Goodshirt “Green”
Well, this is exciting. “Green” marks the start of the legendary collaboration between Goodshirt and director Joe Lonie. Together they made four quirky, low-budget one-take music videos that have...
View ArticleGoodshirt “Blowing Dirt”
Of the four videos Joe Lonie made with Goodshirt, I’d consider “Blowing Dirt” to be the strongest. There’s a simple concept behind it, it looks good and it fits with the song. Being a Lonie video, it’s...
View ArticleGoodshirt “Place to Be”
“Place to Be” is the third of Joe Lonie’s one-take wonder videos for Goodshirt. The concept has Goodshirt filmed walking around an old building while various amusing things happen to and around them....
View ArticleGoodshirt “Sophie”
The “Sophie” video is one of those classic, beloved New Zealand music videos. It won Best Video at the New Zealand Music Awards in 2003 was on the Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s list of 100 iconic...
View ArticleGoodshirt “Monotone”
While Joe Lonie’s music videos have a really strong association with Goodshirt, he only directed five videos for the group. “Monotone” was the final, and while it follows the Lonie/Goodshirt style of...
View ArticleGoodshirt “Buck it Up”
With “Buck it Up”, Goodshirt ended its previous collaborations with director Joe Lonie. They went in a different direction with new director Kezia Barnett, an old art school pal of Rodney Goodshirt....
View ArticleGoodshirt “Cement”
Kezia Barnett, the director of Goodshirt’s previous video “Buck It Up”, is back for another adventure inside her gothic world of dance. Like “Buck It Up”, the “Cement” video is set inside an eerie old...
View ArticleGoodshirt “Fiji Baby”
“Fiji Baby” is a sweet song looking at relationship troubles. The title is explained in the first verse – a trip to Hamilton is made sweeter by pretending they’re heading to Fiji, baby. The video is...
View ArticleGoodshirt “Lucy”
Goodshirt’s “Lucy” video takes the form of a television current affairs story, with real-life TV journalist Amanda Miller playing the part of the reporter. She talks to three men, all of whom are...
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