my love for you is a stampede of horses.

Jason Bought a Hatchet.

Damien Weighill just completed his first animated video, co-directed with Steven Wake for Giggle Party's song Jason Bought a Hatchet. BE WARNED...it's NOT for the faint of heart and probs NSFW. But if you don't shudder easily it's pretty hilarious and catchy. Damien said they made sure to cover all the Rock n' Roll cliches: dancing robots, decapitation, Mother Teresa, unicorns, pirates, Hitler and Sir Trevor McDonald.

Church and Steak video for Benoit Pioulard.

Just got the word form Rinee Shah, one half of Church and Steak, that their animated video for Benoît Pioulard just posted. It's a beaut, for sure. The song is super dreamy too, it totally pulls at my heart strings. Stay tuned for some more animation on the blog from Mrs. Shah in the next coming days.

"A Woolgathering Exodus" // Benoît Pioulard from Church and Steak on Vimeo.

Yeah Yeah Yeah's GIVE-A-WAY!

Recently I was contacted on behalf of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's to offer a giveaway on the blog. I have been listening to the new YYY's on repeat since the day I got a copy, so needless to say I am pretty pumped to be able to offer this to you guys. It's Blitz! is seriously the perfect Spring time soundtrack. It's full of intensity that we expect from the YYY's but also a lighter, dreamier side. I can't say enough good stuff about the album. Among the many favs on the album...Heads Will Roll and Hysteric are current repeats on the ipizzle.

Three readers will receive a copy of the new cd It's Blitz! and a poster. Kind of awesome, right? All you have to do is leave a comment. I'll choose the winners on Saturday a.m and contact them through email.

If you haven't heard the new album check out the YYY's myspace page. Also, they are about to kick off a huge tour on the 23rd, if you can catch them I highly recommend it. Here's a little info about the album:

"It's Blitz!" was recorded with Nick Launay (producer of YYYs 2007 released "Is Is" EP) and longtime collaborator TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek. The album sessions took the city dwelling band from the snow-covered fields of rural Massachusetts and Long View Studios, to Sitek's Staygold complex in Brooklyn before heading south to a studio in Tornillo in the Texan desert for further confinement and recording. "It's Blitz!" signals both a glance backward and a step forward for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Guitarist Nick Zinner had brought along an old keyboard he bought on eBay to work with during the writing session not expecting it to end up on the album. However, the sounds of the vintage Arp were so right for the new songs that they found their way into the atmospheric washes of "Skeletons", the disco wiggles of "Heads Will Roll", and New Wave melodrama of "Soft Shock". "Obviously, synths have been in rock music forever," Zinner says. "But to us it feels new, which is all we really care about--that excitement."

isomorph / kate moross.

Isomorphs is an amazing creation by the charming Kate Moross. Under the Isomorph brand she art directs packaging, merchandise, branding, and prints VINYL! 

Iso has releases from Cutting Pink With Knives, Hearts Revolution, Midnight Juggernauts, and Apes & Androids. Recent tees have been designed for Telepathe and Simian Mobile Disco.

Check out the finger lickin' good packaging!!!

 

And gaze at these poppin' tee designs that would cover up my barren chest real nice....

 

You can snag these items in her shop. I wear a Medium and will gladly provide you with my mailing address, wink wink.

mankind mag & some tuneses.

Erin over at Design for Mankind asked me to be a part of the brand new re-launch/branding of her pdf mag Mankind Mag. It's chocked full of inspiration, wonderful photographs, art and eye candy. I'll be putting together a monthly play list for Mankind. I'm so excited!

Below are all the bands that are in January's play list. It's basically what has been on repeat for me since a bit before Christmas, I was delighted to share what I am listening to with Erin and her readers. I hope you guys find a ton of inspiration in the new mag, I did. You can download the new Mankind here for 1.99! It's a steal. Here's a sneak peek.

These are the bands included in the Playlist. I love them all. (I had the opportunity to see Bon Iver a few weeks ago...I cried and laughed and sang. In short the show blew my mind apart. No lie.) <3
Bon Iver
Department of Eagles
Passion Pit
Frightened Rabbit
Grouper
Dosh
The Notwist
Damien Jurado
The School of Seven Bells
Cut Copy
Jessica Lea Mayfield