Mumford and Sons are the first folk rock band that I discovered the old fashioned way, the radio. And for some reason I immediately felt they had already "made it". A short while later I saw they had been nominated for a Grammy.
Having your small unknown band brings great hope they will manage to gain the mass appeal that will allow them to make records for a long time, without selling out of course but that is not reality(lol?). Silversun Pickups were nominated last year and I thought things would really get moving. Many late night show appearances later, nothing. And when I speak of nothing, it relates to the mainstream media, not some hipster's plaid based blog.
Let's hope Mumford and Sons have an Oprah moment or something of the like, so they can keep producing great works of music for years to come.
1.15.2011
8.27.2010
Linkin Park eyeing The Catalyst
Linkin Park is back with a new sound and video from the upcoming album A Thousand Suns directed by their turntablist Joseph Hahn.
Reading the comments on the video, one would think the fanbase has deserted their former favorites. It is only when one notices that these sentiments are the cries of teenagers begging for the angst ridden, younger Linkin Park that one knows the boys of California have surpassed their 'me' phase and are now worldly.
Reading the comments on the video, one would think the fanbase has deserted their former favorites. It is only when one notices that these sentiments are the cries of teenagers begging for the angst ridden, younger Linkin Park that one knows the boys of California have surpassed their 'me' phase and are now worldly.
8.24.2009
Breaking Benjamin eyeing I Will Not Bow video
Directed by Rich Lee from the album, Dear Agony.
In contrast to the last rock single movie tie in, Breaking Benjamin received the raw end of the deal and were handed the scraps of the movie advertising budget. The video was filmed in a building that's part of the World Trade Center complex, and that's all there is to it, a big office space with the band performing.
It all ends up being about 80% of shots from the movie, that after watching felt like some sort of Stepford Wives meets I, Robot, clone. Great to see Breaking Benjamin back, but not in this fashion.
In contrast to the last rock single movie tie in, Breaking Benjamin received the raw end of the deal and were handed the scraps of the movie advertising budget. The video was filmed in a building that's part of the World Trade Center complex, and that's all there is to it, a big office space with the band performing.
It all ends up being about 80% of shots from the movie, that after watching felt like some sort of Stepford Wives meets I, Robot, clone. Great to see Breaking Benjamin back, but not in this fashion.
7.30.2009
Attack In Black eyeing Liberties video
Directed by Marc Ricciardelli from the album, Years (by One Thousand Fingertips).
An alternate universe where childhood games can lead to painful conclusions. And also a place where the street corner based food cart serves food on par with 5 star restaurants, though in a stomach turning form. The final destination franchise would love to have this director on hand, a blade in an apple?(Most likely a phrase that went over my head but still gruesome to depict)
Attack in Black | Dane Alone Records
An alternate universe where childhood games can lead to painful conclusions. And also a place where the street corner based food cart serves food on par with 5 star restaurants, though in a stomach turning form. The final destination franchise would love to have this director on hand, a blade in an apple?(Most likely a phrase that went over my head but still gruesome to depict)
Attack in Black | Dane Alone Records
7.27.2009
Friendly Fires eyeing Kiss of Life video
Directed by Chris Cottam from the album, Friendly Fires(re-release version).
According to a UGO interview, the band's first performance at a birthday party was shut down and they were replaced by a DJ.
Vibrant music video that reflects the theme present in the backing track. The dancing procession behind Macfarlane draw the eye with their colored outfits versus the dull colors the band wears, reverse for most videos. Maybe the costume designer was asked to do so to keep us from watching Macfarlane dance(try?) He does pretty well, with the strange shimmy he does at the three minute mark one of a couple exceptions. Simple clip that does what it needed to do, nothing more can be asked.
According to a UGO interview, the band's first performance at a birthday party was shut down and they were replaced by a DJ.
