I defy you to watch this animated video that James Blagden and Chris Isenberg created and not laugh. It’s an animation to go over former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Doc Ellis retelling the story of how he pitched a no-hitter while high on LSD and greenies.
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Michel Gondry has released a follow-up DVD to his Director’s Series with some more classics and work that he has created since the first DVD. Included on this volume are videos he did for bands such as The White Stripes, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones and, of course, Bjork. It also has such internet hits as “Michel Gondry Solves a RUBIK’S CUBE With His Feet” and “Michel Gondry Solves a RUBIK’s CUBE With His Nose”. List price is $19.95, but you can get it for a few bucks cheaper if you buy it directly from the Michel Gondry store. That’s $2 you could put towards a customized toilet paper roll drawn by Michel.
Sadly, it appears I am too late to get the combo deal of the DVD and a personalized portrait of you hand-drawn by Michel, but you can always hope.
i see myself purchasing this when it comes out next monthRight there with you. Best thing I’ve seen all day - thank you bemore!
sweet. merciful. crap.
i say it was bobblehead dwight in the break room with a sack of beets for the win.
I came across this video of a test shoot that Adam Guzman and Julie Tsao did of the visuals for Nosaj Thing’s live performance. Rather than just being a backdrop, the visuals act as the sole stage lighting for the show. The clip shows various samples, all synchronized to the music. Guzman says of the pieces:
As the set progresses, the imagery becomes less abstract and focused less on light. Patterns begin to form and space begins to open as if the two dimensions exploded into a third. The relationship the graphics create with the performer is interesting. As the graphics become more spatial, the performer flattens, becoming a 2-D cutout version of himself.
Nosaj isn’t playing any East Coast gigs until November, but he’s in the midst of a swing through California right now if you’re out there. You can get tour dates on his site.
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Forget about those YouTube videos of people doing 3,000 celebrity impersonations in 30 seconds - Rory and Craig have gotten it down to one word. Here’s their one-word impression of Woody Allen.
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I’ll be having nightmares about this for weeks.
From the moment I saw the trailer for Spike Jonze’s “Where the Wild Things Are” movie with music by the Arcade Fire, I was excited to hear details about the soundtrack. Well, Pitchfork has now posted details on the upcoming release. The album is credited to Karen O and the Kids (the kids being noted Composer Carter Burwell, Bradford Cox from Deerhunter, and Imaad Wasif). The first single, All Is Love (cover shown above) is out August 25th, and the full album is due out September 29th on Interscope Records.
(via Pitchfork)
