JOSH OWENS: MANHATTAN TIMELAPSE
Photographer Josh Owens of mindrelic.com recently spent a little over a month (March 12th to April 29th) hotel hopping in Manhattan shooting time lapse with a Canon 5D mark II and two Canon 7Ds. These clips were pulled from over an hours worth of footage with music from NYC based group The American Dollar:
THIS WEEK AT ROOFTOP FILMS: LESBIAN SPACE ALIENS + BUTT NAKED GENERALS
Friday, June 24, 2011
ROOFTOP FILMS: CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS SAME
(Madeline Olnek | New York, NY | 76 min.)
Premiering on Gay Pride weekend, this playful send-up of 1950’s sci-fi follows a group of lesbian extraterrestrials banished to Earth because their feelings of love cloud up the atmosphere on their home planet. Called “A hilarious date movie for couples of all orientations” by the Hollywood Reporter, New York playwright and filmmaker Madeleine Olnek’s feature-length debut is the joyously campy tale of extraterrestrial lesbians banished to Earth to experience heartbreak and rid themselves of love, a feeling that clouds up the atmosphere on their home planet. Shot in expressive black-and-white, the movie lovingly sends up 1950’s-era sci-fi while honestly dealing with the intricacies of contemporary relationships.
Tickets are $10 online or at the door. Tickets and more information at:
http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/codependent-lesbian-space-alien-seeks-same/
Venue:
OPEN ROAD ROOFTOP
350 Grand Street (at Essex), Lower East Side, New York, NY 10002
Subway: F, J, M, Z to Delancey Street-Essex Street; B, D, Q to Grand Street
8:00 PM Doors Open
8:30 PM Live Music by The Suzan
9:00 PM Film begins
10:30 PM Q&A with filmmaker Madeline Olnek and several lesbian space aliens
11:30 PM After Party at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St. btwn Broome St. and Grand St.)
Music:
THE SUZAN
THE SUZAN are a Japanese all-girl band formed by Rie(Key&G), Saori(Vo&G), Nico(Dr) and Ikue(Ba)-self proclaimed “riot-girls”. They gathered as a band in 2004 after sisters Rie and Saori had created a unique sound more influenced by the dislike of what they heard in Japanese Pop music. The music THE SUZAN plays is absolute original sound that takes in every kinds of music; Pop, Wild dance, Punk, Garage Rock and so on. The results THE SUZAN produce is a fresh sound easy to memorize but an exciting new sound for your soul to fall in love with.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
ROOFTOP FILMS: THE REDEMPTION OF GENERAL BUTT NAKED
(Daniele Anastasion and Eric Strauss | Liberia | 90 min.)
Joshua Milton Blahyi is a murderous Liberian warlord turned evangelical minister in this stirring vérité documentary about the nature of justice and absolution. The man known as General Butt Naked murdered thousands during Liberia’s horrific 14-year civil war. Today this once-brutal warlord has renounced his sadistic past and reinvented himself as evangelist Joshua Milton Blahyi. In a riveting cinema vérité journey that unfolds over the course of five years, filmmakers Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion follow Blahyi’s unrelenting crusade to redeem his life. Facing those he once terrorized, preaching where he once murdered, Blahyi is on a quest to save his soul.
Venue:
OPEN ROAD ROOFTOP
350 Grand Street (at Essex), Lower East Side, New York, NY 10002
Subway: F, J, M, Z to Delancey Street-Essex Street; B, D, Q to Grand Street
8:00 PM Doors Open
8:30 PM Live Music by Janka Nabay
9:00 PM Film Begins
11:30 PM After Party at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St., btwn Broome St. and Grand St.)
Tickets are $10 online or at the door. Tickets and more information at:
http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/the-redemption-of-general-butt-naked/
Music:
JANKA NABAY
“There was also an African apparition: Janka Nabay from Sierra Leone, wearing a straw skirt and singing and dancing to recorded tracks of what he said was a 500-year-old tradition called bubu music. The tracks were modern, and the beat, fast and skeletal and driven by bell taps, was unstoppable, demanding wider dissemination.” -NY Times
Sunday June 26, 2011
ROOFTOP FILMS: FAMILY INSTINCT – NY Premiere
(Andris Gauja | Latvia | 60 min.)
“Riding a razor edge between exploitation and art, Family Instinct is the documentary that Harmony Korine wishes he’d made.”
– David Wilson, True/False Film Festival
Luridly fascinating and darkly comic, Family Instinct is unlike any film you have seen before: a vérité pseudo-documentary comedy about an isolated town in rural Latvia and a young mother’s patient wait for her lover/brother to return from prison. One part Borat, two parts Eastern Bloc Gothic, and three parts documentary tragicomedy, Andris Gauja’s feature film debut never lets you relax. If you don’t feel a little uncomfortable watching this film, there is something dead inside of you. And yet Family Instinct remains undeniably engaging throughout, making for an unforgettable and surprisingly entertaining movie-watching experience.
Tickets are $10 online or at the door. Tickets and more information at:
http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/family-instinct/
Venue:
On the roof of The Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd St. (at 3rd Ave.), Gowanus/Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Subway: F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union
8:00 PM Doors Open
8:30 PM Live Music by
9:00 PM Film Begins
11:30 PM Reception in Courtyard
Music:
BIG SPIDER’S BACK
“The past few weeks have heard me relentlessly blasting Big Spider’s Back Memory Man from bedrooms, fire escapes, and cuddle puddles, and our ecosystem is better off for it. Since Yair shared his Warped EP in 2009 we’ve been huge appreciators of the blankets he so delicately threads and the smiles they bring to our cheeks, and were so grateful for his presence at our end of the year party last December. Memory Man is the debut record we’ve waited patiently for, and these pieces develop a journey carefully traversed through mind explorations. A short glance provokes that of jogging a familiar face while a deserving exposure plants these sounds within background thoughts and daydreams. ‘Black Chow’ has provided me with an anthem, whether the days that pass are sun-drenched or thunder-laden. The drops Yair creates leave room for environment to fill, and his comforting vocals wash into an audible hug for everyone. We love you Yair.”
– thefmly.com
BAND RADAR: LIFE IN FILM
THE COOL KIDS: SWIMSUITS (FEAT. MAYER HAWTHORNE)
I’m wearing my swim trunks in our sweltering office today. They breathe nicely. Similarly, this new cut from The Cool Kids and Mayer Hawthorne is real breezy. “When Fish Ride Bicycles” drops July 12th.
The Cool Kids feat. Mayer Hawthorne – “Swimsuits”
The Cool Kids – “Swimsuits” (Featuring Mayer Hawthorne) by greenlabelsound
EROL ALKAN REMIXES METRONOMY
Metronomy – The Bay (Erol Alkan’s Extended Rework) PREVIEW by Erol Alkan
PARTS & LABOR COVERS KANYE WEST
MY MORNING JACKET: CIRCUITAL
[rating: 4]
My Morning Jacket: Circuital
Label: ATO RECORDS / RED
Release date: May 31, 2011
Experiencing a band in a live setting is almost certain to change your relationship with their music. Of course, the way in which it might change isn’t static. A great show could ignite a long-lasting listening binge, while a sub-par outing could shelf a band’s records for a spell. But sometimes things can change in unsuspecting ways. For me, My Morning Jacket is an example of such a strange case. After seeing them play Merriweather Post Pavilion in May 2010 — a brilliant show by any measure — it become difficult to get back into their studio recordings. They have such a powerful live presence that, who knows, maybe listening to their albums couldn’t quite measure up. And so Circuital arrives in a unique way for me: a brand new album from a beloved band tasked with reigniting a love for all things studio, a record challenged by the lofty expectations of one sensational live performance.
My Morning Jacket named their new album Circuital because they viewed it as something of a return to a previous point in their careers. They returned to Kentucky — specifically a church gymnasium in Louisville — to record this one, landing them in a similar setting with familiar surroundings. Interestingly enough, depending on which song you’re listening to, the album sounds like one of two things: a quiet ode to the days of It Still Moves and Z or a confident respone to critics who dogged the exploratory sounds of Evil Urges. Even more interesting is that it’s the latter that leaves the biggest imprint, while the former mostly comes and goes without a whimper, sounding uninspired and repetitive.
