August 2005

DVD Alert: Flaming Lips Retrospective, Saddle Creek Compilation

Both of these fine DVDs were released today... Clicking the links will take you to their respective product pages at Amazon.com.

The Flaming Lips: VOID (Video Overview In Deceleration) - A complete collection of The Flaming Lips video output since 1992. Each video is presented in both stereo and 5.1 surround with an optional commentary track. The lone unreleased track/video is "Mr. Ambulance Driver," which is slated to appear on the band's next album.

NEW RELEASE: The Used "I Caught Fire"

The Used "I Caught Fire" Reprise/Warner Bros.Kevin Kerslake, directorKeeley Gould & Dave Robertson, producersMerge @ Crossroads, production coLabuda Management, repShane Hurlbut & Ryan Smith, DPsClark Eddy & Chip Eddy, editorsDescription: Performance by The Used is interspersed with footage of young street urchins in love. Also thrown into the mix are creepy, black lit shots of singer Bert McCracken and images of a tree on fire. 

NEW RELEASE: Louis XIV "God Killed The Queen"

Louis XIV "God Killed The Queen" AtlanticChristian Swegal, directorStreetgang Films, production coDescription: Louis XIV deliver another dose of dirty, sweet glam rock in this nicely hazy and retro video. Performance to an audience is mixed with shots of a sexy, debaucherous party. All of the footage is curved so as to seem like it's being shown on an old television.

NEW RELEASE: Turin Brakes "Over And Over"

Turin Brakes "Over And Over" AstralwerksCharlie Paul, director/DPMark Murrel, producerPartizan, production coDescription: Folk pop duo Turin Brakes sound like a full band on this track, so it makes sense that the two band members are replicated on different instruments in some of the performance footage. Most of the video consists of up-close shots of the two performers, with a lo-fi effect in which light trails form circles and other shapes.

NEW RELEASE: Caesars "It's Not The Fall That Hurts"

Caesars "It's Not The Fall That Hurts" AstralwerksChristopher Mills, director/DPGeof McLean, producerSpy Entertainment, production coMarc De Pape, editorDescription: Director Christopher Mills uses a collage technique to create panoramic backdrops for this Caesars video. Different footage of the same locale is layered atop one another, sometimes with band performance and sometimes with either a woman who twirls some streamers, or two young children that parade with cut-out images.

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