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"Just" Video
(20 March 2006) - Last month I posted about Mark Ronson's excellent cover of Radiohead's Just, with Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet on vocals. I've just seen the video and it is as good as, if not better than, the tune itself. Check out the updated post for details....
(20 March 2006) - Last month I posted about Mark Ronson's excellent cover of Radiohead's Just, with Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet on vocals. I've just seen the video and it is as good as, if not better than, the tune itself. Check out the updated post for details....
SXSW: From Smoosh to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
(17 March 2006) - Yesterday was day two of the music portion of SXSW and Cool Hunting hit seven different venues to see eight different bands in just over seven hours, which was just about the standard pace necessary to keep up with the 1,300 bands scheduled to play—not to mention all the non-SXSW events. First on the list was Eliot Lipp (pictured above), a 25-year old rising...
(17 March 2006) - Yesterday was day two of the music portion of SXSW and Cool Hunting hit seven different venues to see eight different bands in just over seven hours, which was just about the standard pace necessary to keep up with the 1,300 bands scheduled to play—not to mention all the non-SXSW events. First on the list was Eliot Lipp (pictured above), a 25-year old rising...
Talking with Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
(15 March 2006) - Drummers, those guys sitting in the back of the stage behind a wall of cymbals and amplifiers, often complain about being overlooked, and they usually have a point. Add an extravagant lead singer with a penchant for causing havoc on stage into the mix, and you’re likely to feel downright invisible. But that doesn’t bother Brian Chase, drummer for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who's...
(15 March 2006) - Drummers, those guys sitting in the back of the stage behind a wall of cymbals and amplifiers, often complain about being overlooked, and they usually have a point. Add an extravagant lead singer with a penchant for causing havoc on stage into the mix, and you’re likely to feel downright invisible. But that doesn’t bother Brian Chase, drummer for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who's...
Zero 7: Futures
(14 March 2006) - If, like me, you're in the Northern hemisphere and are about ready for the sunshine of summer, then the release of Zero 7's new single Futures couldn't be better timed. Available on the iTunes U.K. store this week, it's a collaboration with Swedish troubador of the moment, José González (whose song Heartbeats accompanies the celebrated Sony Bravia ad with the bouncing balls in the...
(14 March 2006) - If, like me, you're in the Northern hemisphere and are about ready for the sunshine of summer, then the release of Zero 7's new single Futures couldn't be better timed. Available on the iTunes U.K. store this week, it's a collaboration with Swedish troubador of the moment, José González (whose song Heartbeats accompanies the celebrated Sony Bravia ad with the bouncing balls in the...
Cool Hunting Video Presents: 8-Bit v3: Bit Shifter
(10 March 2006) - In our third installment of the 8-Bit series, we interview Bit Shifter (Josh Davis) about creating music with a pair of Gameboys. The interview takes place at 'Barcade' in Brooklyn and also features Mike Rosenthal, Experimental Music Director at 'The Tank.'...
(10 March 2006) - In our third installment of the 8-Bit series, we interview Bit Shifter (Josh Davis) about creating music with a pair of Gameboys. The interview takes place at 'Barcade' in Brooklyn and also features Mike Rosenthal, Experimental Music Director at 'The Tank.'...
The Zutons: Why Won't You Give Me Your Love
(10 March 2006) - With their canny use of sax, Liverpool's The Zutons are set once again to mix a bit of Mississippi madness with their Mersey roots to great effect. I'm a huge fan of their debut Who Killed The Zutons? and eagerly await the release in April of their second long-player Tired Of Hangin' Around. Stomping new single Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? is...
(10 March 2006) - With their canny use of sax, Liverpool's The Zutons are set once again to mix a bit of Mississippi madness with their Mersey roots to great effect. I'm a huge fan of their debut Who Killed The Zutons? and eagerly await the release in April of their second long-player Tired Of Hangin' Around. Stomping new single Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? is...
Sibylle Baier: Colour Green
(09 March 2006) - Sometimes it takes 35 years and a few detours to finally get to where you were going. Recorded in 1970, the songs that make up Colour Green, Sibylle Baier’s intimate underground folk album, have been released for the first time on the Orange Twin label. As experimental folk they find relevance with today’s audience, a new generation seeking to unearth these artist’s inspirations, discovering...