“Victory Dance” is one track that reflects back on the band’s earlier days with success, building an entire song around triumphant horns that act as the soundtrack to a large scale celebration. But from then on, any attempt to replicate their past achievements seems fuzzy at best. The title track gets better and better with each listen but still can’t escape classification as a fairly standard Southern rock anthem, while “Wonderful (The Way I Feel)” is a painfully cheesy slow burner that only highlights the way in which Jim James’ songwriting has changed over the years. Gone is the unbridled, unrivaled romanticism of “I Will Be There When You Die”, replaced by gushy swoons over places without disease and need for authority. The sentiment isn’t bad, but the way it’s all arranged makes it difficult to take seriously. Of course, at least it leaves a mark. “Slow Slow Tune” and “Movin’ Away”, which run out the album’s final nine-plus minutes, can’t say the same. A couple of other tributes to My Morning Jacket of the early-2000′s, these songs end the album doing what the band no longer does best. There was a time where the band was essentially James’ personal creative vessel, making the slower songs a lot more affective. Now though, as the band has grown and evolved, they’re much better suited for thicker instrumentation and grander arrangements. They can still knock a mellow tune out of the park here and there, but that’s not their predominant strength in 2011. For them to close out that way causes Circuital to fade away rather than burn out, an unfortunate turn for a band capable of so much more.
It’s not all disappointing though. In fact, there are some phenomenal songs on this album. Coincidentally, these are the ones where the band sounds as large as they’ve become, where they indulge their influences and play for a stadium rather than a smoky bar. “Outta My System” is a highlight, a compact radio-ready track with a defined climax and without wasted airspace. This one, unlike some of the slower throwbacks, operates with a pop aesthetic in mind, cutting straight to the point and crossing the finish line. It just feels like there’s less pretense going on. “Holdin’ on to Black Metal”, meanwhile, sounds like it could have come straight from the Evil Urges recording session, a potpourri track that takes some time to sink in, but ultimately winds up as one of the album’s most rewarding cuts. Along with “You Wanna Freak Out”, there are certainly highlights here. In fact, these three tracks are greatest hits material. The stuff around it though… well, that just mostly feels in the way.
Circuital feels like an album torn between two places. Clearly the group feel indebted to their roots, which means they’ve also got an appreciation for the fans that were with them from the start because of a certain sound. But at the same time, tracks like “Holdin’ On to Black Metal” (and everything they did on Evil Urges) suggest they don’t want to spin wheels either. They want to take their sound down different avenues — and clearly, they’re more than capable of doing it. It’s a difficult place for a band to find themselves in, loyal to home and intrigued by what the road has to offer. If Circuital is any indication, the time may have come to pack up once and for all and explore what the world has to offer.
NORTHSIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL SCHEDULE
The full schedule for Brooklyn’s Northside Music Festival with Guided By Voices, Twin Sister, Deertick, Waaves, Surfer Blood and too many other great bands to list, has finally been announced. You can catch the Festival spanning numerous North Brooklyn music venues from June 16-19.
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You can also still buy a Northside badge to get you into most of the events (capacity permitting) including the sold out Beirut/Sharon Van Etten show.
Individual tickets are also still on sale for a lot of the other shows like Guided By Voices show withWavves, Surfer Blood, and The Babies in McCarren Park on June 18.
KALUP & FRANCO TURN IT UP, SO THEY CAN TURN IT OUT
James Franco (Howl, 127 Hours, Milk) will soon add “pop star?” to his growing array of curious creative endeavors. Following on the tails of his General Hostpital gig, a multimedia project entitled Three’s Company The Drama and sandwiched in between making a Wizard of Oz prequel, hosting the oscars and filming the new Planet of the Apes remake, Franco has collaborated with performance artist Kalup Linzy for the EP, “Turn it Up”.
An album which promises multi-mediums, spoken word over disco beats, a Franco rendition of Proud Mary, gospel music and some gender bending music videos shot and directed by both Kalup and Franco for the tunes “Turn it Up (So We Can Turn it Out)” and “Rising (Both Sides Now)”.
The album is set to be released on July 12, via Brooklyn’s tropical heat label Dutty Artz founded by DJ/rupture. Whether or not this will stand the test of time of Eddie Murphy’s “Party All The Time” remains to be seen. Fingers crossed.
THE ANTLERS: BURST APART
[rating: 4.5]
The Antlers: Burst Apart
Label: Fake Four Inc.
Release date: April 26, 2011
One of the biggest mistakes a band can make is trying to replicate a truly monumental album. For The Antlers, Hospice represents their mecca: a singular narrative made up of equal parts beauty and emotional wreckage encapsulated flawlessly in its own unique moment in time. And so with the band’s fourth full-length, there is no chasing of elusive ghosts. Instead, Peter Silberman and company have crafted an entirely different memento of near-equal magnitude. They’ve called it Burst Apart.
