Greg Johnson “My Ship Is Sitting Low”
This video has plenty of humour, crazy and cameos from the bFM cool kids. The Paul Casserly-directed adventure starts with Greg in the back of a cab, getting grilled by the taxi driver on his music style.”Oh, just songs, you know.” Greg is dropped off at a bold turquoise-painted house, where he sings his song...
Bike “Circus Kids”
It’s another excursion into the slow-motion world of Bike. Shot in gloomy black and white, the band perform the song in front of a backdrop painted with a circus mural. Andrew Brough is back wearing his giant round sunglasses. As he is a bespectacled man, I suspect his frequent sunglasses wearing is done for the...
The Exponents “One In A Lifetime”
Jordan Luck takes to the mean streets of downtown Auckland for a solo promo. Starting from a stark inner-city apartment, he heads down to the vacinity of Albert Street, including a brief visit to the remains of dirty old Finance Plaza. The Andrew Moore-directed video takes Jordan down to Queen Street, outside the picturesque facade...
Missing videos from February 1997
AKA Brown was Sam Feo of the Semi MCs teamed with the mighty Chong-Nee. “Tonight is Yours”is an ultra smooth R&B jam that sounds about five years ahead of its time. Annie Crummer has “I Come Alive”, another single off her “Seventh Wave” album. Bailter Space returned with the album “Capsul” and the single “Pass...
Shihad “Home Again”
Ah, good old “Home Again”. It’s possibly the song most beloved of Shihad fans, and the video captures its feelgood spirit. It’s shot in one continuous take with a static camera. So it’s up to the band to do enough for three and a half minutes to keep viewers entertained. The video has also been...
Pash “Undercover Antics After Dark”
There’s something about this song and video that doesn’t quite work. It’s a well written song, it’s a bit saucy, but it seems a too long. It’s over four minutes long and about halfway through it feels like it’s stuck in repetitive loops. The video sees the band playing in front of an audience of...
OMC “On The Run”
“On the Run” was OMC’s third single and last NZOA-funded video. It was the lowest charting OMC single in New Zealand (#30), but it charted in the UK (#56) and the Netherlands (#98). It’s a far cry from the glory days of “How Bizarre”, but it’s certainly not bad going. The song is a moody...
Tufnels “Husky Vooms”
Another video newly online for NZ Music Month. The Tufnels are one of my favourite New Zealand groups. They were a later incarnation of the Bird Nest Roys and self-released one album, “Lurid”, which is full of brilliant indie pop. “Husky Vooms” was the first of their three NZOA-funded music videos. Starting with some plinky-plunky...
Muckhole “Pop Out Punk”
It’s a quiet afternoon at the Skateland roller rink. A concession stand girl and the emcee both look bored. Ok, it’s time to shake this up a little. Send in the punks! On cue, a big old convertible rolls into the Skateland car park, and out jumps the band in fancy dress. There’s a ’70s...
Jan Hellriegel “Sentimental Fool”
In the past, Jan has come across as a cool rock chick, but with this song, she’s quite happy to embrace her loved-up dork side. “Sentimental Fool” is a song about falling in love, about how love can just make everything feel amazing. The video has a similar light, happy feeling as the song. Directed...
Headless Chickens “Magnet”
“Magnet” was the first single from the post-Fiona Chooks. It’s a ghostly love song with an unseen singer (Rachel Wallis) providing Fiona-esque backing vocals. The video takes place at night in a wasteland, complete with an unturned car. Back when this was made it probably seemed like a cool dystopian fantasy, but now there are...
Bic Runga “Sway”
The better known “Sway” video is the American version aka “Love Theme From American Pie”. It’s the black and white vid where Bic mooches over a shaggy-haired hipster called Jones who works in an Italian deli. As well as using a punchier mix of the song, that video largely focuses on Bic, introducing her to...
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