Vee Hua 華婷婷Calgary-based musician Chad VanGaalen is one talented dude, and his artistic skills are just as prominent as his musical skills. How fortuitous that he is in a position to animate a video such as this one, for “Peace Is On The Rise”...
For singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith’s track, “Tatooine,” animator and director Eric Power recreates the original Stars Wars Trilogy with lots of earth-toned paper cutouts and only 2 minutes and 41 seconds to work with. Many of...
One of the most appealing aspects of Portland dance band Guidance Counselor has always been frontman Ian Anderson’s ability to incorporate punk rock rawness into the frequently frou-frou genre, to create dance punk with an heaping dose of...
The first time I heard Madeline was probably two years ago. With just one song, I knew that she had wooed me forever. Her voice was unmistakably tangible — in a day and age when good voices are plentiful and female singer-songwriters a drop in...
Jesse C. DiennerDuring my first listen to this record, I hated it. It seemed whiney, and the tape hiss and overall crunchiness overshadowed the melodies. The songs were like musical vitamins, so concentrated my body couldn’t absorb them. But after a few more...
Take an emaciated lady in the Kate Moss realm of beauty and make her lipsync to Tom Vek’s “A Chore,” and the casting and execution are so appealing that this entire video feels strangely and androgynously natural.
Time to take a break from the psychedelic video imagery to visit John Vanderslice, in a live collaboration with Magik*Magik Orchestra. This video for “Overcoat” is filmed in the studio during recording, and is from his album, White...
If you didn’t know that twine being pulled in different directions or the slight bowing of cello strings could be beautiful, this video will make you think otherwise. This video is gentle like “Embrace” from Ben Sollee’s...