Pill and The Dead Weather

I've been loving music videos as long as I can remember. So, from time to time, I like to have my own, personal d(d)w 106 & Park for videos that will probably never be on 106 & Park. So, check them out. I promise you'll love them.

Video #1. The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother.

I ran across this video when I found out about Jack White's latest project, The Dead Weather. The group consists of Mr. White and Alison Mosshart, who made her name as the lead-woman for indie rock band, The Kills. I'm not too big a fan of The Kills, but I always expect good things to come out of JW's corner. And I can now add this video and project in that same corner. The video, for the second single from their debut album Horehound, seems to be a visual representation of The Dead Weather sound - Gritty, honest, and daring. The video also shows White's and Mosshart's supernatural selves, as they seemingly survive their unique style of relationship therapy. I also like that this sort of gun-play is set against the backdrop of undeveloped Suburbia land. Makes it a more interesting to me for some reason.




Video #2. Pill - Glass.

I recently saw this video from underground ATL rapper, Pill. And it blew me away. It has all the same characteristics of the first video. But, for totally different reasons. One, is obviously fictional and used to display the creative vision of the artist. While, the other is not-so-fictional and used to display a day in the life of the artist. For Glass, Pill seems to follow the same formula as his first video, Trap Goin' Ham. Which, seems to consist of grabbing a camera, pressing record, and following him around for a half hour. I didn't reallly love Trap Goin' Ham, probably because it was a little too real. But, this video is much much better. Same approach, just much more tasteful and artistic. But, the main reason I love this new video is because there is no rain-making, no rented Maybachs and no Melyssa Ford look-alikes being shoved in my face. It's very refreshing.

PILL - GLASS from zachwolfe.com/live on Vimeo.

If you like what you see/hear, be sure to pick up Pill's mixtape from his myspace page. I did. It's great.