i hesitated to put this here..but i really do like it. i'm not a big Cohen fan (he's a very fine poet, though), and this is 15 years old.... but it's really powerful and it's haunted me since i saw it.
In the 30 years since 88 LINES ABOUT 44 WOMEN was first recorded there has never been a video version authorized by THE NAILS. Of the dozens of videos on youtube that pay homage to the song, this is the only version created by a member of the band, me. So, here’s the world premier of 88 LINES the video. Hope you enjoy it. I had fun making it.
i hope you watched it, flak. the intro sequence of the little Viet Minh girl getting her tribal tattoos (without which she wouldn't have had a place in her culture) was expanded on with other ways that girls get acculturated. no more crying children, but lots to think about.
Marc Campbell is a pretty cool guy. I'd no idea that song was THIRTY YEARS OLD!
Marc lives in NewMexico and has done a bunch of vids recently. maybe you'd like one of his other pieces. this one's done with a series of still images.
....starts off with the US Marines singing their own version of "Bodies", then followed by the real tune. visuals are all combat scenes. i don't like it, and it's utterly compelling
i'm usually underwhelmed by poptonica, but what geek can resist relationships-as-trigonometry? i know MY life would be simpler if there was a theorum to neatly explain the trajectory of desire.
this is the first Modest Mouse release that i've actually liked. the vid takes it even further into ~like~ territory.
The indie rock band Modest Mouse is getting the royal treatment from Bent Image Lab’s new director/partner Nando Costa. Just completed, the band’s new music video is a dark and expressive piece of film-making. Heavily rooted in live-action, the impressive six-minute video includes intense moments of stop motion, visual effects, and motion graphics techniques, all brought to life within the studio’s walls.
this is more like a short film, but it is the music video for the Dead Hearts release. artist and mechanical wizard Arthur Ganson created the star of the show – a walking wishbone.
wow.... that's beautifully balanced. i was a little "meh" about the song when i first heard it; the narrative seemed to lack heart, but listening and seeing this at the same time had me bouncing.
this is sweetly simple, plus i like those skinny-leg pants.
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i'm glad you agree about the quality of F.Stokes' work there, meska.
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on a different tack entireley, TMBG has been doing some good work with children's music. they have a kid's podcast and have a new album out. this is from that new album, and i like not only the subject, but the simple graphic style. it's catchy, too.
ogods.... you know... i avoid pop music (not hard to do) and have been only peripherally aware of that Kesha tune. now it is forever associated with Star Wars and giggles. i appreciate that.
that OK Go vid is great. another example of a killer vid shoring up a mediocre tune; that works just fine.
the producers of the vid, Syyn Labs, says that the vid WAS done all in one take (i've had discussions about it); the pile of smashed tvs was just a result of the 10 previous failed takes.
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i hesitated to put this here..but i really do like it. i'm not a big Cohen fan (he's a very fine poet, though), and this is 15 years old.... but it's really powerful and it's haunted me since i saw it.
Marc Campbell is a pretty cool guy. I'd no idea that song was THIRTY YEARS OLD!
Marc lives in NewMexico and has done a bunch of vids recently. maybe you'd like one of his other pieces. this one's done with a series of still images.
but i do like this a great deal.
i bet i'd appreciate that more if i'd seen the movie.
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....starts off with the US Marines singing their own version of "Bodies", then followed by the real tune. visuals are all combat scenes. i don't like it, and it's utterly compelling
so lovely. made me cry, of course.
i bet they don't openly admit they're playing country music.
beautifully done.
she can barely sing a note or put one foot in front of the other, and I do not care; it works for me.
Peces is... like the wet clay you knead to consistency before making pottery or bricks.
this is magical
the video imagery is so perfect with the music.
"Shot entirely on the Canon 5D Mark II w/ a custom face mounted rig -- Canon Lenses used: 14mm (f2.8) & 24mm (f1.4)"
this is more like a short film, but it is the music video for the Dead Hearts release. artist and mechanical wizard Arthur Ganson created the star of the show – a walking wishbone.
the music doesn't start until about 1:30
very excellent.
wonderful.
also:
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heh (that's the Scotland druplet)
trés doux!
the vid pretty much encapsulates what I want my life to be like in the future.
plus, it's tight.
but this is the first group of Chliean rockers that i've gotten in to, and this is the only vid they have (that i know of).
this is sweetly simple, plus i like those skinny-leg pants.
not genius, but very strong and the use of neighbourhood people and the wonderful light contrasts is just perfect.
this is the kind of human-positive hiphop that gives me hope. some NSW language.
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on a different tack entireley, TMBG has been doing some good work with children's music. they have a kid's podcast and have a new album out. this is from that new album, and i like not only the subject, but the simple graphic style. it's catchy, too.
several of the littles in my life like this.
the music's ok, too.
i approve.
this made me happy
that OK Go vid is great. another example of a killer vid shoring up a mediocre tune; that works just fine.
the producers of the vid, Syyn Labs, says that the vid WAS done all in one take (i've had discussions about it); the pile of smashed tvs was just a result of the 10 previous failed takes.
Synn Labs