So last week's Video of the Week was The Happy Hollows "Death to Vivek Kemp", and in case you missed that, the post is below this one because this was a lazy busy week. There will also be a VotW Archive page!
This week, I have for you TWO Video(s)of the Week. Now, both videos are for the same song, but are completely different videos and versions of the song. So, this week, we have:
OK Go "This Too Shall Pass"
Now, I am going to assume they really love this song because there are two videos for this song that took a while to make. We'll start with the first one. Embedding is disabled by request on the video so I'll just link it here.
The first version of the video was directed by Brian L. Perkins, who works on kids cartoons for Nick Jr. and has directed a couple other videos for OK Go, and OK Go. It features the Notre Dame Marching Band and is actually an alternate version of the song arranged for the marching band. The presentation of the video is spectacular. The development and growing marching band throughout the three minutes and fifty-three seconds of the video is amazing. It starts with the four members of OK Go in ND Marching Band attire playing the beginning of the song and it sounds very modest. They begin marching and, like any good Navy Seal, previously unseen brass and woodwinds come out of cover, adding more to and building the sound, and more members just keep adding and the sound grows. The big refrain "Let it go, this too shall pass" is then spelled out in black and white by a large number of the band, who then put the signs away and proceed to join the band into a very loud, very amazing final outro to the song. Just, watch it.
The second video is absolutely amazing. OK Go, being who they are, never cease to amaze. If you are not aware of what a Rube Goldberg Machine is (I'm sure you know what it is but may not know that is what it is called) then head over to Wikipedia and read up (I conveniently linked it for you above where it says Rube Goldberg Machine, also just then)... Now that your "aaaahhh, yeeeeessss" moment is done with, the collaborative powers of OK Go, director James Frost, who has directed many great videos like Silversun Pickups "Panic Switch" and Radiohead's "House of Cards" just to name a couple, and Synn Labs, people who have what must some of the coolest jobs ever, regardless of this being their job or not, bring you the Rube Goldberg Machine version of this video. Now, it's not just music playing while you're watching a RGM, and an amazingly spectacular one at that, but the machine had to go throughout the entire three and a half minutes of the song, not mess up or stop for any reasons, parts of the machine had to match rhythms in the song and there's a portion where part of the machine actually PLAYS part of the song. It took several months to make and a little under four minutes for the machine to go through its cycle. Enjoy this amazing video.
Check back next week for another Video of the Week!
Starting today, I am bringing back Video of the Week. It used to be Live Video of the Week, but I figure I'd just make it more broad and give a little background on each of Video of the Week.
This week's video of the week is the music video for The Happy Hollows "Death to Vivek Kemp" off of their debut full-length, Spells. I have written a few articles on here about The Happy Hollows and I love these people, their band and their music. This music video was created and directed by Ben Hoste and is an amazing video. First, watch:
Now, the amazing thing about this video is that it was not made using Adobe Flash or Illustrator or anything of that sort, but is literally 2,200 (that's TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED) sheets of paper that have the video drawn on them, as you can see here.
That's animation the old-fashioned way. Amazing job, Mr. Hoste.
Check back next week for a new Video of the Week!!!
As many may, or may not, know, the amazing Broken Social Scene are releasing a new record on May 4th entitled Forgiveness Rock Record.
Yep, that's it. It will be released on May 4th, 2010, but Broken Social Scene have released "World Sick" off of the album as a FREE DOWNLOAD on their website!!!
It's a great song!
Download it NOW! (It will ask for your e-mail, then send you a link to the download.)
Thanks to all who tuned in to the show this past Saturday, in which my good friend Marcus put together a little over the first hour of music, YAY a la Kermit the Frog. PLAYLIST!
Sonic Youth - No Way
Mogwai - Batcat
The Murder City Devils - Idle Hands
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Asco Que Conmueve Los Puntos Erogenos
Pixies - Isla De Encanta
Public Image Ltd. - Fishing
Nick Drake - Parasite
The Stooges - Shake Appeal
Rollins Band - Going out Strange
Muse - Micro Cuts
Sunny Day Real Estate - In Circles
Gorillaz - O Green World
Zechs Marquise - Chase Scene
Prodigy - Serial Thrilla
PJ Harvey - Down By the Water
mewithoutYou - We Know Who Our Enemies Are
Spiritualized - The Waves Crash In
Islands - Volcanoes
The Velvet Underground - Who Loves the Sun
Flight of the Conchords - Carol Brown
M. Ward - Epistemology
Modest Mouse - Beach Side Property
Tiny Tim - Living in the Sunlight, Loving in the Moonlight
This is the playlist for the February 6th, 2010 episode of Aural Life. This episode was made up of entirely http://daytrotter.com sessions! (The show was cut off early due to some technical issues)
Har Mar Superstar - Sunshine
Deerhunter - Dr. Glass
Beach House - Zebra
Telekinesis - All of a Sudden
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Optimist Vs. The Silent Alarm (When the Saints Go Marching In)
