http://www.coolhunting.com/video/ en-us Copyright 2006 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:21:23 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Nouvelle Vague's eponymous debut in 2004 was a global hit, providing the perfect soundtrack for romantic first dates. Currently touring with their equally charming and catchy second release, Bande à Part, Cool Hunting joined singers Mélanie Pain and Phoebe Killdeer, producer Olivier Libaux and accordionist Wendy McNeill for a few games of bowling before catching their New York performance at Webster Hall. In the video you'll see their flirty live show, find out who's the best bowler in the group and learn what some of their songs are really about. ]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/10/nouvelle_vague_nugroove_vol_5.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/10/nouvelle_vague_nugroove_vol_5.php website Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:19:06 -0500 Wired Magazine's third annual NEXTFEST. The celebration of innovation is a World's Fair of sorts and brings together artists and inventors from around the world to display and discuss their work. For our latest CH Video episode we had a chance to tour NEXTFEST with Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine, and learn about robots, immersive games and space travel.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/10/wired_nextfest.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/10/wired_nextfest.php website Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:55:08 -0500 Dewanatron, as he calls the genre, is a family of instruments which hazard unpredictable behaviors and self playing tendencies. They make all previous and future instruments obsolete. We also bring you to Pierogi Gallery where we first learned about Dewan.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/09/brian_dewan.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/09/brian_dewan.php website Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:21:40 -0500 review of Talk To La Bomb, Cool Hunting Video's 49th episode is an exclusive look at the Brazilian Girls that marks their latest album's release. Crossing multiple genres, representing a mutli-culti mix of ethnicities and with lyrics in five different languages, the New York-based band resists easy definition. Since last October, Cool Hunting Video has followed the quartet to the studio, caught live shows, and visited backstage, capturing candid, behind-the-scenes moments with the burgeoning group. The resulting video is a portrait of a band that's as eclectic as the musicians themselves. Like always, but especially for this installment, headphone use is recommended.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/09/brazilian_girls_nugroove_vol_4.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/09/brazilian_girls_nugroove_vol_4.php website Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:25:58 -0500 Hess is More), makes music for films, theater and multimedia (including a recent collaboration with the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen), has a current radio and MTV hit in Europe, and plays tennis. With his virtuosic ability to play multiple instruments and love of jazz and experimental electronica, Hess creates a sound palette that is all at once original, hypnotic and timeless. Cool Hunting Video caught up with him on the court and in the studio to discuss his creative process when he was in New York City this summer. You can also catch his work on the upcoming compilation Luftkastellet 4 or, if you're in Brooklyn, see his U.S. debut on 25 October 2006 at Monkeytown.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/09/hess_is_more_nugroove_vol_3.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/09/hess_is_more_nugroove_vol_3.php website Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:56:39 -0500 Cooper-Hewitt design museum traces the evolution of utensils from 1500-2005. Including highlights like pre-18th century sharkskin-handled knives (used when inns didn't provide flatware for guests), and pieces by well-known Scandinavian designers such as Georg Jensen and Arne Jacobsen that exemplify the Danish modern aesthetic, the show reveals the way these quotidian objects of design are also some of the most emotional and intimate. Cool Hunting Video's 47th episode takes you on a personal guided tour of "Feeding Desire" with Cooper-Hewitt curator Sarah Coffin, who shares her knowledge and passion of Cooper-Hewitt's extensive collection.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/08/feeding_desire.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/08/feeding_desire.php website Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:24:41 -0500 Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, "the Titan," as it's also sometimes known, bloomed for the first time in New York since 1939. Cultivated from seed for over 10 years, the plant grows at a rate of up to six inches daily in its final days, emits the infamous odor for approximately eight hours, and collapses in a matter of days. Cool Hunting's 46th episode takes you on site to see the flower up close, and hear the curator, vice president, botanist and security guard at Brooklyn's botanical gardens share their personal experiences and the history of one of the most bizarre natural wonders of the world.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/08/amorphophallus_titanium.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/08/amorphophallus_titanium.php website Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:41:17 -0500 Buswick Art Project was inspired by the pioneering community of artists living in the industrial park neighborhood of Bushwick. Where BAP Lab Part 1 was a glimpse of the ingenuity and creativity at this year's event, BAP Lab Part 2 traces the project from its humble beginnings to the first BAP that was held 12 November 2005, and comes full circle with more highlights from the 2006 artistic celebration. Co-founders RJ Valejo, an electronic musician, and Ruth Garon, who organizes events, explain how they created an opportunity to present the work of the painters, filmmakers, sculptors, musicians and new media artists that inhabit Bushwick. From behind-the-scenes footage to the phenomenal success of BAP Lab this year, the 45th episode of Cool Hunting Video is the story of a burgeoning creative movement.