big bunny.

amidst looking for plane tickets to lala land and watching the hbo hugh hefner special I came across this gem. now I realize it's an economic crisis and print magazine just isn't racking in the big bucks like it used to... but I've been to the playboy mansion twice now and neither time was my commute ANYthing like this... get at me hugh.

becky pie hands.

In honor of becky pie hands visiting this weekend here is a lovely video featuring her cuteypie head. she is forever an inspiration. read her blog... wives of hell daughters of earth. you'll die.

One Night Nostalgia from AJ Chavar on Vimeo.

banksy on simpsons.

devil's music.

maybe there was some truth to the statement...
the video is kind of slow paced but it makes an interesting comment on artists in the music industry and their personal reference to selling their souls to the devil in return for their success.

the wilderness downtown.

this is the coolest thing I have ever seen. the combination of new age technology and the nostalgia of music videos and our childhood homes come together... thank you again... ARCADE FIRE.
the wilderness downtown.
enter your childhood home and see a personalized music video. so brilliant.

reflections of a skyline.

Upon first viewing this video I found it annoying and repetitive and I hated the  'acting'. Months later I scrambled to find it again, craving the testimonials. I guess relationships can be a little repetitive and annoying at times and are definitely not always pure pleasure. I like how the video comes full circle. Like love. Shot over the course of a day on a london rooftop. Michael Tamman & Richard Jakes.

Reflections of a Skyline from Michael Tamman on Vimeo.
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from the basement.

The site from the basement is worth checking out. It offers a collection or rare performances from a variety of artists such as the raconteurs, gnarls barkley, the sparks and new artists. The intimate setting of 'the basement' in combination with the beautiful HD shooting creates an amazing capture of time.

Creator, Nigel Godrich explains "All in all I think it all adds up to something unique and special which I don't feel happening anywhere else in either the music side of mainstream TV or online. My own personal goal is that in the future some of these performances might be seen as the truest representation of the state of their artists work, captured in a way that lets their talents speak without the interference of presenters, or audiences. That is what I feel when I watch Talking Heads or Bill Withers on the Old Grey Whistle Test, that they are most definitely playing for me, not someone else in the room. If we can even touch on that kind of directness and quality then I think the whole project will have been a success."

Here is a brilliant Live performance of Crazy by Gnarls Barkley.

I got love for you if you were born in the 80s

This video is an amazing combination of pixel animation and creative 80's kids’ fantasy world. I can't even imagine how many dreams I had that combined my real life and video game challenges. A recent tweet I read mentioned ‘swerving around a banana peel on the highway', I found it hilarious and kind of scary to think about how much video games of our generation like Mario bros. and Frogger affect us today. I remember not being allowed to have duck hunter for our Nintendo. Poor parents today- video games like Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty... are violent and breed crime. Especially not to mention Japan's 'Rape Lay' - click the link for details- you can guess what the goal of that game is.
PIXELS by Patrick Jean from ONE MORE PRODUCTION on Vimeo.

do something.

The video bellow is a demonstration held on March 30, 2010 for the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) marked the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Day of Action with flash mobs at Chapters Indigo and Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC).I am proud to say two of my very close friends, Brittany Smith and Andrew Bigioni participated in this BDS Day of Action. I asked Andrew about the significance of using a viral video in regards to their project. He said the action was intended to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian struggle (as well as concretely act on the boycotts against complicit Canadian companies), so something that can go viral has the real potential to take that sentiment as far as possible. The wider audience the video reaches, the more people begin to really understand the idea of global solidarity and the more people will be inspired and empowered to do the same kind of thing. Those actions are great on their own but they take on so much more significance when they reach a larger audience. To learn more, please visit www.caiaweb.org or endapartheid@riseup.net. They are always looking for support!

Image credit: Andrew Bigioni, Palestine 2009

awareness or misandry?

This video is a campaign for AIDS awareness, and while it does get to the point of the severity of the disease… is it taking it too far? I love commercials with a shock value, especially when it comes to awareness campaigns, for example the workplace safety ads. But, there is a line between shock and misandry (hatred of boys or men). This popular feminist infused topic has also been related to the controversy over the David and Goliath t-shirts ‘Boys are stupid: throw rocks at them’, in which People magazine published an article- expressing the issues with the slogan. In the video, women are victimized by men and the AIDS epidemic is reduced to a single one night stand. The misandry could have been avoided by simply having a woman ‘pass on the HIV’ or ‘shoot the gun’ at a man; it’s very interesting that the creators would not include such an easy fix. Or perhaps- the men are shooting the women because they gave them the disease? I am interested to hear other’s opinions…Image Credit: flickr supraMK86

testimonials.

Blogs such as Texts from Last Night and F*ck My Life have been getting a lot of attention lately in popular culture. Another blog that is extremely popular is Post Secret. Unlike the previous mentioned blogs, Post Secret offers a more emotional appeal to a wider audience. Readers of the blog submit their ‘secrets’ via post cards, combining old and new generation’s forms of communication. The interconnectivity of the mediums, allows for both generations to connect with each other’s comfort zones in media communication.
A viral video hit is the series “Fifty People: One Question”, in which one question is asked to fifty people in a random location and they answer. Questions such as “If anything could happen by the end of the day, what would you wish to happen?”, “If you could wake up anywhere tomorrow, where would it be?”. Questions that on the surface seem so simple, but when answers start to flow, the emotional appeal is overwhelming. Maybe I am just a sucker for this kind of stuff but I love the power of such simple questions being able to really divulge into the human heart.


Image Source: Post Secret