Ninja December 8th, 2009
Weighing in at an impressive 5.1 pounds, the Emigre No. 70 the Look Back Issue
Bonus
+ 32-Page booklet of Letters to the Editor
+ CD-Rom with music and videos published by Emigre
+ 15 x 20 inch commemorative poster
Preview
Purchasing link
+ Emigre No. 70 the Look Back Issue: Selections from Emigre Magazine 1-69. Celebrating 25 Years of Graphic Design
Ninja December 7th, 2009
Special thanks to Ophelia for showing me this hilarious Poker Face parody for typophiles. I love the “I’ll mock it up, show you what you I got” line!
You can download the song here.
Purchasing link
+ Purchase Neutraface from House Industries
Ninja December 2nd, 2009
OK GO is responsible for a lot of my procrastination. They made me want to dance along with A Million Ways, and I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve replayed their synchronized treadmill dancing video for Here It Goes Again.
WTF?
Masters of the single-take, OK GO does it again. This music video for WTF? is no different, except that there’s no dancing, Tim is not lip syncing to Damian’s vocals, and there’s a lot more green screen and gaffer tape. Take a look at the pretty colors and Muybridge trails:
Directed by Tim Nackashi
Behind-the-scenes with commentary by OK GO’s Damian Kulash and Tim Nordwind
Tutorial on how to make the effect by Topher Welsh
Thank you, Video Hive
Purchasing links
+ WTF? mp3
+ PREORDER: Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
Ninja November 16th, 2009
Please sit back and enjoy the sights and sounds of Allison Schulnik’s claymation music video for Grizzly Bear’s song, Ready, Able
Happy Monday,
Ninja
Ninja November 11th, 2009
Placebo and the Pixies perform Where is My Mind in France. Oh, yes!
Related postsNinja October 29th, 2009
Music runs in Anya Marina’s family. Her grandmother played piano in Dixieland bands. And both her parents play the piano — her mother favoring Gypsy folk songs while her father plays the blues. Before taking the stage, Anya spent five years interviewing bands and honing her musical chops as a DJ on FM 94.9.
Purchasing links
+ Slow & Steady Seduction, Phase II
+ Miss Halfway
Ninja October 13th, 2009
I adore this song, and I thought I’d share it with you.
Long before Carla Bruni was the first lady of France, she penned this sweet and melancholy tune, Quelqu’un M’a Dit
The story goes like this… Carla Bruni and filmmaker Leos Carax were lovers. Bruni broke it off with Carax and left him broken-hearted. Later at a party, Carax overheard a rumor that Bruni still loved him, so he clung to that small hope and immediately wrote her a letter that began with the words “Quelqu’un m’a dit,” (somebody told me.) His poetic writing failed to win her back, but it inspired her to put his words to music.
Purchasing links
+ Comme Si de Rien N’Etait
+ Quelqu’un M’a Dit, $11.98
Ninja October 6th, 2009
Oh no, not another actress/singer, I groaned to myself. But Scarlett Johansson’s twangy vocals on Relator complement Pete Yorn’s catchy ’60s tunes quite well. Relator is the first single off of Pete and Scarlett’s album, Break Up. Inspired by the collaboration between Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot, this album includes eight original songs (plus a cover of I Am the Cosmos).
Purchasing links
+ Break Up CD
+ Break Up, mp3s
Ninja October 1st, 2009
I love it when two of my favorite artists got together and make a musical baby. Here’s a preview of Tiësto’s track, I Am Strong featuring Priscilla Ahn, from his forthcoming album Kaleidoscope!
Here’s the live version:
Related postsNinja September 24th, 2009
When former Miracle Legion front man Mark Mulcahy’s wife, Melissa, passed away unexpectedly last year, she left him to care for his 3-year-old twin daughters. His friends hit the studio and recorded a benefit tribute album, Ciao My Shining Star:The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
Below is Thom Yorke’s music video for All For The Best, the first track on Ciao My Shining Star.
Via Wired
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