Vibrant music video that reflects the theme present in the backing track. The dancing procession behind Macfarlane draw the eye with their colored outfits versus the dull colors the band wears, reverse for most videos. Maybe the costume designer was asked to do so to keep us from watching Macfarlane dance(try?) He does pretty well, with the strange shimmy he does at the three minute mark one of a couple exceptions. Simple clip that does what it needed to do, nothing more can be asked.
Bowling For Soup eyeing My Wena video
From the album, Sorry for Partyin'.
Jaret Reddick(vocals) is part of comedy troupe called Fourth Wall Comedy. Fans can see him and the group out of their base in Denton, Texas.
Wow, this video is just, wow... For some reason I didn't notice the title of the song and after the first couple seconds, it clicked. A self gratuitous song about the male member that I'm surprised I've never come across. Who would've known that Wena likes fish tacos? All in all, hilarious clip.
Jaret Reddick(vocals) is part of comedy troupe called Fourth Wall Comedy. Fans can see him and the group out of their base in Denton, Texas.
Wow, this video is just, wow... For some reason I didn't notice the title of the song and after the first couple seconds, it clicked. A self gratuitous song about the male member that I'm surprised I've never come across. Who would've known that Wena likes fish tacos? All in all, hilarious clip.
7.20.2009
Bad Veins eyeing Gold and Warm video
Directed by Benjamin Davis from the album, Bad Veins.
Bad Veins are rising quickly in the music world. While opening for another band, that band liked them so much that they shopped them around and some weeks later, they had a record deal. So far they have only over a dozen shows in their young careers and they have already played with the likes of Silversun Pickups and Apples in Stereo.
Simple, extremely simple video with only one scene and two people. Yet it works, the band gives off enough energy and the on screen lyrics keep one watching.
Bad Veins are rising quickly in the music world. While opening for another band, that band liked them so much that they shopped them around and some weeks later, they had a record deal. So far they have only over a dozen shows in their young careers and they have already played with the likes of Silversun Pickups and Apples in Stereo.
Simple, extremely simple video with only one scene and two people. Yet it works, the band gives off enough energy and the on screen lyrics keep one watching.
Lord Cut Glass eyeing Look After Your Wife video
Directed by Tobias Feltus from the album, Lord Cut Glass.
“If Lord Cut-Glass was a political leader he’d be more dictator than democrat."
Great art style with guys riding pigs and female heads in cages, great fun for all. Most of the video is literal and therefore easy to follow, until we reach the last minute when actions seems to be randomly happening on screen. Some guys would love to have that paper bag...
“If Lord Cut-Glass was a political leader he’d be more dictator than democrat."
Great art style with guys riding pigs and female heads in cages, great fun for all. Most of the video is literal and therefore easy to follow, until we reach the last minute when actions seems to be randomly happening on screen. Some guys would love to have that paper bag...
7.16.2009
Týr eyeing Hold the Heathen Hammer High video
Directed by Silvan Büge from the album, By the Light of the Northern Star.
The Faroe Islands, home to Týr, fits well with the themes the band uses in their music. Their newest release is their fifth album to date. You can download the Hold the Heathen Hammer Here video here.
The viking imagery was there with the ship and the rowers but the drummer decides to throw it off with his shirt. It seems they decided to spend zero on wardrobe for the band, therefore they had them go shirtless. The drummer, maybe feeling insecure, keeps his shirt on and the entire mood of the video goes overboard(haha?)
The Faroe Islands, home to Týr, fits well with the themes the band uses in their music. Their newest release is their fifth album to date. You can download the Hold the Heathen Hammer Here video here.
The viking imagery was there with the ship and the rowers but the drummer decides to throw it off with his shirt. It seems they decided to spend zero on wardrobe for the band, therefore they had them go shirtless. The drummer, maybe feeling insecure, keeps his shirt on and the entire mood of the video goes overboard(haha?)
Roche Limit eyeing My Friend Ship
Directed by Dave Righton from the album, Sometimes We Must Change Shape.
