Category Archives: Music Review

Music Video of the Day: Knights of Cydonia by Muse (2006, dir by Joseph Kahn)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

What happens if you mash together every single European grindhouse film ever made and then get Muse to provide the soundtrack?

You end up with the video for Knights of Cydonia.

The fun here, of course, is identifying all of the films that are referenced in this video.  Obviously, there’s a lot of Sergio Leone there.  There’s also some karate action and a Planet of the Apes reference.  Whenever the cowboys shoot their laser guns, I’m reminded of one of Lucio Fulci’s post-apocalyptic films.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Move by Saint Motel (2016, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

For today’s music video of the day, we have another video from one of my favorite groups, Saint Motel!

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes on your local newscast?  Chaos, apparently.

The satirical subtext and retro feel of this video will be familiar to anyone who has ever watched the video for Saint Motel’s My Type.

Enjoy!

Hell’s Kitty: ChainSaw Kitty Video

Posted on by paddiesthoughts

Y’all remember when I previewed Hell’s Kitty: Movie Preview, Review and Trailer Well, we got a bit more to see!

Actually, there is a terrifying music video to go a long with it!

ABOUT THE SONG – CHAINSAW KITTY

The writer / director Nicholas Tana (Sticky: A (Self) Love Story), who also appears in the film, worked closely with the Hell’s Kitty composer, Richard Albert (Losing Touch), to create music for the film that properly reflects the movie’s antagonist, Angel. Angel is a cute and loving cat with an evil, jealous side to her often onerous personality, both supernatural and schizophrenic. CHAINSAW KITTY, was written, performed, and recorded by Richard Albert(Losing Touch) with lyrics by Nicholas Tana (Sticky: A (Self) Love Story). The song was originally intended for a scene with Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk), in which the cat’s claws turned into chain saws. Though that particular scene was never shot, the creators, Nicholas Tana, and producer Denise Acosta, loved the music enough to include it in another scene involving Ashley C. Williams (The Human Centipede) and Barbara Nedeljakova (Hostel), rocking out to it on all fours! *via press release

Here, you can see this awesomely terrifying video:

 

BTW: Puuurrchase this movie as soon as you can! 

“Hell’s Kitty” will be available on VOD March 13th and on DVD March 27th!

Something You Should also know:

To kick of the movie release and to share their love for cats, the creators behind the film teamed with HOLLYSHORTS MONTHLY SCREENINGS and the TLC CHINESE THEATER recently hosted a premiere at the legendary theatre to raise money for FixNation.org. FixNation provides a free, full-time spay/neuter clinic with two full-time veterinarians capable of sterilizing as many as 100 cats per day. They also help hundreds of cats find suitable homes. For more info on the cause click here!  http://fixnation.org/

Music Video of the Day: Nimble Bastard by Incubus (2017, dir by James Larese)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Oh no!  A bunch of dogs have targeted Incubus for elimination!

However, what those dogs didn’t count on was the ability of Incubus to turn into a bunch of cats!

It’s a cute video, okay?  I love cats and I’m actually starting to get over my fear of dogs.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: Little Of Your Love by Haim (2017, dir by Paul Thomas Anderson)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

(Sorry, everyone.  This is one of those videos where you going to have to click on “Watch on YouTube” to actually watch it.  I know.  That sucks.  Didn’t we fight a revolution and write a constitution to prevent stuff like this from happening?  Oh well.  Anyway…)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

This fun little video from Haim features a lot of dancing and was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson!  Someday, Anderson needs to direct a feature-length musical.  Spielberg can produce that West Side Story remake if he wants but he needs to hire Anderson to direct it.

(Some may point out that it would have made more sense to have picked Anderson’s video for Haim’s Valentine for today’s music video of the day.  They would be right, except for the fact that the Valentine video lasts 14 minutes while this one is a brisk 3 minutes and 39 seconds.)

Enjoy!

 

Music Video of the Day: Mardi Gras by Gita (2013, dir by Yonni Lapin)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can hear you already.

But Lisa, just because the song is called Mardi Gras that doesn’t mean that it’s about our Mardi Gras…

Okay, you got a point.  But here’s my point: today is Mardi Gras.  And this song is called Mardi Gras.  And I like it.  It’s a fun song to listen to while you’re stuck in traffic.

Besides, if you’re complaining about stuff like that today that means that you’re totally missing the point of Mardi Gras.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: New Orleans by Former Ghosts (2010, dir by Michael Fierstein)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Seeing as how tomorrow is, depending on where you live, either Fat or Shrove Tuesday, I decided why not share a music video about New Orleans?

It probably says something about the way I view the world that, whenever I see this video, I’m always expecting that it’s going to turn out that our group of friends is trying to cover up a murder or something.  The whole video gives off a “We accidentally killed a guy, let’s have a good time before we have to find a place to bury him,” vibe.  Of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

This video was directed by Michael Fierstein.  Steven Andrew Garcia was the director of photography.

Enjoy!