Archive for March, 2010

The Voice of God

18 Mar 2010
On a cold November day....

Newsman John Facenda was the famous voice behind NFL Films for almost 20 years. It was he who could make a mundane game appear to be a battle for the ages. I just learned that it all began by chance in 1964, when John was watching football at bar and he …started to rhapsodize about [...]


We. Are. Alive!

16 Mar 2010
champion speed

Desedo fam Jordan and Brad went out to Red Rocks and shot this gorgeous commercial for McDonald’s. They worked with Abe Froman Productions and the ad agency R+W. The song, which is quite happily stuck in my head, is by Hungry Cloud.


Rhythm Nation

15 Mar 2010
5.4.3.2.1.5.4.3.2.1

Perhaps it’s the rainy weather that drew me toward Janet this weekend. Her 1990 album Rhythm Nation 1814 just sounds like sunshine and rollerskates. This is the only album to ever notch 7 top 5 Billboard hits. It surely spawned millions of slumber party dance routines and lead to Janet signing the largest recording contract [...]


Tasha Say Yeah

12 Mar 2010
do what u wanna do, say what u wanna say

One of our fave young thinkers, Natasha Davis, has started a quick interview series called Tasha Say Yeah!.


On To The Next One

11 Mar 2010
jz

Jay-Z’s video for On To The Next One is brilliant. It feels controlled yet crazy. It times image to sound perfectly. And, it has Community‘s Joel McHale playing The Joker. When describing the video from script to screen, director Sam Brown said: I’m aware that as I’m shooting the images are getting darker and odder. [...]