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/08/bap_lab_part_2_bushwick_art_pr.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/08/bap_lab_part_2_bushwick_art_pr.php website Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:52:45 -0500 Bushwick Art Project, BAP Lab is a curated, one-day event (just over 14 hours to be exact) that brings together over 80 different new media artists, musicians, performers, DJs, and visual artists in Brooklyn. On 22 July 2006 the second annual BAP Lab took place in a 20,000 square-square foot warehouse that's been converted into community space for artists called 3rd Ward. For CH's 44th video, we highlighted six of the artists there, who all make work best filed under the catch-all "New Media" genre. Playing with notions of time, vision, and technology, the episode includes Jamie Burkart's project called "Time is Long," which records viewers on a VHS tape that he's extended out of the VCR and through the heart of the gallery, so that the image plays back on another monitor 20 minutes later. Also making use of a video monitor and passé technology, Gregory Shakar's interactive "Analog Color Field Computer" allows the user to produce pure fields of color on monitors and manipulate corresponding pure tones. With a near microscopic perspective, Ernesto Klar's "Convergenze Parallele" uses custom-designed software to trace patterns of dust particles and amplify their movements sonically and visually. These and the other three artists in this episode are only the first segment of our two-part coverage of this new independent and inspiring festival.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/08/bap_lab_part_1_new_media_artis.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/08/bap_lab_part_1_new_media_artis.php website Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:06:21 -0500 Quantic a consummate crate-digger is almost an understatement. With that in mind and with the impending North American release of the 26 year-old's fourth solo album, An Announcement to Answer, we tagged along with Quantic on a recent visit to a Brooklyn record store. There and in an interview, he shared some tips and gave us a little insight into his current collecting habits, which naturally show up on An Announcement. The disc—a laid-back journey through jazz, funk, hip hop, and soul—are what you'd expect from a musician who's traveled throughout Africa and Puerto Rico, creating and recording much of his album on the road. From playful beats laced with trumpet samples and warm guitar loops to guest appearances by labelmate Ohmega Watts and LA-based chanteuse Noelle Scaggs, the eclectic lineup is well-balanced, never boring, and plenty lively. Due out tomorrow 25 July 2006, you can get it from Ubiquity or from Amazon.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/07/quantic_nugroove_vol_2.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/07/quantic_nugroove_vol_2.php website Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:58:59 -0500 LVHRD, a NYC-based organization behind ongoing party-slash-competitions (like a vending machine eating contest, a dance-off called "Battle of the Moves," and a New Year's eve Super Heroes Ball) recently introduced a multimedia lecture series by the name of Bi-Fold. Cool Hunting Video documented the inaugaral event that teamed acclaimed graphic artist Paul Pope with musical innovator Mark Denardo for an evening of audio-visual inspiration. We also met up with some LVHRD members to get their impressions and help tell the backstory of New York's nouveau cultural salon.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/07/lvhrd_bifold_series_no_1_paul.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/07/lvhrd_bifold_series_no_1_paul.php website Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:31:40 -0500 In this Episode of CH Video we explore 'The Beautiful Game' (soccer that is) and its correlation with contemporary art by spotlighting a recent New York City wide exhibition of the same name curated by Trevor Schoonmaker and Franklin Sirmans. In a recent tour of Roebling Hall Art Gallery, co-curator Sirmans explains the motivations and ideas of contributing artists from around the globe. http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/07/the_beautiful_game.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/07/the_beautiful_game.php website Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:14:23 -0500 Watchismo. Having had an online relationship with him for several years, it was great to meet Watchismo in person. He takes us through his extensive collection of watches, talks about why he started collecting, and how his passion became a successful business.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/07/watchismo.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/07/watchismo.php website Mon, 03 Jul 2006 16:15:43 -0500 Jonathan Schipper's work. When we had the chance to visit the Brooklyn-based artist in his studio recently, we got to check out more of the "mechanical paradoxes" that make up Schipper's ouevre and watch him tinker on his latest undertaking, an animatronic sculpture set in motion by a player piano reel of Slayer's "Raining Blood." The piece debuted in a group show that opened last Friday, 23 June 2006, called "Factitious" at Brooklyn's Pierogi Gallery, and will run through 31 July 2006.]]> http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/06/jonathan_schipper.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/06/jonathan_schipper.php website Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:08:54 -0500 As a final assignment for his Spring 2006 Interior Architecture class, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Professor Jeffrey Katz asked his students to translate Cool Hunting in to a physical store. We were very excited to hear about all this and agreed to participate with a little guidance and critique. This video highlights some of the student projects and our reaction to them. Thanks again to Jeffrey and his class—this has made us really eager to open a store one day. http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/06/risd_studio.php http://www.coolhunting.com/video/archives/2006/06/risd_studio.php website Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:48:03 -0500