Roche Limit is Dave Righton, a one man band based in Canada. The music video, created using Google Sketchup , cost Righton 11 U.S. dollars to create, with the only cost being the tape he used to record his creation. [Roche]
This goes to show that sometimes money doesn't always get you the best video. Google Sketchup is a CAD program that was used to create a visually unique piece of work. The only thing that's out of place was the 3D text used that looked like it came straight out of MS Word. If Righton keeps it up, his production costs will be very low...
Roche Limit is Dave Righton, a one man band based in Canada. The music video, created using Google Sketchup , cost Righton 11 U.S. dollars to create, with the only cost being the tape he used to record his creation. [Roche]
This goes to show that sometimes money doesn't always get you the best video. Google Sketchup is a CAD program that was used to create a visually unique piece of work. The only thing that's out of place was the 3D text used that looked like it came straight out of MS Word. If Righton keeps it up, his production costs will be very low...
7.15.2009
The Offspring eyeing Stuff is Messed Up video
Directed by F. Scott Schafer and Sean Evans from the album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.
The band's smash hit album, Smash, was remastered and re-released in April last year. The album, which was originally released in 1994, is still the highest selling indie label album of all time.
Don't judge a book by its cover, or judge all the way, according to this music video. The scene(1:25) with the female bodybuilder and the pageant girl is extremely disturbing for some reason...
Omega Lithium eyeing Stigmata video
From the album, Dreams in Formaline.
Dreams in Formaline is the band's debut album and will be released on Drakkar Records. The band signed to the record label earlier this month.
Vivid imagery awaits those who watch the video below, as vivid as the color grey can become. The set pieces were intricately designed, kudos if it was all CG for the artist captured the gothic look and feel extremely well. Don't drink the drink...
Julie Doiron eyeing Consolation Prize video
Directed by Tim McDonough from the album, I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day.
As a Canadian, Julie Doiron's home fans take pride in her work. So much so that the mayor of Bruno in Saskatchewan province named June 7, "Julie Doiron Day". As part of the ceremony, she was awarded a bench. [Exclaim]
The video follows everyone's childhood nightmare, the visit to the dentist. Julie Doiron didn't leave her teeth for the tooth fairy to collect like most other kids, she buried them in her backyard. For some reason she decided to retrace her steps to find where she buried them and comes up with a strange surprise. Beware the tooth clones...
The Dead Weather eyeing Treat Me Like Your Mother video
Directed by Jonathan Glazer from the album, Horehound.
Fans of all degrees can join The Dead Weather's, "The Vault," and depending on your fandom(money spent) you will be receiving unique material in your mail. The social networking style site is run by the band's label, Third Man Records. Those who sign up for the maximum $20 fee, quarterly Third Man 12"s and the occasional limited 7" will be coming your way.
The video builds and builds and then it just ends. The two characters are horrendous shots, and who plays chicken with guns anyway? Quite disappointed overall, the production level was high but the visual story was missing, unless I missed something...
Suicide Silence eyeing Wake Up video
Directed by David Brodsky from the album, No Time to Bleed.
Mitchell Luker(vocals) is featured on the cover of the July 21st issue of Revolver magazine. It is the band's first metal magazine cover.
An extreme drug therapy session is witnessed in this video. It's extremely simple, scream in someone' face, but it could be effective. If nothing else, this would be a great track for an alarm...
7.14.2009
The Veils eyeing Begin Again video
Directed by Sean Gratton from the album, Sun Gangs.
Three weeks after the release of Sun Gangs in April 2009, Henning Dietz(drummer), left the band after the birth of his daughter.
Disturbing images fill this faux news report style video. The interweaving between the lyrics and the stock footage is done quite well. And some of the clips are disturbing, those with weak stomachs beware. At the end of the video, it's almost like the director is saying, with all that's going on, there's still peace out there...
Three weeks after the release of Sun Gangs in April 2009, Henning Dietz(drummer), left the band after the birth of his daughter.
