Foxy Shazam - A Dangerous Man

What this video is

Released as a promotional video in March 2010, two years after the song's original appearance on Introducing (Ferret Music, January 2008), 'A Dangerous Man' captures Foxy Shazam at a pivotal transitional moment — between their underground post-hardcore roots and their subsequent signing to Sire Records. The band's theatrical, Queen-and-Meat-Loaf-referencing sonic identity, noted widely by media outlets, is rendered…

Why it matters

Represents a key artifact of the 2000s post-hardcore glam-rock hybrid — catalogued as Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore, and Glam Rock — in which bands from the Ferret Music and similar indie-hardcore ecosystems synthesized theatrical classic-rock spectacle with aggressive modern rock production, a…

The director

Chicago-based director, producer, cinematographer, and editor with 20+ years of professional experience. Credited works include the music video for Alesana's 'Ambrosia' (2007) and the film Subject (2022), in addition to commercial work for globally…