$99 Music Videos

Help us win the Webby Award for Music!

moth — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:41:00 -0400

That’s right, $99 Music Videos was nominated for a 2010 Webby Award! Please take a moment and vote, we’re in a tough battle against the Muppets and Daryl Hall! We know everyone loves the Muppets, but you can always vote for them in Viral! (though if you want to vote for our friends & fellow NNN series Auto-Tune the News, we wouldn’t mind)

Please leave a comment on the page while you’re at it, and let people know what you think about the show, and we’d love if you’d tweet / Facebook a link to help get out the vote. Thanks!

JEFFREY LEWIS - ‘WILLIAMSBURG WILL OLDHAM...

moth — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:09:30 -0400

JEFFREY LEWIS - ‘WILLIAMSBURG WILL OLDHAM HORROR’

Last night, had the pleasure of seeing Jeffrey Lewis, who anchored our first $99 Music Videos series, play this song live last night at Highline Ballroom, and he brought down the house. If you’ve never seen it before, check out this epic video. — tim

We’re loving: Diane Birch - Valentino - a one-take...

moth — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:03:00 -0400

We’re loving: Diane Birch - Valentino - a one-take tour-de-force from Dennis Liu, who also created that really cool Mac Desktop Bird & the Bee video.

See a version of the video without the effects and be even more impressed.

— Tim

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: The Mighty Sparrow...

moth — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:00:23 -0400

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: The Mighty Sparrow (Pitchfork.tv)

That’s right — $99 Music Videos creator Jack Ferry directed the latest music video for living legends Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. The video debuted today exclusively on Pitchfork.tv. Congratulations, Jack!

Inspired by the Pomplamoose cover of Telephone. [we love this....

spykids2 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:30:49 -0400

Inspired by the Pomplamoose cover of Telephone.

[we love this. great job guys! —tim@99mv]

Cool song, cool video! Atlanta-based Yo Soybean’s The...

moth — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:09:00 -0400

Cool song, cool video! Atlanta-based Yo Soybean’s The Deed, from 2009’s “Feathers of Aluminum.” Film created by Andrew Klein.

Lady Gaga Telephone by Pomplamoose You’ve got to love how...

moth — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:32:15 -0400

Lady Gaga Telephone by Pomplamoose

You’ve got to love how simple and great this video is. Compare, of course, to the original.

[via Buzzfeed.]

danmeth: My friends in the band Mixel Pixel, will be performing...

moth — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:08:23 -0400

danmeth:

My friends in the band Mixel Pixel, will be performing tonight at Le Possoin Rouge opening up for King Missle. During their performances, they always project trippy videos behind them. Tonight, they’ll be performing the “Monster Manual” song, with that video I made for them. Let’s take a look at this ridiculous “making-of” video, which I find equally entertaining.

This should be awesome. — 99MV

Thanks, Dave!

moth — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:46:53 -0400

Thanks, Dave!

Care Bears On Fire - “Barbie Eat a Sandwich” Our...

moth — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:34:45 -0400

Care Bears On Fire - “Barbie Eat a Sandwich”

Our 2009 closer, an official $99 Music Videos collaboration with teen punk phenoms Care Bears on Fire, created by animator Daisy Edwards. Made for the price of some sandwich meat and a couple magic markers, this could be the coolest $99 music video yet.

You can follow Daisy on Tumblr, and become a fan of Care Bears on Fire on Facebook.

We're back!

moth — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:08:00 -0400

Thanks to everyone who’s patiently waited for a new post here on the $99 Music Videos blog: we’ve got some cool news coming and lots of videos from friends of $99 to share, so we’re going to start posting here more often again. As always, if you’re a band or director that’s got a cool $99 music video to run, please give us a shout and say hi.

So with that said, on to some new posts!

Something different today? A bit quieter than normal on other...

aprilini — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:20:00 -0400

Something different today? A bit quieter than normal on other Tuesdays perhaps? You’re probably noticing our lack of interview or behind the scenes show today. But hey, don’t frown! This week, $99 Music Videos is heading to NYC’s 1st Music Video Film Festival + Band Battle tomorrow night at Public Assembly in Williamsburg.

If you aren’t in the area, stay tuned, don’t turn that dial, don’t touch that mouse clicker, yada yada, videos will be back with coverage of the event!

