Canadian Band Pays Tribute to Classic 1980s Music Videos With a Clever Music Video of Their Own
The Treble, a band out of Winnipeg, Canada, created a music video for their song “No Secrets (There For You)” that pays tribute to classic…
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Amazing Classic Footage of Nirvana Rehearsing and Performing at Their MTV Unplugged Show in 1993
In 1993, the late, great Kurt Cobain and the members of Nirvana came to New York City for their momentous MTV Unplugged performance. In honor…
Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ Told as a Two Minute Musical
Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner of Famous Last Nerds hilariously compressed the classic William Shakespeare play Hamlet from its traditional five acts, reworking it as…
Lake Street Dive Plays a Brilliantly Soulful Swing Cover of the Iconic a-ha Song ‘Take On Me’
On an episode of the A/V Club series A/V Undercover, the band Lake Street Dive performed a brilliantly soulful, swing cover of the iconic, often-covered,…
Music Video for Ram Jam’s 1977 Cover of the Leadbelly Song ‘Black Betty’ Completely Epitomizes the 1970s
In 1977, the New York City band Ram Jam recorded an updated, heavy metal version of the classic Leadbelly song “Black Betty”. The accompanying music…
Brilliant Cosplay of the CGI Animated Characters From the 1985 Dire Straits Music Video ‘Money For Nothing’
Two very clever cosplayers paid tribute to the 1985 music video for the Dire Straits song “Money for Nothing” by brilliantly dressing as the two…
The Appropriately Weird History Behind the Iconic Talking Heads Song ‘Once In a Lifetime’
In 1980, Talking Heads along with producer Brian Eno, released the song “Once In a Lifetime” to moderate success. With the advent of MTV a…
ZZ Top Celebrates 50 Years As a Hard Rocking Trio
Reporter Jim Axlerod of CBS Sunday Morning sat down with ZZ Top, the hard-rocking, country blues trio who have been together for 50 years. Band…
Wild and Vibrant Animated Video Promoting San Diego Zoo’s ‘Africa Rocks’ Exhibit
M&C Saatchi LA created a fantastic rock and roll themed marketing campaign in 2017 for the San Diego Zoo to help bring children and adults…
A 2004 Live Performance of ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ Captured in Brilliant High Definition Video
The Buggles, a British band whose 1978 song “Video Killed the Radio Star” kicked off the MTV revolution in the United States at 12:01 AM…