In the nineties, you could make a music video to an international top ten hit with a cheap video camera, some randomly assorted friends, and…
CIPC #314: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Maid of Orleans
One reason I rarely discuss music videos on this blog is that I don’t know of that many which feature chess. Another reason is that…
CIPC #295: Hum Tum
Every now and then,1 I spotlight an ad on this blog. Today, I’ll write one. It’s going to be an ad for the Max Euwe…
CIPC #285: Fishbone, Party at ground zero
Long, long time ago, when music videos were a new thing, almost anybody could get some airplay. Even a rock band with a short, random…
CIPC #239: Ava Max, Kings & Queens
Perhaps I have been indoctrinated by Pepsi, but to me Ava Max sounds like some kind of soda. Or perhaps like some obscure British sports…
CIPC #231: D, In the name of justice
Take a good look at the picture below. It comes from the music video for the song In the name of justice by the metal…
CIPC #213: System of a Down, Lonely day
You know what’s been a long time? A music video blog post! So let’s have a look at today’s subject. System of a Down1 is…
CIPC #181: Yoko Ono, Don’t count the waves
Over the last two blog posts about movies, there was a distinct rising theme in quality. Now, I will make it a crab canon by…
CIPC #178: XTC, The mayor of Simpleton
It is remarkable how little commercial success correlates longevity. Nowadays, XTC is considered one of the quintessential British rock bands from the eighties, but back…
CIPC #164: Ahzee, King
After one hundred sixty three blog post, I can apparently still stumble upon something which is novel: I have never written about a DJ before.…