(09 March 2006) - Sometimes it takes 35 years and a few detours to finally get to where you were going. Recorded in 1970, the songs that make up Colour Green, Sibylle Baier’s intimate underground folk album, have been released for the first time on the Orange Twin label. As experimental folk they find relevance with today’s audience, a new generation seeking to unearth these artist’s inspirations, discovering...
United Bamboo's After Evers Tees
(02 March 2006) - Like legendary tees emblazoned with "This is Not a Fugazi Shirt", merch says a lot about a band. The latest in a series of curated t-shirt collections produced by New York label United Bamboo puts musicians themselves to work designing their own graphics. The included groups represent some of the most innovative and hyped artists of late with a heavy dose from the New...
(02 March 2006) - Like legendary tees emblazoned with "This is Not a Fugazi Shirt", merch says a lot about a band. The latest in a series of curated t-shirt collections produced by New York label United Bamboo puts musicians themselves to work designing their own graphics. The included groups represent some of the most innovative and hyped artists of late with a heavy dose from the New...
Brian Eno’s 14 Video Paintings
(02 March 2006) - Given Brian Eno’s dabbling in nearly every popular music form in the last 35 years, from nob-twirling glam pioneer to producing some of the best albums to come out of post punk and new wave (not to mention his own role as a forefather to electronic and ambient music) it’s not really a surprise he chose to experiment with another electronic medium—video. In 1981...
(02 March 2006) - Given Brian Eno’s dabbling in nearly every popular music form in the last 35 years, from nob-twirling glam pioneer to producing some of the best albums to come out of post punk and new wave (not to mention his own role as a forefather to electronic and ambient music) it’s not really a surprise he chose to experiment with another electronic medium—video. In 1981...
Milieu
(02 March 2006) - With so much music being released that's freely available on the internet, it's a little daunting to try and sift through to find the diamonds. But British blogger Alex Young is a gifted electronica aficionado that does just that. His site, Milieu, is the most basic concept, but Young's taste and knowledge of the genre provides an invaluable service. He doesn't limit himself to...
(02 March 2006) - With so much music being released that's freely available on the internet, it's a little daunting to try and sift through to find the diamonds. But British blogger Alex Young is a gifted electronica aficionado that does just that. His site, Milieu, is the most basic concept, but Young's taste and knowledge of the genre provides an invaluable service. He doesn't limit himself to...
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan: Ballad of the Broken Seas
(24 February 2006) - Sad music is my favorite music. Is that because I’m depressed? Maybe, but I’ll take early Leonard Cohen and bottle of single malt over the latest Arctic Monkeys-type record and a vodka Red Bull every time. That’s just me. And for people like me, Mark Lanegan’s whiskey-soaked growl has always been as reliable as a drunk friend. After leaving grunge band the Screaming Trees,...
(24 February 2006) - Sad music is my favorite music. Is that because I’m depressed? Maybe, but I’ll take early Leonard Cohen and bottle of single malt over the latest Arctic Monkeys-type record and a vodka Red Bull every time. That’s just me. And for people like me, Mark Lanegan’s whiskey-soaked growl has always been as reliable as a drunk friend. After leaving grunge band the Screaming Trees,...
Cool Hunting Video Presents: Bajofondo Remixed
(23 February 2006) - A conversation with visual artist Veronica Loza who performs live imagery as a member of the band, Bajofondo Tango Club, the South American electro-tango collective assembled by Juan Campodonico and Gustavo Santaolalla. Both won a Latin grammy in 2003 for the first Bajofondo release and Santaolalla has been nominated for an Oscar this year for composing the score in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. This...
(23 February 2006) - A conversation with visual artist Veronica Loza who performs live imagery as a member of the band, Bajofondo Tango Club, the South American electro-tango collective assembled by Juan Campodonico and Gustavo Santaolalla. Both won a Latin grammy in 2003 for the first Bajofondo release and Santaolalla has been nominated for an Oscar this year for composing the score in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. This...
Lemon Magazine
(22 February 2006) - From the creative duo of Kevin Grady and Colin Metcalf, the team behind the lauded multi-format Gum Magazine, comes the bi-annual Lemon magazine. They call their second art-, culture-, and design-obsessed publication with a food-related title, "pop culture with a twist" and envision it as something like LIFE Magazine's little bro. If their debut "Supernatural" issue is any indication, it's a winning combination for...
