Though their recently released LP Say Us(Arts & Crafts)was their first, Zeus is far from green. In fact, the Toronto-based band made up of Mike O’Brien, Carlin Nicholson, Neil Quin, and Rob Drake have been flaunting their hook-heavy brand of pop rock since their days as Broken Social Scenester Jason Collett’s backing band. These are musician’s musicians, the kind who can pulverize the rickety walls of a nondescript dive bar or conquer the sweeping grandeur of an arena with equal amounts of ease. In the second episode of our original series of video portraits ON TAPE, we sat down with the rock gods-in-training to discuss the first time they ever picked up an instrument, the perils of heartbreak, and of course, those other seminal Canadian rock icons, The Barenaked Ladies.
Ryan Gosling’s indie rock side project, “Dead Man’s Bones,” is back with a cinematic new music video, shot in a Los Angeles retirement home. The video, for the song “Pa Pa Power,” also features the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir, who have worked with Gosling’s band before. The whole thing clocks in at just over twelve minutes(!) but it hardly drags, thanks to its mix between the seniors’ heartening participation in the clip, and the dark, surreal sequences that frame it.
If you’re in LA, you can catch Dead Man’s Bones playing at the “Fuck Yeah Fest” (a.k.a. FYF Fest), which is set for September 4th. In the meantime, check out the video for “Pa Pa Power” below:
Fashion’s Night Out have hit us with an ostensibly unfashionable “PSA” featuring some of the world’s top models. But maybe that’s the point. Unlike the rest of New York Fashion Week — which panders to the industry’s elite — FNO is for the casual fashionista; at least that’s what a series of decidedly un-glam, grinning supermodels will have us think. The above trailer features 14 of the industry’s top models directed by world-renowned photographer Peter Lindbergh, in an effort to drum up hype and support for the now annual shopping event.
See a sampling of the night’s festivities, including in-store appearances from the Olsens, Alexander Wang and Janelle Monae, after the jump…
My go-to album for much of spring (and carrying over into the summer) was Band of Horses‘ latest disc, “Infinite Arms.” Recorded in North Carolina and California, the album combines the band’s signature jaunty harmonies with a folksy, southern rock twang. It’s the type of album that you can throw on for a relaxing weekend at the cottage, or — as in my case — have playing on repeat for months on your iPod without feeling dreary or dated. The band is currently on tour through Europe, but took time out recently to film their latest music video for the song, “Laredo.” Check it out below:
Here’s an unlikely pair to resurrect the black and white short film: Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt teamed up recently to star in Morgan and Destiny’s Eleventeenth Date – The Zeppelin Zoo — a short film that the actors screened at South by Southwest earlier this year. The actors donned Groucho Marx-esque mustaches and eyebrows for the film, which was reportedly just a casual idea they tossed around for fun, before they decided to actually bring it to life. Check out the two actors showing their old-fashioned comedic sides, below:
