Spinner http://www.spinner.com Spinner http://www.spinner.com/media/feedlogo.gif Spinner http://www.spinner.com en-us Copyright 2013 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this headlines and excerpts feed are available for limited commercial distribution. You may repost this feed to your site provided you link back to the original story, do not edit the material, and do not remove this copyright notice. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ Sapient, 'Seeking New Skin' -- New Video http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/17/sapient-seeking-new-skin-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/17/sapient-seeking-new-skin-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/17/sapient-seeking-new-skin-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Artist: Sapient
Video: "Seeking New Skin"
Highlight: "I wrote this song with the 'state of the world' on my mind, with a bit of tongue-in-cheek flavor that I can't help but indulge in," Sapient tells Spinner. "A lot of people wonder about the subliminal messages in the video, they ask a lot of questions and have theories. Nobody has nailed them yet. This whole video was conceived by me and the extremely talented Tim Slusarczyk. We shot it in two days with no sleep in very close quarters."

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]]> sapientSapient Seeking New SkinSapientSeekingNewSkinseeking new skinSeekingNewSkin Adam Horne 2013-01-17T13:14:00 00:00 Reuben and the Dark, 'Shoulder Blade' -- Video of the Day http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/15/reuben-and-the-dark-shoulder-blade-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/15/reuben-and-the-dark-shoulder-blade-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/15/reuben-and-the-dark-shoulder-blade-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Artist: Reuben and the Dark
Video: "Shoulder Blade"
Highlight: "I was thinking about the video, and remembered my older brother telling me about all these tapes he had found at our parents house," Reuben Bullock tells Spinner. "The footage I found couldn't have been more suiting, almost as if it was filmed for the song. I didn't know much about developing or transferring film to digital and it turned out no one in my city was doing it anymore. Being short on time, the only option seemed to be doing it myself. I found a place that had the equipment and ended up having to pay for classes and buy a membership to work on it there ... What seemed like a simple idea ended up taking me weeks to figure out and come up with some sort of finished product. The video for 'Shoulder Blade' was filmed by John and Debby Bullock almost 25 years ago. Somehow the footage tells the story of the song perfectly."

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]]> reuben and the darkreuben and the dark shoulder bladereuben and the dark shoulder blade videoreuben-and-the-dark-shoulder-blade-videoReubenAndTheDarkReubenAndTheDarkShoulderBladeReubenAndTheDarkShoulderBladeVideoreubenthedarkshoulder bladeShoulderBlade Adam Horne 2013-01-15T18:30:00 00:00 Rohypnotise, 'Fade to Grey' -- Video of the Day http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/14/rohypnotise-fade-to-grey-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/14/rohypnotise-fade-to-grey-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/14/rohypnotise-fade-to-grey-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Artist: Rohypnotise
Video: "Fade to Grey"
Highlight: "5:30 am: I awake in our Bushwick loft to fanatical ladyfriend trying to arouse me in a very nonsexual way," Rohypnotise (aka Lucola Bang) tells Spinner. "We meet up with cast and crew -- i.e. said ladyfriend shooting the clip (Chela May) and my one other friend BJ Ham who appears as the maniacal dancer at the end of the clip. We have strategically based the shooting around a 9AM trip to Central Park to see seminal '90s group No Doubt play a live to air show. Gwen is still looking desirable and the new keyboard player seems to be making sexy eyes with some 12-year-old girls in the audience. Rest of the day: I cart a chair all over New York stopping here and there for a wee spot of musical video filming. With two tired legs, a weary heart and a winning smile, the sun sets and that, my friends, is a wrap! Worst day of my life? Up there with my trip to world expo '88 where I dropped my ice cream and then Grandad buried it!"

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]]> fade to greyFadeToGreyrohypnotiseRohypnotise Fade to GreyRohypnotise Fade to Grey VideoRohypnotiseFadeToGreyRohypnotiseFadeToGreyVideo Adam Horne 2013-01-14T18:00:00 00:00 Lexie Roth, 'Stay or Go' -- Video of the Day http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/10/lexie-roth-stay-or-go-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/10/lexie-roth-stay-or-go-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/10/lexie-roth-stay-or-go-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Artist: Lexie Roth
Video: "Stay or Go"
Highlight: "This song is for sitting back and letting yourself feel something," Roth tells Spinner. "It's a treat to see all of these beautiful early spring Martha's Vineyard landscapes that not very many people get to see. My director Joel Henderson and I tried to create a whimsical, beautiful yet melancholy vibe with this video. This song is about the frantic restlessness of being in your early twenties and feeling constantly compelled to seek or forge an identity and a life; it's about the struggle of being just one person wanting to experience, see, taste, meet, be everything and everyone at once."

