Need quick a break from the winter freeze? Let Lily Allen breathe some sunshine into your day with this video for "Air Balloon." The sunny clip finds the Brit pop singer in summery attire near Cape Town, South Africa, where she chills with local zebras and cheetahs. Allen appears to having a blast on the safari, before she literally blasts into space for a short extraterrestial segment, and then......read more
Some amazing art direction in this whirling, video game-influenced piece for “Red Head Speedskater†by Airpushers. Director Oliver Conrad — of NYC studio Kompost — takes us on a adventurous rip with the scantily clad title character, who smoothly goes about her business fighting aliens, riding trains, floating from balloons, and flying rockets. More proof (not that we......read more
The April 16 volcanic eruption in Iceland spewed ash all over northern Europe, grinding air travel to a halt for several days. This neato animation, produced by UK web mapping services company ITO World, visualizes what happened to European airspace in the aftermath. ...read more
Aerial work featuring this legendary break in Newport Beach, CA. "We have always been fascinated by this freak of Nature and wanted to capture from new angles and lightning. Total respect for surfers, bodysurfers and bodyboarders that risk it on every swell to experience the rush of this emblematic wave." (Air Reel Productions)...read more
This whimsical artist's video for Air Review makes us very happy. Check out this truly imaginative vid and make yourself smile. You're welcome. (via Ignant)...read more
"Created this music video as a special episode of Off The Air. Tapping nine unique and talented animators (whose work had all appeared previously on the show) to create a beautiful and seamless journey through the afterlife to the great song "When I Was Done Dying" by Dan Deacon. Seen it a thousand times and it still makes me happy." Short interviews with Dan and the animators can be found......read more
From new Spoon album They Want My Soul comes "Inside Out," a drifty downtempo number featuring Britt Daniel's signature raw vocals teetering atop a slow-burning, electronic groove. The track was released alongside this eerie visual clip, in which a seemingly random succession of images dissolve and melt into one another, only vaguely hinting at possible meanings. Contrasted with the rawness and......read more
Fresh off of penning “No Angel” for Beyoncé’, Chairlift frontwoman Caroline Polachek [previously] is keeping the momentum going with a new solo project and album. The alter ego is Ramona Lisa and the album is Arcadia, a pastoral-themed release that she recorded by herself, on her laptop. From the album comes the lush, hazy "Dominic," for which she has shared this video,......read more
Fellas, in case you've forgotten about the dangers of falling for wild-hearted girls, allow yourself four minutes to be reminded with the official video for "Love Natural" by Crystal Fighters. London directing duo Duncan Christie and Ben Perry (aka Monotami) follow the story of a young boy who finds himself parentless for the day and is taken under the wing of a pair of beautiful older girls.......read more
There are over 100 Members of Congress who deny the basic science of climate change. That's nearly 25 percent. Meanwhile, young people overwhelmingly share scientists' grave concerns about climate change and worry about its deadly effects on the world. That's why kids are the stars of "Science Fair Failure," a short film produced by LCV and SHFT. In the clip, directed by Andy Cobb and narrated by......read more