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ALPHA LIST AUDIO/VIDEO ARCHIVES (List only, no active links)

 

AUDIO

ABRASIVE – 1997 – OLD POM BAND

ABRASIVE – ACOUSTIC AOL SESSIONS/VH1 LIVE RECORDING AUDIO ONLY – 11-03

ABRASIVE – PROFESSIONAL DEMO

AWAY FROM ME – VH1 LIVE RECORDING AUDIO ONLY – 11-03

AWAY FROM ME – AOL SESSIONS – 11-20-03

AWAY FROM ME SINGLE – 2003 UK IMPORT – AWAY FROM ME, BLEED, BLURRY LIVE ACOUSTIC, AWAY FROM ME VIDEO

AWAY FROM ME SINGLE – US RADIO CUT – 10-03-03

BIZARRE DIRT – 2002 IMPORT SINGAPORE – INCLUDES BIZARRE FEST AND AS ADD ONS CUTS FROM REVERB

BIZARRE FEST – 2002 IMPORT RUSSIAN

BIZARRE FEST – TAPED 08-18-02 – GERMANY IMPORT – 5 BONUS TRACKS IN ADDITION TO BF SHOW

BLEED – UK CUT FROM LOD

BLURRY – 2001 UK IMPORT – BLURRY, ALL I ASK FOR DEMO, OUT OF MY HEAD LIVE, BLURRY VIDEO

BLURRY – 2001 UK IMPORT – BLURRY, ABRASIVE, NOBODY TOLD ME, BLURRY VIDEO

BLURRY SINGLE – US SINGLE PLUS BLURRY VIDEO

BLURRY SINGLE – US RADIO CUT – 2001

BLURRY – AOL SESSIONS – 11-20-03

CELLOPHANE – DOUG'S OLD BAND – SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM

COME CLEAN – US VERSION – 08-28-01

COME CLEAN WITH BONUS DVD – US VERSION – 11-24-02 RE-RELEASE

COME CLEAN ADVANCE RELEASE – 2001 – RADIO STATION/PROMOTIONAL COPY

CONTROL – 2001 AUSTRALIA IMPORT – CONTROL, CONTROL ACOUSTIC, NEVER CHANGE, CONTROL VIDEO

CONTROL – 2001 UK IMPORT – CONTROL, ABRASIVE, CONTROL ACOUSTIC, CONTROL VIDEO

CONTROL – 2001 – ACOUSTIC FROM INTERSCOPE LINK

DADDY – UK CUT FROM LOD

DRIFT & DIE WITH VIDEO – 2002 UK IMPORT – D & D, OUT OF MY HEAD LIVE & CONTROL MELKEWEG, D & D VIDEO

DRIFT & DIE – 2002 – US RADIO EDITS – 2 TRACKS

ELEVEN – AVANTGARDEDOG – GREG'S OLD BAND

ENHANCED SAMPLER - IMPORT MINI-DISC - 2001

FAMOUS - SINGLE - 05-2007

FAMOUS EP - 07-24-07 - 3 SONG EP - FAMOUS, MERRY GO ROUND, ACOUSTIC BLURRY

FAMOUS ALBUM - 10-09-07 - 3RD MAJOR LABEL RELEASE

FAMOUS SINGLE – 05-11-07 - US RADIO CUT/UNEDITED

FAMOUS EP – 07-24-07 - FAMOUS, MERRY GO ROUND, ACOUSTIC BLURRY 

FRED DURST PRESENTS FLAWLESS ARTISTS-POM, KENNA, BIG DUMB FACE - CONTROL, BRING ME DOWN, NEVER CHANGE

HEEL OVER HEAD – US RADIO SINGLE – SPRING 2004

LIFE AIN’T FAIR – UK CUT FROM LOD

LIFE ON DISPLAY – RECORD COMPANY PRE-RELEASE VERSION – 11-25-03

LIFE ON DISPLAY – UK IMPORT – 11-24-03 – LOD PLUS 2 BONUS TRACKS, LIFE AIN’T FAIR AND DADDY

LIFE ON DISPLAY – US VERSION – 11-25-03

MAXIMUM INTERVIEW CD – 2002 – GERMANY IMPORT

OUT OF MY HEAD/BASEMENT PROMO - 2001

PSYCHO SINGLE – 09-24-07

PUDDLE OF ROCK – 2002 ITALY IMPORT – TRIBE MAGAZINE INSERT CD, INTERVIEW, PICS WITH THE BAND

PUNISHER SOUNDTRACK – 03-04 – BLEED FROM LOD IMPORT

SHE HATES ME SINGLE – 2002 UK IMPORT – SHM EXPLICIT, NOBODY TOLD ME LIVE, BLURRY LIVE, SHM VIDEO

SHE HATES ME SINGLE – 2002 UK IMPORT – SHM, NOBODY TOLD ME ACOUSTIC, BLURRY LIVE ACOUSTIC

SPIN YOU AROUND – US RADIO SINGLE – SUMMER 2004

STUCK – 1994 – OLD POM BAND

TARGET RED ROOM – 10-03 – COMPILATION CD BY TARGET STORES – DRIFT & DIE

THINK – VH1 LIVE RECORDING AUDIO ONLY – 11-03

THINK – AOL SESSIONS – 11-20-03

TSUNAMI RELIEF – 02-18-05 – WES PERFORMS WITH ALICE IN CHAINS, AGAIN, WOULD, ANGRY CHAIR, ROOSTER

ULTRA-X-TREME – 2002

DVD’S/MPG’S INCLUDED ON POM ALBUMS

 

COME CLEAN RE-RELEASE DVD – 11-02 – BACKSTAGE, 5 LIVE PERFORMANCES, BONUS SHE HATES ME VIDEO

LIFE ON DISPLAY – 11-25-03 - VIDEO PORTION ON ALBUM – INTERVIEW WITH THE BAND

STRIKING THAT FAMILIAR CHORD – 05-31-05 – LIVE CONCERT

STRIKING THAT FAMILIAR CHORD – 05-31-05 – ACOUSTIC SET

Directv - POM - Chicago, IL - HOB Taped 11-05-07 - Aired 04-12-08

RADIO/INTERNET - AUDIO/VIDEO/STREAMS 2001-2007 (Partial Active Links, some may have dropped off of the net since last checked)

 

95 X-FEST NY 2004 – TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT

95 X-FEST PITTSBURGH – 2002 – WES, DOUG

99X ATLANTA – 02-02-04 – WES AND PAUL INTERVIEW

99X ATLANTA – 04-30-04 – MUSIC MID-TOWN INTERVIEW WITH WES

99X ATLANTA – 11-04-03 – PRESHOW INTERVIEW WITH PAUL AND GREG

99X ATLANTA – 2002 – POM Q & A SESSION WITH ACOUSTIC LIVE PERFORMANCE NEVER CHANGE, DRIFT & DIE, CONTROL, BLURRY, SHE HATES ME (RIGHT CLICK, SAVE TARGET AS) *THANKS FRISKY DINGO FOR UPLOADING

99X ATLANTA – NOVEMBER 2004 – COMPILATION CD WITH ACOUSTIC HOH, LIVE X 9

AFNEUROPE.NET -  11-17-06 - POM IN DARMSTADT, GERMANY - THANKS SPC. FINK

ASCAP – INTERVIEW CLIP – MAY 20, 2003 – WES/DOUG /GREG

ADAM CAROLLA SHOW – 03-09-06 – POM PERFORMS AC DRIFT & DIE, NO INTERVIEW

AOL SESSIONS/VH1 11-03 – AWAY FROM ME, ABRASIVE, THINK, BLURRY

AOL SESSIONS/VH1 11-03 – WES AND GREG INTERVIEW  

AOL SESSIONS/VH1 11-03 - WES AND GREG - WORST HOLIDAY GIFT

BAR INTERVIEW – 2002 –FOREIGN CLIP WITH WES AND PAUL

BBC RADIO 1 – 09-07-02 -  ONE BIG SUNDAY - BACKSTAGE WITH WES - 'DOUBLE DOSE' 

BBC ZANE LOWE – 12-03-03 – INTERVIEW WITH WES

BEANER & KEN - MAY 2005 - WES INTERVIEW, BACKGROUND OF SHE HATES ME

BIZARRE FEST – 2002 – PAUL AND GREG CLIP – SWEATY INTERVIEW

BLURRY E-CARD – 2001 – OFFICIAL POM CARD  

CHOP SHOP RADIO.COM - 06-11-07 - INTERVIEW WITH WES

CONCRETE STREET PROMO – CORPUS CHRISTI 01-28-04

CONCRETE STREET, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX PROMO – MP3 ON FILE 01-28-04

CONTROL E-CARD – 2001 – OFFICIAL POM CARD

CRAWFISH BOIL, JACKSON, MS – 05-06-06 93.9 WRXW EVENT, TV AD & PROMO, DOUG CALL IN RADIO INTERVIEW (4-7)

CROSSOVERKILL – 2002 – 3 PART INTERVIEW WITH PAUL  

DOUG ARDITO/ROB PATTERSON 1 - IN THE BEGINNING BOSTON - CHILD'S PLAY PRE-1989

DOUG ARDITO/ROB PATTERSON 2 - IN THE BEGINNING BOSTON - CHILD'S PLAY PRE-1989

DRIFT AND DIE E-CARD – 2002 – OFFICIAL POM CARD

EARTHDAY BIRTHDAY – 04-24-04 – CLIP OF WES/STREAMLINE CLOTHING PROMO VARIOUS ARTISTS

EARTHDAY BIRTHDAY – 04-24-04 – SHORT VIDEO CLIP ON BANDRAGS.COM, SCREAMLINE CLOTHING

E-CARD – 2001 - BLURRY

E-CARD – 2001 – CONTROL

E-CARD – 2002 – DRIFT & DIE

E-CARD – 2002 – OFFICIAL POM TOUR E-CARD  

E-CARD - 2005 - DVD STRIKING THAT FAMILAR CHORD

E-CARD - 2005 - DVD STRIKING THAT FAMILIAR CHORD BLURRY

FRITZ RADIO – GERMANY – 12-03-04 – IN STUDIO ACOUSTIC SET AND INTERVIEW – 7 SONG SET

HARDDRIVE RADIO – GEFFEN POM COMMENT

HARDDRIVE RADIO – GEFFEN RECORD CO GIVES DETAILS ON WEST COAST FALL CLUB TOUR 2003

HARDDRIVE RADIO – WEEK OF 10-30-04 – WORST HALLOWEEN EVER

HARDDRIVE RADIO – WEEK OF 11-02-03 – CALL IN WITH WES – KC CHIEF

HARDDRIVE RADIO – WEEK OF 11-06-04 – CALL IN WITH WES – IRAQ

HARDDRIVE RADIO – WEEK OF 12-18-04 – WES CALL IN PLUS BLURRY

HARDDRIVEXL - 10-09-07 - 10-12-07 - POM GUEST OF THE WEEK

HARDDRIVEXL – WEEK OF 07-01-07 – INTERVIEW FROM ROCKFEST IN KANSAS CITY

HARDDRIVEXL – 09-05-07 – WES COMMENTS HE MISSES THE FANS AND THE ROAD

HARDDRIVEXL – 09-18-07 – WES COMMENTS ON VH REHEARSAL

KISW SEATTLE - 05-04-07 - INTERVIEW WITH WES AT THE ROCK GIRL GALA

KROCK – 06-24-02 – MADISON SQUARE GARDENS PRE-SHOW INTERVIEW WITH DJ BOOKER

KROCK – CONTROL FROM THE CANE SHOW – NO DATE

KROCK – DRIFT AND DIE FROM THE CANE SHOW – NO DATE

KROCK – KLAUSFEST – 12-06-04 INTERVIEW

KROCK – KLAUSFEST ANNOUNCEMENT – 11-06-03 – INTERVIEW WITH POM THEY WILL APPEAR

KROQ – ALMOST ACOUSTIC XMAS – 12-13-03 – AFM, OOMH, SHM, BLURRY, ALREADY GONE, D & D, CONTROL

KROQ WEENIE ROAST – 2002 – OUT OF MY HEAD, NOBODY TOLD ME, BLURRY, SHE HATES ME

          BASEMENT, CONTROL, DRIFT & DIE - LINKS BY FRISKY DINGO

 

KTBZ THE BUZZ HOUSTON – 08-16-07 - POM PERFORMS ACOUSTIC SET

 

L.A. LLOYD - 07-07-07 - 3OTH ANNIVERSARY OF L.A. LLOYD - POM + VARIOUS ARTISTS

LINKIN PARK/WES/ADEMA - ONE STEP CLOSER - BLACK/WHITE FOOTAGE

LOD RADIO PREMIERE – 11-24-03 – SYNDICATED SHOW NATIONWIDE PARTICIPATING STATIONS

LOD RADIO PROMO – 11-24-03 – ALBUM PROMOTION

LOVELINE – 02-22-06 – WES AND FRED DURST GUESTS – WES SANG NEW SONG SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHO

LOVELINE – 08-12-04 – WES AND DOUG CO-HOST

LOVELINE – 10-06-04 – WES AND GREG CO-HOST

LOVELINE – 11-17-03 – WES CALLS IN, OTHER GUESTS JOHN STAMOS, JIMMMY KIMMEL  

LOVELINE - 12-13-2001 - WES AND GREG CO-HOST

LOWLANDS – 2002 – INTERVIEW WITH PAUL AND GREG – 08-24-02

LUNATIC LUAU 10 – 06-24-06 – NORFOLK, VA – FM 99 AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH WES

MANCOW - 05-20-07 - WES LIVE ON THE AIR WITH MANCOW

MSN.COM – 12-31-05 – NEW YEAR’S INTERVIEW – RESOLUTIONS AND NEW ALBUM, SPIN YOU AROUND

MUCH MUSIC/ON DEMAND 2002 – IN THE STUDIO, SHORT CLIP WITH THE BAND

NEW MUSIC – 2002 – LADYBUG INTERVIEW CLIP WITH WES AND PAUL FROM CANADA

NEW MUSIC – 2004 – INTERVIEW CLIP WITH WES AND DOUG – INTERNET FRIENDS 3 CLIPS

NIRVANA TRIBUTE – 2004 – WES CO-HOST WITH DAVE NAVARRO 04-05-04

NISSAN – 10-18-04 – CLIP FROM PHOENIX, PROMOTION FOR THE NISSAN CAR AND SHOW

PARADES DE COURA PORTUGAL - 2002 - DOUG GIVES A SHOUTOUT

PLANET RADIO 10-07-04 – JACKSONVILLE, PAUL TALKS ABOUT GOING TO IRAQ   

POM.COM - SEPT 2004 - POM IN IRAQ, WEBISODE 1

POM.COM - SEPT 2004 - POM IN IRAQ, WEBISODE 2

POM.COM ON STAGE – 2003 – BACKSTAGE FOOTAGE FROM PUDDLEOFMUDD.COM  

POM.COM ON THE ROAD - 2003 - FOOTAGE FROM PUDDLEOFMUDD.COM

POM.COM – 2003 – RECORDING STUDIO, WES COMMENTS

PROBLEMS PROPEL PUDDLE PROGRESS – WES INTERVIEW – DATE UNKNOWN

Q101 DETROIT, MI – 10-24-03 – ON THE BUS WITH WES

RHAPSODY – LOD ANALYSIS BY WES 2003

ROCKKANSAS – 2001 – INTERVIEW WITH DAVE THRELKELD – POM BEGINNINGS

ROCKLINE - 10-08-07 - FAMOUS DEBUT - WES AND DOUG GUEST

ROCKLINE – 08-02-04 – WES AND DOUG FROM NYC, HOST IN LA

ROCKLINE – 08-27-01 – COME CLEAN DEBUT

ROCKLINE – 10-04-04 – WES AND DOUG BACK FROM IRAQ

ROCKLINE – 11-24-03 – ROCKLINE NATIONWIDE SYNDICATED SHOW

SHE HATES ME E-CARD – GERMAN, NOT OFFICIAL POM CARD – 1, 2, 3

SLAM, YOU WANNA ROCK – 2003 – JAPAN CLIP

SPUTNIK – 2003 – PAUL AND GREG – 6 PARTS

STREET TEAM SHOUT OUTS BY ALL 4 MEMBERS OF POM – 2001-2002

STREETWISE.COM – PROMOTION FROM THE PACIFIC COAST SHOWS, SAN FRAN, SEATTLE, PORTLAND 2003

STREETWISE.COM – PROMOTION WITH WES, THANKS THE STREET TEAMS, OR 2003

SUMMER SONIC – 08-02-03 – INTERVIEW CLIP WITH THE BAND

SUMMER SONIC – 2003 – JAPAN – PERFORMANCE OF BLURRY

SUMMER SONIC INTERVIEW – 2003 – JAPAN

TK101 PENSACOLA, FL – 04-20-04 – INTERVIEW WITH WES  

TOAZTED AMSTERDAM - 2001-2002 - INTERVIEW WITH DOUG & PAUL - 9-11

TOAZTED AMSTERDAM - 2001-2002 - INTERVIEW WITH DOUG AND PAUL - GETTING SIGNED  

TOUR ECARD WITH 3DD, NB, POM, 12 STONES, THORNLEY (DEBUTED 07-16-04 ON 3DD/12 STONES SITE)

UK - TOTP UPFRONT – 11-28-03 – FEATURES SHORT SEGMENT ON AWAY FROM ME

VH1 - 11-2003 - ACOUSTICS - AWAY FROM ME -  

WAAF – 07-13-04 – BAND PRE-SHOW INTERVIEW WITH MS. CARRIE, CONVERTED

WAQX – 05-31-04 WEEDSPORT, NY – RADIO PROMO TV COMMERCIAL VIDEO (ALSO LISTED IN VID'S)

WES ON SHE HATES ME – UNDOCUMENTED SOURCE

WES PSYCHO WOMEN INTERVIEW – UNDOCUMENTED SOURCE

WGIR NEW HAMPSHIRE – 10-23-03 – WITH DOUG

WGRD MICHIGAN –  DEC -2004 COMPILATION CD, THINK ACOUSTIC FROM LOD RADIO PREMIERE

WPLA JACKSONVILLE – 10-07-04 – PAUL INTERVIEW

WQLZ - 03-02-04 - KEY TO THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, IL BY THE MAYOR 

WRIF DETROIT - 05-19-07 - WRIF ROCK GIRL TAYLOR INTERVIEWS WES FROM ROCK ON THE RANGE

WRIF DETROIT – 07-06-04 – SHORT INTERVIEW WITH WES/DOUG

WRIF DETROIT – 10-10-03 – CALL IN INTERVIEW WITH PUDDLE OF MUDD WITH CARLINI

WRIF DETROIT – 10-24-03 – PRE-SHOW INTERVIEW WITH WES

WRIF DETROIT – 2002 – INTERVIEW WITH DOUG PODEL

WRIF DETROIT – 02-01 – INTERVIEW AND CONTROL ACOUSTIC

WRZK X 103 – 06-26-04 – BIG DUMB SHOW INTERVIEW WITH WES - 4 PARTS

WTOL – WES ARREST CLIP FROM TOLEDO, OH, CHANNEL 11 NEWS – AIRED 02-23-04

WXEG DAYTON – 9-19-04 – WES INTERVIEW, INDEPTH ON IRAQ

WYSP – 2002 – WES AND PAUL

WYSP – 2003 – WES DOING DJ DUTIES

X103 - ADAM RITZ INTERVIEW – 07-11-02 – 4 PARTS

X103 - 06-26-04 - NOBLESVILLE, IN - GONZO GREG INTERVIEWS WES

XFM – UK – 12-01-03 – POM WITH IAN CANFIELD – ACOUSTIC SET AND INTERVIEW

24 SECONDS WITH JOE LEARY FROM VANCOUVER - 08-09-07

 

VARIOUS DATES AUDIO/VIDEO ARCHIVES

2007 - 2008 AUDIO/MPGS

 

01-19-08 Artisan News – Wes and Doug Interview

01-22-08 Jay Leno

01-23-08 KYSR – In studio performance

01-24-08 Loveline

01-24-07 Loveline Look Back Now

01-31-08 KHTQ - Wes Interview 1 and 2

01-31-08 KUFO - Wes Interview 1 and 2

01-31-08 KUFO - Wes Blurry, Control, Psycho, Thinking About You

02-01-08 KHTQ - Wes Interview

02-07-08 CJAY92 - Wes Interview

02-08-08 The Bear Rocks – Doug Interview

02-09-08 The Wolf Rocks – Wes Interview

02-11-08 Power97 – Wes Interview and Psycho

02-18-08 Chop Shop – Wes Interview

02-21-08 WCYY POM

02-22-08 WCCC – POM Interview – Look Back, Psycho

03-04-08 WYYX – POM promo

03-08-08 KATT – POM Interview, Psycho, She Hates Me

03-10-08 Rockline

03-24-08 XM Radio – Look Back, She Hates Me, Famous, Psycho

03-XX-08 Adlercast – Wes Interview 3 parts

03-XX-08 Cinemax Tour Stories – 5 parts

04-11-08 Harddrivexl – Wes commentary

04-18-08 1057thex - Wes Interview

04-21-08 943thex - Wes comments

04-21-08 943thex Sessions - Wes Psycho and Famous

04-26-08 94.5 The Buzz - Wes Interview

04-27-08 102.1 KDGE - Audio Interview and Video Clip

05-04-08 LA Lloyd Rock 30 - Wes Co-host

2007       IMF – Filming Psycho

2007       POM Webisodes 1 & 2

05-04-07 KISW – Wes Interview

05-27-07 WRIF - Wes Interview

06-21-08 Harddrivexl plus Famous

06-27-08 WRIF – Wes Interview

07-30-07 City TV - Wes Cooks Jalapeno Honey Chicken

08-09-07 24 Hours in Vancouver with Wes

08-17-07 BUZZ – POM Interview, Famous, Psycho, Drift & Die

08-21-08 MIX 103.3 Jack Diamond Show - Video Clip

08-23-07 Grockradio – Wes, Famous, Psycho, Interview

08-23-08 RockonRequest.com - Wes Interview with Christina

09-05-07 Harddivexl – Wes

09-17-08 Shaffee TV Wes Interview Part 1

09-24-08 Shaffee TV - Wes Interview Part 2

09-26-07 96.1 Atl – Graceland

10-XX-07 MTV – POM and Rock Band

10-08-07 Rockline

10-09-07 Harddrivexl

10-11-07 Harddrivexl

10-12-08 Harddrivexl

10-18-07 WMMR – Wes Interview

10-18-08 FUSE – The Sauce

10-21-07 WAAF – Wes Interview, Famous, Psycho, She Hates Me

10-23-07 MSG – Wes and Ryan Interview

10-25-07 WHRL – Wes Interview

10-26-07 WZZO – Wes Interview

11-XX-07 Artisan News – Wes and Doug

11-08-07 KQRC – Wes Interview

11-13-07 Lazer 103.3 - Conner Plays Rock Band with Wes

11-14-08 KBER – Wes Interview

11-16-07 KOMP – Wes Interview, Psycho 

11-16-07 KXTE – POM Famous,  Psycho , Famous 

12-08-07 LALloyd – Wes co-hosts

12-15-07 KDGE – Wes Interview

 

 

 

MPG’S/VIDEOS

Adam Carolla - Las Vegas - 03-09-06

AMERICA’S MOST WANTED – 09-16-06 – PAUL PHILLIPS IMPOSTER PROFILED

AMERICA’S MOST WANTED – 09-23-06 – PAUL PHILLIPS IMPOSTER CAPTURED, AMW UPDATES PROFILE

BATON ROUGE LSU SHOW – 10-18-03 – VHS TAPE

BILLBOARD AWARDS – 12-09-02 – 4 WINS/ACCEPTANCE/PERFORMANCE OF SHE HATES ME

BIZARRE FEST – 08-18-02 – GERMANY VIDEO

CARSON DALY – 01-15-02 – PERFORMANCE OF BLURRY

CARSON DALY – 04-06-04 – POM PERFORM HEEL OVER HEAD

CELEBRITY CHEF – CITYTV CANADA – 07-30/31-2007 WES COOKS UP HIS JALAPENO CHICKEN

CONAN O’BRIEN – 12-21-01 – PERFORMANCE OF BLURRY

CONTROL – 2002 MIXED LIVE FOOTAGE – ORIGINAL COMMERCIAL ON MTV FOR COME CLEAN

CRAIG KILBORN – 10-11-04 – DAMIEN FAHEY HOST – WES TALKS ABOUT IRAQ

CRAIG KILBORN – 11-27-03 – PERFORMANCE OF AWAY FROM ME

CRAIG KILBORN – 04-24-03 – DRUMLINE WITH GREG UPCHURCH

CNN – 08-12-04 – WES AND DOUG INTERVIEW

DAVID LETTERMAN – 11-25-03 – PERFORMANCE OF SHE HATES ME

DENNIS MILLER CNBC – 10-08-04 – WES IS GUEST, TOPIC IRAQ

DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR - 07-22-07 - NBC AIRS POM SEGMENT FROM CLEVELAND EVENT 07-20-07

ESPN/ESPN2 12-31-05 – NEW YORK CITY, NEW YEAR’S EVE – PERFORMANCE SPIN YOU AROUND

FOX NEW YEARS EVE – 12-31-03 – LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS – PERFORMED AWAY FROM ME

FOX SPORTS NETWORK -- THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL – 06-26-04 – WES/GREG COMMENT ON  BASEBALL HIGHLIGHTS

FOX SPORTS NETWORK – FUSION TV – 06-30-04 - INTERVIEW WITH WES/GREG FROM ATLANTA MIDTOWN MUSIC FEST

FUSE TV – 7TH AVENUE DROP – 11-25-03 – 4 SONG SET - AWAY FROM MEALREADY GONE, THINK,

FUSE TV – DAILY DOWNLOAD – 08-02-04 – WES AND DOUG

FUSE TV – 08-02-04 - EGO BOOSTER WES AND DOUG

FUSE TV - 10-22-07 - THE SAUCE - POM PERFORMS LIVE IN STUDIO

GERMANY BAR INTERVIEW – 2002 – WES AND DOUG

GOTV NETWORK – DAVE STYLES NEW RELEASE TUESDAYS – FAMOUS FOR JULY 31 VIDEO CLIP

IN DEMAND PAY PER VIEW – 05-30-05 – LIVE CUT FROM POM’S UPCOMING STRIKING THAT FAMILIAR CHORD DVD

JAY LENO - 07-19-07 - POM PERFORMS FAMOUS LIVE - MERRY GO ROUND, INTERVIEW AND FAN Q & A AVAILABLE ONLINE NBC.COM

JAY LENO – 01-16-04 – POM PERFORMS AWAY FROM ME

JAY LENO – 04-01-04 – POM PERFORMS HEEL OVER HEAD

JIMMY KIMMEL – 12-15-03 – PERFORMANCE OF AWAY FROM ME

LAUNCH - 2005 - DVD STRIKING THAT FAMILIAR CHORD - DRIFT & DIE EAGLE PROMO

LAUNCH – 2002 – BLURRY CANDLE VIDEO

LAUNCH – 2002 – INTERVIEW WITH WES AND DOUG  

LIFE ON DISPLAY – 11-25-04 – MOVIE SEGMENT FROM THE ENHANCED CD

LULOP – 01-06-05 – WES IN L.A.

LSU – MTV TAILGATING PARTY – 10-18-03 – BATON ROUGE, LA

MADTV – 12-14-02 – SHE HATES ME, GREEN ROOM SKIT

MTV – ALL ACCESS 2002

MTV – 2002 – ALL THINGS ROCK COUNTDOWN, POM HOSTS

MTV – CONTROL – 2001 – LIVE

MTV – CONTROL – 2001 – LIVE TRL

MTV – EUROPEAN MUSIC AWARDS – 11-08-01 – WES PERFORMS WITH FRED AND JIMMY PAGE – THANK YOU

MTV – NEWS, POM IN IRAQ NEWS BRIEF PLUS IRAQ CLIP

MTV – HALL OF FAME – ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, CLEVELAND, OH AIRED 11-20-02, TAPED 07-16-02

MTV – MAKING OF CONTROL – 10-05-01 POSTED ON MTV SITE BEHIND THE SCENES

MTV – MAKING OF AWAY FROM ME – 10-16-03 – BEHIND THE SCENES PLUS THE VIDEO

MTV – MAKING OF DRIFT AND DIE – 04-14-02 – BEHIND THE SCENES PLUS THE VIDEO

MTV – METALLICA ICON – 05-06-03 – WES INTRODUCES THE FOUR HORSEMEN SEGMENT

MTV – SPORTS AND MUSIC FEST – 11-21-01 – LAS VEGAS – PERFORMANCE OF CONTROL

MTV - SPRING BREAK – 03-22-02 – DRIFT AND DIE, BLURRY

MTV – SUPER BOWL 2004 PARTY – 01-30-04 – PERFORMANCE OF BLURRY AND HEEL OVER HEAD

MTV – THE LEAK – ALBUM PROMO BEFORE THE RELEASE OF LOD

MTV – TRL – 11-11-03 – SPANKING NEW MUSIC WEEK, NO PERFORMANCE, Q AND A SEGMENT

MTV – TRL – 11-1-02 – SHE HATES ME

MTV – VARIOUS SHORT CLIPS

MTV – VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS – 2003 – INTERVIEW CLIP WITH WES AND DOUG

MTV – WINTERJAM – 02-06-02 – PRESHOW INTERVIEW

MTV – WINTERJAM – 02-06-02 – SOLDEN, AUSTRIA

MTV – WINTERJAM – 02-06-02 – WES BLACK/WHITE CLIP AND DRIFT AND DIE

MUCH MUSIC – 2002 – 3 INTERVIEW CLIPS WITH WES AND GREG, FRIDGE CLIP

MUCH MUSIC – EXPOSED – 04-06-03 – IN DEPTH PROFILE OF PUDDLE OF MUDD

MUCH MUSIC – EXPOXED – 2003 UK VERSION AIRED – SCUZZ UK

MUCH MUSIC – 2002 – ADDITIONAL INTERVIEW CLIP FROM THE NET OF WES AND GREG

MUCH MUSIC – MUCH MUSIC AWARDS – 06-16-02 – PERFORMANCE OF BLURRY

MUSIC VIDEO – CONTROL – 2001

MUSIC VIDEO – BLURRY – 2001

MUSIC VIDEO – DRIFT AND DIE – 2002

MUSIC VIDEO – SHE HATES ME – 2002

MUSIC VIDEO – AWAY FROM ME – 2003

MUSIC VIDEO – HEEL OVER HEAD – 2004

MUSIC VIDEO – SPIN YOU AROUND – 2004

MUSIC VIDEO - PSYCHO - 10-07-07  

NASCAR – SPEED TV – 07-09-04 – RUSTY WALLACE/POM CAR QUALIFIES, QUALIFIED # 20

NASCAR – FOX SPORTS NETWORK – 07-11-04 – INTERVIEW CLIP WITH WES/DOUG

NASCAR – NBC – 07-11-04 – TROPICANA 400, JOLIET, IL WITH THE RUSTY WALLACE/POM CAR, FINISHED 11TH

NEW ORLEANS – 03-05-04 – MUDD FUN

PARADES DE COURA – 08-02 – PORTUGAL, ABRASIVE

PAY PER VIEW – 05-13-05 – FROM IN DEMAND, CONCERT PORTION OF THE DVD – STRIKING THAT FAMILIAR CHORD

READING FESTIVAL – 08-25-02 – BLURRY, NOBODY TOLD ME

REVERB HBO – 09-09-01 – THE BOWERY ROOM, NEW YORK, NY - SHE HATES ME,

SPIKE TV – 08-14-04 – WES AND DOUG, Q & A, BARGAMES

TRIO NETWORK- 11-16-04 – POM SEGMENT, REPEATS 11-17, 12-16, 12-17, REAIR OF MAKING AFM

TV GUIDE CHANNEL – 10-03-04 – WES AND GREG, ON IRAQ, MINI TOUR OF BUS, MONTH LONG SERIES

UK – BBC CHOICE – 2002 – BLURRY – RE:COVERED

UK – BBC CHOICE – 2002 – BROTHER – ALICE IN CHAINS COVER – RE:COVERED

UK – CD:UK – 2002 – BLURRY ACOUSTIC

UK – KERRANG AWARD WIN – 08-27-02

UK – ONE BIG SUNDAY – 09-08-02 – BLURRY, SHE HATES ME

UK – ONE BIG SUNDAY – 09-08-02 – BACKSTAGE PASS INTERVIEW WITH WES

UK – PEPSI – 2002 – BLURRY

UK – READING FESTIVAL – 08-25-02 – PERFORMANCES OF BLURRY AND NOBODY TOLD ME

UK – T4 ASTORIA INTERVIEW 2002

UK – TOP OF THE POPS – 2002 – BLURRY ** PARTIAL CLIP ON BBC FIND THIS CLIP**

UK – TOP OF THE POPS – 2002 – SHE HATES **PARTIAL CLIP ON BBC FIND THIS CLIP**

UK - TOP OF THE POPS – 2002 – CONTROL

UK – ZANE LOWE – 12-01-03 – ON THE COUCH CLIP WITH WES AND DOUG

UK – ZANE LOWE INTERVIEW 2002

UMUSIC.CA – 2002 – INTERVIEW WITH PAUL, 14 MINUTES

VH1 – 11-03 – ACOUSTIC SET BY POM, AWAY FROM ME, ABRASIVE, THINK

VH1 – 11-03 – INTERVIEW WITH WES AND DOUG

WAQX – 05-31-04 WEEDSPORT, NY – RADIO PROMO TV COMMERCIAL VIDEO (ALSO LISTED IN RADIO)

WWE – WEEK OF 6-2-07 – PROMOS FOR WWE/ECW’S ONE NIGHT STAND PPV AIRED ON ALL WREST. PROGRAMS

 

 

 

Music Videos

 

Come Clean Videos



In the multi-media world, music videos play a vital role in exposure for an artist. In the twenty-plus years since the media-mogul-risk-takers tapped into an undeveloped market and brought us MTV, music video programming has changed drastically. Programming choices were limited at first; there wasn’t a large stockpile of music videos available that had been recorded specifically for this format. Clips of musicians from concert performances and variety shows made up the playlist until the industry was able to catch up to this new innovation. Selections were left up to programming directors and the audience was at their mercy for this new wave of entertainment. Viewers could snail mail their requests in for favorite bands or pay long distance telephone charges to have their opinions heard.

