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Stack Masters

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Behold the accidental inventors of the world’s most complex drinking game.

Yacht Rock sails on

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

For your consideration: a guitar boat. The song asks, “Does it make you happy?” Yes, it makes us happy.

Take it away, boys

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Vincent Moon, much like Godard, Truffaut and les hommes of the New Wave of the 60s, is a French dude that loves endless tracking shots of young artists emoting their way through the streets of Paris. His much-hyped blog, quaintly titled La Blogothèque, features a growing series of impromptu music performances filmed in public places throughout the city, and has become the hottest thing in the indie stratosphere. It all began when Moon followed The Arcade Fire with his video camera as they played their way from a club stage out into the Paris night to close a show. He decided there was something immediate and accessible about this style of band documentary, something that people could connect with better than, say, a million dollar P. Diddy video. And thus, the Take Away Shows were born.

Originally based entirely in Paris, Take Away Shows now happen anywhere, as evidenced by the above clip of the Seattle band Throw Me The Statue performing on a Puget Sound ferry. For Vincent Moon, all that’s necessary is a band, a public place and a single tracking shot. Just like the old days.