Deconstruction - L.A. Song (HQ)

What this video is

Released in 1994 as the sole promotional video for Deconstruction — a one-off project by former Jane's Addiction members Eric Avery and Dave Navarro with drummer Michael Murphy — 'L.A. Song' exists at the intersection of post-punk art-rock and the alternative underground. The video circulated primarily through MTV's late-night 120 Minutes slot, the canonical proving ground for fringe alternative music in the early…

Why it matters

A rare artifact of the Jane's Addiction post-dissolution underground, 'L.A. Song' represents the alt-rock fringe at its most uncompromised — art-directed poverty aesthetic, MTV censorship conflict, and cult Beavis & Butt-Head exposure forming a micro-case study in early-90s alternative music video…

The director

Los Angeles-based filmmaker and MFA graduate of UCLA Film School. Got his start at Target Video, a San Francisco punk documentary collective, documenting bands including Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, and Iggy Pop. Known for directing the controversial 1992 Nine…