(22 February 2006) - From the creative duo of Kevin Grady and Colin Metcalf, the team behind the lauded multi-format Gum Magazine, comes the bi-annual Lemon magazine. They call their second art-, culture-, and design-obsessed publication with a food-related title, "pop culture with a twist" and envision it as something like LIFE Magazine's little bro. If their debut "Supernatural" issue is any indication, it's a winning combination for...
Exit Music Songs With Radio Heads
(21 February 2006) - Cover versions that actually work are few and far between, but this one has been getting played in all the right places. It's a version of Radiohead's "Just" by NYC DJ Mark Ronson, and Phantom Planet singer Alex Greenwald, the man responsible for singing the theme song to The OC. While the first few bars are fairly unremarkable, it's when the horns and drums...
(21 February 2006) - Cover versions that actually work are few and far between, but this one has been getting played in all the right places. It's a version of Radiohead's "Just" by NYC DJ Mark Ronson, and Phantom Planet singer Alex Greenwald, the man responsible for singing the theme song to The OC. While the first few bars are fairly unremarkable, it's when the horns and drums...
Grizzly Bear
(20 February 2006) - In a time when bands like Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance are fast becoming household names (at least among the music nerd set), Brooklyn-based Grizzly Bear comes at a rare moment when experimental music is getting its due. Their recent two-disc debut release, Horn of Plenty, is proof of avant-pop's current fertile grounds, featuring one disc of their moody melodic tracks and another...
(20 February 2006) - In a time when bands like Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance are fast becoming household names (at least among the music nerd set), Brooklyn-based Grizzly Bear comes at a rare moment when experimental music is getting its due. Their recent two-disc debut release, Horn of Plenty, is proof of avant-pop's current fertile grounds, featuring one disc of their moody melodic tracks and another...
Ghostly International: Idol Tryouts 2
(15 February 2006) - Back in 2003 when I first received the first Idol Tryouts compilation from Michigan's Ghostly International label in Ann Arbor I was in a musical lull. I was stuck between a love for all the ceaselessly innovative but increasingly anonymous sounding electronic stuff coming out and fond memories of the more idiosyncratic pop and rock I grew up with as a kid in the...
(15 February 2006) - Back in 2003 when I first received the first Idol Tryouts compilation from Michigan's Ghostly International label in Ann Arbor I was in a musical lull. I was stuck between a love for all the ceaselessly innovative but increasingly anonymous sounding electronic stuff coming out and fond memories of the more idiosyncratic pop and rock I grew up with as a kid in the...
Cool Hunting Video Presents: 8-Bit v2: noteNdo
(11 February 2006) - We continue our exploration into 8-bit culture, this time we look at noteNdo. It's the brainchild of Jeff Donaldson, an artist making video art by hacking the Nintendo system....
(11 February 2006) - We continue our exploration into 8-bit culture, this time we look at noteNdo. It's the brainchild of Jeff Donaldson, an artist making video art by hacking the Nintendo system....
2nd International Spanish Hip Hop Festival
(09 February 2006) - Tonight at S.O.B. is the 2nd International Spanish Hip Hop Festival, which brings together some of the best spanish speaking hip hop MCs in the world. Throughout the evening DJ Asho and DJ Freddy Rey will be spinning the best of Latin and Spanish hip hop. The acts will be hosted by Jeru the Damaja. More MC artist information after the jump. When and...
(09 February 2006) - Tonight at S.O.B. is the 2nd International Spanish Hip Hop Festival, which brings together some of the best spanish speaking hip hop MCs in the world. Throughout the evening DJ Asho and DJ Freddy Rey will be spinning the best of Latin and Spanish hip hop. The acts will be hosted by Jeru the Damaja. More MC artist information after the jump. When and...
Properly Chilled
(08 February 2006) - You may have noticed I have a very soft spot in my heart for all things chill (music specifically). I've been peeping in on Properly Chilled regularly. It's a great guide to the downtempo music scene/lifestyle, spotlighting not only the essential release reviews, label/artist profiles and other data on the genre but also exclusive DJ mixes and all kinds of other goodies. PC just...
