BOOKED: Foo Fighters - Sam Brown, director

In support of the new Foo Fighters album Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace, due out September 25 and produced by Gil Norton, who also oversaw the band's double Platinum smash The Colour And The Shape.

artist: Foo Fighters
song: "The Pretender"   
label: RCA
director(s): Sam Brown
production co: Collaboration Factory/Flynn Productions
rep: Laure Scott Management

BOOKED: Finger Eleven - Barnaby Roper, director

artist: Finger Eleven
song: "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague"   
label: Wind-Up
director(s): Barnaby Roper 
production co: Collaboration Factory/Flynn Productions
rep: Laure Scott Management

NEW RELEASE: Dada f/ Sandy Rivera & Trix "Lolipop"

Although I've never been very good at parsing innuendo, I'm pretty sure the refrain "I lick your ice cream and you can lick my lollipop" ain't about sharing a malted and some candy at the soda shop. The video for this dance cut by Dada featuring Sandy River and Trix comes in two flavors — with each using nearly identical green screen performance, but with different backgrounds. One version is a more graphical, while the other is, shall we say, more graphic. I prefer the latter, in which women fellate Popsicles and anything else remotely phallic. --> watch "Lollipop" in either clean or super suggestive versions

Dada feat. Sandy Rivera & Trix  "Lollipop"
(Data Records UK/Ministry Of Sound)
Johny Mourgue, director | Flynn, production co

BOOKED: Relient K - Barnaby Roper, director

artist: Relient K
song: "The Best Thing"
label: Capitol
director(s): Barnaby Roper
production co: Collaboration Factory/Flynn Productions
rep: Laure Scott

NEW RELEASE: Finger Eleven "Paralyzer"

Finger Eleven gets kinda funky with a rooftop performance in downtown L.A. while a dapper young man shimmies and slides along the streets below. The urge to groove soon spreads to everyone he comes near, including one woman who seduces through the language of dance. It's not Lambada, but it  should be forbidden.  --> watch "Paralyzer" at YouTube 

Finger Eleven "Paralyzer" (Wind-Up)
Barnaby Roper, director | Thom Fennessey, producer | Collaboration Factory/Flynn Productions, production co |  Laure Scott, rep | Yon Thomas, DP | Mike Calao, editor

VIDEO/CONTEST: Grahan Coxon "Standing On My Own Again"

This b&w performance video for former Blur guitarist Graham Coxon has been out for quite some time, but we've dug it up to coincide with a little CONTEST. The prize is a limited edition double 7" vinyl copy of "I Can't Look At Your Skin" and "What's He Got," with the B-sides "Time For Heroes" and "Outta My League, Dear." It's a nifty package with all the artwork done by Coxon himself. And, since we live in a digital age, we'll also throw in a copy of Coxon's Love Travels At Illegal Speeds CD. To enter, please send an email with your name and address to coxoncontest@videostatic.com. All entrants must be over 18 years old (sorry kids). We'll randomly select and notify the lucky winner on Tuesday, January 30 .

Now, back to the video. It's a pretty simple affair, using nothing more than a large black border an occasional negative effect to enliven the performance. Simplicity, in my opinion, is usually a good thing, especially if the intended focus is on Coxon's ability to churn out an indie rock buzzsaw while channeling the spirit of vintage Elvis Costello. --> watch "Standing On My Own Again" at YouTube or in Real or  Windows Media

Graham Coxon "Standing On My Own Again" (Astralwerks)
Barnaby Roper, director | Charlotte Woodhead, producer | Flynn, production co | Robbie Ryan, DP | Nick Allix, editor

BOOKED: Finger Eleven - Barnaby Roper, director

artist: Finger Eleven
song: "Paralyzer"
label: Wind-Up
director(s): Barnaby Roper
production co: Collaboration Factory/Flynn Productions
rep: Laure Scott

NEW RELEASE: The Kooks "Eddie's Gun"

