500 Days of Summer

Voyage

Voyage from Marco Aslan on Vimeo.

http://www.marcoaslan.com/

We build this city

World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.

A strange man builds a world using holographic tools for the woman he loves.
This award winning short was created by filmmaker Bruce Branit, widely known as the co-creator of ‘405′. World Builder was shot in a single day followed by about 2 years of post production. Branit is the owner of Branit VFX based in Kansas City.

In Public Places

Blame Ringo's first single "Garble Arch" from their new album, "Lucky Number 9".

It's A Day in the Life of Abbey Road!

Song/album available through official site or iTunes.

It's a great album with some pretty exceptional tracks.

Please Follow Our Demonstration

Today is two-video-day-Tuesday.

Here's an interestingly dark vid by Richard Fenwick, a short film director from London who has done some work for the BBC.


via videosift.com

Also be sure to check out the short film website, FutureShorts.com

You Spin Me Right 'Round, Baby.

It's amazing how much this 9-month old baby moves around in 4 hours.



This is courtesy of Quebec-based photographer Francis Vachon.

The Colours Red and Blue.

This summer, Sony released a new commercial for Sony cameras. Sony has used some interesting and original (not to mention, beautiful) concepts before to promote their Bravia television.

I wish I was in NYC when they shot this commercial. The team behind this commercial invited all bloggers to attend and take pictures on the day of the shoot to generate some buzz. I guess I got started too late.

I'm sure this is old for some of you, but I just wanted to share.



In 2003 Sony created this ad for the Bravia in which they dropped thousands of rubber bouncy balls down the streets of San Francisco. The spot features a perfect soundtrack provided by Sweden's Jose Gonzales cover of "Heartbeat".

You're The Shit And I'm Knee-deep in it.

For those of you who have seen the television show "One Tree Hill" you might recognize this song.

Frightened Rabbit is a multi-piece band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band has released two studio albums. With their second offering, The Midnight Organ Fight, they have finally received some widespread critical acclaim.

Be sure to keep a look out for a forthcoming third album due out this year. The band is currently wrapping up the Eastern leg of their U.S. tour with shows in Philly and NYC and then off to the U.K. in February.

According to their MySpace page;

They are a band who live in Glasgow and have done for some time. They record in bedrooms, cupboards and kitchens. Anyone can be in Frightened Rabbit. They have played some live shows in this city, but want to meet people from other cities, in order that they can come and blow into tubes when they play live. Lets keep pop music alive by getting it out of that dress and into a sweater.

Sounds like they put on one hell of a live show.

Take a listen to "My Backwards Walk".



Frightened Rabbit on Myspace

Flower Power

The Kings of Convenience sound like they could have been plucked from decades ago. Their music would be right at home in 60's-70's acoustic folk. This is a great song from them titled, Toxic Girl.



While we're on the topic of KoC, their song, “Gold In The Air Of Summer” is featured on this fan-created video of the upcoming PS3 video-game, Flower.

Flower is a new take on the old tradition of first-person games. Your job is to guide a pedal across a meadow. There is no time-limit, no objective and no score. It's more or less a zen exercise. I'll be sure to check it out when it hits stores later this year.

I Was a Long, Long Way Off

Such an amazing fantastical feel to this video. From the catchy drum beat, to the smooth, warm lyrics, this video is just fun. Gives the listener a sense of hope about the potential of each day.

Autumn de Wilde directed this video for Greg Laswell’s “How The Day Sounds”.


How The Day Sounds from Miky Wolf on Vimeo.

Friend of the band Elijah Wood showed up to be a part of the shoot.

Is anyone else thirsty for whatever sodas they're drinking?

Logic Will Break Your Heart

As anyone who knows me can attest; I have a strong passion for Montreal-based alt/rock band, The Stills.

The Stills have always been one those bands that I can listen to on a loop and never get old.

The band broke out in 2005 with the strong release of Logic Will Break Your Heart. Their second album, while being a bit of a departure from their original sound didn't establish them as a prominent Canadian band. However, after opening for Paul McCartney in 2008 and the release of their best-received and most commercial EP, Oceans Will Rise, The Stills have secured themselves a spot among the best Canada has to offer.

The Stills are in Ottawa on Saturday, January 31st opening for Sam Roberts at the Bronson Centre.

Be sure to watch for my review of the show early next week.

Take a listen to In the Beginning.

Standing Under the Bar lights

The Airborne Toxic Event is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles. The band consists of singer and guitarist Mikel Jollett, guitarist and keyboardist Steven Chen, bassist Noah Harmon, drummer Daren Taylor, and keyboardist and violist Anna Bulbrook. Named after a section of the book White Noise, by Don DeLillo, the group incorporates string instruments and keyboards, along with a standard rock lineup of guitar, drums, and bass guitar. A great mix of sounds and passionate lyrics.

The inspiration for this album came as Jollett was in the middle of writing a novel. As he read the words on the pages he realized that his work would be better suited as a rock album. You can tell from the poetry of his lyrics that he has a way with words.

Give them a listen and check them out when they come to Ottawa March 5th at Zaphods.

All the Promises I Could Make

Take a listen to the Evacuate by the London-based band, The Boxer Rebellion.

They've been writing music and releasing tracks since 2001. Hopefully this new single will provide them some major coverage that they haven't yet had in North America.



This song and their recently-released album, Union, is on sale exclusively on iTunes.

A Slipper by the Fireplace

This is the video for Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie.

Beautifully sung and delivered. Enjoy.