On their new video, Homelife are very close to fall into psychedelism. They do indeed. Their last album, “Exotic Interlude” (out on Humble Soul), is like that, a strange mixture of off-beat pop, lounge music, Hawaian guitars and tiny percussions. Check it out.
Tags: Homelife, music video, psychedelism, uk
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Whoever doubts French duo Daft Punk are legendary, watch this: They’re from Austria, they’re called “Aphte Punk” (pronounce aft) and their argument is pretty simple. “Better, Stronger, Faster… Cheaper”! Lire la suite
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Comic Book from the Creators of Superman. Watch Documentary here
In this video trailer, authors Mel Gordon and Thomas Andrae preview their new book from Feral House, “Siegel and Shuster’s Funnyman: The First Jewish Superhero from the Creators of Superman.” Lire la suite
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Via Allez Allez
UK producer is back this morning with a very afro-beat & indie mix. Lire la suite
New Video and New Album for Canadian Electro Post-Rockers
Holy Fuck was one of the best acts we saw in SWSX. Their third album Latin is due to release on May, 11 on Young Turks. Lire la suite
Tags: canada, electronic, Holy Fuck, Latin, music video
Warp’s Born Ruffians Turn Funky With Their New Stuff
Born Ruffians are back with a stunning new song, and with a stunning new music video. A stunning band ? Anyway, their new album “Say it” will hit the world on June 14th, coming out on Warp Records. Lire la suite
Tags: Born Ruffians, canada, fun, geek, graphic design, music video
Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Ringo Starr and Keith Moon on Plotless Documentary
British film director Tony Palmer‘s trippy documentary, which originally came out in 1971, is being re released this month. This was originally shot on video and it is now restored. Scattered with performances by the Mothers of Invention and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, the story is a plotless tale of life on the road for touring musicians. Lire la suite
Tags: documentary, DVD, Frank Zappa, moustache
“Thanks god for mental illness”… This unofficial music video illustrates Mount Eerie‘s music so well: slow motion violence and intensity. Lire la suite
But the Disk Protector ain’t leaving
No surprise in that, 3.5-inch Floppy disk is dead today. I hesitated to put that on the blog knowing that people who would be interested in that info would already know by now anyway. And I just remembered this 1992 anti-copy hip hop commercial. Which is worth digging. It was produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Lire la suite
Tags: computer, nerd, waste of time
Famous Artists’Ffaces Made Out Of K7 Tapes
Graduated from Washington University in St Louis,Atlanta-based artist Erika Iris Simmons AKA Iri5, just created the "Ghost in The Machine" series. She recycled donated cassette tapes and film reels, turning them into portraits of famous musicians and movie stars.(Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Trent Reznor, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Marley...)
"I love the nostalgia of the archaic and I hope that not everything which has outlived its use goes to waste", says on her website. I love to think about the data contained on the media, and the idea that a copy of the the music (or movie) is also contained in your own head...", she says.
Don't push it Erika, it looks good, and that's already a lot.
Website here
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