More than 15 years later, personal computers and the explosion of the Internet forever changed the video concept, creating an infrastructure for instant voting polls for airplay, live on-demand viewing, downloading to your PC for access anytime, used as advertising mediums on radio station websites to promote the bands, and new CD releases. What was once limited to a single outlet now has these mini-movies playing everywhere, advertising billboards, mainstream television, video discs, even as bonus content on a music CD providing fans with much more than those who remember the days of vinyl could ever imagine.

Puddle of Mudd was in prime position to take advantage of all the wonderful things a video could accomplish for artists. Musicians have become actors in a sense, they must carry over a treatment concept that is not only believable, but relates to the song itself to be successful. If the song is great but the final cut of the video tanks, it can spell disaster for a band, music has become as much of a visual appeal as audio quality. The audience has changed and expects more to be fully entertained.

Puddle took their first foray into video production in the summer of 2001 in conjunction with the release of their first single Control. Fred Durst, who had many successful videos with his band Limp Bizkit, directed their first three videos. Each experience was a learning lesson for the band and before long, they were well rehearsed in video productions and turned out four amazing videos for the singles from Come Clean. The fans didn’t waste any time, voting .. to see these videos on VH1, MTV, and Canada’s Much Music channel. Cell phone users weren’t far behind; text messaging the music networks their choice. Puddle received a great amount of airplay, their videos were popular and they had succeeded in expanding their exposure beyond the audio only format.



Control 2001

Debut Date: 07-31-01

Puddle’s first video was for their new single Control, which had just been released to radio, debuted on MTV’s TRL program July 31, 2001. Wes and Fred were on hand in the MTV studio in New York City for the unveiling, which included a very short interview segment. Paul, Doug, and Greg who were in New Orleans for a scheduled Godsmack tour date (did not perform), were in a local T.G.I. Fridays telling everyone they were going to be on television. No one believed their claim and thought they were bogus until TRL came on.

Filmed in near 100-degree heat, the opening sequence depicts the love interest of lead singer Wes chauffeuring him on a long stretch of highway to his band’s gig. We soon realize something is amiss between the couple as the Ford pick-up screeches to a halt in the middle of nowhere. Wes bails out at the request of his other half to, “get out, loser,” and she doesn’t hesitate with a one-finger-salute to top it off. Retrieving his guitar case from the back, he is relegated to footing it the rest of the way, singing Control as he walks. Unable to hitch a ride from passing motorists to which he responds with ‘the bird’ as well, he arrives just in time at the club for his show where the rest of his bandmates are clearly dismayed as well as the club manager who announces, it’s time to go on stage. The frustration is evident on Wes’ face as the opening notes of Control ring out as his band begins their show in the club; he recognizes he is a prisoner in this relationship. The video flashes back to a beanie-clad, sunglassed Wes walking that lonely highway only to look up and see his girlfriend in the truck stopped ahead.

As he approaches, she primps in the mirror and appears to be genuinely sorry for having dumped him on the side of the road and offers a hug to make amends. Wes on the other hand has other ideas, not forgiving-and-forgetting so easily. Thinking things are fine, she enters the vehicle only to have Wes reach in to withdraw the keys from the ignition and close the truck door. Dangling the pink key chain with its yellow smiley face attached before her, he does the unexpected, pitching them high in the air into the surrounding woods where they eerily splash down in a puddle of mud. Satisfied that he has come to grips that this relationship is an unhealthy one, he walks away only to look back and smirk, ‘I’m outta here,’ and continues his walk to the club. Flipping between the road scene and the band playing on stage, this is the first glimpse many fans get of their energy and focus on stage, all the while Wes sings, “You’re not the one for me, no...” The club patrons seem very disinterested as the band performs, thinking their pool game is more important, yet the band plays on, ending to a few lone claps and whistles from the crowd.

Here are a few interesting facts about this video. The club scenes were filmed at a bar named Lillian’s in the Jacksonville, Florida area. A friend of Fred’s was the owner of the club, and Richard’s Furniture Store has since replaced the establishment. Fred had a cameo role in the video, acting as one of the club patrons. Just as Wes begins to open the door on the truck after his girlfriend stopped to give him a ride, if you watch Greg closely, you will see as he is drumming furiously he flips his right drumstick stick out his hand, yet keeps on playing never missing a beat. Wes had to throw the keys 50+ times as he kept throwing them too far out and the crew had to keep hunting for them. He later got just the shot the camera was after by going high-and-up. The highway scenes were filmed along Old Dixie Highway in the Jacksonville area and for the record, the guitar case was empty. This storyline was pretty true to life for Wes, having been dumped out by a girlfriend many years ago to have to walk home, only it was raining and she didn’t stop to pick him up.



Blurry 2001

Debut Date: 10-29-01

The song Blurry was written about Wes’ real-life situation with his son Jordan and his inability to see him as much as he would like. While this video’s primary focus is on the father-son relationship, interspersed are live performance shots of the band playing in a grungy warehouse. The video concept was taken literally from the lyrics, and was well received by the public, having a profound affect on all genders, age groups, single and married parents, teens, and even children.

A lone figure in a sun-bathed warehouse window opens the shot and drifts to a father greeting his son for his weekend visitation having been dropped off by his mother and her significant other. Extremely happy to see his son, Wes wastes no time hoisting Jordan in the air to welcome him. Noticeably anguished, the mother appears to have not come to grips with the situation as she sits in the car. The lyrics of, “my whole world surrounds you, I stumble then I crawl,” draw the viewer into the dad’s world, someone who just wants to be a great dad to his son and protect him from the evils of life, regardless of the turmoil between the adults. Scenes of swinging, monkey bars, skate boarding, bouncing on a trampoline, and just chilling out playing video games give the vision these are the fun times, but the expression on the dad’s face as they nap tell the real story. The weekend will be short-lived and pass too fast and one can see the sadness in Wes’ eyes.

The acting appears to not be acting at all, as though the camera had caught the drama as it had unfolded from Wes’ past and was in essence a mini-documentary of his life. As if the music is his therapy, the band’s performance with Greg’s focus to keep perfect timing, Paul in his own little corner of the world, and Doug in the zone, Wes vents his frustration in his mannerisms from this particular piece of footage that allow the band to feel what he has been through. Sitting on the front porch in a father-son moment, Jordan’s spontaneous hug to his dad spells it out, ‘I love you dad,’ and leaves the viewers awestruck. A flashback shows Jordan witnessing a verbal dispute between the mom and her boyfriend, and she sweeps him up to spare him from exposure to the unpleasantness of the situation. As time nears for Jordan to return to his mom, there’s a gut-wrenching moment as Wes sits on the street curb with Jordan… this is art-imitating life. Jordan is reluctantly placed in the car with a wave good-bye, and a disheartened Wes retreats back to his perch in the window.