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]]> lexie rothlexie roth stay or go videoLexieRothLexieRothStayOrGoVideostay or goStayOrGo Adam Horne 2013-01-10T18:30:00 00:00 Fine Times, 'Hey Judas' -- Video of the Day http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/09/fine-times-hey-judas-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/09/fine-times-hey-judas-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/09/fine-times-hey-judas-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Artist: Fine Times
Video: "Hey Judas"
Highlight: "The whole idea for the video came about pretty spontaneously," vocalist Matt Moldowan tells Spinner." I'd been re-listening to episodes of 'Lights Out,' which is this old-time radio drama from the '30s & '40s. One episode in particular, 'The Ball,' involved a sort of bizarro masquerade. The imagery of it kind of set the creative wheels in motion, and by the end of the night I had the entire treatment written."

]]> fine timesfine times hey judas videoFineTimesFineTimesHeyJudasVideohey judasHeyJudas Adam Horne 2013-01-09T18:45:00 00:00 The Dead Ships, 'You Were Young' -- Video of the Day http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/08/the-dead-ships-you-were-young-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/08/the-dead-ships-you-were-young-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/08/the-dead-ships-you-were-young-video/#comments Filed under:


Artist: The Dead Ships
Video: "You Were Young"
Highlight: "I think as kids we all looked around at this lethargic flood of ordinary people doing ordinary things and wondered when they compromised," singer/guitarist Devlin tells Spinner. "I remember in high school, settling was something we would never let happen to us. In college settling wasn't a possibility because we were actively pursuing what we believed we were meant to do. But then, at least with most of the people I know, we reach our mid-twenties and it suddenly becomes a paralyzing fear because it feels like the time's running out and deep down we know that we've already made the decisions that define our one and only path. And that choice to 'settle' or 'compromise' or whatever you want to call it, is one we made without knowing it. So one day we just find ourselves as a part of that flood, wondering where it went wrong. And probably still feeling that paralyzing fear that the time is running out up to the moment that it finally does."

]]> the dead shipsthe dead ships you were young videoTheDeadShipsTheDeadShipsYouWereYoungVideo Adam Horne 2013-01-08T18:00:00 00:00 GHXST, 'Doomgirl' -- Video of the Day http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/07/ghxst-doomgirl-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/07/ghxst-doomgirl-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/01/07/ghxst-doomgirl-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Artist: GHXST
Video: "Doomgirl"
Highlight: "Doomgirl is like a '90s cult movie, all you need is a girl and grunge rock," singer/guitarist Shelley X tells Spinner.

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]]> doomgirlghxstghxst doomgirl videoGhxstDoomgirlVideo Adam Horne 2013-01-07T18:15:00 00:00 Andrew W.K., 'Party Hard' -- Video of the Day http://www.spinner.com/2012/12/31/andrew-w-k-party-hard-video-of-the-day/ http://www.spinner.com/2012/12/31/andrew-w-k-party-hard-video-of-the-day/ http://www.spinner.com/2012/12/31/andrew-w-k-party-hard-video-of-the-day/#comments Filed under:


Artist: Andrew WK
Video: "Party Hard"
Highlight: Get ready to ring in 2013 with the one-and-only King of Partying.

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]]> andrew wkandrew wk party hard videoAndrewWkAndrewWkPartyHardVideo Adam Horne 2012-12-31T18:00:00 00:00 The Burning of Rome, 'Norman Bates' -- Video of the Day http://www.spinner.com/2012/10/31/the-burning-of-rome-norman-bates-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2012/10/31/the-burning-of-rome-norman-bates-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2012/10/31/the-burning-of-rome-norman-bates-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Artist: The Burning of Rome
Video: "Norman Bates"
Highlight: "This video is a means of riling up the Hitchcockian spirit of Halloween through 'Psycho'-inspired soundwaves and traditional horror imagery," frontman Adam Traub tells Spinner. "We spent two weeks with friend and director Pat Fogharty shooting on location in rural towns, haunted motels and abandoned hospitals across the state of California. The result is this rendition of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'--a psychedelic blood bath in which Marian Crane gets her revenge and the Burning of Rome is left dead behind crimson-soaked shower curtains."

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]]> burning of romeburningofromenorman batesnormanbatespsychothe burning of romeThe Burning of Rome Norman Bates Videotheburningofrome Adam Horne 2012-10-31T18:00:00 00:00 Q&A: Director of Joey Ramone's 'New York City' Video on Working in 100-Degree Heat With Andrew W.K. and Anthony Bourdain http://www.spinner.com/2012/09/26/joey-ramone-new-york-city-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2012/09/26/joey-ramone-new-york-city-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2012/09/26/joey-ramone-new-york-city-video/#comments Filed under: , ,


Anthony Bourdain, Joey RamoneVEVO

If you spent any time at all on the internet yesterday, odds are you saw the music video for "New York City" by the late Joey Ramone. A joyful and loving tribute to legendary punk rocker and the city he called home, the stop-motion animated video zips through the streets of Manhattan with the help of New Yorkers both celebrity (Matt and Kim, Reggie Watts and Andrew W.K. to name a few) and civilian alike. Such a feat of sheer awesomeness raises some questions, notably "how did they do that?" So we went straight to the source for a Q&A with director Greg Jardin.

How long did the entire video take to finish?

We spent about three weeks shooting the video in the middle of the summer -- two of those weeks were the hottest two weeks of the year, which made it uncomfortable for everyone in those heavy motorcycle jackets. No one died, but my producer did get heatstroke on the day we shot on the Brooklyn Bridge.

How many people are in it?

There are 115 people in the video total. ]]> andrew w.k.andrew wkandreww.k.andrewwkgreg jardinjoey ramonejoey ramone new york city videojoey+ramone+a+tribute+to+new+york+city.joey+ramone+new+york+cityjoey+ramone+new+york+city+music+videojoey+ramone+nycjoeyramonejoeyramoneatributetonewyorkcity.joeyramonenewyorkcityjoeyramonenewyorkcitymusicvideojoeyramonenycmatt and kimmatt kimmattandkimmattkimnew york citynewyorkcitypeople+in+joey+ramone+new+york+city+videopeopleinjoeyramonenewyorkcityvideoramonesreggie wattsreggiewattsthe ramones Adam Horne 2012-09-26T12:15:00 00:00 Savoir Adore Show Their NYC Pride at SXSW http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/19/savoir-adore-sxsw-2011/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/19/savoir-adore-sxsw-2011/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/19/savoir-adore-sxsw-2011/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Savoir Adore SXSW 2011Gino DePinto, AOL

Steadily building a healthy buzz since the release of their full length album, 'In the Wooded Forest,' Brooklyn duo Savoir Adore were noted by many as one of this year's hottest artists to watch at SXSW. The band showcases the strength of two talented songwriters, Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro, who craft lush, dreamy indie pop fronted by Muro's jazzy vocals.

During their stop at AOL's SXSW artist booth, the pair talked about first coming together as students at NYU. "It was about meeting like minded people in that space," Muro told Spinner. "Part of going to NYU that's so important is being part of the New York community. I think throwing ourselves into that scene immediately helped us," Hammer added.

Watch the full interview with Savoir Adore below, and visit AOL Music's SXSW site for more Live from Austin video interviews.
]]> savoir adoresavoireadoresxswsxsw2011 Adam Horne 2011-03-19T15:00:00 00:00 Screaming Females Share Plans for Next Record at SXSW http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/18/screaming-females-share-plans-for-next-record-sxsw/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/18/screaming-females-share-plans-for-next-record-sxsw/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/18/screaming-females-share-plans-for-next-record-sxsw/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Gino DePinto, AOL

This week indie rockers Screaming Females have been treating Austin crowds to their unique brand of high energy punk at SXSW. The New Jersey trio gained a healthy dose of industry buzz after releasing 2010's 'Castle Talk,' and now the band is gearing up to begin the writing process for their much-anticipated fifth release.

During a stop by our SXSW studio, frontwoman Marisa Paternoster reassured any fans worried that they might be radically changing their beloved sound. "We're not gonna like, bring in a synthesizer or anything," she told Spinner. "I'm not ever going to allow a laptop on stage."

Check out the band's SXSW Top 100 Profile and watch the full interview with Screaming Females below. Visit AOL Music's SXSW site for more Live from Austin video interviews. ]]> screaming femalesscreamingfemalessxswsxsw2011 Adam Horne 2011-03-18T17:40:00 00:00 Death Set Discuss Ditching Their Lo-Fi Roots at SXSW http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/18/death-set-discuss-ditching-lo-fi-roots-sxsw/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/18/death-set-discuss-ditching-lo-fi-roots-sxsw/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/18/death-set-discuss-ditching-lo-fi-roots-sxsw/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Gino DePinto, AOL

Neatly coinciding with the March 15th release of their new album 'Michel Poiccard,' Australian trio the Death Set have been bringing their spastic punk rock energy to crowds at this year's SXSW. It has been a whirlwind week for the band, who arrived in Austin on half an hour of sleep and a bottle of vodka, but the guys managed to find time to stop by our studio for a chat after a much-buzzed-about performance.

"It's been a crazy time," frontman Johnny Siera told Spinner of the festivities around the album release. "It's a different record for us ... we didn't want to be a lo-fi band anymore. Not that I don't like lo-fi music, it's just that we didn't want to be put in that sort of category. It seems like it's a little saturated."

Check out the band's SXSW Top 100 Profile and watch the full interview with the Death Set below. Visit AOL Music's SXSW site for more Live from Austin video interviews. ]]> death setdeathsetsxswsxsw2011the death setthedeathset Adam Horne 2011-03-18T17:25:00 00:00 Poly Styrene Takes Aim at Technology's Failings in 'Virtual Boyfriend' Video http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/09/poly-styrene-generation-indigo/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/09/poly-styrene-generation-indigo/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/09/poly-styrene-generation-indigo/#comments Filed under: ,


Poly StyreneFabrizio Rainone

Poly Styrene, Opera-trained frontwoman for punk pioneers X-Ray Spex, tackles themes of technology, consumerism and dystopia on 'Virtual Boyfriend,' a cut from her forthcoming solo album 'Generation Indigo.' In the song's video, which features pixelated,_thumbnail.GIF-style animation and a number of visual nods to gadgets and social networks, the iconic vocalist highlights the disconnect between humans that tech often causes.

"It's a mixed bag. It's good for mass communication, as we see in Egypt," Styrene tells Spinner. "But maybe on a personal level, people don't see each other so much socially and sometimes they end relationships by text or e-mail. I don't think that's so cool." ]]> generationindigopoly styrenepolystyrenex-ray spexx-rayspexxray spexxrayspex Adam Horne 2011-02-09T15:00:00 00:00 Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood Performs 'Thanksgiving Filter' -- Exclusive Video http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/08/drive-by-truckers-go-go-boots-episodes/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/08/drive-by-truckers-go-go-boots-episodes/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/08/drive-by-truckers-go-go-boots-episodes/#comments Filed under: ,


Drive-By TruckersDanny Clinch

Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood sits down for a candid chat and a heartfelt acoustic performance of 'Thanksgiving Filter' in the latest installment of the band's 'Go-Go Boots Episodes.' Though the song's characters are "mostly fictional," according to Hood, the themes still hit home for the frontman, who discusses the difficulties of balancing family obligations with touring and writing new material.

The videos have a low-key, intimate feel, but the experience of shooting them was not as carefree as it may seem. "We filmed at my house and my neighborhood is very noisy. We contended with sirens, thunder, a phone in the other room that never rings, but decided to ring at the end of every take," Hood tells Spinner. "I think my annoyance from the interruptions added to the intensity of the performance. I always sing better when I'm about to rip something off the wall." ]]> drive by truckersdrive-by truckersdrive-bytruckersdrivebytruckers Adam Horne 2011-02-08T16:10:00 00:00 The Builders and the Butchers Mimic '80s Horror Films for 'Lullaby' -- Video Premiere http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/03/builders-and-the-butchers-lullaby-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/03/builders-and-the-butchers-lullaby-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/03/builders-and-the-butchers-lullaby-video/#comments Filed under: ,


