Jun 11, 2016
From "Video Killed The Radio Star" to Beyonce's "Lemonade," I
have been intoxicated and dazzled by the artistry behind music
videos. Of course, I'm not alone, and my guest today could
probably teach a class on the subject and hopefully will get to
program a music video festival event someday. Writer
extraordinare Heather Drain joins me to discuss
favorite music videos, our first experiences, growing up with MTV,
and of course, the fact that many acclaimed directors got their
start making videos early on. Big names like David Fincher,
William Friedkin, Spike Jonze, Jonathan Glazer, Michel Gondry, and
my personal favorite, Mark Romanek, are all discussed at some point
or another.
I also manage to magically insert Keri Russell (as Felicity) into
the conversation, talk about the first 45RPM record I owned, and so
much more including the possibility that David Cronenberg might've
ghost directed a particular scene in the video for "Jeopardy" by
The Greg Kihn Band. Even at 2 and a half hours, there's still
so much more ground to cover including our love for Bjork, Gary
Newman and The Killing Joke so there will definitely be a sequel
episode to this discussion later this year. Thank you so much
to Heather for coming on the show and educating me beyond belief.
And thank you for listening to this! I promise you that you'll be
glad you did.
00:00 - 09:54 - Introduction
09:55 - 23:22 - Introduction With Heather
23:23 - 1:05:16 - Earliest Memories, First Video on MTV, The MTV
Years
1:05:17 - 1:21:19 - #10 - #8
1:21:20 - 1:45:35 - #7 - #4
1:45:36 - 02:09:19 - #3 - #1
02:09:20 - 02:26:51 - A couple honorable mentions, Beyonce's
"Lemonade"
02:26:52 - 02:34:04 - Outro
Heather's
Favorite Music Videos
1. Wall of Voodoo Triad -- "Mexican Radio," "Far Side of
Crazy" & "Do It Again"
2. "Songs for Swinging Larvae" Renaldo & the Loaf
3. "New Skin" by New Skin
4. "Ahead" by Wire
5. "Yashar" by Cabaret Voltaire
6. "Mask" by Bauhaus
7. "How to Get Girls Through Hypnotism" by Gleaming Spires
8. "Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio
9. "When the Lady Smiles" by Golden Earring
10. "Soak it Up" by Barnes & Barnes
Jim's Favorite
Music Videos
10. Karma Police - Radiohead
09. Criminal - Fiona Apple
08. Beautiful World - Devo
07. Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
06. One - Metallica
05. Don't Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty
04. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
03. Closer - Nine Inch Nails
02. Bedtime Stories - Madonna
01. Hurt - Johnny Cash
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