Video: farmer's market redux
With a belly full of tomatoes, watermelon, basil, eggplant, cucumber, chocolate, blueberries, and peaches, I present part two of my contribution to Loving Local's MA farmer's market blogathon. Find donation links on their site, or join me on my quest for the urban edible bounty that ends only when the frost comes and there's nothing left to eat.
Music by Sara Shansky.
Music by Sara Shansky.
Video: The Experimental
The Experimental from Skinny Girl Phat on Vimeo.
Unedited clip: Dad and The Uncle defy our expectations and get "the experimental" rocket off the ground. Don't try this at home, kids!
Pitchfork's 6-angle DIY music video
Pitchfork's POV Concert Series has me thumping the desk as I marvel at its awesomeness. The simultaneous streams allow users to switch between six camera angles, essentially creating a personalized experience that is part music video, part front-row seating.
I am at once thrilled (with its plethora of members, Broken Social Scene is the perfect band for this format) and terrified (whither the video editor??).
And, yes, I just used "awesomeness" and "plethora" in a blog post. Lip balm?
I am at once thrilled (with its plethora of members, Broken Social Scene is the perfect band for this format) and terrified (whither the video editor??).
And, yes, I just used "awesomeness" and "plethora" in a blog post. Lip balm?
New Ford Explorer, still my worst nightmare
So Ford made a social media splash today by introducing their completely redesigned Explorer via timed releases on Facebook. Although I admire their approach, I still see a gas-guzzling behemoth that will flatten me and my bike (or even me and my imaginary environmentally friendly car -- a tin can by comparison). Despite the fact that I'm an active Facebook user, I guess I'm still not part of their target audience.
Waxing poetic about the form of what appears to be a Range Rover knockoff seems incongruous with a platform characterized by organic messaging. Maybe if they pitched the Fiesta instead?
Waxing poetic about the form of what appears to be a Range Rover knockoff seems incongruous with a platform characterized by organic messaging. Maybe if they pitched the Fiesta instead?
driven by fun, loving this
When I saw the facebook URL at the end, I was initially disappointed to find that this was part of a branding campaign and not a spontaneous display of German ingenuity. But then I thought, "who cares?" If VW's cash enables stuff like this to happen, I'm all for it. We still smile, they get the desired branding effect, everyone wins.
Final dispatch from July 4
July 4, 2010 from Skinny Girl Phat on Vimeo.
Scenes from Independence Day weekend in Marblehead and Boston, MA
hats off to the A.V. Club
Fruit Bats cover Hall & Oates
Hats off to the A.V. Club. With their "Undercover" video series, they turn what looks to be a former supply closet and a couple of hand-held cameras into a simple, brilliant idea. And, props to the Fruit Bats for their eerily indie-sensual take on Hall and Oates.
cocoa cupcake destruction
Cocoa Cupcake Bake-off from Skinny Girl Phat on Vimeo.
"Cupcake destruction has entered the building."
Marlins = Scott Stapp inspiration?
I don't know what to make of this:
On the one hand, I fear a curse of Ruthian proportions; what happens when one of the worst singers from one of the worst bands on the planet tries to needle his way back into popularity by proclaiming that your ocean-based baseball mascot will "soar?"
On the other, I'm listening to the lyrics and thinking, "hey, that wouldn't make a bad Gray team song." If I was 16 and had penned that stuff to the tune of a Creed hit, I'd be hailed as a genius! The Blue team would shake in their dress shorts as we scream-sang our way to Song Meet victory.
But then, I remember that I'm not 16, and neither is Scott Stapp. And this isn't summer camp color war, this is Major League Baseball. If you can't write the greatest thing since "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," (or "Tessie" a la the Dropkick Murphys circa 2004 -ed.) then please, remove the microphone from your over-dramatically tight clutches, pipe down, and have some peanuts.
On the one hand, I fear a curse of Ruthian proportions; what happens when one of the worst singers from one of the worst bands on the planet tries to needle his way back into popularity by proclaiming that your ocean-based baseball mascot will "soar?"
On the other, I'm listening to the lyrics and thinking, "hey, that wouldn't make a bad Gray team song." If I was 16 and had penned that stuff to the tune of a Creed hit, I'd be hailed as a genius! The Blue team would shake in their dress shorts as we scream-sang our way to Song Meet victory.
But then, I remember that I'm not 16, and neither is Scott Stapp. And this isn't summer camp color war, this is Major League Baseball. If you can't write the greatest thing since "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," (or "Tessie" a la the Dropkick Murphys circa 2004 -ed.) then please, remove the microphone from your over-dramatically tight clutches, pipe down, and have some peanuts.
my SXSW 2010 goes like this
My SXSW 2010 from Skinny Girl Phat on Vimeo.
In March 2010, I traveled to Austin for SXSW. Here are the highlights.
