Archive for February 11th, 2013
Yo La Tengo and Phil Morrison go back a long way. Phil directed the video for The Summer from YLT’s 1989 album Fakebook, and went on to make a couple of arch comedies for Tom Courtney and Sugarcube in 1997 – before the band performed the soundtrack for Phil’s acclaimed debut movie Junebug. The Sugarcube [...]
Monday, 11. February 2013 | Comments Off
Tags: Epoch Films, I'll Be Around, Matador Records, Phil Morrison, Yo La Tengo
Ever wondered how fashion designers come up with their latest creations? Maybe even what the working environment is like? Director Edward Housden offers a unique insight into the world of fashion designer duo Agi & Sam who, like all successful designers, work in a elderly lady’s semi-detached watched by 80′s gangsters. Edward reveals his thoughts [...]
Monday, 11. February 2013 | Comments Off
Tags: Agi & Sam, Edward Housden, Just A Little
Melina Matsoukas’s video for Rihanna ft Calvin Harris’s We Found Love took the Best Short Form Music Video prize at the 55th Grammy Awards, held last night (Feb 10th) in Los Angeles, while the Emmett Malloy-directed film Big Easy Express (right) won the Best Long Form Music Video award. The promo for We Found Love [...]
Monday, 11. February 2013 | Comments Off
Tags: 55th Grammys, Emmett Malloy, Grammy Awards, HSI London, HSI Productions, Melina, Melina Matsoukas, Prettybird, Rihanna, We Found Love
Highly watchable video for Harper (son of Paul) Simon’s rousing Bonnie Brae, directed by George Salisbury, longtime associate of Flaming Lips and fellow son of Oklahoma City, who takes Harper and buddies on a tour of the city’s more interesting establishments, including a very good record store and a tranny bar… And it looks suspiciously [...]
Monday, 11. February 2013 | Comments Off
Tags: Bonnie Brae, George Salisbury, Harper Simon, PIAS
UK DJ Zinc and vocalist Sasha Keable get together with director Greg Francis for this slick, energetic promo to new single Only For Tonight. “I was really excited when I landed the Zinc job as I have been a fan of his work for years” explains Greg. “So to get the opportunity to visualise one [...]
Monday, 11. February 2013 | Comments Off
Tags: Greg Francis, John Mould, Lut! Media, Only For Tonight, Zinc ft Sasha Keable
Following his starring role in Carlos Lopez Estrada’s promo for El Sportivo & The Blooz Isaac Ravishankara gets back to his day job delivering this simple and charming promo for Denver trio The Lumineers. Filmed entirely from the perspective of inside a car, a young girl (played by Talula Paulson) embarks on a road trip [...]
Monday, 11. February 2013 | Comments Off
Tags: Doomsday Entertainment, Isaac Ravishankara, Stubborn Love, The Lumineers