The glow of high-end music videos shines brightly in this week's round-up. Beautiful cinematography, rich lighting, celebrity cameos—this collection of clips just oozes class. But true to the egalitarian spirit of the Internet, we've also made space for the budget ballers out there in music land. Here are WIRED's favorite audio visuals of the week.
Making a collaborative video with the Bob's Burgers team is probably the reason why Sleater-Kinney ended their hiatus.
Well this isn't where we expected to see Rainn Wilson, Garrett Dillahunt, Donald Faison, Jorge Garcia, Rob Delaney, and Steve Agee. But here they are!
We had to run outside for air about halfway through this video. See if you can make it longer.
The music-video-as-short-film option is what makes it such a beautiful and versatile medium. Here's the short story of one lonely hustler.
Lightning chasers in Oklahoma who set out in search of bolts wearing full suits of armor and riding dirt bikes. Excuse me?!
This is another one of those solo dance efforts we just have to give it up for, especially with the foaming at the mouth. That's some commitment.
Congratulations, Ferg. When you're at New York Fashion Week and your FaceTime call screen says "Cara Delevingne connecting..." you've made it.
If only real life could be traveling through the cosmos in precious metal space ships that explode into millions of stars. Sigh...
It's an ode to the Apollo 11 mission. How could we not?
And now for the interactive portion of our post, how many jewel case covers can you name in this music video? Ready? Go. Good luck!