I'm a big fan of DIY digital video, particularly funky viral stuff. I get particularly excited when it involves bands doing DIY digital video (the errorplains for instance) so when Offcuts 07 approached me for a bit of help, I jumped at the chance. Offcuts brings together bands and filmmakers, that are as adventurous about their music videos, as they are about their music. They recently scoured the globe for 6 artists who have the balls to have their tracks visually translated by a global network of indie filmmakers, animators and video artists.

There are two categories:

Cut to size: Work made specifically for the competition, set to one of the six tracks posted by the participating acts (Selfish Cunt (Pictured above), Paloma Faith and the Unfaithfuls, The Pistolas, Saltpeter, Miz Metro and Tetine).

One size fits all:

Existing music video work that is leftfield and fresh.

All entries to be submitted by December 29. The winners will be announced in March and their videos delivered globally via NYUB.

Get in there!

Offcuts 07

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Spank Rock - Bump (Switch Remix)
2. Guns 'n Bombs - Nothing is getting us anywhere
3. Teddybears - Yours to keep (Annie Remix)
4. The Vandelles - Lovely Weather
5. Fields - Songs for the fields
6. The Victorian English Gentlemen's Club - Dead Anyway
7. The Hidden Cameras - For Fun
8. Varsity Drag - Skinny Ties
9. The Lemonheads - No Backbone
10. Voxtrot - Trouble
11. Shake My Hand - All My Life
12. iForward, Russia! - Four
13. Polysics - Mr Psycho Psycho
14. Jay-Zena - 99 Luftproblems
15. The Polyphonic Spree - Lithium (Nirvana Cover)

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes

Check out the Take Your Medicine Podcast if you want to hear the latest up and coming UK acts.