Whether you have been to LA or not, we are all affected by the idea and preconceptions of Los Angeles that are perpetuated by popular culture. LA is arguably the most popular character in Hollywood movies and has been portrayed in almost every way possible. Thom Anderson’s documentary “Los Angeles Plays Itself” covers a lot of these identities of the city in an amazingly captivating three and a half hours. The movie was never released officially since it’s made completely out of pieces of other movies, but thanks to the power of a free and open internet, we are able to watch it anyway. Even if you don’t have the patience to sit through the whole thing, watching any part of it is worth the time. The sheer amount of films he covers makes you wonder how he has time to do anything with his amount of film knowledge.
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A little short I made for my love of LA.
I can’t tell you how pumped I am to make this collaboration with Royal/T a real/T!
Already a few weeks in planning, Marcella over at Royal/T has been busting her bagel to help make this very heartfelt Valentines Eve a night to remember… We’ve got special treats for all the boys and girls- naughty and nice…
And if all goes well- expect to see a strong relationship grow from this unique community that YOU help create. Keep in mind this is our FIRST DATE and we want to impress!
Music @ First Date:
BIKOS (http://www.myspace.com/bikosiloveyou)
PROFESSOR CALCULUS (http://www.myspace.com/professorcalculus)
FIDLAR (http://www.myspace.com/FIDLAR)
THE CHUCK DUKOWSKI SEXTET (http://www.thechuckdukowskisextet.com/)
VerBs (http://www.verbs.bandcamp.com/)
Set times TBA
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Roaming Photos
Cash bar with 2-for-1 specials!
Movie screening
Food + Beer + Sake Bombs!
Bike Valet!
Angela Tucker, director of the upcoming documentary Asexuality: The Making of a Movement is hosting a sweet fund-raising gig at UnionDocs on August 18th or 19th and we’re looking for a band to play!
If you or someone you know would be interested, shoot an email over to saraswathi@thefmly.com with some tunes. Check out the AsexualityKickstarter campaign to get more info about the film!
Oddsac, Animal Collective’s “visual album”, opens at the Guggenheim today. Tickets sold out right quick, but it looks like a second NY date is being added before this “demonic” and “horrific” piece of audio-visual art goes on tour with members of Animal Collective and Danny Perez, the collaborator who made this psychedelic, vampiric, and allegedly epilepsy-inducing masterpiece possible.
According to the band’s Q&A after the video’s original premiere at Sundance last week, the video is four years of footage craftily compiled into 54 minutes, originally inspired by the image of “a sad vampire in a rowboat” (via). I aim to check this out when it hits the left coast but, if you see it first, let us know you came out in one piece.
“You should see it for the simplest of reasons: Because it is a good story. Not because it may be important. Not because it is unforgettable, unyielding. Not because it horrifies. Not because the score is creepily spiritual. Not because it is littered with small lines of dialogue you will remember later. Not because it contains warnings against our own demise. All of that is so.”
After reading a rave review from Esquire [excerpt above] and finding the trailer to be horrifically gorgeous I’m thinking that it’s time to start breaking in pages of Cormac McCarthy‘s “pitch perfect post-apocalyptic masterpiece” The Road before the film is released in October.
Back in 2007, Chris wrote one of the finest and most inspired Gorilla vs Bear posts that centered on creating an audible landscape to accompany The Road. I highly recommend checking it out here.
2009 is shaping up to be a swell year for the entertainment industry. From Mike Tyson and Zach Galifianakis to Pauly Shore and Forest Whitaker, here are a few films that we’re excited to see along with some new music videos from Department of Eagles, Panda Bear and a new live video of Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” featuring Victoria Legrand of Beach House.
French electronica duo Daft Punk has been signed to write the original music score for Tron 2.0, Walt Disney’s upcoming sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 animation cult hit which was scored by electronic music icon Wendy Carlos. Daft Punk’s members Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have been involved in various films before, but Tron 2.0 will be their first complete feature film score. The film, scheduled for a 2011 release, is helmed by Joseph Kosinski and will feature Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett. According to industry news reports, Tron 2.0 will play as the “next chapter” after the first film, with Wilde starring as one of the heroes trying to help fighting the Master Control Program, the evil intelligence protocol that was the nemesis in the 1982 film. The assignment of Daft Punk to score Tron 2.0 has been confirmed to Upcoming Film Scores by Walt Disney Pictures. [via]
I just want to point out that Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos) is the bee’s knees of synsthesized music and if you’re not familiar with his&her work then I highly suggest reading up.
TODD P GOES TO AUSTIN is a cultural snap-shot of America’s underground, do-it-yourself music scene featuring unforgettable live performances from Matt and Kim, Dan Deacon, Mika Miko,
The DeathSet and many more.
As record labels die, independents thrive. In the wake of Napster, MySpace and Facebook there is a generation of artists creating and performing music on their own terms. With the help of legendary DIY rock promoter Todd P, Brooklyn has become ground zero for these exciting young musicians.
Using never-before-seen footage, including material shot by the bands themselves, TODD P GOES TO AUSTIN exposes what life is like surviving and touring at the underground level. Interviews with Todd about the necessity of independent music and creativity connect the bands as they tour down to Austin, TX to appear in the DIY music scene’s answer to the SXSW Music Festival.
It’s impossible to spend time in New York and not be affected by Todd P, the man [and his interns] weaves culture into flawless seams of mosh, ecstasy, dance, spectacle and not only does it all on the cheap but all ages too! The first week I moved to NY in ’07 I didn’t know who Todd P was, but I was familiar with the Brooklyn music scene and inadvertently made my way into quite a number of his events. When I wrote for CMJ, Todd was a panelist for a discussion on ‘selling out’ and listening to him speak made a me a little angry, but I soon ‘got it’ and even quote some of his valid points in discussion. The man is a local icon and a future legend, so although I have much for-and-against Todd P I just need to give him his deserving big ups, props, respect and admiration from FMLY. Todd, you keep the dollars in my wallet, you introduce me to the most interesting people and I can’t even imagine my life in NY without Death By Audio, The Silent Barn and the ever-expanding list.
This being put out there, a movie has been made to honor his preservation of DIY ethic and hopefully bring in some fresh new faces to these intimate experiences. Trailer above.
When it comes to movies, FMLY may just be responsible for why Apatow and crew related movies do so well…afterall, we do end up catching them a good fifty times before they’re even released. Seth Rogen’s Observe and Report stars him and, the love of a lifetime, Anna Farris. I don’t want to blurt the word mall cop because Kevin James pretty much ruined that entire concept…but Rogen is here to be the hero and save it.
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Here’s a PostSecret, and maybe idea for the next Rogen film?
RT @derek_charm: For those who missed it, there's a new Trip Fantastic zine out now that u can buy at Desert Island in Bk, or here; http ... 20 hours ago
