Flairs
14 MarAnd if you weren’t sold on the first selection, here’s a list of all the ways that Lionel Flairs is allegedly better than Prince.
“10,000 Emerald Pools”- Børns
7 Mar
I’m a little obsessed with this video today. It may tend more towards the dreamy side than pyschedelic, but it definitely feels other-wordly. Børns is a LA singer songwriter whose current claim to fame is that he lives in a tree-house- quite dreamy. The ethereal vocals combined with clever underwater footage make it easy to fall into Børns’ world.
TV on the Radio – Second Song
21 FebI searched. Believe me, I searched for more on the making of this video. Maybe stop-motion techniques don’t vary that much, but I would love to watch a project like this unfold. I am eternally grateful that there are people in this world who make such visions a reality for the rest of us.
A few photos of the production process: http://michaelplease.blogspot.com/2011/09/making-of-tv-on-radio-second-song.html
“Lucy in the Sky with Dimonds” by the Flaming Lips feat. Miley Cyrus and Moby
15 Feb
No, I did not make this up. It’s real, even more than real maybe…
Juvenile Juvenile “Forget Me Soon”- film by Cherry Kino
13 FebOld style super 8 music video by Cherry Kino. Cherry Kino says, “All hand-processed. As well as regular footage I shot in Finland and the UK, the footage also includes flowers stuck directly to the film strip, and handmade rayograms.”
The Go! Team
7 FebA contemporary 6-person group from the UK whose sound was inspired by double dutch jump roping chants. Some serious energy, and videos very much of the retro persuasion. If that’s sounds like a good time to you, then let’s go!
Clubfeet – Everything You Wanted
17 JanI have great respect for simplicity. I admire this video for its use of just one feature of film editing to give us something to follow and anticipate the whole way through.













