BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS
BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS is the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the life and times of the hard drinking, hard living, and hard loving author Charles Bukowski. Director John Dullaghan traces Bukowski’s life, from an abusive childhood through decades of poverty and alcoholism; numerous menial jobs and turbulent relationships; through 14 years as a postal employee; and his eventual international celebrity as a poet, novelist and underground cult icon. Both an intimate portrait and an expose’ of Bukowski’s sordid lifestyle, Born Into This is a story of struggle and redemption, pain and humor, and above all, artistic truth and authenticity. Watch the film in full after the jump:
BAND OF HORSES SING ABOUT NATURE ON YO GABBA GABBA
In case you missed it, watch a clip from last week’s Yo Gabba Gabba episode featuring Band Of Horses performing the super kid (and adult) friendly new song “Out in Nature”. The episode featured appearances by the Decemberists, Biz Markie and 30 Rock star Jack McBrayer. Pretty Solid lineup for Nickelodeon. Why didn’t they have kid shows like this when I was a kid! Watch the video below:
Here are some of our other favorite performances on the show because listening and dancing to music… is… awesome. :
NEW VIDEO AND DOWNLOAD FROM PETER BJORN & JOHN: BREAKER BREAKER
Before you break their hearts, they’re going to break your nose. So sing Peter Bjorn and John on “Breaker Breaker”—the kinda punk, kinda bare, totally infectious album preview for Gimme Some, out in March. We have not seen the sugarpop Swedes rock this hard before, and we are into it, big time. This less-is-more video of the trio speedily pounding the pain away doesn’t hurt, either.
MP3 DOWNLOAD:Peter Bjorn & John – Breaker Breaker
URBAN ARTIST KID ZOOM EATING THIS CITY ALIVE
Aussie born/New York-based street artist Ian “Kid Zoom” Strange has been making some big moves in the urban art world. Last month, under the mentorship of Ron English, Strange put together his first international solo show: “This City Will Eat Me Alive…” at pop-up gallery in New Yorks Meatpacking district. The short run space was filled with a collection of work ranging from massive sculptures to even more massive paintings. Strange also put together a time lapse video this past summer overlooking NYC that you can check out after the bump.
Check out more of Kid Zoom here: kid-zoom.com
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FULL CHICKEN DINNER: HAPPY HOUR
Watch Happy Hour: a new short film by director benjamin Villeda , produced by Kaleido Works and starring “Utah”, a bartender who struggles with his relationship and personal dilemmas while juggling a late night shift in a busy New York City Bar.
MIKE PERRY & ANNA WOLF DISCUSS BROOKLYN, ART AND MOUSTACHES
Graphic designer Mike Perry and his photographer girlfriend Anna Wolf, talk about art and moustaches, in a short film from director Bill Stepanoski for the non-profit organization Movember which fights cancer and shaving: two of society’s greatest ills. Movember 2010 launched in New York, LA and Toronto with “The Fine Line”: a moustache-inspired art exhibition featuring artists Chris Johanson, Natas Kaupas, Cheryl Dunn, Patrick O’Dell, Gia Coppola, Sage Grazer, Kelsey Brookes, Mike Perry and Anna Wolf.
THE WHITE STRIPES: UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS DOCUMENTARY ON ITUNES
Under Great White Northern Light, the 92 minute documentary film about The White Stripes containing footage from the bands 2007 Canadian tour is now available from the iTunes Movie Store for under $10.00.
In the summer of 2007, shortly after the release of their 6th album ICKY THUMP, The White Stripes headed north of their hometown of Detroit to embark on an ambitious journey across Canada. The plan was to play a show in every province and territory in Canada, from B.C. to Newfoundland to Nunavut. “Having never done a tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog…from the ocean to the permafrost” says Jack White. “We wanted to play out of the way towns that don’t usually get shows…the shows are better, it’s better for the people, it’s a better experience, it’s way more unique, something interesting is going to happen…hopefully.”
White called upon filmmaker Emmett Malloy to come and document this trek for the band. Malloy had directed videos for the band in the past, and seemed eager to hit the road with them. Equipped with a couple of 16mm cameras, and a few other documenting devices, the band and crew all headed north. The end result was UNDER THE GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS.(ifc)
NEW VIDEO FROM BEAR HANDS: CRIME PAYS
“Crime Pays”, pays off for Brooklyn’s tribal pop quartet Bear Hands. Dogfighting, illegal gambling, S&M, prostitution, armed robbery and kidnapping have never looked so cool as in this elegantly shot video from Andrei Bowden-Schwartz. Make sure to watch until (1:10) for a cameo from big Mike! (Tyson).
NEW VIDEO FROM NEON INDIAN: MIND, DRIPS
Neon Indian’s music video for “Mind, Drips” off Psychic Chasms is a psychedelic chill wave trip directed by Lars Larsen and Edward Lecki using a technique called the LZX Visionary; an analog synthesizer that manipulates images.
POPGUN BOOKING BURNT CD: JANUARY
Here’s a rad sampling of what to expect from Pop Gun Booking’s upcoming shows in January in New York. Check out the mix below:
January 2k11 by popgunbooking
Tracklist:
1. Smith Westerns – Weekend
2. Guards – Resolution of One
3. Bass Drum of Death – Get Found
4. Minks – Funeral Song
5. Yuck – Georgia
6. Nightlands – 300 Clouds
7. Tony Castles – Black Girls
8. Oberhofer – Landline
9. Parlovr – Pen To The Paper
10. Motive – Nobody Eats My Dinner
NEW YEAR, NEW MUSIC: YELLOW OSTRICH AT MERCURY LOUNGE TOMORROW NIGHT
So, it’s a new year, and I think we could all use some new music! What better way to start, than by checking out Yellow Ostrich tomorrow night, Tuesday January 4th, at Mercury Lounge.
Apparently Wisconsin is a really cool, creative place? I didn’t particularly feel that way when I lived there, I mostly felt hung-over and cold…Anyway, the reason I bring this up is that I have had the good fortune to stumble across Wisconsin’s Alex Schaaf, a.k.a Yellow Ostrich. I first heard them live on KEXP while lying in bed listening to John in the morning. The thing that struck me about Yellow Ostrich was not the sound they are creating, but the sounds they are not creating. The minimalist, stripped down harmonies backed by a little drum and even less guitar sounds refreshing in the sea of lo-fi noisy garage rock that seems to be sweeping Brooklyn. The band consists of two guys, Schaff building vocal harmonies with precise looping and a little bit of guitar and Michael Tapper of Bishop Allen and We Are Scientist on drums.
Check out the live KEXP show here and get your hands on some of Schaaf’s many, many EP’s at Bandcamp.
NEW VIDEO FROM ETERNAL SUMMERS: POGO
Warhol-ish new video from Eternal Summers for “Pogo” directed by Cameron Nelson off their new LP Silver.
NEW VIDEO FROM BRITISH SEA POWER: LIVING IS SO EASY
British Sea Power’s latest video for the new track ” Living is so Easy” off their forthcoming album Valhalla Dancehall was shot on London’s Brick Lane. Directed by Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull, the video pulls inspiration from Henri-Georges Clouzot’s unfinished film L’Enfer.
NEW DOWNLOAD FROM BRIGHT EYES: SHELL GAMES
Bright Eyes has released a new track off their upcoming album, The People’s Key, out this February. Click below to listen to “Shell Games” or pre-order the album from Saddle Creek here.
MP3 Download: Bright Eyes – “Shell Games”
Discosalt Holiday Mix : Volume 1
We weren’t sure what to get you this year for the holidays… so, we made you a mix! We’ve loaded up the player below with some old classics and new rock, punk and indie holiday jams from artists like Julian Casablancas, The Kinks, The Knife, The Flaming Lips to the Ramones. So, whether you have been naughty or nice this year, pour yourself a drink, click play and get your jolly on with discosalt! Happy Holidays and feel free to re-gift this link to your friends.
FULL CHICKEN DINNER: EXIT THROUGH THE GIFTSHOP
Read our review HERE, then watch the full Banksy doc after the jump.
Snapshots of Daydreams : The Photography of Chloe Rose Hayward
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London based photographer/ motion image designer Chloe Rose Hayward’s work is very broad, encompassing elements of design, directing and creating unique visual effects. Her “photographs are enveloped by a sort of nebulous periphery. Simply put, they seem more like snapshots of daydreams.” You can check out some of Chloe’s photo portfolio above or watch Hello Mexico ‘Five Twenty Seven’ from Chloe Rose on Vimeo.
NEW VIDEO FROM THE GO! TEAM: T.O.R.N.A.D.O.
The Go! Team may have slipped into the indie back blogs of a few years back, but they are still making explosive music and making another go at the hype with their new video for “T.O.R.N.A.D.O.”off their forthcoming 2011 release, Rolling Blackouts. It’s like day-glo baby Einstein for spastic people.
DOWNLOAD: The Go! Team – “T.O.R.N.A.D.O.”
NEW VIDEO FROM TAME IMPALA: EXPECTATION
Aussie psych-rockers Tame Impala rock out in the new Clemens Habicht’s video for “Expectation”. The track is off this year’s Innerspeaker, which is easily one of the best albums of 2010. After their last video for “Lucid”, the band not only continues to explore their psychedelic sound, but some tricked out camera devices, using a fish-eye panoramic effect that keeps the camera spinning around the band for the duration of the video. Check it out below:
NEW VIDEO FROM SCISSOR SISTERS: INVISIBLE LIGHT
If the scripts from Stigmata, Vertigo and Basic Instinct were re-worked into one perverse triller, then sent back to the 60’s and shot by Roman Polanski, you might get The Scissor Sisters new Nicolás Méndez directed video for the track “Invisible Light”. Trippy evil clowns, unicorns, stigmatas, crotch shots, laser beams, nudity and the most memorable ass-grab of the year after the bump. The track appears on the band’s most recent album Night Work.