Wooden Shjips - “Everybody Knows” (Official Video)

Last month the surprisingly relaxed and friendly new album from the Portland-via-San Francisco psych-rock warlocks Wooden Shjips. Today, the band gives us their video for the sprawling, meditative, half-acoustic “Everybody Knows.” The clip is an amorphous affair about ladies doing masked rituals in the middle of a forest, amidst clouds of dry ice, and another lady whispering sweet nothings to a horse. It’s all so woodsy and vague and swirly that it evokes serious The Song Remains The Same flashbacks, and that’s probably done on purpose. Austin Will directs.

Zula - “Twin Loss” Video

Back in August we premiered Zula’s “Twin Loss,” an understated yet emotive digi-fried rock song whose Thom Yorke influence Noisey wisely points out. It’s about the trauma of losing a twin sibling at birth, with Nate Terepka’s words set to music that sounds more like lingering melancholy than overwhelming grief. The band’s self-directed video only amplifies that feeling. It’s well worth a viewing or two, so do that below.

Califone - "We are a Payphone" (Official Video)

Califone isn’t one for being showy — even their “interactive” video from earlier this year is a lesson in passivity. The visuals for “We Are A Payphone” look in at someone else’s nostalgia trip, as our unseen protagonist applies meaning and memories to objects the viewer has no attachment to. It’s an odd effect (and takes a dark turn in the middle) but it’s fitting for the maudlin song that accompanies it. The clip was made by Buffy alum Amber Benson and Angela Bettis.

Mazes - “Notes Between F & E” Video

In the 1976 documentary on the World Livestock Auctioneering Championship, How Much Wood Would A Woodchuck Chuck, Werner Herzog captured the grotesque and beautiful nature of bid calling — that is, the lightning fast announcing performed by an auctioneer. British rock band Mazes and director James Alcock were inspired by the film and tried to recapture some of that action in their new music video for “Notes Between F & E.”

YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?

Once again, Youtube has collected its top stars in a single video to put one final nail in 2013.

To celebrate 2013, we invited some YouTubers to star in a mashup of popular moments this year. Can you spot all the references?
WATCH THE TOP VIDEOS OF 2013: http://yt.be/rewind

Can you name all the YouTube stars in the video? Did you get all the references to the top videos and memes of the year? (Also look for the secret, easter egg video annotations!)

#REWIND2013

MUSIC
Music remixed by DJ Earworm: http://youtube.com/djearworm
The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) by Ylvis: http://goo.gl/Z2Q6sq
Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke: http://goo.gl/8tcnhU
Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: http://goo.gl/o1wclM
Get Lucky by Daft Punk: http://goo.gl/9Z1rc1
Gentleman by PSY: http://goo.gl/X3bw7M
Harlem Shake by Baauer: http://goo.gl/fOQmFX

STARRING (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
Kid President - http://youtube.com/soulpancake
Ryan Higa - http://youtube.com/nigahiga
MysteryGuitarMan - http://youtube.com/mysteryguitarman
Kassem G - http://youtube.com/kassemg
GloZell - http://youtube.com/glozell1
Blogilates - http://youtube.com/blogilates
Kaycee Rice - http://youtube.com/brads411
DeStorm - http://youtube.com/DeStorm‎
Taryn Southern - http://youtube.com/TarynSouthern
Bethany Mota - http://youtube.com/Macbarbie07
Brandon Laatsch - http://youtube.com/freddiew‎
Jenna Marbles - http://youtube.com/JennaMarbles‎
Hannah Hart - http://youtube.com/MyHarto
Rhett & Link - http://youtube.com/RhettandLink‎
Tobuscus - http://youtube.com/Tobuscus‎
Convos With My 2-Year-Old - http://youtube.com/ConvosWith2YrOld‎
Alison Gold - http://youtube.com/patomuzic
Mike Tompkins - http://youtube.com/pbpproductions
Epic Meal Time - http://youtube.com/EpicMealTime
Tori Locklear - http://youtube.com/vickyraye
Chester See - http://youtube.com/chestersee‎
Jimmy Fallon - http://youtube.com/latenight‎
Laina - http://youtube.com/wzr0713
Tyler Oakley - http://youtube.com/tyleroakley‎
Prancercise - http://youtube.com/Prancercise
Girls' Generation - http://youtube.com/SMTOWN
Marina Shifrin - http://youtube.com/mvsdzb
The Fine Bros - http://youtube.com/TheFineBros‎
Hikakin - http://youtube.com/HIKAKIN
D-Trix - http://youtube.com/theDOMINICshow
Sam Horowitz - http://goo.gl/1U60fn
Bart Baker - http://youtube.com/BartBaker
Jack Hoffman - https://www.youtube.com/user/HuskerAt...
Barely Political - http://youtube.com/barelypolitical
Alex Day - http://youtube.com/nerimon
Annoying Orange - http://youtube.com/daneboe
Dave Days - http://youtube.com/davedays
Jamie Oliver - http://youtube.com/JamieOliver‎
iJustine - http://youtube.com/ijustine
Epic Rap Battles of History - http://youtube.com/ERB‎
Porta Dos Fundos - http://youtube.com/portadosfundos‎
Magic of Rahat - http://youtube.com/MagicofRahat‎
SORTED Food - http://youtube.com/sortedfood‎
Cookie Monster - http://youtube.com/SesameStreet
Macklemore - http://youtube.com/RyanLewisProductions
Corridor Digital - http://youtube.com/CorridorDigital
The Slow Mo Guys - http://youtube.com/theslowmoguys
Smosh - http://youtube.com/smosh
Jimmy Kimmel - http://youtube.com/JimmyKimmelLive‎
Nick Selby - http://youtube.com/rupumped
Grace Helbig - http://youtube.com/dailygrace
FreddieW - http://youtube.com/freddiew‎
PewDiePie - http://youtube.com/PewDiePie
...and more!

CREATED BY
YouTube & Portal A: http://portal-a.com
Full Credits: http://portal-a.com/rewind

WATCH THE TOP VIDEOS OF 2013: http://yt.be/rewind
WATCH THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES: http://yt.be/rewind/bts
WATCH THE EFFECTS BEFORE & AFTER: (coming soon!)

FEATURING AUDIO FROM:
Goats Yelling Like Humans: http://youtu.be/nlYlNF30bVg
Dead Giveaway by schmoyoho: http://youtu.be/nZcRU0Op5P4

The American Humane Association was present during this production. No animals were harmed in those scenes.

Inspired by Talia Joy: http://youtube.com/taliajoy18

R. Kelly - “Cookie Video” Explicit (Official Video)

Black Panties as great Album, and one of the best reasons to check it out is “Cookie,” an absolute monster of an R&B song that compares cunnilingus to sumptuously licking the cream out of an Oreo. Now that song has a hyper-misogynist video in which Kellz inhabits a mansion staffed by scantily clad ladies who do his bidding. Really takes the charm out of an otherwise first-rate sex romp! Anyway, watch below.

7 Days Of Funk – “Hit Da Pavement” Video

Today marks the release of 7 Days Of Funk, the album-length collaboration between Snoop Dogg (aka Snoopzilla) and DâM-FunK, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate. First of all, the duo released a video for album opener “Hit Da Pavement” by director Henry DeMaio. It’s a classic cruising clip for a song that’s exceptionally suited for cruising.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - "Cinnamon And Lesbians" (Official Video)

Last month we heard “Lariat,” the lead single from Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks’ upcoming Wig Out At Jagbags. Now comes our second taste from the album in the form of director Jay Winebrenner’s “Cinnamon And Lesbians” video. Like “Lariat,” the song is absolutely not going to shock anyone who’s been listening to Malkmus any time in the past decade — i.e. it’s inscrutable, preternaturally melodic, slightly jammy, and floats along at an easygoing pace. As for the video, there’s some kind of goofy storyline interspersed between Jicks performance clips and other assorted quirk. It’s nice..

together PANGEA - "Cat Man" (NSFW) Official Video

L.A. garage rock fiends together PANGEA released their wonderfully preposterous and rowdy “Snakedog” 7-inch this year. Now we’re introduced to their next anthropomorphic figure, the “Cat Man.” He’s got his own racy, seizure-inducing animated video by Shelby Hohl to go with a raunchy, ear-searing anthem that will elicit delight from fans of Black Lips, FIDLAR, and Nirvana. The song is culled from Badillac, the LP they’ll release next month on Harvest Records. Check out the clip and gear up for one of 2014′s wildest records.

Badillac is out 1/21/14 via Harvest. Pre-order went live today at iTunes and Amazon.

Mutual Benefit - "Advanced Falconry" (Official Video)

Director Allie Avital Tsypin’s clip finds a placid family photo session going slightly awry.

Transparent Machines (Short Film)

beeple’s provocative short film, “Transparent Machines,” posits that if we want to blame anyone for lack of privacy online, we should start with ourselves.

We are the Transparent Machines™ | fullscreen please |

Our society is obsessed with the conflicting concepts of transparency and privacy. We are “outraged” by the actions of the NSA, yet continue to willfully upload more and more of our personal information to Facebook and Google. This film explores the contradictory nature of our actions and beliefs regarding transparency.

directed by: beeple

sound design: standingwave / soundcloud.com/standingwave
music: hecq - pulverized / hecq.de
voice over: rachel salaman

Mt. Wolf - “Midnight Shallows” Video

London-based in/out (aka Jean-Philippe Blunt & Thom Humphreys) explore the world of chronophotography and Étienne-Jules Marey in this music video for Mt. Wolf’s Midnight Shallows. I love the video’s restraint and balance, lovingly reveling in each unique motion. The later shots that composite the dancer and echoed ribbon are particularly lovely.

For more chronophotography love, check out Norman Maclaren’s Pas de deux, Michael Langan’s Choros and Mass Market’s Nike “Human Chain”. Or roll your own in processing.

Jackson & His Computer Band - "G.I Jane" (Official Video) (NSFW)

Sex and violence collide in fantastic fashion in this WTF-laden music video for Jackson & His Computer Band’s “G.I Jane.” Directed by Mrzyk & Moriceau with animation by Mathematic. [NSFW]

Coldplay - "Atlas" (Hunger Games: Catching Fire)(Lyric)

NY-based Mario Hugo directs a celestial music video for Coldplay’s Atlas. 

Mario Hugo directs, Micah Lidberg illustrates, and Absolute Post's Ric Comline and Jonny Bursnel lead animation for a new video for Coldplay, Atlas. We are pleased to have concepted and produced the video for The Hunger Games 2 title track - touching on the human values found in mythological symbolism, the audience is led through a marbled story of baroque violence and celestial peace. Many thanks to Phil Harvey.

The Staves - “Winter Trees”

London-based Karni and Saul blend beautiful compositing with peculiar creatures inspired by laser-cut wood in this music video for The Staves’ Winter Trees.

For more woodcut-goodness, check out Nando Costa’s The New America and the work of Huntergatherer.

Gloom - "Menina" (Official Video)

Birdo Studio presents a Japanese-inspired kaiju Brazilian music video. (“Kaiju” is a Japanese word which literally means “strange creature”, like the ones in the movie Pacific Rim.) Mostly shot in São Paulo with a 7D, this film was animated with Flash.

Keys N Krates - "Treat Me Right" (Official Video)

Make sure someone treats you right and kick back and watch Ohji’s Keys N Krates music video for Treat Me Right.

Major Lazer - "Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" feat Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green (Official Video)

Major Lazer "Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" feat Busy Signal, The Flexican and FS Green
Director: Jay Will (Game Over)
Secretly Canadian / Mad Decent