State of the art. Ah yes, why go purchase an actual instrument when you've got a computer? No wait, no. Not just any computer, a Cotillion D575. Why try to be artistic when you've got a simple computer to shizzle the dizzle for ya? And how much art is really art, anyway? If art is … Continue reading Stapling Samples
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The Wavy Wires of Your Brain
The music scene has got me down, cause I don't want to be a clown. Ah yes, modern alternative music struggles: how to fit in, without having to behave clownish? One trick: use one great line of seemingly little substance and repeat it over and over again on a beat that somehow just sticks. Add … Continue reading The Wavy Wires of Your Brain
Patriarchy + Consumerism = ?
"Warning: the following content is graphic in nature (...). Viewer discretion is advised." This kind of comment really makes you wonder why they never put such a warning on, eh, I dunno, almost any kind of mainstream pop music video out there. Take, for example, that one vid in which that stripped down pop … Continue reading Patriarchy + Consumerism = ?
The whole I’ve-got-to-take-one-hell-of-a-dangerous-boat-trip-etcetera-just-to-save-my-life-in-order-to-arrive-in-a-country-of-spoiled-brats-who-try-to-ignore-I-exist-thingy
Need some Rembrandt-like photoshopping techniques? You might wanna contact the creator of this vid. It seems he's tried a modern take on the Cast Away-movie. "Maybe I would let go ashore." Though it is unlikely that one can awaken from a state of unconsciousness with a burning torch in one’s hand, we won't talk details … Continue reading The whole I’ve-got-to-take-one-hell-of-a-dangerous-boat-trip-etcetera-just-to-save-my-life-in-order-to-arrive-in-a-country-of-spoiled-brats-who-try-to-ignore-I-exist-thingy
Iceland or the Moon?
Pick a stunning landscape and build your video around it. And, oh, pick something that suits your song. In this case: a The Martian-like landscape (for those who haven’t seen the film, go see it). "I’ll keep you waiting-ing, waiting-ing for me." Sounds very The Martian-like to me! Look at that, even the song itself … Continue reading Iceland or the Moon?
The Critical Goose 