Welcome to the jungle.
Kung Fu Crimewave - “Forgot About Rock ‘N’ Roll” music video, 2012
Dipping my toe back into live action. Stay tuned…
Ariel Pink & R. Stevie Moore - “Dutch Me” music video, 2012
Brand new music video comprised largely of dusty old clips from unfinished and/or aborted projects. From their collaborative album “Ku Klux Glam.” Share liberally. Happy May Day, guys.
Ladies Of Old Hat - Episode 2: Tarzan & Jane, 2012
In this second installment of The Ladies Of Old Hat, the band has a cross-cultural encounter. Also, they drink margaritas.
In case you missed the Ladies’ first adventure, Reverse Amnesia, you can check it out here.
Ching Ching - “Not White White” music video, 2012
I’ve wanted to make an animated music video for Ching Ching for a long time now. They are, simply put, one of the best, weirdest, funnest bands in New York City. Though the production time on this video was quite short, it was a years-long process regardless, because I was constantly afraid of starting it and then getting discouraged and never finishing (see previous entry).
By the way, their website is a thing of beauty.
Brook Pridemore - “Stockholm St. Syndrome” music video, 2012
Jeez Louise, it’s clearly been a weird last few years. Taking realistic steps in 2012 to be more productive has so far worked out, but the frustrating flipside of that is having to face projects that have been festering for years. Take this one, the initial production of which began in 2009. A wide, colorful array of distractions, self-abuse, and self-doubt intervened during that time, keeping me from finishing this, or much of anything else. But now, Year of the Dragon, blah blah blah, yakkety yakkety [fart sound effect].
It’s embarrassing too, because Brook is a guy whose music I’ve always been fond of (anthemic, reference-filled, acoustic punk, with hooks so sharp you could disembowel somebody with ‘em? Sign me up!), and whose work ethic dwarfs most people’s, mine included. Whatever. Just enjoy the fucking thing. People don’t join Tumblr to read shit.
Decided to post the Vimeo version. It’s on YouTube too. I have both. Ugh.
