At Rest With Videos and Headphones

Rest Day #1 of 3. Kind of. I have one thing to do for the next few days - let in a rehearsal to The Brick tonight, have a screening of Daniel McKleinfeld's video "The Water Cooler" tomorrow, and rehearse an understudy on Tuesday for Thursday night's Slumberland (my Little Nemo got a sweet commercial gig that day - I can't be an ass about it). No shows, though. Yesterday was all three shows. Kinda killer. Good houses though, either size-wise or reaction wise or both (different for all three).

But this morning, sitting back, enjoying listening to music and watching videos with my new headphones (INLAND EMPIRE on a good computer screen, with good headphones, loud? Excellent.).

And by following a weird YouTube train of thought (thanks for the Orson Welles video, dad!), I got into looking up some of those early music videos of the kind I miss - cheap, scratchy, probably shot on 16mm reversal stock. Watched more than a handful, thought I'd share just a handful.

So, here's Lene Lovich doing "Lucky Number;"

Camper Van Beethoven doing "Take the Skinheads Bowling:"

and (since I couldn't find "Oliver's Army") Elvis Costello's "(What's So Funny ' Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding:"

The Residents with "Hello Skinny:"

Devo's early (and better, I think) version of "Secret Agent Man:"

and Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band's "Ice Cream for Crow:"

And a special bonus, found while searching for Elvis Costello videos, Costello and Lou Reed together on French TV performing Reed's "Set the Twilight Reeling," from the album of the same name. Kicks the album version's ass:

Enjoy.