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Monday, January 16, 2012

Ding

Posted by Erik Henriksen on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:55 PM

This is an ad for Hill's Garbage Service in Hendersonville, North Carolina, made by Rhett and Link. I have watched it three times in the past 10 minutes.

Thanks to Katie for the heads up!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Gorgeous Portland Time-Lapse Video

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 9:44 AM

I ran into this guy, Lance Page, in the middle of the night at Occupy a few weeks ago. He told me he was working on some project to make a time-lapse video of Portland, I gave him my card and forgot about it and then HOLY SHIT the final product arrived in my inbox. It's rad. Check it out:

Friday, November 4, 2011

The Ramones on Oregon Cable TV in 1983

Posted by Ned Lannamann on Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:59 AM

Dangerous Minds put this up yesterday, and it's great. It's a 1983 episode of some wretched, low-budget cable TV show from Eugene, Oregon. While it's enjoyable enough to watch for its dated production values and awkward banter, there's a solid interview with Jonny and Dee Dee Ramone. The two come off great, while both interviewers just look like airheads. A time capsule of punk spirit butting up against the rest of the world. Just watch.

End Hits: "...like all the real people outside in the real world."

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Video: Sapient - "Inglorious Days"

Posted by Ned Lannamann on Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Here's the latest video from Sapient, and it's an exercise in restraint: Less than a minute and a half of music, one camera shot, minimally done, ending as all videos should end... with a Mario-esque videogame! Boing, boing, boing. The track is a reboot of "Glorious Day," which originally appeared on Sapient's Barrels for Feathers album from 2010. The emcee (also of the Debaser duo and that mighty Voltron of Portland hiphop, Sandpeople) has since released the Tusks album, which showcased his production skills through largely instrumental tracks. But here's this, a concise shot of rhymes and heavily bitsynth-indebted production.

End Hits: Also, new Chromatics vid, too!

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Portugal. The Man - "So American" (Live on Conan)

Posted by Ned Lannamann on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 12:22 PM

It seems like Portugal. The Man are well on their way to greatness, which will come as a surprise to no one. Now labelmates with both Phil Collins and Cody Simpson (eeeeeeeeee!), their Atlantic Records debut In the Mountain In the Cloud has become a constant fixture on the FM airwaves, and the band just joined ranks with Team Coco by appearing on Conan last night. The band blazed through "So American" and looked pretty damn dapper doing it—the bright lights of not-quite-network TV suit them.

The only thing that would make this performance better is an appearance by the Masturbating Bear.

End Hits: In case you were wondering, Atlantic Records will NOT accept your demo via Twitter.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Crock - "Eat Your Hat Out" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Chomp down on your favorite biting block and watch this seizuretastic video from Crock. As you might recall, Crock is a collaboration between Sam Coomes (Quasi) and Spencer Seim (Hella), and their debut LP Grok will be released via Jackpot Records on September 27.

As for the video, um, well, it's the very first clip ever directed by Sam Coomes and there are bunnies in it. Just make sure you watch it with your safety buddy present, we don't want to see another Dennō Senshi Porygon.

End Hits: Paka Paka!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - "Tigers" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM

The latest video from Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks is for Mirror Traffic's second single "Tigers," and shockingly enough the clip features... wait for it... oh come on, you can wait for it... no, no, don't click away... TIGERS!

Sparky Anderson and Al Kaline? Um, no. This cute little clip centers around a man in a tiger suit (sorry to ruin the illusion) that gets into all sorts of adventures in the big city, much like a real tiger would if it escaped from the zoo. Or not.

End Hits: Cat noise!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Wild Flag - "Romance" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 7:27 AM

Wild Flag—the superduper group composed of Mary Timony, Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss, and Rebecca Cole—just premiered this video for "Romance," the first single from their self-titled debut (out next Tuesday).

The Tom Scharpling-directed clip shows the Wild Flag members as hard-working corporate women who just so happen to don plastic Halloween masks and run amok in Portland—Jackpot Records, the dog park, Doug Fir, etc.—in their free time. It's like a wacky, local version of Point Break. But without the surfing, bank robbing, or that steamy Patrick Swayze/Keanu Reeves sex scene (it's after the credits, duh).

End Hits: "100% pure adrenaline!"

Monday, September 5, 2011

Labor Day Video Break

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:24 AM

These three videos have nothing in common except that they're all interesting and they're all a little too long to watch during a workday. GOOD THING IT'S STILL THE WEEKEND. woop woop.

1) What's it like being gay in rural America? A 12-minute documentary about gay pride in Montana.

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Richmond Fontaine - "Lost in the Trees" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 8:12 AM

I'm not gonna lie, we were pretty damn excited to hear that Richmond Fontaine had returned with a new album. Due out September 20, The High Country is a conceptual recording—or, as they call it, a "song-novel concept album"—that takes full advantage of frontman Willy Vlautin's gift for writing (sad) stories about fascinating (and sad) characters. Shockingly, the album has no songs about Vlautin's other favorite topics: Reno, horses, drunk jockeys, and a drunk Reno jockey who rides a horse that has a gambling problem.

Come on Mr. Cinnamon, you always split aces! Stupid horse.

Anyway, back to the video. True to its title, this clip for "Lost in the Trees" pieces together (via hazy flashbacks) a particularly harrowing night of heavy partying deep in the woods. It's a bit creepy, so don't watch this if you are about to head into the wilderness for a weekend camping trip.

End Hits: Can someone mash this song up with Kanye's "Lost In The World"?

Monday, August 22, 2011

The Decemberists - "Calamity Song" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:18 AM

The Decemberists' latest video was directed by... Mose Schrute?!? Michael Schur (former writer/producer of The Office, and current mastermind behind Parks and Recreation—plus the genius responsible for the greatest sports blog ever, Fire Joe Morgan) was behind the lens for this clip to The King is Dead's "Calamity Song."

The video is a homage to David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, which I have yet to read—Oh, why doesn't anyone make a video in tribute to my favorite book?—so I won't pretend to know what is exactly happening here. Tennis? It's about tennis, right?

h/t: NPR

End Hits: Björn Bored.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Soft Metals - "Voices" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 7:03 AM

I like my metal soft—then again, perhaps not—and I like Soft Metals, the slinky keyboard duo/couple that is gaining plenty of momentum on their The Cold World Melts EP and more recent self-titled LP. Released by Captured Tracks, the LP centers around the wondrous "Vocals," which is a pleasant coincidence since that track now has a video to call its own.

The Christian Petersen-directed clip was inspired by Dario Argento and features "a kind of isolated, supernatural misfit." Jerry Only?

End Hits: But we're the Misfits/Our songs are better...

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Aloe Blacc - "Green Lights" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 8:18 AM

I adore Aloe Blacc. I've written about his music, his daytime dance party, and if Marjorie would let me past MOD's velvet ropes of exclusivity, I'd write about the man's stylish fedora as well.

The Los Angeles soul singer stars in this fresh new video for "Green Lights," where he hops off his broken scooter and takes to the streets of ____________. Uh, can anyone figure out exactly where he is? At first I thought it was Paris, but I might be wrong. Maybe it was shot at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel—they make the best pizza baguettes there.

This is just like Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, but with slightly better music.

End Hits: Always bet on Blacc.

Friday, August 12, 2011

A Video Argument in Favor of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Reunion

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Recently we were debating the relevance of a reunited Jon Spencer Blues Explosion—the band will be at the Wonder Ballroom on August 18—and how their recent reformation hasn't garnered the fawning praise of another seminal '90s indie act that is headed this way in the coming weeks. Truth is, JSBX were always a polarizing act, one that elicited its fair share of commentary, both positive (in a land of slack-shouldered mumbling frontman, Spencer was king) and negative (they sound like Blues Hammer).

Yet no matter where you side on the band, it was hard to deny how incredible they could be while onstage. In case you doubt me, please watch this absolutely ridiculous performance of "2 Kindsa Love" and "Flavor" from Australia's teen/music show Recovery. It makes Odd Future's set on Fallon look quaint and well-behaved.

End Hits: John Spencer Timbers Explosion.

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Blu-Ray Review: National Lampoon's Animal House

Posted by Ned Lannamann on Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:59 AM

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You've seen National Lampoon's Animal House dozens of times, and you've probably owned it at least once. The Blu-ray edition of John Landis' 1978 college comedy was released this week, and it's a sort-of-fancy edition of a movie that certainly doesn't need a sort-of-fancy edition.

The movie itself, amazingly, seems better than ever. It's astonishing to watch it afresh and realize how, to this day, each new comedy steals liberally from it. It's not an especially good looking movie—the Blu-ray transfer doesn't reveal anything except how dark a lot of the picture looks much of the time. Shot in Eugene with the University of Oregon campus subbing for a fictional Pennsylvania college, it's interesting to see a bit more clearly how rainy and wet the shoot was, and you can see some Oregon mountains in the background of the ROTC scene which I'd never noticed. You can also see a rat running along the stairs behind John Belushi in a scene right before they sneak into the dean's office.

None of these are reasons to upgrade to Blu-ray.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Unknown Mortal Orchestra — "Ffunny Ffrends" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:14 PM

The Nielson brothers just might be the greatest export to emerge from Oceania—sorry, studs—but following the disintegration of the Mint Chicks, the Kiwi/Portland siblings have gone their separate ways. New Zealand gets Kody Nielson, while us Oregonians are lucky to have Ruban Nielson amongst our ranks. Ruban is the man behind the once-secretive project (read more about it here) Unknown Mortal Orchestra, which just released its self-titled debut LP a few months back.

Before their Yourstru.ly session, there was little video evidence of UMO—no, not UFOs, everyone knows those fly over Portland all the time—but now it seems as if the trio has shed their camera shyness a bit. The band was filmed by Bowlegs performing "Ffunny Ffrends" (in New Zealand, even the '90s sitcom is spelled Ffrends) in the basement of their label, Fat Possum.

