In a companion piece to the love flick 500 Days of Summer, director Marc Webb tapped into his creative juices and concoted a little romantic vignette for the starring duo Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, set to She and Him’s minor hit “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” Naturally, I eat up anything Ms. Deschanel touches, and this was no exception. Enjoy.
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They say that watch it is “an animated GIF paranoia about non-stop design workers.” I say that watching it is time well spent. Side note: GIFs are SO Geocities circa 1996. Right? Nah.
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Sure, you spend an embarrassing amount of time staring at your computer. But little do you know, you’re getting stared at in return. The good folks over at Conditional Design have taken the liberty to show us what it’s like on the other side of the mirror. See the rest of the Laptop Reflections collection here.
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Currently on his Ben Folds and a Piano tour, Folds recently brought in a digital element to his show by using Chat-roulette with his audience. Playing in the style of Merton, the result is classic Folds. FYI, he edited out any nudity. Not that there’s any nudity on CR.
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It’s one of those mornings where I’m getting quite giddy because I think I’ve found my new favorite thing. It’s that perfect mix of obscure, over the top, and hilarious that garners the respect it so rightly deserves. I give you Serge Gainsbourg’s Melody Nelson.
Released in 1971 as a concept album, Melody Nelson is basically a half hour long funky introspection by Serge recounting his Lolita-style love affair with the eponymous teen. The story (omgz spoiler alert) is as follows: Serge is trolling around in his Rolls Royce late one night when he hits Melody on her bicycle. Without missing a beat, he seduces her through the use of dark clothing and a lit cigarette and immediately following thereafter, they dance in front of a green screen for five songs, and then the torrid fling ends when Melody up and dies in a plane crash. Serge goes back to his cigarette and brooding introspection.
I probably should clear up here that the album itself is actually not that bad, in a corny French porn sort of way. I actually rather enjoyed it. It’s just…the music videos. Oh Serge. Those music videos. I dig that green screen was a fancy new technology in 1971 but just because you can be edgy and hip doesn’t mean that you should be. The future will most certainly laugh you off as a silly product of a bygone era (are you listening Lady GaGa?). Come on Serge, you must have realized that this would be recognized as hilariously embarrassing by future generations:
Oh well. C’est la vie. You can by the album on iTunes or blah blah blah blah blah seriously just stream it on YouTube.
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The kids of New York’s P.S.22 are SO much more musically cultured than I was at their age. Led by their maestro Mr. B (probably one of the hippest faculty members the public school system has), these choral kids do Pheonix, Alicia Keys/Jay-Z, and Owl City (don’t judge). And they’ve even got ties with my neck of the woods, having teamed up with IC’s Ithacapella a little while back. See the rest of their (rather extensive) repertoire here.
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False. I do not, as I would like to keep the option of marrying Ezra Koenig open without it being weird. Anyway, although I don’t watch SNL quite often, I did scrounge around Hulu when I heard they were the musical guest on Saturday’s show. This, of course, is yet another example of their musical greatness. Not to mention, check out how happy drummer Chris Tomson looks. Comme toujours, jouissez.
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Stream “South Dakota” here:
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Download the full album here…
I know we’ve been critical of Yale’s music scene in the past, but Sam Lee (’12) and childhood friend Alex Caplow are doing their best to change our minds. “Real Life Color”, released under the band name Magic Man, was written in various locations in France and recorded/mixed in the good ol’ US of A via email and internet.
I’ve seriously been listening to this on repeat for several days. Download the album for free here. Really. Now. Do it.
Maybe Lee can do a remix with everyone’s favorite admissions officer? I sure hope so.
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Wonderful animation of Taylor Mali’s poem “Typography,” created by student Ronnie Bruce.
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