Instead of chronicling one tale from different perspectives as they did on Hospice, Burst Apart is broken down into 10 smaller stories, some of which do borrow from common themes (references to dogs and teeth are prevalent). The songwriting certainly feels less ambitious than when we last heard from The Antlers, but that comes as a refreshing alteration rather than a frustrating one. Hospice was so affective that not only does the band need to step back from it, but listeners do as well. And to keep things in perspective, the writing on Hospice set the bar astronomically high. Still, the stories of Burst Apart stand as a testament to Silberman’s proficiency. “No Widows”, one of the many great sonic revelations on the album, sounds written from the perspective of a soldier isolated from family and friends overseas. “If I never get back home/there’s no garden overgrown/no widows in the walls/no widows left alone”, Silberman sings, as if the protagonist is trying to convince himself that not making it out of his situation and back home might not be so bad after all. As the song progresses, Silberman grabs the harmony by the shoulders and lifts it up, sending it soaring over the track. Indicative of literally every song here, there’s an otherworldly power to each note, vocal run, and arrangement.
With the stories pushed a bit to the background, the band have really put an impetus on expanding their sound. The biggest influence here, especially on the first two singles “Parentheses” and “Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out”, is Radiohead, which isn’t a likeness that gets accurately thrown around often. These songs don’t just sound bigger, but they actually take on a dynamic, alien quality unlike anything the trio has done before. But even though they’ve magnified their sound — thicker layers, heavier percussion — their ability to make a stripped down song into something mountainous hasn’t withered, especially on the last four tracks. On “Corsica”, Silberman’s voice and the gentle, romanticized guitar strums that run up beside it take on a gorgeous echo as if the song were recorded from inside an enormous empty coliseum. Self-produced by Silberman and bandmates Michael Lerner and Darby Cicci, this song replicates some of the things that made the narratives of Hospice work so well: even though the instrumentation is held at a minimum, it sounds completely cavernous and expansive.
On the band’s profile over at the Frenchkiss Records website, there’s a bunch of quotes about how the new album came together and what the benchmarks were. Towards the end, Cicci is quoted as saying something that not only frames the record wonderfully, but attaches the perfect wording to it. “We want to draw people into the world of the record,” he says. And when you listen to it, that statement really crystallizes. Its sound and content might be different, but that’s because Burst Apart is an entity all unto its own: a captivating world brimming with a ravishing, hypnotic magnetism.
STREAM BON IVER’S NEW SELF TITLED ALBUM
(photo: D.L. Anderson)
Thanks to NPR and The New York Times, you can stream Bon Iver‘s new self-titled album which is officially out June 21 via Jagjaguwar. After some curious collaborations with Kanye and Phil Collins, Justin Vernon seems back on track , making a natural transitioning follow up to “For Emma, Forever Ago.”
BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO NEW YORK!
Herds of bicycle enthusiasts from around the world will flock to New York City this June for the Bicycle Film Festivalʼs Eleventh year in NY, to celebrate the worldʼs best invention: the bicycle.
Born in New York, the festival’s immense popularity and continued growth has evolved hand in hand with the unprecedented boomin urban cycling internationally. From its roots in New York City, the BFF has grown into a multi-faceted, globalevent that will travel to over 25 cities this year, from Milan to Tokyo, Minneapolis to Sydney.
In 2001 Brendt Barbur, Founding Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. He was inspired to turn this negative experience into a positive one, and created a festival that celebrates the bicycle through music, art, and film.
The festival merges many creative communities, including fashion, music and art, as well as various bicycling communities – road cycling, mountainbiking, fixed gear, BMX, cyclocross – over a shared passion for bike riding.“NY is one of the greatest bicycle cities in the world” says Brendt Barbur. “We are very happy to bring the BFFback home.”
Film highlights include:
The World Premiere of RACING TOWARDS RED HOOK (Dir. Jessica Scott & HydeHarper)
The story of 3 cyclists of diverse backgrounds competing in one of New York Cityʼs biggest undergroundevents, the 2011 Red Hook Criterium. The rules are simple: 20 laps, one gear, zero brakes.
SUNCHASERS (Dir. Irvin Coffee)
This documentary explores the world of competitive cycling through the lives ofthree disabled women, each in distinct periods of their cycling careers as they prepare for the Paralympics.BFF11 showcases a stellar collection of short films, including
LAST MINUTES WITH ODEN (winner of VimeoʼsBest Video Award)
dramatic documentary about Odenʼs struggle with cancer,
BIKELORDZ: STUNTS ANDSTYLES FROM ACCRA, GHANA
showcasing a new interesting bike culture
BIKE RACE
a bike animationthat puts some of cyclingʼs greats head to head.
