Kinski - The Wives of Artie Shaw

What this video is

Released in 2005 alongside Kinski's Sub Pop album Alpine Static, this video emerges from the peak of the Pacific Northwest underground rock ecosystem that Sub Pop had cultivated since the late 1980s. Kinski occupied a distinctive niche — instrumental or near-instrumental psych-noise rock drawing on Krautrock, minimalism (Terry Riley, Steve Reich), and Black Sabbath-style heaviness — that sat outside mainstream…

Why it matters

Documents the mid-2000s Sub Pop psychedelic/noise rock underground, a scene that bridged post-grunge Seattle identity with avant-garde compositional approaches. Kinski's placement within this label context — alongside acts like Mudhoney and Band of Horses — and McConnaughy's recurring directorial…

The director

Rob 'Whitey' McConnaughy is a Cannes Lion award-winning DGA director based in the Pacific Northwest. He began his career directing over a dozen best-selling snowboard and skateboard films, later expanding into music videos, advertising, and comedy. He has…