I think Japanther has some of the most awesome home made music videos out there. If you don’t know who they are, Japanther is a Brooklyn-based punk band comprised of two members who sound like they could have fit in during the Ramones era New York City punk scene. They are also one of the bands that is most visable, and most prolific in the DIY music culture. They have had (since 2006) an amazing music video of the song “Divorce” up on YouTube, and it seriously looks like a cross between Psychedelic 60’s era Jefferson Airplane videos and public access television from the 1980’s. You can check that video out here, but for a real taste of the band’s video making skills, check out their website’s video section. What particularly struck me was the science-experiment animation from the video for “Evil Earth.” It absolutely looks like it was drawn in a high school history class, but the effects intermixed with a live performance are pretty impressive for an underground music video. The band’s out in Montana right now, but they’ll be back playing live shows in New York at the end of the month, and will be playing at Pratt Institute on October 13th.
