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Cibo Matto – Reunion Tour 2011
Cibo Matto (Yuka Honda & Miho Hatori) are hitting the U.S. with a little reunion tour… I’ll sadly miss the Portland date by about two weeks… :( But anyway, catch it if you can.
West Coast
6/21 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
6/22 Vancouver, BC – Fortune
6/23 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
6/25 San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s
6/26 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl w/Yellow Magic Orchestra
East Coast
7/12 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
7/14 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
7/16 Toronto, ON – Mod Club
7/18 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
7/19 Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
7/20 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Jason Hall
Check out their cool split-screen, double-one-shot (one forward, one backward) video of “Sugar Water” directed by Michel Gondry…
I like the video better than the actual song. My favotire album of theirs is Stereo Type A (with some of my fave NYC jazz fiends like Dave Douglas, John Medeski & Billy Martin of MMW, Sean Lennon and Marc Ribot). No word on their band for this tour. I know most of those guys are busy, but… maybe Sean Lennon will join them? I dunno. Last time I saw Yuka Honda in concert, Sean Lennon popped up on stage for a song (with Nels Cline Singers at the Doug Fir earlier this year).
Stay tuned: http://www.yeahbasicallycibomatto.com/
Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks (by Gabe Askew)
Someone should have a job at Pixar really soon… here is Gabe Askew‘s fan-made video for Grizzly Bear‘s “Two Weeks.” It’s very Michel Gondry-esque, but I think all done in the computer… it’s pretty damn amazing…
~Dan – np: Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant – Sister Phantom Owl Fish
Michel Gondry 2 DVD
SO… this is awesome…
MICHEL GONDRY 2: MORE VIDEOS contains the following videos:
MUSIC VIDEOS:
1. Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules “Mad World”
2. Paul McCartney “Dance Tonight”
3. Thomas Dolby “Close But No Cigar”
4. Bjork “Declare Independence”
5. Steriogram “Walkie Talkie Man”
6. The Willowz “I Wonder”
7. Beck “Cellphone’s Dead”
8. The White Stripes “The Denial Twist”
9. Donald Fagen “Snowbound”
10. Cody ChesnuTT “King of the Game”
11. Sinead O’Connor “Fire On Babylon”
12. Queen with Wyclef Jean ft. Pras & Free “Another One Bites the Dust”
13. Radiohead “Knives Out”
14. Dick Annegarn “Soleil du Soir”
15. Sananda Maitreya “She Kissed Me”
16. Sheryl Crow “A Change Would Do You Good”
17. The Black Crowes “High Head Blues”
18. Leafbirds “It Can All Be Taken Away”
19. The Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter”
20. Energy Orchard “How the West Was Won”BEHIND-THE-SCENES:
1. Behind-the-Scenes Of The White Stripes “The Denial Twist”
2. Behind-the-Scenes Of Beck “Cellphone’s Dead”
3. Behind-the-Scenes Of Paul McCartney “Dance Tonight”
4. Behind-the-Scenes Of Radiohead “Knives Out”
5. Behind-the-Scenes Of Steriogram “Walkie Talkie Man”
6. Behind-the-Scenes Of Bjork “Declare Independence”OTHER WORKS:
1. The Simpsons Parody Of The White Stripes Video
2. Booker T and The Michel Gondry’s
3. Michel Gondry Solves A RUBIK’S CUBE With His Feet
4. Michel Gondry Solves A RUBIK’S CUBE With His Nose
5. Jack Black Beats Michel Gondry WIth His RUBIK’S CUBES
6. Herve Di Rosa “Viva Di Rosa”
7. Conan & The Big Head
8. Paul Gondry’s The Willowz “Take A Look Around”
9. How To Blow Up A Helicopter (Ayako’s Story)
10. Forum Des Images “L’ Histoire De L’Univers”
Go get it now on Michel Gondry.com…
Her Morning Elegance
So, thanks to Barry for pointing this video my way…
I’d never heard of musician/director Oren Lavie or directors Yuval & Merav Nathan before. This video for Oren’s song “Her Morning Elegance” reminds me of something Michel Gondry* would do (“in camera” special effects)…
Enjoy!
*– Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, Be Kind Rewind, several Bjork / Radiohead / White Stripes videos, et cetera…
Michel Gondry
Well, I’m excited about his upcoming Be Kind, Rewind with Jack Black and Mos Def. I loved what he did with Björk’s latest video for “Declare Independence” (as I was with his prior work with Björk and others). I’ve loved his prior movies (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep to name a couple). Now he’s already working on a new one…
Although his latest film hasn’t been released yet and he already has several projects in the works, Michel Gondry told the MTV Movies Blog that he’s currently writing The Return of the Ice Kings. Gondry’s still at work on the screenplay, but the name alone sounds fascinating, and the content, well: “I’m writing a story about kids who invent a water that makes you hear music when you drink it,” Gondry said. “It’s going to be a scientific story, but completely unrealistic.” Sounds more whimsical than scientific, but Gondry would probably be the expert on these matters, as he spent last year as MIT’s artist in residence and has come up with some fantastic technologies before.
~Dan – np: Explosions in the Sky – All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone