Portland Oregon indie-pop band was named after the Russian Decembrist Revolt as well as the atmosphere associated with the month of December. The video 16 Military Wives was the first music video ever to be distributed via Bit Torrent.
WWI story about hell in the trenches.
The bully of the school's UN Club get his way.
The school geeks are doing double dutch while the hot chicks are rehearsing their dance team number.
In-studio music video equipped with 45s and inflatable silver pillows. The girls are diss'n the boys.
Borrowing imagery from psychological horror films and pure nightmare visions, we view decapitated humans, people being burried alive, and possible canibalism.
The Shins perform in an empty, cheezy motel lounge while a slightly overweight male figure skater performs his ice routine wearing a very bad and very tight outfit.
E-Pro was the first single off Beck's Dust Brothers produced album, Guero. For the video, director collective Shynola referenced the first vector video games to remind us how weird they look in today's high-tech 3-D world. Puppeteers controlled all of Beck's movements.
Hasidic dancehall Matisyahu gives a live performace in Austin, TX.
A creation myth for the Joggers, inspired by equal parts Yellow Submarine and psychedlic substances. Directed by Brett Simon, animated by Miles Kinghorn and David Rager, with illustrations by Keren Richter.
Amazing to think that this complex mix of guitars, drums, keyboards and vocals was done by only two musicians from Portland.