Jordan Scantlin, for whom the song was written, portrays himself in the video. He was about the age of four and there were times during filming he had a hard time trying to figure out what was real and what wasn’t. For example, when it was time for them to drive off after the weekend visit, for a moment he thought he really was leaving. Wes had to explain it was make believe, it would be later before they would have to part. The crew shooting the video was able to see first hand the emotional turmoil Wes had endured for several years.

This video was posted for .. viewing October 25, 2001 and made its debut on MTV’s TRL program October 29, 2001. In 2002, it held the #1 position for five straight weeks on MTV’s Video Countdown and for their year-end tally the video for Blurry secured the #15 spot. MTV2 has a similar countdown and for years-end it placed at #2. VH1’s countdown show, Top Twenty Videos also gave distinction to this video as it had spent 18 weeks on their chart and for the year ended up their #15 video. Not to leave out Canada, this video was nominated for a Much Music Video Award - 2002 Best International Video, and although it did not win, it was an honor to be selected.



Drift & Die 2002

Debut Date: 04-14-02

This is the third video directed by Fred and the majority was filmed over three days in Southern California. It was also featured on the Making The Video series by MTV on April 14, 2002. The video as a stand-alone appeared on MTV April 18. The idea was to try and visualize what the band’s perception was to leave behind all they had known, to take a gamble and roll the dice to try and make it in the entertainment capital of Hollywood. The glitz and the glamour can blind you when you are new in town, so remember who you are and where you came from while pursuing the dream. The clips scattered between the live performance shots are memories of activities they did at home integrated with the reality of now.

Boarding the out-bound train and taking one last look behind as the whistle blows, the band begins their journey into the unknown. With guitar in hand Wes thinks about his past and ponders his future. As the train rolls across some barren stretch of track, you are lyrically reminded to remember the truth buried within you, even though they are going to the same place as a band, they are each on their own wondering if they are drifting and dying, did they make the right decision to leave it all behind?

From the side we see a shirtless Wes, who looks as if he can only find solace in his cigarette. Practice session antics soon turn serious, sitting on the train station platform with thoughts of their homes, friends and loved ones nagging at them. Wes gives a ‘hi mom’ wave, Doug recalls fun times at the park with his dog Brando, Greg is whisked away to hanging with his hometown buds doing some serious porch sitting, and Paul remembering the carefree days from his favorite pastime, gravity boarding with not a worry in the world. The lonely glances out of the train windows soon become eyes-wide-open as they take the stage at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q for a live audience and they see it was all worth it. They soon realize they are on their way and have the potential to be at the top of the world and yet, even though they are overlooking a huge city, they know they are an insignificant, miniscule speck in a city of people who all have dreams waiting to come true.

Performing on the Library Tower in Los Angeles, they jam amongst themselves with enthusiasm and know for the most part what will come to pass is up to them.

There are a few things that made this video special. The brief appearance of Doug’s dog Brando, his real-life canine companion who is an Akita/Rottweiler/Chow mix, brought authentic reminiscing to his part of the video as they filmed going to the park and having hang time, which were things he actually did on a regular basis. Paul, who is not a fan of heights, managed to get through the taping though he would have rather have had his two feet planted firmly on the ground instead of the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Paul was able to showcase one if the passions he has, gravity boarding. Greg’s porch scenes were not too far fetched; it replicated his relationship with two childhood friends from his hometown in Oklahoma. The last day of filming in Los Angeles was almost in jeopardy due to Wes’ arrest prior to filming the train sequence. An on-the-side-of-the-highway dispute with his then girlfriend resulted in passing motorists reporting the situation as domestic violence and law enforcement took them into custody. Both parties quickly bonded out and the video shoot was able to proceed as scheduled. In a situation that was quite possibly over-hyped by those not involved, the Ventura County District Attorney dropped all of the charges against both parties involved citing insufficient evidence. One part of this video featured live concert footage from Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in Austin, Texas which was filmed at their live show on March 12.



She Hates Me 2002

Debut Date: 08-12-02

Mark Webb, who had previously worked on music videos for Cold, Green Day, Good Charlotte, as well as a host of other pop-rock artists, was chosen to be the director for the last video release from Come Clean. She Hates Me, a hit-you-between-the-eyes admission that someone despises you song, was given an edgy, fun approach by the director. Homing in on a high school and young-adult-type-angst for its concept, the key characters flow from the acknowledgement of a ‘soured’ relationship that quickly escalates to a boiling point where they can’t help but flip their lid and pop like a cork out of a shaken wine bottle.

A guitar twang introduces us to the cast of characters in this video, a high school boy taking a test in a quiet classroom, a burger chef doing cooking duty, a restaurant dishwasher who is passing time, a blonde-haired girl who seems to be holding a conversation with no one on the other end of the telephone, a janitor on mop duty, a diner in a restaurant, and a high school football player. Such varied personalities, yet they all have one thing in common, jilted by an old flame who dumped them as if their feelings didn’t matter. They seem to be coping pretty well performing their tasks as they sing over the demise of their former relationships, until the more they think about it, the more they lose control. Not able to contain themselves any longer, they all erupt until every last ounce of their anger has been vented towards others. They all have newfound freedom in their release, and clearly feel better howling, “She f’n hates me!” Visibly confronting their demons, test boy blows up at his teacher then seeks comfort, burger guy unleashes on an unsuspecting counter customer, blonde-haired girl is emotionally distraught, a mop-flinging janitor, a diner who would rather take cover under a filthy tablecloth, and a football player who retaliates and tackles his own team members in his moment of weakness.

The band’s roll in the video is that of a live show centered between large buildings on a city street with fans running towards an outdoor stage as they nonchalantly croon, “She f’n hates me” as if it is an everyday phrase. The audience actively loves this song, singing and holding their arms in the air to egg on the band to play just a little bit louder and with more energy.

This unique video was destined to have something Puddle had not done in any other of their videos. An open invitation was sent via their website and .. street team inviting fans who were going to be in the area at the time of filming to participate in the crowd sequences. While the video looks as though hundreds had shown up, the lucky 30-40 who were chosen to tape the audience sequence had an inside look at the filming process. During editing, crowd enhancement from the footage taken was used to add more fans throughout the video giving the impression of mass hysteria. Fans were given directions to a secret meeting place where they left their vehicles and they were bussed to the video location. After being on the set all day and into the night for the video shoot, Wes who was very appreciative of all the fans who had taken the time to participate, provided an impromptu pizza party for everyone who had attended. Some fans wanted a memento from the event and had the band sign their pizza boxes for souvenirs. The video was in regular rotation on the video music stations, even landing on VH1’s Pop Up Video Winter Countdown in early 2003 at #18.


LIFE ON DISPLAY VIDEOS


Puddle of Mudd currently have seven videos under their belt. By the end of their last video, Spin You Around in 2004, they have had their hands in all aspects of the process from idea conception, implementation, creative consultation, and financial contributions. Every video taught them something new they can carry on to other multi-media productions for their third album. Puddle proved you do not need high-cost animations, graphics, set design, or million dollar budgets to create a video that represents the underlying meaning of the song lyrics. Their videos accurately represent their musical poetry, almost as if the words had magically created the script for what was to be.



