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Now, Now plays dates w Bob Mould, Pinbacks' mural video, Arts & Crafts 10 yr anniv, Myspace relaunch

SONG OF THE DAY
Dead Leaf Echo - Kingmaker. Dream pop from NYC.

NEWS OF THE DAY
* Now, Now announce dates with Bob Mould, Minus The Bear and Circa Survive. A huge start of 2013 for this band.

* CHVRCHES set to tour NA for the first time.

* Pinback shares time lapse mural video for Proceed To Memory 



* SXSW to screen docs on Napster's story and the untold story of The Beatles' secretary Freda Kelly.

* Arts & Crafts set to celebrate 10 years with a series of events



* Myspace has been redesigned and relaunched. Will people care?


MORE STUFF FROM INDIEPULSE...
* My Q&A with RAMP Gallery owner Paul Herring

* Explore the indiePulse Likes on Soundcloud

* Gig posters! Check out the indiePulse show print gallery

* Sign up for the Eighth Notes Newsletter.

Eighth Notes: Don't Lead With Your Heart edition

* Now, Now will make national TV debut on Fallon 11/7. They were also featured in the new Windows 8 commercial.> Link

* Alt-J releases the video for "Fitzpleasure" > Link

* Seattle-based STAG sets 12/4 release date for new record on Fin Records. I do love this band. > Link

* Tickets are now on sale for the 3rd annual Chicago Food Film Festibval > Link

* Matt & Kim announce tour dates with Passion Pit. > Link

* Yep Rock has a bunch of tshirts on sale > Link

 

Brendan Benson launches Readymade Films

Brendan Benson has added a film production company to his Readymade Records and Publishing company. ReadyMade Films' first release will be "Live in Los Angeles", a concert film from Brendan's 2010 Los Angeles show. The premiere will take place in Nashville on August 4:

Readymade Films Launch Party At The Basement (Nashville, TN)
August 4^th 2012
Doors @ 7 PM
(Visit www.brendanbenson.com for streaming links)
8:00 PM: Brendan DJ set / Turntable.fm event
9:15 PM: Live in Los Angeles Screening
10:30 PM: The Howling Brother set

 

Don't Think

A new film documenting the 7/31/2011 Chemical Brothers show at Japan's Fujirock Festival will be released on 1/26/2012 in 20 cities worldwide. 20 cameras captured all the action. Check out the trailer:

 

Kickstarter and the PARALLAX SOUNDS documentary

I've been interested in Kickstarter for quite a while but haven't had much time to explore. This morning I spent some time looking through some of the inspiring Chicago-based projects. This project seems to be a perfect blend of doc, music & architecture.. I think it's a great way for indiePulse to begin pledging and supporting projects. Hopefully I can do more of this in the future. If you haven't had a chance to check out Kickstarter, I encourage you to set aside some time and check out all of the cool projects happening in your city.

 

Animal Collective DVD

"ODDSAC" is now available on DVD. The film is a collabortaion between Animal Collective and Danny Perez. Watch the trailer here.

From the recent announcement: 

Plexi is proud to announce the release of ODDSAC: A visual album by Animal Collective and Danny Perez. ODDSAC is a feature film collaboration between the band Animal Collective and filmmaker Danny Perez, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2010. The film was co-conceived by and stars Animal Collective, whose 2009 album "Merriweather Post Pavilion" was named album of the year by SPIN, Entertainment Weekly, and Pitchfork, and topped critic's end of year lists worldwide. ODDSAC is a dense and surreal layering of audio and visual elements that eschews conventional narrative to create a visceral viewing experience. 

ODDSAC features an original score with new songs from the band and complex digital manipulation by Perez, a debut filmmaker and visual artist known for his concert projections with musicians such as Black Dice and Panda Bear. ODDSAC represents a new synthesis of music and film, a "visual album" whose songs will not be released in any other form. ODDSAC is the result of over four years of intense collaboration between Perez and the band. Watch the trailer here.

"A mind-frazzling piece full of vampire monks, demonic fakirs, and lengthy episodes of trance-inducing pattern loops. A confrontational and immersive experience." -The Guardian

"Whatever visual sustenance your everyday life may provide, this intense rush of unadulterated imagination will leave you feeling alive and invigorated. ODDSAC's baffling nature is also its greatest charm – sit back, disengage your critical faculties and allow the vivid colours and sounds to assault your senses. It's the nearest you can get to an out-of-body experience without touching the hallucinogens." -GQ

Order the DVD and get $5 off the retail price of $24.98, and receive a free exclusive poster.

Babylon Central

Thievery Corporation's Eric Hilton is about to see his first screenplay come to life. The film, "Babylon Central", will be released on 7/27 and the soundtrack from the film will be available on 7/19.

From a recent announcement:

Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation and ESL Music announce the July 27^th release of their debut film Babylon Central, available digitally and at your favorite music store.    

Early birds will be able to score a copy of Babylon Central’s Soundtrack on July 19^th through Amazon.com’s “Deal of the Day.” The film will also be available through Amazon’s “Video on Demand” feature.  A preorder of the physical release is available through ESL Music's shop page.

Babylon Central is a fictional story from the mind of Eric Hilton and developed into a screenplay by Hilton and Philip Hawken in 2006, debut for both. The film is about a courier by day and aspiring DJ by night who finds himself in an economic power play with a Saudi Prince after forgetting an important delivery.  

Throughout the fall of 2006 and the first part of 2007 they used HVX cameras, a borrowed truck full of rental gear and called in every favor they could to create the footage for this independent film.  

Over a period of approximately 50 shooting days that included scorching heat in Dupont Circle to freezing temperatures during a nighttime outdoor pool-shoot, the cast and crew of Babylon Central used the backdrop of Washington, DC as a main character in this film.   

Upon the completion of principal shooting and over three terabytes of raw digital footage, Director of Photography Robin Bell worked with Hilton for nearly two years editing to create the final cut of the film.  

The music component is also an unspoken film character. As music has been the driving creative force behind Hilton’s career with Thievery Corporation and ESL Music, he carefully selected 42 different songs for the inclusion in the film score. The result is an incredible 17-song soundtrack that includes rare, vintage, out-of print, and previously unreleased sonic gems selected by Eric Hilton.  

Grooving fluidly across genres, the Babylon Central Soundtrack features must-have classics like “Leaving Babylon,” a smoky reggae excursion by DC hardcore punk luminaries Bad Brains, “Hang On In There,” a socially charged funk and soul epic by 70’s crooner Mike James Kirland, and “Coming From The Top,” the massive horn-punctuated break beat showstopper by Thievery Corporation.  

For more information: www.babyloncentralfilm.com 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/babyloncentral 

MySpace: www.myspace.com/babyloncentral 

Twitter: www.twitter.com/babyloncentral