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Beg Steal Borrow has made two music videos for post-punk outsider band Extradition Order.

The first video is for the single, ‘I Love an Eyesore (LBJ ’60)’, which was released by Jezus Records on 5 May 2015, while the second is for ‘Boy In Uniform,’ which is set also to be a single from the band’s new album, Kennedy.

The ‘Eyesore’ video sees archive footage of Lyndon Baines Johnson mouthing the lyrics to the song as the band, disguised in LBJ masks, frolic and play in a grand-looking house. At certain points, LBJ is pictured giving various versions of the famous ‘Johnson Treatment’ to the band members.

The video for ‘Boy in Uniform,’ meanwhile, sees the band in pseudo-Village People outfits performing an illegal gig at an unspecified venue. Part way through the song, the police arrive to shut down the gig, but two enthusiastic young cops are seduced by the music and end up acting out a live version of Banksy’s famous ‘Kissing Coppers’ mural.

The band’s album, Kennedy, is a concept album based upon political events and figures from the USA in the 1960s.

In addition to the band, the ‘Boy in Uniform’ video also features Beg Steal Borrow regular Dennis Chua as a police chief, with newcomer Ariel Pozuelo playing one of his amorous underlings.

Beyond that, Beg Steal Borrow’s Selfie enjoyed a warm reception at a screening at the Cinémathèque québecoise in Montreal, Canada, in late March. Keep reading for news of any other Beg Steal Borrow screenings coming up!

With the finishing touches being put to The New Hope, and with Selfie and Ur: The End of Civilization in 90 Tableaux slowly beginning to be submitted to select festivals (keep your eyes open for screenings!), Beg Steal Borrow Films has moved for the first time into the world of music video direction.

William Brown directed the video for Extradition Order’s new song, ‘Boy in Uniform’ in early December 2014. The video was edited over the Christmas period, and is now just awaiting grading and a confirmation of release date from the band’s label before becoming available shortly – online and in other places, no doubt.

The clip tells the story of the band playing an illegal concert that the police disrupt. However, the music is just too seductive for the coppers, who soon find themselves seduced into having fun, rather than doing their job!

Inspired by Banksy’s famous ‘Kissing Coppers’ mural, the video features performances from Beg Steal Borrow regular Dennis Chua and first-timer Ariel Pozuelo, while Tom Maine was as usual in charge of cinematography.

Beg Steal Borrow’s video for Extradition Order’s ‘Boy in Unifirm’ takes inspiration from Banksy’s famous and controversial mural, Kissing Coppers.

Beg Steal Borrow newcomer Tony Yanick acted as assistant director, while the crew was made up of Angela Faillace, Bahareh Golchin, Sara Janahi and Dasha Sevcenko.

Friends of the band acted as party goers and crowd as shooting took place in Roehampton, London on 6 December 2014.

Extradition Order consists of lead singer Alastair Harper, bassist Nick Boardman, lead guitar Jez Walton, with Radhika Aggarwal on drums and Matt Bergin on keys. For the video, the band all wore costumes inspired by the Village People.

Extradition Order‘s new album, Kennedy, is due for release in early spring 2015.

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