2/9/2010 - Funky synth-disco 'Static On The Wire' (RAC Remix) by Holy Ghost!
The song 'Static On The Wire' by the New Yorker duo Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser alias 'Holy ghost!' premiered today in a RAC remix on the MP3 download site RCRD LBL with the remark "...this one was too good to pass up."
28/8/2010 - 'The Truth Is in the Dirt' by Karen Elson from the album 'The Ghost Who Walks' (Third Man/XL Recordings)
The gothic-folk video is directed by Maximilla Lukacs and Sarah Sophie Flicker aka 'The Belles Of The Black Diamond Field'. The filmmakers describe the inspiration for their work on Myspace with the keywords:"The Czech New Wave, Woody Allen, Tarkovsky". It premiered recently on VanityFair.com. The song will be released on 21 September backed with a cover version of Donovan’s 1966 hit 'Season Of The Witch'.
28/8/2010 - Free download of the new track 'If You Wanna” by the UK band 'The Vaccines'
Fashionoffice received the music tip with the words: "This demo from new UK band The Vaccines floored us when we heard it. Eddie Cochran meets The Jesus And Mary Chain by way of Stiff Records? We love it!"
26/8/2010 - Film about a musician and snowboarders on new routes
"Follow Me Down explores a theme that anyone driven by some immeasurable passion will recognise — that there are no easy rides in life." In the new video documentary ‘Lives of the Artists: Follow Me Down’, recording artist and founder of the British formation 'Unkle' James Lavelle explores together with the snowboarders Jeremy Jones and Xavier De La Rue new routes within their disciplines. The film will premiere with the live-performance 'Variation On A Theme' by Unkle on 7 September in London. On the website, you will find the trailer and a free download of the new track 'Set No Sun'...
25/8/2010 - Mash-up song 'What Starry Eyes Need to Know' by Neon Hitch
In early August, British musician Neon Hitch released her mash-up song 'What Starry Eyes Need to Know'. Some compare her with MIA and Nelly Furtado, but Kate Bush with a touch of punky pop fits as well. Fashionoffice reported recently from her covering of Snoop Dogg's 'Drop It Like It’s Hot'; Snoop Dogg loved her version of 'Drop It Like It’s Hot' that he re-tweeted it to his 1.6 million followers. At this time, Neon Hitch is working with producer Benny Blanco (Santigold, Katy Perry, Britney Spears) on her debut album 'Beg, Borrow, and Steal' (Warner Brothers, 2011).
25/8/2010 - Directors' trailer-cut for Mogwai's concert film 'Burning'
On 24 Aug 2010, Scottish band Mogwai released the live album 'Special Moves' and the concert film 'Burning', shot at their three night residency at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg in April 2009. The film is directed by the French filmmakers Vincent Moon and Nathanael Le Scouarnec. "...the black-and-white footage does the talking without standard theatrics...there's atmospheric beauty in the close-ups of hands shredding at guitar strings onstage and applauding in the crowd." writes Spin Magazine, where the trailer in a special directors' cut for SPIN.com, featuring audio of 'Mogwai Fear Satan', premiered on 23 Aug, the DVD is available since 24 Aug www.mogwaispecialmoves.com.
23/8/2010 - 'Puppet on a string' by Bella Wagner from her new album
Today, Fashionoffice received the information about the new album by the Viennese singer with Croatian and Slovakian roots (she speaks five languages fluently: German, English, Slovakian, Croatian and Hungarian), with the question to choose the favored track. Bella Wagner has a wide range on styles on her album. She makes it hard to decide - the musician has several interesting songs on her album.
23/8/2010 - 'Night And Day' by Chief from the debut album 'Modern Rituals' (release 20 Sept Europe)
This is the debut video of the
Californian 4 member band Chief. The information about the video came with the remark: "Chief performing in a world of what can only be described as decadence and murderous passion." The New York Post contributed:
"This is a fresh new band about to get out from under the radar, and they’re going to be huge taking America a little at a time. This is a band worth hearing."
21/8/2010 - 'Never Stop' by Chilly Gonzales
The track 'Never Stop' from the new album 'Ivory Tower' by Chilly Gonzales (produced by Boys Noize, comes out on 14 Sept) has been chosen for Apple’s new iPad campaign. Chilly Gonzales has written and produced even a film with the same name where the musicians Peaches, Tiga and Feist will appear. Schedule of the movie-tour (26 Aug London; Paris, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Berlin and New York in Sept, Vienna in Oct...) on http://chillygonzales.com/.
21/8/2010 - Video premiere 'Thank You For Your Love' by Antony and The Johnsons
'Thank You For Your Love' is the title-track of Antony and The Johnson's EP that will be released on 23 August in Europe, 24 August North America; the song is the lead single of the next album 'Swanlight' (release in Oct www.swanlights.com). The video (premiere on 20 Aug) is made of Super 8 footage from the early 1990's. The pictures are shot by Antony himself when he first arrived to New York City as a teenager.