Disturbing images fill this faux news report style video. The interweaving between the lyrics and the stock footage is done quite well. And some of the clips are disturbing, those with weak stomachs beware. At the end of the video, it's almost like the director is saying, with all that's going on, there's still peace out there...
Farewell Continental eyeing Do You Wanna Tangle? video
Directed by Shane Nelson from the EP, Farewell Continental.
As can be seen on the band's Myspace, "Feel free to support us or not...Our goal is to have a perpetual bank balance of $0".
Is this what happens if you try to leave a band? The video shows one of the reasons some bands seem to somehow come back together after a feud. They have this hanging over their head. Or it could be an allusion to the music business where it seems to be play and make money or we could care less...
As can be seen on the band's Myspace, "Feel free to support us or not...Our goal is to have a perpetual bank balance of $0".
Is this what happens if you try to leave a band? The video shows one of the reasons some bands seem to somehow come back together after a feud. They have this hanging over their head. Or it could be an allusion to the music business where it seems to be play and make money or we could care less...
7.10.2009
Alice In Chains eyeing A Looking In View video
Directed by Stephen Schuster from the album, Black Gives Way to Blue.
Black Gives Way to Blue is the band's first album since the death of vocalist Layne Staley in 2002. William DuVall of Comes With the Fall is the current lead.
A music video bordering on epic length, three distinct story lines are exhibited with all carrying the same underlying theme. The teen suffering from childhood based PTSD has the most constructive method of concealing his pain compared to the other characters. The NSFW female's section has a redemptive quality after she undergoes a self inflicted near death experience. The adult male's final scene on the bed has a whiff of contradiction. Will he bend to his temptations within a room filled with the symbols he used to try and cleanse himself?
Black Gives Way to Blue is the band's first album since the death of vocalist Layne Staley in 2002. William DuVall of Comes With the Fall is the current lead.
A music video bordering on epic length, three distinct story lines are exhibited with all carrying the same underlying theme. The teen suffering from childhood based PTSD has the most constructive method of concealing his pain compared to the other characters. The NSFW female's section has a redemptive quality after she undergoes a self inflicted near death experience. The adult male's final scene on the bed has a whiff of contradiction. Will he bend to his temptations within a room filled with the symbols he used to try and cleanse himself?
The Sound of Animals Fighting eyeing Another Leather Lung video
Created by Eric Stodolnik from the album, The Ocean and the Sun.
The musical collective, The Sounds of Animals Fighting's, body of work ended with the release of The Ocean and the Sun. Nine rotating members had only four live shows under the Animals Fighting banner.
Those in an altered state of mind will find greater appreciation watching the video than those sober. It features the works of painter Vasily Kafanov though the manner in which they are exhibited greatly enhances the paintings in a manner that draws one's attention to certain elements. I would really like to know how the animator came up with his trippy vision...
[AbsolutePunk]
The musical collective, The Sounds of Animals Fighting's, body of work ended with the release of The Ocean and the Sun. Nine rotating members had only four live shows under the Animals Fighting banner.
Those in an altered state of mind will find greater appreciation watching the video than those sober. It features the works of painter Vasily Kafanov though the manner in which they are exhibited greatly enhances the paintings in a manner that draws one's attention to certain elements. I would really like to know how the animator came up with his trippy vision...
[AbsolutePunk]
Third Eye Blind eyeing Don't Believe A Word video
Directed by Stephan Jenkins from the album, Ursa Major.
Those who will be in New York city on July 17 can attend a free show at Central Park. Third Eye Blind will be taping for Good Morning America for those willing to be there at 6 a.m. when gates open.
Stop motion + performance video = whatever this was...
Those who will be in New York city on July 17 can attend a free show at Central Park. Third Eye Blind will be taping for Good Morning America for those willing to be there at 6 a.m. when gates open.
Stop motion + performance video = whatever this was...
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