The company has teamed up with director Matt Beauchesne at Irons Brothers Productions, on a new film called “Scratching the Surface.” This beautifully shot HD surf film documents the adventures of professional surfer Julian Wilson, along with friends and fellow professionals Dane Reynolds, Taj Burrow, Dusty Payne, Mick Fanning and others as they spend a year hitting some of the world’s most beautiful surf spots. Destinations include South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, California, Hawaii, France, Spain and Brazil. In other words, viewers are in for a scenic ride, that also packs a surprisingly emotional punch, as the 22-year-old Wilson experiences the trials and tests that come with growing up in the sport’s public eye, while simultaneously trying to conquer his own demons and — often surfing-unrelated — fears.

While we wish we were better surfers (we barely stayed up on our board the couple of times we’ve tried to ride a wave), we loved the pacing and cinematography of the film. The crew used everything from motor boats to helicopters to capture their shots, while incorporating shots from a so-called, non-intrusive “Phantom Camera.” The film is definitely worth checking out for the shooting quality on its own.

“Scratching the Surface” premieres next week in California. Check out the trailer below:

TMSR’s song “Pink Noise” (from their recent digital-only EP “Fantasick Impossibliss”) is the official song for the clothing line, which is called Roots x Douglas Coupland. What’s more, Most Serene Republic keyboardist Ryan Lenssen teamed up with film score composer Terence Gowan to write an original soundtrack for the campaign. Both the music video and campaign teaser will be shown in Roots stores across Canada. It’s something the band says was a no-brainer in terms of exposure. But they also jumped on the chance to work with Coupland, one of their favorite authors both in terms of prose and subject matter. Both TMSR and Coupland say the collaboration is extension of the current artistic movement — a world in which art, words, music and fashion are seamlessly coming together to soundtrack our everyday lives. If an author can design a clothing line and a small Canadian indie band can score the campaign, it proves that art and fashion are truly opening up to anyone and everyone, and the possibilities like they say, are endless.

Check out The Most Serene Republic’s video for “Pink Noise,” interspersed with behind-the-scenes footage of the Roots x Douglas Coupland clothing line below:

BSS released a fan-made video for their anthemic instrumental song, “Meet Me in the Basement” today; a video that sets the song’s pulsating melody against images from the recent G20 Summit in Toronto. In a press release, BSS singer Kevin Drew wrote that the video was sent to the band “by a lover of our music who wants to remain anonymous,” before adding simply, “the rest speaks for itself.”

The video — a YouTube clip-like mash-up of sorts — juxtaposes images from the G20 protests with clips of everything from kids’ TV shows and Nike ads, to Justin Bieber and even “Obama Girl.” It’s a political statement for sure, but dare we say, an artistic one as well. Check out the video for Broken Social Scene’s “Meet Me in the Basement” below:

- Chloe Roubert

Flowers’ solo album is tentatively titled “Flamingo” and hits stores in September. In the meantime, check out the action-packed video for “Crossfire” below: