59 posts tagged “music”
Indie electro rap group Thunderheist is currently down to three finalist in its "Jerk It" video competition. If you've made a chose, vote for it here.
I would embed the video directed by Kristin Waterson, but it seems to take a minute or two load before it starts playing. To view it go here and sit tight while it loads. I like this one. Her version features several people from different walks of life suddenly becoming energized with the need to move or jerk it, if you will...
The next video is directed by dinosaurFACTORY. It's sort of a simple, hey were a night club looking at drunk young people dancing and getting stupid. All I can say to this one is meh.
The third video finalist is directed by thatgo (Noel Paul and Stefan Moore). Head on over here to watch this one in a larger HD version.
Sometimes I just need to share things. What could be better than young-hot-Norwegian Lene Nystrøm's music video "It's Your Duty". This is from her solo 2003 album Play With Me. As a bonus, I've also included a version of Lene singing it live on Danish TV.
You know you wanted it. Say nothing and it shall be yours. Here is Weezer's "Pork & Beans" (acoustic) featuring Tay Zonday and Brian Bell.
Weezer's newest music video for "Pork and Beans" is the first single on their soon to be (I need it now) released self-titled album, also known as the Red Album. The music video is Internet greatness.
Here's the newest music video from Gnarls Barkley. "Going On" was directed by Wendy Morgan, shot in Jamaica.
Here's what Alekc82's Last.fm personal wallpaper generator has come up for me. Click the through the image below twice to see the full 1680x1300 size.
This past Monday was another musical trifecta in the form of audio/visual/print. It actually started on Sunday. I was making my morning rounds across the Internet. I discovered three new groups to bookmark. In no particular order, they are Hymns, The Pierces, and Pistolera. Sampling their fresh new sound (to me), I was wanting more. This was one the rare occasions of finding new music and then having a need to purchase the physical media the next day. One is believable, but three? Well it turned into 4 albums as I also picked up the Gossip's Live At Liverpool CD/DVD.
I also finally made up my mind and bought a ticket for The Black Angels CD release party at Emo's next month. I snagged the newest issues of Filter and XLR8R magazines. Filter's cover sports the Flight of the Conchords doing their best rendition of American Gothic. Truth be told, I really don't read XLR8R. These last of couple weeks I been having a electronic music itch. Looking at the April '08 cover, the recognizable names M83, Jamie Lidell, and Miss Kitten grabbed my attention. As usual, this all went down at Waterloo Records. But before I could leave the store, I noticed a big box of CDs. It's Sub Pop Records’ 20th Anniversary and their is a free sampler CD to be had. Check your local record store(s).
As for the visual part of this story, it can only be left to the Icelandic group Sigur Rós. The Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz was screening Heima. It's a film featuring interviews with the members and footage from a series of free concerts held in their homeland. It's a wonderful combination of music and life.
This past fall I blogged about a French film I came across called Naissance des Pieuvres. The movie is having a typical foreign film art house run, which started this month. It is being distributed here in America as Water Lilies.
Set in the competitive world of synchronised swimming, WATER LILIES is a brilliantly observed portrait of female adolescence. The film centres around three 15-year-old-girls who experience first love in very different ways. WATER LILIES is the directorial debut of twenty-seven year-old Céline Sciamma and stars newcomers Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel and Warren Jacquin. Premiering at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard, Sciamma and her young cast were widely hailed as among the most talented newcomers to emerge from the festival.
(source: waterliliesmovie.co.uk)
I want to mention again the music for this film. The soundtrack was scored by French producer Para One. We Americans can purchased a copy of the soundtrack through Amazon.com. Speaking of which, I finally got off my ass and just placed a order. You better get in now, because they are pretty much out of stock and that includes the remaining 3rd party vendors.
- Official site (English) - you can watch the first 6 minutes
- Facebook page and Facebook group (English)
- Official U.S. trailer (HD/iPod/SD)
- Buy soundtrack via Amazon.com as an imported CD
- Sample soundtrack
