Vacation, it would seem, is finally over. For the first time in a few weeks, it was actually a bit of a chore to narrow this list down to five videos, since a lot of people are finally letting some…   Read Story »

The band Real Estate have an album called Days out on Domino records. You will know this very clearly after watching the Tom Scharpling-directed video for its breezy jam "Easy," which features a…   Read Story »

The punk rock supergroup Wild Flag now has a video for their single "Romance," and it's a fun one. WFMU host and NYC comedy scene linchpin Tom Scharpling directs, and all four members of the band get…   Read Story »

When we posted footage of Titus Andronicus covering They Might Be Giants, I mentioned a potentially more triumphant moment, the New Jersey-focused video for The Monitor's "No Future Part Three:…   Read Story »

This week we've got a lot of new videos-- clips from Wale, Toro Y Moi, the New Pornographers, Damian Marley and Nas, the Black Keys, and Modest Mouse, among others. The Tyler, The Creator video is…   Read Story »

The Best Show on WFMU's Tom Scharpling got the nod to direct the New Pornographers' video for "Moves," which consequently features some of the more notable Friends Of Tom in the Coming Attraction for…   Read Story »

So that happened. It'll take a few days of drying out and shutting eyes to come to terms with all that transpired in Las Vegas this weekend, though in the spirit of Matador's three-day, boozy, purely…   Read Story »

Last week Ted Leo posted a lengthy text on his website titled "MAJORLY MASSIVE CAREER TRAJECTORY NEWS! YOU MIGHT SAY, “PARADIGM SHIFT,” EVEN!!," which discusses just that over the course of 3,000…   Read Story »

Tonight Tom Scharpling's The Best Show On WFMU channels its mirth and mayhem in efforts to raise funds and secure another year of listener-supported free-form radio. Friends Of Tom, Best Show regs,…   Read Story »

Whenever I've recommended The Best Show on WFMU (91.1 FM, WFMU.org) to friends, I've been confronted with the complaint that the show is three hours long. And that they do not have three hours every…   Read Story »