Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song

What this video is

Released in the autumn of 1994 at the apex of alternative rock's mainstream dominance, 'Interstate Love Song' arrived as grunge was transitioning into a broader post-grunge commercial moment. The single reached #1 on Mainstream Rock Tracks for 15 weeks—a chart record at the time—cementing STP's status as one of the defining rock acts of the decade. The video's silent-film Pinocchio conceit was a sophisticated…

Why it matters

A landmark document of mid-90s alternative/post-grunge at its commercial zenith. The video's hybrid narrative-performance structure and silent-film surrealist conceit exemplify the creative ambition MTV budgets enabled for top-tier alternative acts in 1994. Represents the convergence of grunge's…

The director

American filmmaker, photographer, and music video director. Graduated with a film degree from Loyola Marymount University. Became one of a handful of directors who forged the visual identity of the MTV generation, directing videos for Nirvana, Green Day,…