The burning man in the Spike Jonze video for Wax's "California" hauls ass (in slo-mo) down Gardner Street in Los Angeles before rounding the corner onto Sunset Boulevard heading west. The video was banned from daytime airplay on MTV.

Watch the video for "California"

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Parts of Spike Jonze's video for "Sure Shot" by the Beastie Boys were filmed among the igloo-like domes of Dome Village in downtown Los Angeles.

Dome Village was founded in 1993 to provide non-traditional housing for homeless people. The fiberglass geodesic domes were designed by Craig Chamberlain, a former student of Buckminster Fuller. Each unit cost $10,000 and could house up to 34 tenants. The residents were evicted and the domes auctioned off in 2006 when the property owner raised the rent on the land where the domes were set up.

Beastie Boys - "Sure Shot"

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The video for Fatboy Slim's "Praise You", directed by Spike Jonze, was filmed here in the lobby of the Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles. Spike Jonze as Richard Koufey along with The Torrance Community Dance Group dance to the song playing from a boombox as people wait in line to buy tickets.

Fatboy Slim - "Praise You"

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In their video for "Drop", The Pharcyde ended their walk through downtown Los Angeles in an alleyway between the Chester Williams Building and what is now the CB1 Gallery across from the Alexandria Hotel. Director Spike Jonze filmed them walking backwards starting here, continuing down South Broadway and ending at St. Vincent Court. The video was reversed and plays in the opposite order.

Pharcyde - "Drop" directed by Spike Jonze

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The Pharcyde continue their backwards/forwards walk through downtown Los Angeles in the Spike Jonze-directed video for "Drop" passing the Los Angeles Theatre on South Broadway. Ad Rock and Mike D from the Beastie Boys have cameos.

Pharcyde - "Drop" directed by Spike Jonze

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