Away From Me

Debut Date: 10-16-03

Director Dean Karr comes with an impressive background in music video accomplishments. Having previously worked with the Dave Matthews Band, 3 Doors Down, Flaw, and Tommy Lee, he brought a unique perspective to the video treatment. Fresh off of a nomination by the Music Video Production Association for his work on Tommy Lee’s video Hold Me Down, he wasn’t intimidated to bring his black and white, dingy-toned vision to the table. Combining videotape overlaid with animation, a ragged tent that acts as an oasis in the middle of a desolate desert comes to life. With still photography elements added, we can see the dark overtones in both the song and the video. Stop motion filming techniques give the video an interesting flow and comes together very well in the finished product. Arthur Gorson had worked on videos for Godsmack, the Dave Matthews Band, and Queens of the Stone Age and did a stint as producer on this video.

Four reclusive nomads strolling under a hot desert sun make their way to the ragged tent that houses their instruments, a concert for no one except themselves, the surrounding vegetation, and desert creatures. “Yeahhhhh, lies…” squelched out by Wes is the first thing that gets your attention in this video. Performing hot and heavy in their tent backdrop, the band is playing loud, hard, and relentless. Greg puts emphasis on his tribal drumbeat as the camera covers all the band members doing what they do best, rock out unabashedly hard. Wes’ tattered and stained shirt is a reminder he is also tattered and stained on the inside, having found out the love of is life was not true to his heart and had wandering ways. Dwelling on the fact he was blind to what was going on around him, he makes it clear he worried constantly during the relationship. Feeling like the victim who’s been stabbed in the back, Wes exudes his pain right to tape for us to see. Intermingled with the black and white photographs it is like a snapshot in time, as if someone had paused the film affording you a long look into the eyes of these performers. The aggressiveness of all the members give the illusion they have all been in the same place at one time or another and are letting their emotions out. They put on quite a performance on the sand-covered stage, raw, and unkempt. They leave as mysteriously as they came, exiting the tent seeking refuge in the desert with no explanation other than to make a statement with a song.

Fans were surprised to see the tent become part of the bands new stage props at concerts. Figuring they had spent the money to have it made, why not use it and in essence bring the video out on the road with them. This video was also covered in-depth on MTV’s Making The Video series, which aired October 16, 2003. Viewers were given a close up view of the video process from conception, to filming, and a behind the scenes look of just what it takes to make a music video. Away From Me received regular late-night rotation on MTV2’s Rock Countdown.



Heel Over Head 2004

Debut Date: 03-22-04

With an avant-garde look, the video for Heel Over Head was the conception of rock photographer Chris Cuffaro. Stepping up to director duties, he took the minimalist approach to capture live band footage mixed with a woman portrayed as Wes’ former love interest. This was Doug’s second chance to work with Chris Cuffaro, oddly enough it was Chris who did the photography for his previous band’s CD jacket, Cellophane.

Filmed with a mostly bluish backdrop, it depicts a break up in progress showing mostly upper body and facial shots. “You don’t see me at all,” echoes from Wes who hand gestures throughout the video, words aren’t enough for her to see what he is feeling, pointing, shouting, and tugging on his head of hair, he is a person who just had to let it out on the fly. The love interest is just as frustrated as Wes, but fails to garner any sympathy. While there aren’t many props in this video, the focus of this video is frustration, which is demonstrated very well by Wes. Supported by his bandmates, they help set the tone of aggressiveness as the clip cuts between scenes.

This was the bands second attempt at this video. They had originally paired with She Hates Me video director Mark Webb, however after one day of filming, the band realized the video was not taking the direction they had envisioned and was scrapped. Audience footage had been taped at recent shows in Atlanta and Jacksonville to be used in the video, but was not included in the final project.



Spin You Around 2004

Debut Date: 07-26-04 Fuse Daily Download

Filmed before they started their summer tour with 3 Doors Down and Nickelback, the band flew to Los Angeles on July 1 during a few off days to tape this video. Warehouse scenes provide unexpected flashbacks, and it isn’t until the surprising twist at the end you become fully aware of the storyline. The band had a great idea for a plot and coordinated their ideas with Kevin and Michael Goetz who were on board as directors.

A rock band practice session combined with five adolescents doing what kids do, getting into mischief, skateboarding, and plundering in an abandoned warehouse district in their town is the setting for the Spin You Around video. Taken rather literally, a shy blonde-haired youth vies for the affection of their 12-year-old female friend, who he realizes is turning in to an attractive young lady. In changing scenes between the band and the kids, the four boys and lone girl use the area around them to play a hide-and-seek type game against an unseen participant. Being the gentleman that he is, the young boy doesn’t forget his manners as he holds a chain link fence for the young girl during their escape. Entering a dilapidated building, they find a treasure trove of abandoned junk. Venturing upstairs to the overhead loft, the young couple is in awe of the large space as the sun peeks through an opening in the roof as if it were a spotlight. They come across an old trunk, and to the girl’s amazement it contains a ballerina skirt. She wastes no time slipping it on over her jeans and sweatshirt and under the sunlight she dances on a make-believe stage with the lone boy as her audience. He has the look of puppy love, yet watches forlornly without a single word from the sideline.

Skateboarding on their familiar stomping ground, one of the friends intrudes on the young boy’s attempt at conversation with the young girl, only to leave him feeling embarrassed. Lost in the moment of his ballerina’s pirouette, she is snatched out of the warehouse by her father who had been looking for her. Her mom and dad drive her away in their car, only to be watched by the boy in the street who can’t believe she was whisked away out of his life so abruptly. The only evidence she was ever present is the ballerina skirt fluttering away in the wind.

We are flashed ahead to the 30-ish lead singer on the street who is peering into a dance studio window where a beautiful woman is dancing. Unexpectedly her current boyfriend approaches, plants a kiss on her cheek and they leave the studio. Walking to their car, she passes the man on the sidewalk and for a brief instant their eyes meet. A moment of ‘could it be’ crosses both of their minds but they both keep walking in opposite directions. As the woman rides away with her boyfriend in his car, she glances back to the man on the street and decides she has to know, is it the person from so long ago. Tossing her purse to her boyfriend, she bails out of the car and retraces her steps as a youth between the cargo containers, chain link fence, through the crawl space of the abandoned building, and up to the loft. She stares upward in amazement, recalling that fleeting day from her past. It is when she turns around and sees her former friend all grown up does it become apparent the time frames are the same set of people, the four long-time friends as kids who had now formed a band had all grown up and come full circle. Wes had crossed paths with a long lost friend; lost love came back to him by fate for a fresh new start, the opportunity to fulfill his dream, “If you’ll be my lady, I will take you for another ride…”

The band had a vision of what they thought this video should be. When you are backed by the record company’s purse strings for production, there are just too many people with a say in what the final product should look like. Having belief in their storyline and capabilities, the band financed this video themselves, giving them total control over every aspect of their creation. Marissa Miller, who has also been a Victoria’s Secret model, portrayed the grown-up dancer.