End Hits: A performance in the basement of the Alamo would have been more impressive.

Monday, July 25, 2011

The Prids - "Waste Our Time" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 8:33 AM

As previously mentioned here on the blog, the Prids are filming a video for every single song on their latest recording, Chronosynclastic. So far the band has done the obligatory tour footage video, a sentimental clip that tugs at the heartstrings, and a video that wouldn't be safe to view if you worked at Hustler.

Video number four is for "Waste Our Time," which combines stylistic live footage with... sweat? Water? Tears? Probably a bit of all three. If those instruments are plugged in, someone is getting electrocuted.

End Hits: Much like Andrew W.K., we get wet.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Animal Farm - "What I Do" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 7:49 AM

Local rhyme collective Animal Farm are still basking in the glow from their critically-adored Culture Shock LP and now they have yet another video to share with us.

Much like the "Pop Music" clip, this video for "What I Do" is a tongue-in-cheek look at aspiring emcees (I'm a big fan of this to-do list) although I have a serious problem it. There is a scene in the video where the clownish up-and-coming rapper openers up a WW box (one assumes he was seeking the infinite wisdom of Night Cabbie) only to see our Up&Coming section inside their paper. That simply will not stand!

End Hits: All rhyme, no reason.

Monday, July 11, 2011

The Parson Red Heads - “Seven Years Ago" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 8:08 AM

The not-as-ginger-as-they-should-be guys and gals of The Parson Red Heads joined forces with local label Arena Rock way back in April of this year. The result of this union is Yearling, the band's first LP as Portlanders (previous homes include Los Angeles and Eugene) which will be out on August 16. A new video usually accompanies a new album, and the Parsons have one to share with you for their first single, “Seven Years Ago.”

Although it seems to be primarily filmed in Oregon City (our favorite destination), the scenery here could be almost anywhere in the country and it's the sort of footage of everyday America that Chevy loves to use in truck commercials (scored by John Cougar Cougar Cougar Mellancamp). This our country. Or something like that.

The Parson Red Heads release show will be at Mississippi Studios on Friday, August 19.

End Hits: Alan Parsons Red Head Project

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Sapient - "Grown Up" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 6:16 AM

A quick primer in case you were unaware: Sapient is one finely skilled emcee. A member of the Sandpeople crew, he released his most complete work to date in 2010, a solo disc entitled Barrels For Feathers. You really should own that record. In fact, buy it right here. It's cool, we'll wait.

Now that we're all caught up you can take a few minutes to watch this impressive clip for "Grown Up," the most introspective track from Barrels For Feathers. Well-directed by Shawn Shannon, the video tastefully uses both color and black and white footage as it surrounds the emcee with a large cast of extras, both old and (very) young.

End Hits: Hey nerds, check out my wizard rap group, Snapient.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Blast from the Past: Cibo Matto Video

Posted by Courtney Ferguson on Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:29 PM

Because a squawking chicken woke me up this morning and I'm going to Cibo Matto tonight at the Doug Fir, the duo's "Know Your Chicken" has been on a perpetual loop from hell in my brain head. So let's watch Michel Gondry's awesome palindrome-esque video for their song "Sugar Water" to try to dislodge this pesky ear bug. Shall we?


Cibo Matto - Sugar Water by WBRNewMedia

Monday, June 13, 2011

Fred Armisen's Advice to the Youth of Today

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:14 PM

I spent Friday evening under the chandeliers and vaulted ceilings of NW Portland's Trinity Cathedral. Not for a church service (who, me?), but for a fancy, fancy high school graduation. The Oregon Episcopal School sent off its 2011 seniors in style—with a commencement speech by Portlandia's Fred Armisen.

KGW got the video... it's nothing hilarious, but it's sweet to hear Armisen's (mostly) straight-forward advice to the youths:

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Red Fang - "Wires" (Video)

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:44 AM

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And here it is. After teasing it once, and then again, Red Fang has finally unleashed this mighty video for "Wires," the first single from their monstrous new full-length Murder the Mountains.

Once again teaming with director Whitey McConnaughy (the man behind their memorable "Prehistoric Dog" clip), this clip finds the band in financial ruin, until a music video check from their record label sugar daddies at Relapse arrives in the mail. Armed with $5000, Red Fang wisely invests in low-risk mutual funds and money market accounts.

Just kidding. They destroy shit using a station wagon fashioned with a crude battering ram. Oh, and Brian Posehn makes a cameo as well.

Sadly the video is only viewable on the Monster Energy Drink page, so watch it here.

End Hits: So much wasted milk.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Want to Hear Miley Cyrus Cover Nirvana? No? Too Bad.

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:14 PM

This would have never happened if Bin Laden was still alive.

h/t: Buzzfeed

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Learning to Metal Scream

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:14 AM

This week for my In the Shadows column, I hung out with Wolf Carr, an improbably nice guy who teaches people to death metal scream from his tiny SE Portland garden cottage.

I made this short video of Wolf's shrieking technique and my own feeble attempts at a proper scream. Check it out:

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