Went to see Vampire Weekend on Saturday at Art Factory. It was a super fun gig. Their play was very tight. Great to see them live. The new album Contra is set for release next January.
This cool video clip was filmed in a single shot. Love these types of videos. This example shows great styling, timing, choreography, lots of extras, nice details and quirks, subplots, distractions, slight of hand, travelators, etc. When all put together it appears to be quite a basic video but is actually an extremely complex technique. It would be nice to see what the storyboards looked like. And the thing that I probably love the most is the “Get Low” references in Oxford Comma.
The marketing campaign for Vampire Weekend’s new album is building up steam towards it’s release date, which is NEXT YEAR! I guess there’s no such thing as too early when it comes to hype machines. It better be a good album. The link lives here.
Some nice soulful hip hop from Othello & DJ Vajra. I’ve been finding it extremely hard to find any hip hop that’s a real ‘keeper’ over the last few years. Then magically, this afternoon Stephanie from A-Side emailed this over. Have a listen below, you’ll be pleased!!! Active Balanced (ready for download on iTunes) also features our guy-of-the-moment Mayer Hawthorne on the hook.
Not sure if we’ll ever really need Serato but this is a really cool collaboration. It just goes together, like bread and butter. Also the clear vinyl is reminiscent of our favourite (Mayer’s ‘Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out’) 45. Love Stones Throw.
New release available for free download here. Radiohead on ’These Are My Twisted Words’…
So here’s a new song, called ‘These Are My Twisted Words’.
We’ve been recording for a while, and this was one of the first we finished.
We’re pretty proud of it.
There’s other stuff in various states of completion, but this is one we’ve been practicing, and which we’ll probably play at this summer’s concerts. Hope you like it.
Artist: N.A.S.A. Album: The Spirit of Apollo Year: 2009 Our pick: ‘Way Down’ Cover Art: 5/5. Interchangeable sleeves including art by Shepard Fairey, Sage Vaughn, Mark Gonzales, Marcel Dzama and The Date Farmers.
Artist: Animal Collective Album: Merriweather Post Pavillion Year: 2009 Our pick: ‘My Girls’ and ‘In The Flowers’ Cover Art: 5/5. Trippy and mad standout on the shelves of Tower Records!
Artist: Phoenix Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Year: 2009
Our pick: Rome
Cover Art: 1/5
Apparently co-produced and mixed by Cassius’s Philippe Zdar, hence the new sound.
Artist: Graham Nash Album: Songs For Beginners Year: 1971 Our pick: Chicago Cover Art: 1/5 (extra marks for the old school rangefinder)
Graham Nash is the man! The ex-member of The Hollies speaks the same language as The Good Life…
We can change the world
Re-arrange the world
It’s dying to get better
It’s all about making a positive difference in the world. It’s all about the greater good! It’s as if Chicago may have been the sole influence for Obama’s campaign, containing key lyrics like “Change” and “Yes we can”, as well as being titled after his home town.
‘Chicago’ could be our song of the year because of what it stands for; but moreso for it simply being the most totally awesome song ever! Crazy keys. Crazy hook. Just crazy.
