Tag Archive for the term: music video

Review Haiku:
Less heartbreak, more joy
then Eternal Sunshine plus,
Rewind has Mos Def.
Be Kind, Rewind, directed by Michel Gondry of Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and lots of lovely Bjork music videos (plus about 200 others,) is post modern joyfultragichopeful American magical realism.
Danny Glover, Fats Waller, VHS, the copyright infringement […]

Yes, the lovely new video of the last Indyish Monthly Mess is ready! This, our second installment of the web edition of the Mess, was produced with heaps and loads of help, especially from director/editor Darren Curtis of Actaeon Photo (and of Kidnapper Films, madmen who’s work we’re featuring in the next Monthly Mess, coming […]

2 of the most popular and powerful sites for what might be loosely collated into an indie ethic on the web have both launched their own tv sites recently, Boing Boing a while ago, Pitchfork just last week. I took some time to poke at them over the past few days so here’s some thoughts. […]

According to Alanah, who knows things about cities, there is a free concert downtown today in our city, not a surprise since Montreal does these constantly (and lovably). The show is 7pm on Ottawa street between Prince and Queen - this is pretty old Montreal, kinda staunch, and great place for the pretty, beat funky, […]

Yeah! High kicks and wild fist-pumping! The video for Cave of the Spleen is now on the web! Check it out:

Okay, so things you should know: this video is actually a stop-motion wonder made up of 7′300 digital still images all shot by *safe solvent this winter. He created this amazing page for the […]

Whenever I’m really moved by something I end up ruining it for anyone else by either: a) over-describing in an effort to express why I loved it, or b) using a few words to poorly summarize its effects and ending with a frustrated “you should really check it out”. I found some really great videos […]

I’m not big on showy playing, but I definitely like watching guitarists who are much better than me to get a sense of what’s possible if I practice. A few months ago, when I was first taking up guitar, a friend mentioned Kaki King as someone to listen to if I was looking for interesting […]

Aimée van Drimmelen

Aimée van Drimmelen

Well, some serious ‘grats are in order for Reel Dames 2008 organizers Aimée van Drimmelen and Hosay Breau; this year featured an array of accesible, oft enchanting, oft wunder-ful films from a plethora of walks and visions. And an additional ‘grats to Hosay who missed the evening due to the arrival […]

There’s a buzz goin’ on about the Reel Dames Film Festival. A plethora of my friends have found ourselves pleasantly confounded by how we all independently decided this was what we were doing Wednesday night without consulting each other. TG great minds think alike. Yeehaw, as they say.
Our own Martin Reisch, aka *safe solvent, will […]

Hey! Thursday February 28th come on down to Barfly to see…..

The Superfantastics (Halifax, NS)
thesuperfantastics.com
Laura Barrett (Toronto, ON)
myspace.com/laurabarrett

Freelove Fenner (Montreal, QC)
freelovefenner.com
No Bedbugbite.
PWYC!!!!!!
Video for Tonight tonight by the Superfantastics

Freelove Fenner live

Still need more?
Photos of Laura Barrett and Bedbugbite at Cagibi back in November (by Marilis)
A review of Laura Barrett at Pop Montreal this year (by Alanah)