Cudmore ) 2014

... brilliant nu indie pop rock & XLent music vid' ( as always with the Pornographers ) ... loads of movies reference ... catchy AND arty .....

Theophilus London ft Jesse Boykins III - Tribe ( Audio Track ) 2014

                    ULTRAMEGACATCHYDOPESHIT !

Liars - I'm No Gold ( Dir : Laurie Lynch ) 2014

.... highly inspired by their own best musicvideo/song , 2008' " Plaster casts of everything "  ( http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/05/liars-plaster-casts-of-everything-dir.html )  .... catchy & slightly disturbing as usual ....

Slim Twig - All this wanting ( Dir : Emily Pelstring ) 2014

... pop as we like it ... if you like Lennon ( circa White album ) Nillson , Bowie , Ray Davies , this dope is for you  ....very nice & pleasant ....

Bébé Charli - Lesson 3 ( Dir : Charli Encor )

... marvel of the western world ! ... funny & dada ( & popo , pipi, caca , etc ..... ) very funny Belgian comedian .... ( try to see him live , he's just hilarious & punky ) ... ( link for his hit record :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op3isnS_OIk )

Leftfield ft Afrika Bambaataa — Afrika Shox (- Dir : Chris Cunningham ) 1999

.... strong stuff .... a classic CC video .... dark & gore ....

The Indian Tomb - Debra Paget - " Snake Dance Scene " ( Dir : Fritz Lang ) 1959

.... Fritz Lang ,1959 ... Spielberg's Indiana Jones ... kitsch , wonderful , erotic ... great colours ...

California - Timelapse ( Dir : Hal Bergman ) 2014

.... Californian landscapes  from A to Z in timelapse .... a trip ...

Superfjord - The Great Vehicle ( Animation : VJ Hellstone ) 2014

... return of acid/psychedelism/freelove ... " Vivons nus " ! ...

M83 - Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun ( Dir : Yoonha Park ) 2014

... dreamy & elegiac as usual ... amazing space sound .... lovely shots ... love's accident ....

Memoryhouse - Minor white ( footage edit ) 2010

... childrens watching a circus ( ? ) show ... amazing footage ...

TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot ( Lyrics video ) 2014

.... very pop , really catchy tune ... a hit for sure ...

Ten Walls - Walking With Elephants ( Dir : NEZ ) 2014

... splendid & fun to watch ... perfect edit ...creative & powerful ...  just enjoy yourself !
                            *** Best of 2014  ***

Metronomy - Month of Sundays ( Dir : Daniel Brereton ) 2014

... great geometrical , high angle , reverse & perspective FX's ... Escher inspired ... Luma extravaganza ! ....

Action Bronson - Easy Rider ( Dir : Tom Gould ) 2014

.... drugs are a wrong path ... very funny & well done ....

Spoon - Inside out ( Dir : Mau Morgó ) 2014

.... splendid ... made out of  " experimental digital mistakes " ..... hacked memories .... and John Britt Daniel's voice is the closest to Lennon's voice ...

Bear Hands - Agora Alternate Lyrics vid ( Dir : Sami Jano & Steve Meierding ) & official ( Dir : Ted Feldman ) 2014

Lyrics vid':
Two versions of this XLENT indie rock track by NYC band ( Modest Mouse style ) ... should be a hit ! ... official & lyrics vid ( my fav' ) both quality work ... do not miss it !
Official one :

Alt-J - Every Other Freckle ( Dir : Olivier Groulx ) 2014

..  another great track by Leeds band ... sensitive & inventive pop .... perfect match shots ...

Love - Short film ( Dir : Basak Erol ) 2014

 
..... quiet & beautiful B&W shots ..... Music : Majical Cloudz  - I do sing for you .....

Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL - Funkn'roll ( Live Arsenio Hall TV show ) 2014

..... still rollin' , dancin' &  funkin'  ... the best musician/showman around ? ... musicians & dancers are fantastic too !

Boogie Balagan - Lamentation Walloo ( Dir : Guillaume Ho ) 2007

In the self-proclamed "Palestlsraeli" duet Boogie Balagan, psychedelic rock'n roll meets cool Middle Eastern vibes. Their first album "Lamentation Walloo" is a message of peace & multiculturalism.

The Ruts - Babylon's burning ( Edited by Pondscum 77 )

.... classic rock/punk/hard , you'll name it .... still one of the best track ever .... charisma , intensity ,excellent musicians .... still burnin' !

Phil RetroSpector - People drive Strange (The Doors vs Kavinsky) mash up 2014

...... The Doors' " When you're strange " mashup/vs Kavinsky's " Nightcall " ( used by Nicolas Winding Refn in " Drive ( 2011 ) " soundtrack .... brilliant as ever with Mr RetroSpector ....

Man Ray Sky - Luma ( Dir : Andy Sowerby ) 2013

..... psyche... dreamy indie pop electro ... convincing & moving .... a discovery ...

The Juan MacLean - A Place Called Space ( Dir : Tyler Brodie ) 2014

....  catchy disco/pop stuff .... edited by Andrew Adair .... Georgio Moroder is obviously the main inspiration for this track  ... awesome VJing ....

Gazelle Twin - Guts ( Dir : Esther Springett ) 2014

.... music of our next future ? .... I found a kind of thru feel in this ... I like it ...( Breaking Bad inspired  ? )

Portugal ( Lisbon & Sesimbra ) by Kirill Neiezhmakov 2014

.... for your eyes only .... astonishing hyperlapse/timelapse by Russian master director Kirill ... technical perfection ... incredible edit too ....

Röyksopp & Robyn - Monument ( Dir : Max Vitali ) 2014

.... beautiful sci-fi video .... dreamy electro ... Röyksopp is back ! .... more than inspired by " Kubrick's  2001 : space odissey "

Philip Selway - Coming Up For Air ( Dir : NYSU ) 2014

.... beautiful cinematography .... splendid music video , do not miss it ! ... shot in Madrid with a spanish cast ...

Lucky St Angelo - It's Called the Dustberry Garden ( Dir : Ciaran Lyons ) 2014

..... 60's garage rock style .... from Scotland .... slightly psychedelic ....

Gus Gus - Mexico ( Dir : Karlssonwilker Inc. & Alex Czetwertynski ) 2014

... stunning digital VJ art video .... edited by Shane DeBlasio .... Icelandic ( oldest ? ) electro band still grooving ... (  thanks Michael O. ! ) ...

Wunder Wunder - Hail The Madmen ( Dir : Dimitri Basil & Laura Gorun ) 2014

.... XLent vid' ! ... great & very effective idea ... beautiful light , prod ,  frame & directing ... pop track ....

Josh Pyke - The summer ( Dir : Scott Otto Anderson & Yanni Pounartzis ) 2009

... perfect song right now  ... it's the song of our summer for my son & I ... sa(n)d man : Brian Wilson ?

XTC - Making Plans For Nigel ( Dir : Russell Mulcahy ) 1979

... an absolute classic (remastered ) ... the sound prod is amazing ( Steve Lillywhite ) & the song still  fresh & inventive ... timeless ...one of the best band ever .... underestimated ....( as a wink to my friends whom know my love for this band ).....

XTC - My Bird Performs ( Audio track ) 1992

... from " Nonsuch " 1992 .... splendidly crafted love song , composed by Colin Moulding  ..... ( as a wink to my friends who know my love for this band )....

The Pixies - Velouria ( Dir : ?! The Band ? ) 1990

..... one of the most stripped bare music video ever .... but it works ...

Meshell Ndegeocello - Conviction ( Audio track + lyrics ) 2014

.... sensual & groovy ... perfect for summer mood ...

The New Pornographers - War On The East Coast ( Dir : Thom Glunt ) 2014

... xlent indie rock/pop band ... catchy rock track with a brain ...

LØZNINGER ft Jessica Kitowski - Roses Of Poison ( Dir : Lozninger ) 2014

.... experiment .... great song writing ... 50's footage ... psychedelicious ....

Perfume Genius - Queen ( Dir : Dustin Sussman ) 2014

... video made out of excerpts from " Velvet Goldmine " ... great movie , amazing soundtrack ... the edit match perfectly the song  .... glam glam glam ....

Ben Kweller - Wasted & Ready ( Dir : Chuck Statter ) 2003

... classic shoe gazer / power pop track ... XLent song ... catchy ...

Oliver $ and Jimi Jules - Pushing On ( Dir : Ian Robertson ) 2014

..... digging your grave while dancing ? ... dry humour ? .... good dance track & dancers ....

Watsky ft Anderson Paak - Ink Don't Bleed ( Dir : Jackson Adams ) 2014

... XLent " Old School " groovy jazz-rap track .... catchy ...great flow ... dope ...

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Offbeat ( Edit : Jacek Zmarz ) 2014

....brilliant edit & stunning voice & drums/percussions track ! ... drum lesson footage & erotic movies ... DO NOT MISS IT !

The Darkness - I believe in a thing called love ( Dir : Alex Smith ) 2003

I was sure I had posted this .... I repair an omission  .... classic great OTT rock track ... glam/ heavy metal parody ... very catchy .... & " clichés " funny video ...

N'gaho Ta'quia - In The Pocket ( Dir : Shinya Nasu aka nasuLama ) 2014

.... Blaxploitation revisited by some Japanese jazz- funk lovers  ... Marvin Gaye meets The Mizell Brothers meets Madlib/Sun Ra .... great stuff ... brothers and sisters , DO NOT MISS IT !

Osiris - Never Gets Old : 60 ( Dir : Nicholaus Goossen ) 2014

....funny ad ... subjective camera ( POV effect ) ... another brilliant  work by Nicholaus ! ...

The Polyphonic Spree - What Would You Do ? ( Dir : Ben Rowe ) 2013

.... XLent symphonic pop .... today's ELO ( & better for my taste ! )  ....luv' the Spree ... glee & positiveness ... so rare nowadays ... catchy ... well produced by Eric Drew Feldman ( Captain Beefheart , Frank Black , Pixies , ... )

Phoenix - Everything Is Everything ( Dir : Roman Coppolla ) 2004

... classic soft rock ... amazingly smooth & catchy sound .... Versailles touch ...

Kasabian - Shoot the runner ( Live Glastonbury ) 2014

... their best song ? ... great show ... well captured by the Beeb ....

Insa Donja Kai - Expansion II ( Dir : Carlo Vega ) 2014

.....just ...... SUPERB ! .....

Cabadzi - Cent fois ( Dir : Koalalumpur et Lulucabadz ) 2014

... catchy talkover  ( " spoken words " in french teen language ... )  I luv' it ...real musicians ( collective ) ... should be a major hit in France  ( see also : http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/03/cabadzi-lachons-les-dir-arnaud-ray-2012.html   )

Eyes Wide Open - The photographic early works Stanley Kubrick - Short doc ( Dir : CastYourArt ) 2014

... the amazing sense of frame / light /composition which has made Stanley Kubrick's trademark  was there from the beginning ! ... very interesting doc ....

Chapelier Fou - Tea Tea Tea ( Dir : Gregory Wagenheim ) 2014

..... Louis Warynski ....clever & inventive machine based music .... XLent edgy , emotional stuff  .... stunning vid' !

Tensnake, Jacques Lu Cont ft Jamie Lidell - Feel Of Love ( Dir : Remy Cayuela ) 2014

Idea stolen from  Woody Allen's " Everything you always wanted to know about sex " famous sperms scene ... fun .... Jacques Le Con  aka Stuart Price  ( nice nickname ! ) ....

The Polyphonic Spree - Hold Yourself Up ( Dir : Justin Wilson ) 2014

... GLEE !... hippy hippy shake ... symphonic pop collective from Dallas ( 20 band  members ) .... joyful & more clever that it seems .... ( frontman Tim DeLaughter , ex-Tripping Daisy ) ... brilliant musical arrangement ... it should be a massive hit ! ( Record released last year "Yes , It's True "  )

Ibeyi - Oya ( Dir : ScanLAB Projects ) 2014

.... visually stunning ..... strange & haunting ... Björk is not far .... wonderful B&W FX's ...

Bikini Machine ft Mickey (3D) - Où vont les cons ( Dir : Armel Gourvennec ) 2009

....  " Where do the idiots go ?  ".... catchy pop song ... funny ( & midly cynical ) lyrics ... retro rock ....

Frank Ocean - LoveCrimes ( Eyes Wide Shut Edition ) ( Edit : Kristopher Cook ) 2013

... splendid movie , splendid actors , genius director ...  good track by Frank & tasteful edit by Mr Cook ...

Pharrell Williams ft. Miley Cyrus - Come Get it Bae ( Dir : Luis Cerveró ) 2014

... when Pharrell's playing it like Prince ... catchy & hypnotic  ....
high head voice .... & plenty o' grrrllls ......

Gulp - Vast Space ( Dir : Ewan Jones Morris ) 2014

... 60's psyche garage soundin' ... twangy guitars & infectuous organ ... plus sensual & evaporate girl voice .... " à la Raveonettes ! " ... it grows in you ! ..... catchy ...

Germany versus ????? - Cruel & short edit 2014

No comment ....

Art vs Science - Creature Of The Night ( Dir : James Chappell & Dan Mac ) 2014

...  epic , queer ,  kitsch & catchy ... a just for fun surprise ! ...perfect for this summer time ...

Basement Jaxx - Never Say Never ( Dir : Saman Kesh ) 2014

... a robot that twerks ... a rapper's delight ? ... brilliant directing ...

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes ( Dir : Jarrett Heather ) 2014

....   lyrics video for a " Blurred lines " parody by good old chap Weird Al ...

Paul McCartney - Early Days ( Dir : Vincent Haycock ) 2014

.... bluesy & roots vid' ... Mississippi ...teens' friendship .... ( John & Paul ? ) .... beautiful B&W ... sober & classy ... no FX's ....

Escarface - Funny animation ( Dir : Supinfocom students ) 2014

... brilliant & funny work by : Eva Navaux, Burcu Sankur, Vincent Meunier, Lionel Arnold, Dario Sabato, Pierre Plouzeau
..... bank robbin' Grannies  ... to be watched !

Diplo & Swick ft TT The Artist & Lewis Cancut - Dat A Freak ( Dir : Maxime Bruneel ) 2014

..... great great groooooove ! ..... & millions of booties drawn ..... ( Rotoscope ? ) ...very catchy vid & track ...

Interpol - Evil ( Live at " Rock dans tous ses états " Evreux , France ) June 28th 2014

... my fav' song of this band ... just perfect ... emotion , musicality , tight & intense ...a real thrill .... the official music vid is also here :
http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/02/interpol-evil-dir-charlie-white-2004.html

André Obin - Approaching Zero ( Dir : Serg Soza ) 2014

André Obin "Approaching Zero" [Official Music Video] from szanyc on Vimeo.

... catchy / arty / hypnotic indie electro track ....NYC ....

The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros ( Dir : Philip Harder ) 2014

..... The Afghan Whigs : the Return .... great catchy track ( NOT HIP HOP ! ) & brilliant vid with street hip hop dancers choreographing their dance routine in NYC Subway ... amazing !

Wonderful London 1924 & 2014 - Footage edit ( Dir : Simon Smith ) 2014

... 1924 & 2014 blended shots .....  Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler .....

Hemmit - Everything Is Fine ( Footage edit : ? ) 2014

...... from Portland , Oregon ... a guitar-driven 60's garage modern rock duo ! ....  twist , dance frenzy !

