Author: Dave Cusick
Portland directors Sean Pecknold and Justin Lowe turn in unique video treatments for songs by bands from a time zone far, far away.
Portland artist Rachel Blumberg creates her first music video, an Eastern European-inspired piece of stop-motion animation.
Feature-length films require a time commitment to watch that you might not be able to make. But music videos, often like silent short films, can fit into even the busiest life. These were some of last year's best.
Portugal. The Man, Jared Mees, Menomena and many other Portland acts turned in some great music videos in 2011.
The new video for Menomena's "TAOS", directed by Alicia J. Rose, is one part will power, one part seduction and one part Andy Kaufman.





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