(08 February 2006) - You may have noticed I have a very soft spot in my heart for all things chill (music specifically). I've been peeping in on Properly Chilled regularly. It's a great guide to the downtempo music scene/lifestyle, spotlighting not only the essential release reviews, label/artist profiles and other data on the genre but also exclusive DJ mixes and all kinds of other goodies. PC just...
Plug Independent Music Awards
(06 February 2006) - Any event that attempts to legitimize a category of music whose nature is to be on the margins bears a serious burden. The Plug Independent Music Awards (“Plugies,” as they might be called), which presented awards last Thursday, 2 February in NYC, managed to be an industry showcase without being too much industry. Sure, the third edition of this alternative event featured its share...
(06 February 2006) - Any event that attempts to legitimize a category of music whose nature is to be on the margins bears a serious burden. The Plug Independent Music Awards (“Plugies,” as they might be called), which presented awards last Thursday, 2 February in NYC, managed to be an industry showcase without being too much industry. Sure, the third edition of this alternative event featured its share...
Nullsleep
(06 February 2006) - Nullsleep makes music on Gameboys. Exclusively. And it's really good. He performed recently at Monkeytown in Brooklyn, NY and the m ss ng p eces was there to capture it for CH Video. His interview, and excerpts from his performance, comprise the first in our series '8-bit' which is about making music on low-fi gadgets. Now that we've made our video podcasts web accessible, you...
(06 February 2006) - Nullsleep makes music on Gameboys. Exclusively. And it's really good. He performed recently at Monkeytown in Brooklyn, NY and the m ss ng p eces was there to capture it for CH Video. His interview, and excerpts from his performance, comprise the first in our series '8-bit' which is about making music on low-fi gadgets. Now that we've made our video podcasts web accessible, you...
Cool Hunting Video Presents: 8-Bit v1: Nullsleep
(04 February 2006) - The first installment of our series '8-Bit', which explores artists making music with Gameboys and Nintendos, is an interview with Nullsleep and a look at the software used in making 8-bit music....
(04 February 2006) - The first installment of our series '8-Bit', which explores artists making music with Gameboys and Nintendos, is an interview with Nullsleep and a look at the software used in making 8-bit music....
The Musical Underground
(03 February 2006) - Harry Beck's iconic map of the London Underground is one of the most recognisable examples of design to come out of the U.K., but that hasn't stopped people from messing about with it to great success. Not least artist Simon Patterson in his 1992 work Great Bear, which swapped the station names with those of famous people. Now, The Guardian's Dorian Lynskey has distilled...
(03 February 2006) - Harry Beck's iconic map of the London Underground is one of the most recognisable examples of design to come out of the U.K., but that hasn't stopped people from messing about with it to great success. Not least artist Simon Patterson in his 1992 work Great Bear, which swapped the station names with those of famous people. Now, The Guardian's Dorian Lynskey has distilled...
Ursula 1000: Here Comes Tomorrow
(03 February 2006) - "Savoir Faire is everywhere!" Ever since I first met this very unassuming maestro back in 1999 at DC's infamous Eighteenth Street Lounge, I've always been impressed with the high contrast between Alex Gimeno's mild-mannered in person demeanor and his jet set persona "Ursula 1000," a name that is defined by swift navigation of stylistic currents, savvy sense of humor (in song titles, art work...
(03 February 2006) - "Savoir Faire is everywhere!" Ever since I first met this very unassuming maestro back in 1999 at DC's infamous Eighteenth Street Lounge, I've always been impressed with the high contrast between Alex Gimeno's mild-mannered in person demeanor and his jet set persona "Ursula 1000," a name that is defined by swift navigation of stylistic currents, savvy sense of humor (in song titles, art work...
FabricLive: The Herbaliser
(01 February 2006) - You know the feeling you get when you throw a DJ mix on your portable device for the first time and on your way out the door—even before you've adjusted the headset and locked the door behind you—you know you've got the perfect soundtrack to rock out and paint the town infrared? I've had FabricLive: The Herbaliser on infinite loop on my iPod for...
(01 February 2006) - You know the feeling you get when you throw a DJ mix on your portable device for the first time and on your way out the door—even before you've adjusted the headset and locked the door behind you—you know you've got the perfect soundtrack to rock out and paint the town infrared? I've had FabricLive: The Herbaliser on infinite loop on my iPod for...
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