Elephant Brass Machine - Africa Son ( Dir : HOTU ) 2014

.... Tribal Poursuite .... afrobeat .... fantastic groove .....

Fever Ray - Keep The Streets Empty For Me ( Dir : Jens Klevje & Fabian Svensson ) 2009

...  moody & haunted ... beautiful B&W " à la Hiroshima mon amour " .... great track , great voice ( à la Siouxsie Sioux ) ....

Barcelona GO! - Short film in fast motion ( Dir : Rob Whitworth ) 2014

.... fantastic 2:10 mns' trip thru ( & above ) Barcelona ... amazing shots ....

Arctic Monkeys - Snap Out Of It ( Dir : Focus Creeps ) 2014

.... splendid Mexican actress ( see Miss Bala ) Stephanie Sigman .... Arctic Monkeys goes pop ...

The Peach Kings - Mojo Thunder ( Dir : Kris Merc ) 2014

.... magnificient B&W animation .... this band is particularly good on choosing their videos  ...

Cleaners From Venus - Imaginary Seas ( Dir : Rob Britton ) 2014

... new masterpiece by Martin Newell ... THE most underestimated pop genius ... ghosts of Lennon , Brian W. 60's era  ... incredible melodies .... "the Wild Man of Wivenhoe" .... Perfect Pop ! ...

Sigur Ròs - Varùd ( Dir : Nils Clauss & Namhui Park ) 2013

.... Urban Island . It is a portrait of a homeless man in his forties, who has lived on the streets of Seoul for more than 8 years. He has been part of a small homeless community for the past four years, which camps out in a little park next to the train tracks of Yongsan Station. As the man strictly refuses to receive charity, he frequents the city streets each night to make a living by collecting recyclables .... very moving doc .. to be watch !

Sons and Daughters - Splitlips ( Live in a van , Shot / Edited by Vincent Moon ) 2009

.... XLent Scottish band ... one of my all time fav' live stuff .... ...amazing vocals ... it speaks for itself ...

Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella - Chebba ( Audio track ) 1988

... absolute masterpiece ... Maghreb music spirit perfect rendering  ... Raï & Jazz melt ...  chebba means  youth  ( Cheb Khaled = Young Khaled ) ....one of my alltime fav' ....

Wiley - You Know The Words ( Dir : Zac Ella ) 2014

... as Wiley : Clarke Peters  AKA Albert Lambreaux in Treme's serie & Lester in The Wire ... catchy hook ... hit in next summer discotheques ? ...Chic's rip offs !

FKA twigs - Two Weeks ( Dir : Nabil ) 2014

... modern Cleopatra ...black Björk ... sophisticated tchic-tchic ... pleasant & beautifully filmed ....

Manfredas - Uumellmahaye ( Dir : Rūta Kiškytė ) 2014

... Lithuania ... great bassline ... quirkiness & fun from the cold ...

Die Antwoord - Pitbull Terrier ( Dir : Ninja ) 2014

...  brutal ... basic hard beat ... catchy ... the edit & pace are perfect ...  not my style but worth watching ! ... NSFW ... Emir Kusturica " Chat noir , Chat blanc " .... Yolandi , Ninja & .... Satan ( their dog ) .... amazing latex work ....

Circa Waves - Young Chasers ( Dir : Davis Silis ) 2014

... fairly dull no budget video but the band is fresh ... it's today's UK rock sound ( Artic , Bugg , etc ....)... so let's enjoy a catchy track ...

OK Go - The Writing's On the Wall ( Dir : Aaron Duffy , Damian Kulash & Bob Partington ) 2014

... FABULOUS ... very clever " tricky/arty/machinery/choregraphy "vid' by the champion today's" videoband "  ... highly enjoyable ....check the tags for more OKGo clips ... must be watched  !