Aside from the films, you can also check out
BIKES ROCK, a BFF kick-off concert, June 22
JOYRIDE ART SHOW June 23 at the Spencer Brownstone Gallery
GOLD SPRINTS PARTY June 24 at The Acheron
BFF STREET PARTYJune 25 in the Lower East Side
Celebrating bikes & community, 12-6 PM 2nd street, between 1st and 2nd ave.
The BFF Annual Street Party brings together bicycle enthusiasts and street riders from all over the world foran afternoon of bike fun in the street. Bicycle contests hosted by the best riders in the world. Freestyle fixedgear compettions hosted by the popular group GRIME and BMX Jam hosted by Post BMX. Vendors that spanthe globe will be selling handmade bicycle goods. Thousands of people expected!
LET THE RYTHYM ROCK dance party, June 25 at China Chalet.
300,000 people are expected to attend BFF in 2011. Make sure that youʼre one of them!For the most up to date information on the festival please visit bicyclefilmfestival.com
NEW STROKES SINGLE AND COVER ART: TAKEN FOR A FOOL
The Strokes have released their next single “Taken For A Fool” from the new album, Angles, with some new cover artwork promising a 7″ vinyl single coming shortly.
BAND RADAR: BUZZWORTHY SOUTH FLORIDA DUO: THE BAND IN HEAVEN
Stream the digitial album demos from The Band in Heaven; the latest noise duo making a name in the South Florida Music scene.
“The Band In Heaven sports a strong pop sensibility, and they make sure you hear it. It’s a trophy standing on a pedestal of guitar distortion and feedback. The sounds can be pretty punishing, but there’s a blissful, mind-numbing quality to their music, too. It could be likened to dream pop, but sleep is the last thing on my mind when this is on.” –theneedledrop.com
“If you dig the spacey, droning haze of NYC’s seminal Velvet Underground, Tx.’s primordial psych-pioneers the 13th Floor Elevators or even the dreamy revivalist mantras of such modern-day revisionists as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Brian Jonestown Massacre or The Warlocks, this buzzworthy Orlando duo will make you smile, nod out and fumble for a massive glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Their informed, crate-digger take on a genre which seems on the cusp of a major resurgence has all the lazy bombast of The Jesus & March Chain at their least “mature”: it’s a numbing wall of fuzzed-out bass, distorted guitar, combo organ and hypnotic, pounding drums drenched in echo and insouciantly bedraggled.” – Savannah’s Connect
BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN + NEW YORK NON-FICTION + GREEN AT ROOFTOP FILMS
Some more great shows at Rooftop Films coming up this week. On Thursday, They’re presenting a free screening of the David vs. Goliath documentary Battle for Brooklyn, about Bruce Ratner’s controversial Atlantic Yard’s project. Friday is “New York Non-Fiction,” the popular annual program of short films featuringthe quirky, compelling, and captivating local characters that make New York City great. And on Saturday check out a special sneak preview of Sophia Takal’s deliciously creepy sexual thriller Green, which won her the SXSW Chicken and Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award in Austin this year.
Thursday, June 9th
ROOFTOP FILMS: BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN – Free show
(Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley, David Beilinson | Brooklyn, NY | 93 min.)
A group of people in Rooftop’s beloved Brooklyn come together to fight the Atlantic Yards Project—a massive real estate development that threatens to destroy their homes and neighborhood—in this epic tale of how far people will go to fight for what they believe in. Presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Film Festival. BFF runs from June 3rd through June 12th.
No admission for this show. More information at: http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/battle-for-brooklyn/
Venue:
The Myrtle Avenue Hill in Ft. Greene Park, Myrtle and N. Portland, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Enter the park at Myrtle and N. Portland and walk up the path.
Subway: G to Fulton, C to Lafayette, 2,3,4,5 to Nevins or B,M,Q, R to Dekalb
9:00PM Film Begins
Friday, June 10, 2011
ROOFTOP FILMS: NEW YORK NON-FICTION (Short Films)
It’s Your City. Take a Look. One’s a hustler. One’s a magician. Several are men of music. And one’s just a regular guy. But they have two things in common: They’re all New Yorkers, and they all have a story. One that distinguishes them. One that defines them. One that strikes a universal chord, yet is uniquely New York. These New York stories will stick with you.
