Alice Cooper - Elected ( Dir : Hart Perry ) 1972

....for me , 70's  best  " power " brass & orchestral arrangement  for a pop single   , what a hit ! ...... The sound is enormous ......
Bob Ezrin produced it ...the vid is hilarious ...& quite provocative politically  .....

Julian Lynch - North Line ( Dir : Richard Law ) 2013

.....nice Americana track & cute doggies cruising around town .....
dobro ....

Breach - Jack ( Dir : The Sacred Egg ) 2013

..... Ego trip .... Jacques ...I want your body ..etc , etc ....one can dream ....! Catchy & hairy stuff .....well danced & hairdressed .....

Dr. Easy - Short futuristic film ( Dir : Jason Groves, Richard Kenworthy & Christopher Harding ) 2013

.... striking short film . ...

Professor Green ft. Miles Kane - Are You Getting Enough ( Dir : Henry Scholfield ) 2013

.... the song is not very subtle ...but the message is clear ( & right ) ...energetic & well edited ...

The Postal Service - A Tattered Line of String ( Dir : AB/CD/CD ) 2013

...mayhem at the Lavomatic ! ...XLent pop & fun vid to celebrate 10th Anniversary of the record ...

Patterns - Sunny Days ( Dir : KROZM ) 2013

....very good funky stuff " à la Dag ( remember ? )" ...made in Costa-Rica ...cheap & funny vid ...well directed ....

The Julie Ruin - Oh Come On ( Dir : Erin Greenwell ) 2013

... 60's , glam , power pop & punk melted sound ...hysterical , fresh & exciting altogether ...have fun & dance ....Kathleen Hanna ... AAAAAh come on ....Le Tigre would say ...

Husbands - You, Me, Cellphones ( Dir : Cauboyz ) 2013

....friendly vid & track  ... Made in Marseille ....clever & tasteful split screens' use ....

Anaxaton6 - Juju grid ( go live ) ( Dir : Barry Andrews ) 2013

..... project created by Barry Andrews (Shriekback, League of Gentlemen, Stic Basin, XTC) & Mike Tournier (founding member of Fluke, Syntax) .... groovy & arty ! Luv'it .....

Georgie Vale - As Long As You're Mine ( Dir : Joe Farr & Mark Ransom ) 2013

Special friend at court ! Brand new clip by my lovely friend Georgie Vale ! It's a folk song , it's fresh  ... made with plenty of love & friends  ....very enjoyable & positive feel in it ! Support 'em & buy the record or get it for free on July 15th ....

The Orange Strips - The Gift ( Prelinger Archives footages Edit : Goran Brezac ) 2013

... very good indie power pop ...plus a nice old footages edit ...kind of moving ...well done ...no budget but talent ...

Electric Six - I buy the drugs ( Dir : Anthony Garth ) 2008

....  dumb ( but wet ) humour ....& catchy funky/rock riffs  .... the Electric 6's touch !  Plus here : http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/09/electric-6-dance-commander-dir-jimmy-p.html    & here :   http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/07/electric-six-danger-high-voltage-dir.html     & here :   http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/03/electric-6-gay-bar-director-mike.html

The Naked And Famous - Young Blood ( Dir : Campbell Hooper & Joel Kefali aka Special Problems ) 2010

....XLENT indie rock ...young & free ....

Postino - I Love It ( Dir : Will Kindrick ) 2013

.... cute kids miming a particulary groovy & catchy dance track ...highly addictive & fun ....

Kanye West - Black Skinhead ( Dir : Nick Knight ) 2013

...semi-naked Kanye ....political & catchy rap .. a touch of glam  ( Gary Glitter's drums sample ) ..dark ...dark ....

Phoenix - Trying To Be Cool ( Dir : CANADA ) 2013

..... fun & " nawak " for the French top popsters .....great sound & melodic sense ... well directed by Barcelonian collective ....great machinery ....

Fuck Buttons - The Red Wing ( Dir : Andrew Hung ) 2013

perfect use of simple FX's. , mirror , slo mo , saturation   ...Jacqueline Mitchell's dance & chore ....sexy & effective ...music & vid really match ....

Albert Mondialiste - Tous dopés ? ( Dir : Christophe Franck ) 2009

Addicts should not fall in cycling! Stop doping!
Les drogués ne doivent pas tomber dans le cyclisme ! Stop au dopage! .......right timing for this post ....hilarious ....

Alex Metric - Prophecies ( 80's footages edit ) 2013

....  big beat " à la Chemicals " &  80's dancin' TV shows footages .......vain & fun ....

Hooray For Earth - True Loves (Cereal Spiller Remix) ( Dir : Cyriak ) 2013

...... XLent AE image treatment Fx's....& track remix ....very creative & clever ....

Dirty Beaches - Casino Lisboa ( Dir : Gary Boyle ) 2013

...Martin Rev/Alan Vega / David Lynch mood ....Alex Zhang Hungtai ... post rock ... Can , Krautrock ....Taipei , Montreal ....shot in Bangkok ? or is it Manilla ? Djakarta ? ....haunted , mysterious & exciting ....very good stuff ....

CocoRosie ft Antony Hegarty - Tearz for Animals ( Audio track ) 2013

Do you have love for humankind? ......splendid voices .....

Duck Sauce - It's You ( Dir : Phil Andelman ) 2013

another marvel by Duck Sauce ...catchy/funny dance track & hilarious vid ....what else ?

Carlton Rara - Do you love me ( Dir : Rébecca M'Boungou ) 2013

special friend at court ! My good friend Carlton just released this video.....it's quite different from the type of music usually heard on this blog  but why not ... we're all open minded , are we ? ....it's very pleasant ... there is a " Haïtian touch " always somewhere in his music whatever the style he's using ......

French Horn Rebellion ft Jody Watley & Young Empires - Dancing Out ( Dir : NORTON ) 2013

Hilarious new 80's inspired music video for Brooklyn-based band ... catchy & danceable too...

Bloc Party - Ratchet ( Dir : Cyriak ) 2013

..... another master work by Cyriak ....catchy & exciting !
Bloc Party is touring all the big festivals at the moment ...

Wire - Our swimmer - ( Audio track ) 1981

...a gem ....GREAT , GREAT band ....thanks to Jean Marc Wenger ...

Twigs - How's That ( Dir : Jesse Kanda ) 2013

....splendid fractals FX's ......return of the Trip-Hop ? .....Arca ....
Do not miss it !

The Pixies - Bagboy ( Dir : LAMAR+NIK ) 2013

The Pixies = The RETURN ! ......minor track ? ....maybe but a minor track by one of the best band ever is way above the rest ! ...UNMISSABLE !