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Hurricane Bells, 'Monsters' -- Video Premiere
- Posted on Feb 4th 2010 11:42AM by Ashley Iasimone
If you've ever wanted to know what it would be like if shopping carts came to life and went after you in revenge of being pushed around so much, you're in luck. Brooklyn's Hurricane Bells -- aka Steve Schiltz -- has conceptualized that idea with his new video, 'Monsters,' shot by director Bill Moldt in Syracuse, N.Y."Bill has a knack for coming up with great, slightly cracked ideas," Schiltz, who also fronts the band Longwave, tells Spinner. "He may be a space alien."
A supernatural video treatment is fitting for the song, which can be found on the soundtrack for 'New Moon,' the second film in the vampire-werewolf world of the 'Twilight' series. The track didn't make it onto the debut Hurricane Bells album, 'Tonight Is the Ghost,' but it did come to fruition during the same time period.
"'Monsters' was written a while back, along with a batch of songs that later became the Hurricane Bells record," Schiltz explains. "I liked the combination of the kind of catchy little melody with the more sinister lyrics. I recorded it in 2008 and decided it didn't fit on 'Tonight is the Ghost,' so I left it off, and eventually the 'Twilight' folks got a hold of it."
Schiltz has one more interesting tidbit to share: "The car that is attacked by shopping carts in the video is now for sale on the Syracuse Craigslist page. The leader shopping cart is not for sale. Bill is keeping that."
Check out the exclusive premiere of the 'Monsters' video below, and -- if you happen to be looking for new car -- maybe you can even hunt down a piece of memorabilia from the set.