But if you’re in NYC, then you should absolutely head on over tomorrow night! There are performances from $99mv band Lowry as well as $99 music videos like Junk by Project Jenny Project Jan, Directed by Kathleen Grace, that will be shown as part of the film festival. See you there!

Blog Rec: DIY Filmmaker Sujewa

aprilini — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:06:50 -0400

Blog Rec: DIY Filmmaker Sujewa:

If you make films AND music videos, then the DIY Filmmaker blog is right up your alley. Low budget and DIY filmmaking are the name of the game and blogger Sujewa Ekanayake has been talking the talk since 2006.

staff: Tonight. Shinobi Ninja! Go all you NYers!

aprilini — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:39:06 -0400

staff:

Tonight.

Shinobi Ninja! Go all you NYers!

While normally I’d talk a wee bit about the band that...

aprilini — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:29:50 -0400

While normally I’d talk a wee bit about the band that we’re featuring this week, these guys have a little more going than a short spotlight. While one statement might not be revelational, the second one is.

Venice is Sinking recorded and is ready to release their third album.
This third album was recorded in the Georgia Theatre, which was gutted by fire this June.

Originally an old cinema house, the Georgia Theatre was converted to and has been kept in various uses and conditions. Big names have played there, BIG BIG names. The first right off the bat was Pylon and then that big one is followed up with the massive Nirvana, R.E.M. and Widespread Panic. And just like people, bad things do happen to good venues. That’s why Venice is Sinking would like to give back to the place that they recorded their third album. They’re shooting for $3,000 and to the moon as all profits will go to rebuilding efforts. Not to mention, woo! Venice is Sinking on vinyl!

Using a very cool site called Kickstarter, the band is asking for fans of their music and Georgia Theatre alike to pitch in for the costs involved in pressing their third album. Depending on how much you give, you get various kickbacks like CDs, vinyl and hey, lawnservice!

So head on over to their kickstarter site, throw them some bones and help restore an important Athen’s landmark.

(CLICK THROUGH!)

If you’d like to read more about the restoration process, the owner, Wilmot Greene, is keeping a blog.

And if you’d like to follow along with Venice is Sinking online, here be the links:

On Twitter- http://twitter.com/veniceissinking
On MySpace-http://www.myspace.com/veniceissinking
Their Website- http://www.veniceissinking.net/
The Kickstarter Page - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veniceissinking/help-us-press-our-third-album

Photo by Ian Darken

Venice is Sinking - Ryan’s Song (via...

aprilini — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:42:53 -0400

Venice is Sinking - Ryan’s Song (via 99dollarmusicvideos)

I like to call this video love at first site. Unsure if the band name’s was Venice is Sinking or if it was Ryan’s Song, when we received this submission, I was won over immediately with its simple concept, ever-changing wall color and beautifully orchestrated track. And I hope that you guys enjoy it too.

MC Lars “True Player For Real” (via...

aprilini — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:28:47 -0400

MC Lars “True Player For Real” (via horrisrecords)

$99mv favorite, MC Lars, just released his sock puppet music video featuring Weird Al Yankovic on accordian. Bravo!

Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman)

aprilini — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:12:00 -0400

Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman):

Pick from:

Beastie Boys- Sabotage
Bjork- Human Behaviour
David Lee Roth- California Girls
Dr. Dre- Nuthin’ Bit A ‘G’ Thang
Foo Fighters- Everlong
George MIchael- Freedom
OK Go- Here It Goes Again
Radiohead- Karma Police
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Into the Great Wide Open
U2- Where the Streets Have No Name

Who do you think should win?

spangley: sh: fun fact: nigel dick directed this video (obvs...

aprilini — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:17:10 -0400

spangley: sh:

fun fact: nigel dick directed this video (obvs with the original words, not the literal version). who is nigel dick you say? only the man who would go on to direct “hit me baby, one more time”. HELLO!?! how random is that?

(per his wikipedia page i also found out that he directed “welcome to the jungle”, “wonderwall”, and a bunch of nickelback videos (ew). and many many more! the britney thing i already knew. anyhoots - check it!)

One of my favorite things to do lately is find an old-school director’s wikipedia page and see all that they’ve done over the years. Just had a 90’s blast with Hype Williams. Dawn Shadforth too!

Rob talks with Athens-Based Venice is Sinking band members and...

aprilini — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:58:46 -0400

Rob talks with Athens-Based Venice is Sinking band members and director Jason Miller about this week’s music video for Ryan’s Song.