Artist: The R's Video: 'Call of the Ice' Highlight: "We shot the video on a really cold day and the heating system wasn't working. It was freezing!" singer and bassist Pietro Paletti tells Spinner. "We had to ride the mechanical bulls almost naked, fully body-painted. We were like ice cubes at the end of it, we all caught colds!" Watch The ...

Artist: They Might Be Giants Video: 'Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople)' Highlight: "Every band member is playing a synthesized instrument in this version of the song -- and notably John L. is playing a circuit-bent Speak-and-Spell from the '80s," co-founder of the group John Flansburgh tells Spinner. "Dan Miller is rocking a microKORG ...

Artist: Fall on Your Sword Video: 'I Might Be Gay' Highlight: "The bottle smashing scene really hurt our mate Douglas, he nearly decked Wills," leader Phil Mossman tells Spinner. "The sugar bottle was set upright instead of on its side so it turned into a solid brick, he would have been better off being bottled with a real bottle. You live and ...

Artist: Superhuman Happiness Video: 'Needles and Pins' Highlight: "'Needles and Pins' was written on the subway late at night years ago as I was trying to catch my breath after a hostile altercation outside a bar that ended with me being chased by at least three people," saxophonist/singer Stuart Bogie tells Spinner. "As I sat panting and ...

Artist: Post War Years Video: 'All Eyes' Highlight: "When we initially contacted Toby [Stretch, director] we already had the bare bones of an idea for the video," drummer Fred McClaren tells Spinner. "We sent him a kind of rough brief/storyboard and then let him run with it, more than confident in his ability and creativity, in our humble opinion ...

Artist: White Wives Video: 'Hungry Ghost' Highlight: "'Hungry Ghosts' -- the idea that we leave something behind when we're gone, still searching for fulfillment," vocalist Chris Barker tells Spinner. "That simple thought was the entire basis for the song, looking at it as a musician and only hoping the couple chords and few words that we know ...

Artist: Black Box Revelation Video: 'High on a Wire' Highlight: "This is one of our favorite tunes," singer/guitarist Jan Paternoster tells Spinner. "It's so raw and pounding. We think this song is the best example of what BBR stands for and that's what we wanted to do in the video as well. Get a pure vibe and view of the band on tour. We ...