RADIOHEAD> HOUSE OF CARDS
A full explanation of the tech behind Radiohead's curiously camera-less video "House of Cards" would likely require a manual. So, we'll direct you to the story on the opposite page, describing how director James Frost used a laser scanning system and a light detection and ranging system to capture real-time, 3D imagery of a suburban cityscape and singer Thom Yorke. Often, with new technology projects, the "making of" is more interesting than the end result. Fortunately, that's not the case here; Frost's skittishly abstract infrared-style images complement the song's somber, existential pining. "House of Cards" is the band's best video in years. [Prodco: Zoo Film] KR

NO AGE> ERASER
Though we were really counting on Mariah Carey to deliver The Definitive Summer Music Video of 2008, we're going to by-pass The Bouncing One to bestow that distinction on another rainbow-loving act: LA-based noise-punk duo No Age. Director Andy Bruntel's oily water-colored video for "Eraser" is an enigmatic blend of color, textures and lo-fi VFX that seems to spring directly from the band's multi-colored logo. When the band's slow-mo dash between palm trees decorated with balloons and streamers culminates in a riotous backyard performance, it's akin to experiencing everything great about summer in three minutes. [Prodco: The Directors Bureau; Label: Subpop Records] KR

THE BPA> TOE JAM (FT. DAVID BYRNE & DIZZEE RASCAL)
Director Keith Schofield likely conceived his video for new Fatboy Slim project, The Brighton Port Authority, as a horny homage to black censorship bars, but it's tempting to read "Toe Jam" as a cheeky poke at the pre-coital hipster photography popularized by Vice and American Apparel. In the vid, a group of cherubic California-types strip naked and frolic, black bars strategically covering their bits. In a nice post-modern twist, they use the bars to form simple shapes, letters and patterns. The most imaginative use of frivolous near-nudity we've seen. [Prodco: Streetgang Films; Label: Southern Fried Records Limited] KR