Watch: New videos from Open Mike Eagle, Blame My Youth, Alaska Reid

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Blame My Youth (Photo by Lloyd Aur Norman)

Tired of reading about awards nominations? Here are videos from Open Mike Eagle, Blame My Youth and Alaska Reid to cleanse your palate …

OPEN MIKE EAGLE, “Headass (Idiot Shinji)”

On the heels of the October release of his new album “Anime, Trauma and Divorce” (and the animated video for “Death Parade”), Open Mike Eagle teams up with Video Dave and actor Jak Knight on the hilarious video for “Headass (Idiot Shinji).” Like the album, which is a gift that keeps on giving, the video is an eye into Open Mike’s worlds. Here, befitting his background as a schoolteacher, get an education on headassery.

BLAME MY YOUTH, “Dance With My Demons”

On the heels of his proper debut single “Fantastic,” Sean Van Vleet (ex-Empires) returns with his second Blame My Youth single, a roof-rattling rocker ready for the next club sing-along, whenever that may be. Produced by Joey Moi and co-written with Greg Holden, “Dances With My Demons,” Van Vleet says, “is a pub/barn burner for the pint-raisers who choose to cheers their vices and reckless behaviors for a night, and shove their shames off into the future. This song celebrates a mindset where the bright side and dark side meet, and the party starts.” We will drink to that.

ALASKA REID, “Big Bunny”

My, what a large rabbit you have, Alaska Reid. Following the release of “Boys From Town” and “Oblivion,” the rocker shares the video for the gritty title track to her “Big Bunny” EP, coming out Dec. 11. The EP spins stories based on the L.A.-based singer-songwriter’s upbringing in Montana, and the “Big Bunny” video, directed by A.G. Cook (Charli XCX, Jónsi, PC Music) is one. “When I was younger I wanted a bunny so bad that I would chase after wild rabbits, trying to catch them,” Reid says. “I was obsessed and convinced myself that if I could just catch one that I would have this magical connection with it like Lyra and her daemon in ‘The Golden Compass.’ We filmed it during a freak snowstorm a few weeks ago. Trust me, the snow was real — it was hard to play guitar in a blizzard in 12 degrees.”