By Luigi Gianni The first time I heard about The Shins was while I was watching this really strange (kinda awkward) movie called Garden State. In one of its most memorable scenes, Natalie Portman’s character gives her headphones to Zach Braff’s (Yes, the dude from Scrubs!), saying “You gotta hear this song. It will change your life, I swear.” I didn't get it. I mean, the song was ok. I heard it a couple of times after the movie, I liked it, and then I downloaded it and threw it along with every other song I had ever listened to before. And then I forgot about it. The thing about The Shins though is that it’s hard to understand them at first. They’re not exactly likable. They're odd. They sound too calm for people who appear like they're repressing way too much anger. Or they just don’t take life that seriously. Either one. Trust me, it’s strange. But, as long as you give them time, you understand exactly that. And that’s about when they go from “ok” to “you gotta hear this”. Two years later I saw the same movie again. And there she was, giving her headphones to a random guy she’d just met, telling him about this not so known band that, supposedly, was pretty damn good. But this time… Yeah, this time I got it. Oh, by the way, you really should hear this song. It will change your life. Or, you know… It won’t. It’s just music. Worst case scenario: you’ll hear it a couple of times, like it, and then throw it along with every other song you’ve ever heard before… And then forget about it. Still worth the shot, right?
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by Bruno Gianni Well, I wrote about Amsterdam Acoustics, but you are probably thinking why not write about the Take-Away Shows also? So here it goes... The beginning... It all started when Chryde, founder of the website La Blogothèque, wanted to share music in a different way... La Blogothèque, by the way, is a really nice music blog/website, unfortunately my lack of skills in french does not give me the chance to enjoy it properly. So, back to Chryde, he thought that maybe filming music differently would shake things up, and in order to do that he brought Vincent Moon to the scene... His proposal to Moon was that he would film musicians in Paris... The Take-Away Shows was then born... Or should I say Les Concerts à Emporter... Who is this Moon guy? Okay, Vincent Moon, real named Mathieu Saura, is a parisian independent filmmaker well known for his music videos of indie rock related bands, and also for some work with a few notable mainstream artists. And here we could name R.E.M., Arcade Fire and Tom Jones among others.. Back to the Take-Away project, since 2006 it has developed over 120 music videos... These videos are usually unusual live acoustic performances shot in a single-take. The participant artist or band features usually from two to three videos, and among these artists it is possible to name Bon Iver, The Shins, The Kooks, Arcade Fire, Architecture in Helsinki, Phoenix, and a lot more... The result, in my opinion, is pretty amazing,, and here as usual I selected three videos to prove my point... |
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