Music Video Showcase
“Video Killed the Radio Star” was only the beginning. Our Pyragraph contributors dig deep into the cutting edge of music videos from the local to the global.

Music Video Showcase: ‘Fat Faded Fuck Face’ by Die Antwoord
The song’s lyrics follow the long tradition of smack talkers and lyrical braggarts, touching on important issues like partying, hangovers, haters and stupid fans. Just some of the classics, really.
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Music Video Showcase: ‘Cone of Shame’ by Faith No More
The video uses the structure of the song—a long, tension filled intro that owes as much to Morricone and Leonard Cohen as it does to Metallica—that suddenly lunges headlong into a thrash-metal buzz-saw to create some very real suspense and a stunning payoff.
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Music Video Premiere: ‘Ya Ya’ by Prison Bitch
Bassist Lauren Poole says the video came together quickly because everyone involved was immediately on the same page—a page, it’s worth noting, where the characters have an affinity for high concepts, sweaty costumes and stabbing people.
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Music Video Showcase: “Devils Look Like Angels” by Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
This is a music video that I just dig; it captures the raw, raucous vibe The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band exudes.
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Music Video Showcase: “Chemical” by Jack Garratt
As a director who works with modest budgets, I love seeing videos like this that are visually stunning and entertaining, yet don’t require big money to produce.
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Music Video Showcase: “The Answer” by Savages
Director Giorgio Testi has found a way to capture absent solid footing that a good show creates. Trying to dissect the shots on this video, I am convinced he often just strapped a GoPro onto a raccoon and threw it into the crowd.
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Music Video Showcase: “Old Bike” by Rob Cantor
Directed by Andrew Laurich, whose projects (including this one) have received acclaim and recognition and cries of, “Why, that man’s a creative genius!”
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Music Video Showcase: “Save Dat Money” by Lil Dicky
A rap video shot on a zero budget? What a concept.
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