12.22.09
Comments Off on Get On The HorseAnimation
Look at this horse. This horse is amazing. Don’t make me show you where the lemonade is made. The sweet sweet lemonade. Shut up and get on the horse.
12.12.09
Comments Off on Invisible Creature: RelaunchGraphic Design
Seattle-based design powerhouse Invisible Creature has relaunched and updated with more and more and more spectacular work that is genuinely inspirational. They really know what they are doing and are at the top of their game. It’s rare that art and design meld so perfectly that you have a hard time distinguishing where one ends and the other begins.
12.09.09
Comments Off on Chromeo – Night by NightMusic
Here is the new Chromeo video for their Green Label Sound single, “Night By Night.” You can download the track for free at GreenLabelSound.com. I gotta be perfectly honest, I love Chromeo and have since I first played them on my car stereo. You can’t miss when you put them on at a party.
12.08.09
Comments Off on RIP – John LennonMusic
29 years ago today this news shocked the world:
“On the night of 8 December 1980, at around 10:50 pm, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times in the entrance of the Dakota apartment building. Earlier that evening, Lennon had autographed a copy of Double Fantasy for Chapman who had been stalking Lennon since October.“
It’s true that we kill our prophets and Lennon was no exception. As Lennon traveled the road of fame and fortune he began to see the world for what it was. An entire generation awakened with him realizing that the world must be changed. Although the tide rose toward genuine social and spiritual change in the 60’s, that wave rolled back never quite reaching the shore.
Lennon’s memory lives on and his dreams of peace can still be realized by our generation. It’s not too late. We just have to want it and act.
Rest in peace John. Your memory lives on.
12.07.09
Comments Off on OK Go – Of The Colour Of The Blue SkyMusic
Here is an interesting looking music video directed by Tim Nackashi for OK Go’s first single from their forthcoming ‘Of The Colour Of The Blue Sky.’
Here is a little background on the project from Nackashi’s website:
“The original idea was to create a video in which every frame remains on the screen, building and building. Needless to say, the band ran with the idea. The video was shot in one take — primarily using sticks and tape.”
Comments Off on Leslie David: UpdatesGraphic Design
It’s been a very long time since I last wrote about designer and illustrator Leslie David and with some recent additions to the David portfolio, it’s worth another browse.
12.04.09
Comments Off on Phoenix – A Take Away ShowMusic
We have been watching La Blogotheque at work for quite a while now and there are a lot of bands we love who appear on the site, but this is definitely a recent standout. I have listened to the recent Phoenix album so many times now that I feel like I have worn it out. Via Coisa ’74
Description:
“It’s a weird game going on between the band and the place where they play. A mesmerizing Eiffel Tower or Trocadero usually steal the show with their size and more or less spectacular tricks, but here’s a band no one would expect to find there, competing with all those crowd-pullers.”
Produced by Chryde for la Blogotheque
Filmed by Vincent Moon
Sounds by François Clos and Guillaume de la Villeon
Edit by Guillaume Guerry
Mix by Francois Clos
11.26.09
Comments Off on Major Lazer – Keep it Going LouderMusic
More deliciously fun strangeness for Major Lazer’s latest by director Eric Wareheim.
Credits:
Edited and Animation by Fatalfarm
Art by Kevin O’Neill
Produced by Clark Reinking and Dave Kneebone
Styling by Amanny Ahmad
Makeup by Tara Loren
11.24.09
Comments Off on N.A.S.A. – Spacious ThoughtsMotion Graphics
For a kind of hit and miss album N.A.S.A. keeps managing to get some great music videos made. This go round features the vocals of Tom Waits and Cool Keith with motion graphics by the Montreal-based Fluorescent Hill.
11.23.09
Comments Off on Powerage: My School ActMusic
The oh-so-so-young Aussie rockers who call themselves Powerage have asked for a little help. If you recall, I posted a video of them performing at the Hinton County Fair not long ago. The boys are currently running in a national school band competition called My School Act that is exclusive to Australian high school students. The winning act will receive a Sony Music recording deal worth $50,000 to help them get their start in the industry.
In order to vote for them:
- go to the link www.myschoolact.com
- register as a fan ( and you will immediately be sent a password to your email address)
- re-enter www.myschoolact.com with your password
- Become a fan of Powerage
I wouldn’t normally post something like this but these fellas are very young and really going for it. The front man was only around 11 years old when he started getting people’s attention. I think they have some genuine talent and could really go somewhere if the right people get behind them and I am all for helping out up and coming talent in any way possible. If you don’t like them, then don’t vote but if you do, this could mean a lot to them. Good luck boys.
11.09.09
Comments Off on I Say Fever – Ramona FallsMotion Graphics
Here is the video for I Say Fever by the band Ramona Falls. The video was directed by Stefan Nadelman. I just have to say that both the video and the song are fantastic.
Discovered via Booooooom.
11.06.09
Comments Off on Massive Attack – United SnakesMotion Graphics
Here is the latest video from the long awaited new album from Massive Attack. The video was produced and directed by UnitedVisualArtists collective.
11.02.09
Comments Off on Powerage – FireMusic
So apparently these Aussie boys are barely out of middle school and into highschool but they rock like they were born in leather pants. There is no weak link here, from vocals, guitar, bass to drums they have got it on lock down. Sign these kids. Money and fame are guaranteed. The video above is of them performing at the Hinton County Fair.
10.18.09
Comments Off on PicoMotion Graphics
10.08.09
Comments Off on Royksopp – This Must Be ItMusic
This is the latest video for Röyksopp’s ‘This Must Be It’ courtesy of Filip and Andreas Nilsson. My only question is: Whatever happened to that skinny little dude who starts crawling up the hillside? Where did he end up?
10.06.09
Comments Off on Major Lazer – Keep It Goin LouderMotion Graphics
This is the latest video for Major Lazer’s new single ‘Keep It Goin’ Louder’.
Here is a little extra background I received about the making of the video:
“Jason Miller directed the live action out in the states and sent across all the raw footage, Ferry, who has done all the illustration so far for Major Lazer got in touch, and together we completed the animation at Trunk. The look of the video was inspired by those washed out horror movies you used to sit and watch time and time again on VHS, so the footage and animation were composited with this in mind, and then de-saturated in the grade.”
Credits:
Directed by Ferry Gouw
Live Action Director- Jason Miller
Producer- Richard Barnett
Technical Director- Layla Atkinson
Production- Trunk Animation
Animation- Ferry Gouw, Pedro Lino, Aaron Lampert, Steve Smith, Sarah Wickens
10.04.09
Comments Off on By GrandchildrenDirection
Do yourself a favor and watch some more of the videos directed by the sublimely talented By Grandchildren. You can start by watching the one above for Grizzly Bear’s ‘While You Wait for the Others’.
10.01.09
Comments Off on Little CriminalsMusic
This is the music video for Little Criminals (Randy Newman).
You can download the free EP at JonHardy.com
Credits:
Director : Tony Gaddis : thefountainstudio.com
Director of Photography : Andrew Cutraro : cutraro.com