The Builders and the ButchersPeter Blanchard

Artist: The Builders and the Butchers
Video: 'Lullaby'
In Their Words: "We were going for an '80s horror thing, but with a bit of a sense of humor and revenge, which I think Justin (Koleszar, director) captures pretty well. It was tricky to capture the last shot because it was getting dark and we had only one chance to get it." ]]> builders and the butchersbuildersandthebutchers Adam Horne 2011-02-03T13:30:00 00:00 Lovett, 'Eye of the Storm' + Behind the Scenes -- Video Premiere http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/02/lovett-eye-of-the-storm-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/02/lovett-eye-of-the-storm-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/02/lovett-eye-of-the-storm-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Ben LovettJosh Rhinehart

Musician and composer Ben Lovett is no stranger to writing for film -- his award-winning work has been featured in 'The Signal' and 'The Last Goodbye' starring Faye Dunaway, to name a few -- but for 'Eye of the Storm,' it was Lovett who hired a filmmaker to bring his work to life. Director Christopher Alender used state-of-the-art special effects on a shoestring budget for the video, and the result is an eye-popping work that resembles a steampunk take on Frank Miller's 'Sin City' set to Lovett's haunting, acoustic-based song. ]]> ben lovettbenlovettlovett Adam Horne 2011-02-02T13:34:00 00:00 Morning Teleportation Fly Through Dimensions in 'Expanding Anyway' Video -- Premiere http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/morning-teleportation-expanding-away-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/morning-teleportation-expanding-away-video/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/morning-teleportation-expanding-away-video/#comments Filed under: ,


Morning TeleportationC. Taylor Crothers

In the visually inventive new video for 'Expanding Anyway,' the title track off of Morning Teleportation's forthcoming debut album, viewers are sent soaring through an unending vortex of psychedelic imagery. "The concept was to fly through dimensional portals," vocalist Tiger Merritt tells Spinner, "and to meet creates inhabiting these various realities all at breakneck speed." The result is a mesmerizing acid trip of a video directed by Phantamic (Tripp and Jenna Watt), featuring handmade drawings, colorful stop-motion animation and brief glimpses of live-action.

"The song was inspired by people and fantastical anstronomical events," Merritt explains. Musically, the tune is a nice showcase for the band's frenetic energy and spaced-out finger-picked guitar lines (some credit is due to producer Isaac Brock, who helmed the album and signed the band to his Glacial Place label).

Watch the exclusive video premiere for 'Expanding Anyway' after the jump. ]]> morning teleportation Adam Horne 2011-02-01T17:45:00 00:00 Matisyahu, 'Live at Stubb's Vol. II (Part V)' -- Video Exclusive http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/matisyahu-live-at-stubbs-volume-ii/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/matisyahu-live-at-stubbs-volume-ii/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/matisyahu-live-at-stubbs-volume-ii/#comments Filed under: ,


MatisyahuDouglas Marshall

To celebrate the release of Matisyahu's new documentary DVD 'Live at Stubb's, Volume II,' we've been sharing exclusive clips of the reggae musician on tour as he provides a candid look into his life as a performer and devout follower of Judaism.

Tuesday, Jan. 25, marks the official release of 'Live at Stubbs, Volume II' and the last in our series of clips. In this final video, Matis and his backing band, Dub Trio, discuss the power of their live show.

Watch the exclusive clip after the jump. ]]> matisyahu Adam Horne 2011-02-01T15:32:00 00:00 Pujol, 'Black Rabbit' Video Premiere + 'Too Safe' Free MP3 http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/pujol-black-rabbit-video-too-safe-mp3/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/pujol-black-rabbit-video-too-safe-mp3/ http://www.spinner.com/2011/02/01/pujol-black-rabbit-video-too-safe-mp3/#comments Filed under: ,


PUJOLThird Man Records

Southern garage punk Daniel Pujol heads to his hometown of Tullahoma, Tenn., in the new video for 'Black Rabbit,' off the 7-inch of the same time. Filmed on property owned by director Stewart Copeland where the two spent much of their youth, Pujol uses the nighttime Americana backdrop to "craft a narrative about what one can do with the 'flaming hoop' that the world nags you about jumping through," the frontman tells Spinner. ]]> daniel pujoldanielpujolpujolsxsw2011mp3 Adam Horne 2011-02-01T14:40:00 00:00