Dye - She’s Bad ( Dir : Dent de Cuir ) 2014

... Juan de Guillebon AKA Dye ....DDC : Montreal based filmmakers collective = Jean-Philippe Chartrand & Benjamin Mege ... brilliant collage inlays ....NSFW ... amazing aesthetic ...ft Egyptian Lover ..... Ouuucchh !!! A panther .....
                         **** Best of 2014 ****

Perfect Hair Forever - Sad & Blue ( Dir : Thunderlips ) 2014

.. funny , sexy , violent , noisy , trashy animated gifs... NSFW ( u2b ? ) footage  ... New Zealand Punk band ... highly enjoyable ...

EIMIC ( Everything Is Made In China ) - Sleepwalking ( Dir : Ilya Kolesnikov ) 2009

  .. best Russian indie pop band ... ( best band name too ! ) ... XLent "sliced screen " FX ... cool ...
                                                Watch it HERE !

Koh Yao Noi ( Thailand ) - Short film ( Dir : Philip Bloom ) 2014

... fancy a 5 minutes trip to an island in Thailand ? ... beautiful ... exotic ... but slightly disturbing ...some shots reminds me of " F.F. Coppola's Apocalypse Now " ! ....

The Devil Whale - If This House Fails ( Footage Edit : Ryan Hall ) 2010

... peaceful & beautiful americana track " à la Cass McCombs " .... moving " family " footage ... melancholia ...

The Barracudas - Summer Fun ( Live at Top Of The Pops ) 1981

... pop surf masterpiece ... powerful , luminous & great " B. Boys' like " vocals harmonies ...fucking perfect ! ( but sorry , can't find better Q for now on ... & the lip sync is terrible ...)

Han Navel - Job ( Van Halen's Jump shred ) ( St Sander's )

       ... very funny & cleverly done ... another great shred by St Sanders watch it HERE  ...& see : 
http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/02/excellent-lol-watch-it-here.html
&  http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2013/10/daft-punk-get-lucky-shredded-version.html
& http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2014/03/marilyn-manson-its-christmas-shredded.html

Guided By Voices - Planet score ( Dir : Mike Postalakis ) 2014

EXTRAS !!! LCC give you some more ! ...  Rob Corddry   ... funny & catchy rock song ... underestimated band ...

Guided By Voices - Bad Love Is Easy To Do ( Dir : Mike Postalakis ) 2014

... great songwriter duet ( here Robert Pollard & Tobin Sprout ) ....  parody by Rob Corddry as Pollard & Brian Huskey as Sprout ... old couple & jealousy ! ... funny & catchy rock song ... underestimated band ...

Millencolin - Kemp ( Dir : Karl Haglund ) 2002

... catchy heavy track ...  from Sweden ...pre-Hives

Blow Up Hollywood - Where Does The Night Go ( Dir : Tobias Stretch ) 2014

... fav' director ... homeless despair & solitude ... society should be ashamed to let people down like that ... another sensitive marvel by Tobias ...

Cheatahs - The Swan ( Dir : Jonanthan Pound ) 2014

... best indie rock track ( Dec. 2012 ) for a long time  ( reminds me of Ride , Teenage FanClub first period , etc ).... superb guitars ... good video ,  fun  & then intriguing & dark ...

The Pixies - Silver Snail ( Dir : Mount Emult ) 2014

... superb track & video ...  there's no possible escape ... you carry your guilts & your nightmares wherever you go ...  beautifully sung by Charles Michael KittridgeThompson IV ( aka Frank Black ) ....

Chasbo Zelena - Sweet Street ( Dir : Wallace ) 2014

.... Tatra mountains ( Slovakia ) ... Roma kids in Liptovský Mikuláš .... weird , bluesy & refreshing  ...

Jack White - Lazaretto ( Dir : Jonas & Francois ) 2014

...brand new funky hit by Jack ....  heavy bass line dubbed by Moog synth & guitar ... catchy  ....beautiful B&W vid' ....

Joan As Police Woman - Witness ( Dir : Ben Reed ) 2014

... brand new marvel by Ben Reed & one of the most beautiful voice around at the moment ... JAPW ... soulful , creative , funny caring .... I just love it ...DO NOT MISS IT !  ... Enjoy yourself ...