It had been several years since New Order made an album. In 2001 they came out with Get Ready. Crystal was the first single and the record company planned to make a video. The original video clip was directed by Johan Renck, but in the USA another film came out, signed by Gina Birch, who had been making videos for the Libertines. Crystal Remix is the video and it is in the homemade style that Gina has developed.
Secção: IndieMusic
The creeping glaciers, barren highland sands and dark raging seas full of ghosts form a backdrop to the raw energy of the music. Icelandic music hit the international scene with Bjork and the Sugarcubes. In the last decade, several bands and solo acts have followed suit. Sigur Rós, Múm, Bang Gang, Mugison, Minus and Slowblow are a few of the more recent names and there are even more unpronounceable ones to look forward to in the coming years. “It’s different,” is most people’s first reaction on hearing this diverse but highly original music. “Where is all this coming from?”
November 2001. First evening of London is Dead, a Morrisey and Smiths tribute night at Fais Do-do, in Los Angeles. A large crowd of happy fans is dancing and singing around to the sound of the Manchester based band and its front man, Moz. The crowd average age must be 20-years-old and they are, in their majority, Hispanics and Latinos. Twenty years after the Smiths ending, how can one explain this surprising cult based in the eastern suburbs of LA? Their young admirers speak at length about their admiration, their relation with its music and their lives.
Songwriter. Poet. Counter-culture icon. Consummate ladies’ man. Since bursting onto the scene in 1967, Leonard Cohen has inspired generations with his unique personality and haunting music, becoming one of the most original and enduring artists to emerge from the 1960s. In January, 2005, Lunson traveled to Sydney to film the historic Came So Far For Beauty show, a tribute to Leonard Cohen at the Sydney Opera House organized by famed music producer Hal Willner. LEONARD COHEN I’M YOUR MAN includes behind-the-scenes interviews and live performances from this event by Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton, Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Jarvis Cocker, The Handsome Family, Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla, as well as a special performance of Tower of Song by Cohen and U2. And in a series of candid interviews, Cohen himself reveals his trademark wry humor and soulful intensity, using his own artwork, poetry and personal collection of photographs to reflect upon his colorful past and his creative process.
An intimate musical portrait of legendary singer/songwriter Neil Young, filmed on the occasion of the world premiere of Young’s Prairie Wind concert at Nashville’s hallowed Ryman Auditorium last summer. Young’s music provides an emotionally rich view into this unique artist’s relationship to family, friends, mortality, and the passage of time. Young is accompanied onstage by many long time musical companions, including country star Emmylou Harris, Neil’s wife Pegi Young, and bandleader/steel guitarist Ben Keith.
A stunning portrait of a musical and artistic genius who nearly slipped away. As an artist suffering from manic depression with delusions of grandeur, Daniel Johnston’s wild fluctuations, numerous downward spirals, and periodic respites are exposed in this deeply moving documentary. THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON artfully melds current footage, vintage performances, home movies, and dozens of recorded audio tapes from Daniel’s life. Testimony from supportive friends and a deeply committed family add a rich layer to his personal history, but it is Daniel’s poetic songs interwoven throughout the film, that tell their own passionate, haunting, and truly unforgettable story. Now in his mid 40s, Daniel Johnston has grown into a prolific visual artist. He has recorded over ten full length albums, and his supporters have included Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, Matt Groening, The Butthole Suffers, Sonic Youth, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Beck, The Flaming Lips, and an ever-growing international cult audience.
First of all, the numbers: 400 hours of images, between intimate conversations, home movies, live shows, behind the scenes and music clips, culled from 15 years of sporadic documentation. This results in a close up and personal look over the Flaming Lips, one of the most influent American rock & roll bands from the last two decades. From a no-talent hillbilly-punk version of the Who (the Lips started in 1983) to a planetary success band (following the phenomenon of its latest record Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots), all their trajectory was documented in THE FEARLESS FREAKS by director and friend Bradley Beesley.
In 1971, Guy Terrifico was at the zenith of his career. Moments later, in a blaze of whiskey, pills, canceled shows and gun shots his career was over and so – allegedly – was his life. At least so everyone thought until something truly weird happened; 30 years after his death a new Guy Terrifico album is released. Naturally this has raised some questions because, as Merle Haggard observes, It’s real hard to sing when you’re dead. The strange and debatably short life of Guy Terrifico takes us from the wilds of Canada to the wild times of Nashville and London. Fondly remembered by his contemporaries like Kris Kristofferson, Ronnie Hawkins, Levon Helm and Merle Haggard, Guy’s life story is told throw a combination of modern day interviews with his old cohorts and archival footage of Guy back in the day.
Temptation was originally recorded for the 1987 New Order album Substance. This new video clip was directed by Michael Shamberg and Swedish band The Concretes’ lead singer, Victoria Bergsman. The video was re-titled The Temptation of Victoria and is dedicated to filmmaker Michael Powell.
The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth Of All Time is a Radiohead DVD, which was released on December 1, 2004 and was directed by Chris Bran who is one half of the Vapour Brothers. The film features unheard songs with numerous live videos. The film contains all four episodes of TMGLMOAT. It also has animations and interviews with the band. Some of the sections of TMGLMOAT were created by Chris Bran, Stanley Donwood and Radiohead, while others were directed by people who submitted videos to Radiohead and were selected for inclusion. Each of the four episodes is introduced and closed by commentary from Chieftan Mews, a digitally composite and likely fictional character thought to be either Nigel Godrich or Stanley Donwood.
Sleaford Mods have been called “the voice of Britain”, “Britain’s angriest band” and “The world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band” by Iggy Pop. This film follows them on their two-year journey from Sherwood to chart success.
Shot on three continents, this film provides a look at Christopher Kirkley’s project “Sahel Sounds”: a blog, record label and platform to explore arts and music of the Sahel region through non-traditional ethnographic fieldwork.
Legendary musician Frank Zappa is portrayed in this documentary through interviews, concert performances and archival footage, offering insight into the life and career on one of the major artists from the 20th century.
Cult band Laibach becomes the first foreign rock group ever to perform in North Korea. Confronting strict ideology and cultural differences, the band struggles to get their songs through the needle’s eye of censorship.
A blend of amateur footage, interviews with band members, relatives, friends and colleagues creates a comprehensive portrait of a pioneer electronic music band that revolutionized popular music.
In Talasnal we look at the intimate creative process of Nome Comum band.
Music photographer Mick Rock is best known for his photographs of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Queen, and many others. The artist guides us through his psychedelic experiences as the record-keeper of these myths and legends.
A pulsating documentary charting the extraordinary life and career of underground DJ icon, music producer and global trip hop mogul, James Lavelle. Starring DJ Shadow, 3D of Massive Attack, Josh Homme and many others.