Tickets are $10 online or at the door. Tickets and more information at:http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/new-york-nonfiction-1/
Venue:
OPEN ROAD ROOFTOP
350 Grand Street (at Essex), Lower East Side, New York, NY 10002
Subway: F, J, M, Z to Delancey Street-Essex Street; B, D, Q to Grand Street
8:00 PM Doors Open
8:30 PM Live Music by Greg Garing
9:00 PM Films Begin
11:30 PM After Party at Fontanas (105 Eldridge Street, btwn Grand St. and Broome St.)
The Films:
FOUND: LOST PICTURES OF NEW YORK BLIZZARD (Todd Bieber | NYC)
A MAN NAMED MAGICK (Joaquin Perez & Robert Hatch-Miller | Brooklyn, NY)
THE BOWLER (Sean Dunne | NYC)
LEGEND: A FILM ABOUT GREG GARING (Emily Branham | NYC)
FOUND: LOST PICTURES OF NEW YORK BLIZZARD, PART 2 (Todd Bieber | NYC)
WHITE LINES AND THE FEVER: THE DEATH OF DJ JUNEBUG (Travis Senger | NYC)
FOUND: LOST PICTURES OF NEW YORK BLIZZARD, PART 3 (Todd Bieber | NYC)
Saturday, June 11, 2011
ROOFTOP FILMS: GREEN – Sneak Preview
(Sophia Takal | Brooklyn, NY | 72 min.)
An eerily compelling sexual thriller from writer-director Sophia Takal, Green focuses on a young literary couple who encounter an alluring country bumpkin during their weekend getaway. Brooklyn-based filmmaker Sophia Takal’s promising debut focuses on the romantic tensions that develop between a young literary couple and the outgoing country bumpkin they encounter during a getaway from the city. Out in the woods, existing relationships start to fray, and the makings of a dangerous love triangle start to come together. Or do they? Takal’s auspicious debut hovers in remarkable ambiguity. Winner of the Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award at the SXSW Film Festival.
Tickets are $10 online or at the door. Tickets and more information at:
http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/green/
Venue:
OPEN ROAD ROOFTOP
350 Grand Street (at Essex), Lower East Side, New York, NY 10002
Subway: F, J, M, Z to Delancey Street-Essex Street; B, D, Q to Grand Street
8:00 PM Doors Open
8:30 PM Live Music
9:00 PM Film Begins
11:30 PM After Party at Fontanas (105 Eldridge St., btwn Grand St. and Broome St.)
Plays with:
MEN IN LOVE (Keith Davis | Brooklyn, NY | 12 min.)
Following a bitter break-up, Leo’s best friend takes him out to meet a new woman and ‘get over’ his ex. But after a steamy and unexpected encounter with a stranger he’s forced to face what most men fear: they don’t realize they’re in love until it’s too late.
DOWNLOAD THE FIRST SINGLE FROM DAWES: NOTHING IS WRONG
Dawes follows up their 2009 debut album North Hills, with the new hyped album Nothing is Wrong. Preview the album by downloading the first single “If I Wanted Someone”, using the widget below.
STREAM THE NEW BATTLES ALBUM: GLOSS DROP
Stream the new Battles LP, Gloss Drop, at 3VOOR12 before it officially drops in North America tomorrow on June 7.
TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS HEADLINE 4KNOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL AT SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
In preparation for the brand-new 4Knots Music Festival at South Street Seaport, the Village Voice is holding a free, all-ages kickoff show on July 9 with Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. Show starts at 6pm. Then the following week, on the 16th you can check out The Black Angels with Davila 666 and Oberhofer. More bands and DJ’s will be announced shortly and both days are rain or shine.
SWIMMING WITH THOUSANDS OF JELLYFISH IN PALAU
With music from Radiohead and using a Canon 5D Mark II, Simga 15mm Fisheye Lens and Aquatica Housing, filmmaker Sarosh Jacob takes us into the strange world of Jellyfish Lake, a lake located on Eli Malk island in the Republic of Palau. Twelve thousand years ago the jellyfish here became trapped in a natural basin on the island when the ocean receded. With no predators amongst them for thousands of years, they evolved into a new species that lost most of their stinging ability as they no longer had to protect themselves.
NEW VIDEO FROM JUSTICE: CIVILIZATION
Here’s the Edouard Salier bison-adorned new video from Justice for the song “Civilization” from the new record they have dropping later this year on Ed Banger.