Director Marco Sandeman brings some film stock and photo booth strips to life with performance by UK garage rockers The Kooks. Perhaps inspired by the still visible dividers between each individual frames, Sandeman also places The Kooks footage beneath train tracks and behind the glass panes of a London phone booth. -- watch "Eddie's Gun" in Quicktime, Real or Windows Media

The Kooks "Eddie's Gun" (Astralwerks)
Marco Sandeman, director
Pru Boulton, producer | Flynn, production co
Simon Paul, DP | Julian Tranquille @ Cut & Run, editor

PHOTO: Director Sam Brown & The Fray

Director Sam Brown (third from left) basks in the appreciative glow from The Fray on the set of their video, "How To Save A Life." The video was a co-production between Collaboration Factory and Flynn Productions. Sam Brown is repped for music videos by Laure Scott.

BOOKED: The Fray - Sam Brown, director

artist: The Fray
song: "How To Save A Life"
label: Epic
director(s): Sam Brown
production co: Flynn Productions/Collaboration Factory
rep: Laure Scott

NEW RELEASE: Corrine Bailey Rae "Put Your Records On"

Corrine Bailey Rae
"Put Your Records On" (Good Groove/Capitol)
Sam Brown, director | Jacob Madsen, producer | Flynn Productions, production co | Description: Although Corrine Bailey Rae is being embraced big time by such outlets as VH1 Soul and BET J, the singer has a potential appeal far beyond the neo-soul marketplace. This acoustic vibe of the song and especially Rae's scratchy, soulful voice has more in common with Feist and other singers associated with alternative or  trip-hop acts. The video is a simple, summery affair: Rae leads a pack of women on a bike ride before veering off into a field to enjoy a little bit of freedom and release. -- watch "Put Your Records On" in Quicktime, Real or Windows Media

SHOT: India.Arie - Barnaby Roper, director

India.Arie will be showing off four distinct personalities, in addition to some different hairstyles, in this new video.

artist: India.Arie
song: "I Am Not My Hair"
label: Motown/Universal
director(s): Barnaby Roper
production cos: Collaboration Factory / Flynn Productions
rep: Laure Scott

NEW RELEASE: Annie "Chewing Gum"

Annie "Chewing Gum" Big Beat/Atlantic
Barnaby Roper, director
Mark Houdini Murrell, producer
Flynn Productions, production co
Description: Scandinavian singer Annie seemed poised to conquer the United States with the stateside release of her 2004 album Anniemal. After all, she's a shamelessly poppy blonde bombshell who is still able to maintain her cred. After starting the U.S.  Anniemal campaign with a different single/video, Annie gets another shot here with the release of the smash that made her a star all across Europe. It's not hard to see why "Chewing Gum" enraptured listeners with its clever lyrics, candy sweet hook and electro beat. The video more than doubles the pleasure, if you will. Duplicates of the singer deliver the vocals to each other to mimic the lyric's structural device that is essentially a conversation with herself, while an ever increasing number of Annie multiples perform synchronized dance moves on a stage. -- Watch "Chewing Gum" in Windows Media

NEW RELEASE: James Blunt "You're Beautiful"

James Blunt "You're Beautiful" Atlantic
Sam Brown, director
Kat Armour-Brown, producer
Flynn Productions, production co
Description: Folksinger James Blunt sings to the camera during a light snowstorm as he strips down to just a pair of pants and then leaps into a large body of water.

NEW RELEASE: The Subways "Rock & Roll Queen"

The Subways "Rock & Roll Queen" Sire/Warner Bros.
Paul Gore, director
Charlotte Woodhead, producer
Flynn Productions, production co
Description: The Subways add to the wreckage with this rampaging performance of "Rock & Roll Queen" in what looks like a big top that's been abandoned after a disastrous circus. The band's total abandon and aggressive style here, not to mention the blurred and slo-mo filmwork, is definitely reminiscent of some other punk-influences rock trio.