Today we take a look at how the Internet finished what Kanye West started. The 2009 MTV VMAs were the tipping point, but it’s important to understand some of the key events leading up to this momentous occasion. Let’s reminisce: 2001 – Kanye receives critical acclaim for his production work on Jay-Z’s The Blueprint. Notable [...]

When visuals and audio compliment each other, good tings happen. Here we experience another fan-made video that has been so well received, the artist has actually made it their official music video! Artist: Ólafur Arnalds Song: Ljósið Album: Found Songs Director: Esteban Diácono Toolbox Software: Adobe After Effects Plugin: Trapcode Particular v2. and Trapcode SoundKeys [...]

Student, fan, and super-talented Joerg Barton has created a beautiful music video for French singer Soko’s hit song, I’ll Kill Her. Completed as a university project with $0 budget, this puts countless big-budget mainstream music videos to shame. Dare I say it’s even better than *gasp* Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy video? Judge for yourself after watching [...]

Strawberry Swing is an audio-visual delight. An uplifting song by Coldplay, complimented beautifully with a stunning concept by visual artists Shynola. Lyrics and details on the making of after the vid, enjoy! Some highlights from a Q & A with Shynola below: Had you had this idea up your sleeves for a while, or was [...]

Thanks to Tonewise for sending me this link yesterday. It’s a Lego remake of the classic rap video Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ by the Wu-Tang Clan. Released in November of 1993, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was one of the seminal albums of 90s east coast hip hop. Definitely one of the first groups that [...]

Old-school classic from my favourite rapper Jay-Z. This music video is from the film Streets is Watching released in 1998. It features the tracks Friend or Foe off Reasonable Doubt, and Friend or Foe ’98 off In My Lifetime Volume 1. Streets is Watching was one of those straight-to-video films that loosely tied together a [...]