20/8/2010 - Yann Tiersen on stage
Yann Tiersen, multi-instrumentalist who plays folk classical music and performs as guitarist with punk-bands or composes soundtracks like for the French movie 'Amélie' (2001), will release his new album 'Dust Lane' in October 2010. Yann Tiersen is on tour - on 23 Oct at The Village in Dublin, followed in Oct/Nov by cities in UK, ES, DE, IT; on 1 Dec at the Arena in Vienna (AT), 2 Dec Budapest... Details on http://www.yanntiersen.com/
19/8/2010 - 'Cumbia Incoming' by the Cumbia Cosmonauts
The Australian band 'Cumbia Cosmonauts' will perform on 21 Aug at Club Planetarium in Vienna (Austria), on
28 Aug and in early Sept in Berlin (Germany), other countries like FR, NL, etc. follow. Details on http://www.myspace.com/cumbiacosmonauts.
18/8/2010 - 'Never Been There' by Christopher Paul Stelling
Brooklyn (New York) based singer Christopher Paul Stelling remembers the traveling poets from the European Middle Ages who had told their stories with music. Fashionoffice recevied the information with the words: "Take one look at his road-worn, weathered guitar, and you know that Christopher Paul Stelling is a musician with a story to tell. With a heartfelt voice, dynamic finger-picked guitar stylings, and a songwriting approach that combines folkloric, mythological, and religious imagery..." Christopher Paul Stelling's full-length album is announced for 2011. The musician performs on 19
August at East Village Radio (interview + performance), 24 Aug - Rockwood Music Hall, etc. Details on http://www.myspace.com/freedumbmusesick.
18/8/2010 - 'We Won't Run' by Sarah Blasko from the album 'As Day Follows Night'
Australian artist Sarah Blasko's third album 'As Day Follows Night' is now available in a special edition on vinyl through Europe. The folk-jazz-pop songs are souled by hope and bewitched by the vocals of Sarah Blasko.
16/8/2010 - 'I’ll Be Gone' by ¡MAYDAY! from the upcoming new album 'Stuck On An Island'
Fashionoffice received the hyperlink to the new video with the information about Miami based ¡MAYDAY!'s first performances in New York (28, 30, 31 Aug, and 2 Sept).
16/8/2010 - 'A Little Less Conversation' remembering Elvis Presley (8 Jan 1935, Tupelo, Mississippi - 16 August 1977, Memphis, Tennessee)
The Elvis Presley song 'A Little Less Conversation' from 1968 was remixed by musician JXL especially for Nike's Football Worldcup campaign (2002, Amsterdam-based advertising agency Wieden & Kennedy). Good things never go out of fashion!
16/8/2010 - Fashion video directors on music
Warren du Preez and Nick Thorton Jones have already directed videos for Pierre Cardin, Alexander McQueen or BMW. On 11th May 2010, the music video for the track 'Follow me Down' by the British trip-hop/downtempo/electronic formation Unkle from the new album 'Where Did The Night Fall' with supermodel Liberty Ross premiered on Sterogum; the 'clothing' - or better body painting, comes from the Londoner designers of Boudicca who are known for experiments with perfumes such as their product 'Wode' which is a conceptual Art fragrance and appears as graffiti on the skin (Fashionoffice interview with Boudicca from Nov 2008). Brandon on Stereogum writes about the story of the video that opens with a man driving his car to industry buildings: "That sort of thing happens everyday in abandoned buildings."
14/8/2010 - Music video premiere: 'Murder Weapon' by Tricky (single will be released on 31 Aug)
The music video premiered on 12/13 Aug. It's the first single of Tricky's new album 'Mixed Race', which comes out on 5th Oct. The story of the short movie becomes thrilling in the moment when the men stop fighting; it opens with the 'La Salle Boxing Club in Paris'... Fashion addicted know the video directors 'Fleur and Manu' from their work for Sebastian Tellier's track 'Sexual Sportswear' from the album 'Sexuality' (Fashionoffice article from July 2008).
14/8/2010 - Music video: 'Werewolf' by CocoRosie live on French TV 'Esprits Libres France 2'
In this live performance, the American half-Cherokee sisters Sierra (Rosie) and Bianca (Coco) Casady are interpreting the song 'Werewolf' in hip-hop style - impressing interaction of the two female voices. Even the original version is affecting the users. One of the main themes in the user postings is the role of the Werewolf. On several online videos, young dancers express the song with modern moves.
In May 2010, the new CocoRosie album 'Grey Oceans' was released. CocoRosie is on tour in US through September/October, in Europe in Oct/Nov myspace.com/cocorosie.
12/8/2010 - Music tip: 'My Body' by the California five members band 'Young The Giant'
The track 'My Body' premiered recently on AOL Spinner. The release of their self-titled debut album will follow on 26 October. The tip came with the remark that the songs from Young The Giant: "...evoke a sun-swept, carefree Southern California vibe."
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