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From the “Forgotten Attempts” Department . . .

Mike Postalakis recently cut together a video I thought I’d never see, from Super 8 footage shot 5 years ago the same day we recorded this Guided By Voices cover. It was swell to see it, as I thought the film was overexposed.

Here’s what Mike had to say:

“Found some Super 8 footage I shot five years ago of William running around Echo Park.
And that’s us covering a GBV song.
Our band was called The Children’s Garden of Yeses.
It lasted a whole afternoon.
Anyway.
Shot on Kodak Ektachrome super 8.”

Super 8 Archives – Awful Bliss from mike postalakis on Vimeo.

Echo Park, CA
2010

Shot on Kodak Ektachrome Super 8 film.

On one particularly boring afternoon, my friend Will Maier and I drank a couple beers and recorded a cover of the Guided By Voices song, Awful Bliss.
Then, with my Technicolor Super 8 camera, we ran around the neighborhood and shot a music video for the song. Without the ability to sync sound.
I think it turned out fine.
Or good enough.

https://vimeo.com/mikepostalakis
http://mikepostalakis.com/films

You can hear the rough mix Mike made of that recording on this Soundcloud:

“Aylia” Music Video (Connections)

Also, I appeared in this music video for Ohio band Connections. Directed by Mike Postalakis, who also did the two Guided By Voices spots.

From Mike:
I directed this music video for the Columbus, OH band, Connections. It’s a homage to an old Hall & Oates video for “She’s Gone”.
here’s that video for comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZZngTkp54I

LINKon FunnyOrDie.com

;WM

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Carnival Day at LootCrate.

I’m now a supervisor at LootCrate, and yesterday we finished our monthly packing. There was a bit of a celebration…

Videos from Tuesday’s “Carnivale de Lootcrate”:

1) Video #1:

(Panorama of JumpyHouse Lane + Eric in Jumpy House / Lew takes an Instagram)

2) Video #2:

(Linkin Park Karaoke + HR Talk + Bouncey House Midway)

 

News: “Babes” Album Release + Another GBV Video

News 5/28/14:

1) Took Part In Another Guided By Voices Video:

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Another Mike Postalakis joint. This time worked with Rob Corddry again, Brian Huskey, Rich Fulcher, and Erik Latshaw among others. Not sure when when this one will come out, but it’s for their new album, which is different from the new album from just a few months ago.

Visit the Guided By Voices website.

 

 

2) BABES Album Released Today, 5/28/14:

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Last year, I appeared in a video for this band & had a hella nice time and met some swell people. In involved glitter and a lot of baby oil, and I have no idea when it’ll see the light of day as I don’t see the song on this album’s tracklist. The band was signed to Capitol via Harvest Records in the meantime and, based on the great sound & chops they had at a show I witnessed following the shoot, will be around awhile. You can hear the EP and read a bit about them at the Onion AV Club link below. . . Also, their EP release party is tonight in Los Angeles at The Satellite.

Listen to Babes’ self-titled EP a week before its release · Newswire · The A.V. Club

Other Links:

BABES Website
BABES On Facebook

I’m in this Music Video: “Planet Score” by Guided By Voices

The video we shot last month for the new Guided By Voices single is online today on FunnyorDie.com. I’m the Hot Dog:

 

Links / Coverage:
Stereogum
Pitchfork
The A.V. Club
Buzzfeed (“I’m a GIF!”)
Vulture

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…W;

Music Video Shoot, Tues 01/21/14.

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Was part of a friend’s music video shoot yesterday morning over in Echo Park for 7 AM. Small affair with friends both old & new, and extra nice as pretty much everybody there was already a fan of the band’s music. Good times & lots of fun. We were done by 10 AM.

More news later on RollingStone.com.com.com.

Happy New Year…

Show 12.04.13 WED: Standup / Herzog – “LUSH HOUR” @ Melody Lounge, Chinatown, LA

9PM, Hosted by Bizarro Herzog, www.WernerHerzogEatsTheWorld.com :

Standups: Eric Andre, Howard Kremer, Josh DiDinato, Cosbysweater (Music)

Herzog will DJ after.

Facebook Invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/182549788618157/

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~WM

11th-Hour Change to House Rules Enabled Government Shut-down?

Better than fiction: here’s one elected representative who (at least in this instance) is doing his job. . . Plus he even came prepared with some nice visual aids:

Late in the evening on September 30, 2013, the House Rules Committee Republicans changed the Rules of the House so that the ONLY Member allowed to call up the Senate's clean CR for a vote was Majority Leader Eric Cantor or his designee -- all but guaranteeing the government would shut down a few hours later and would stay shut down. Previously, any Member would have had the right to bring the CR up for a vote. Democracy has been suspended in the House of Representatives.

Late in the evening on September 30, 2013, the House Rules Committee Republicans changed the Rules of the House so that the ONLY Member allowed to call up the Senate’s clean CR for a vote was Majority Leader Eric Cantor or his designee — all but guaranteeing the government would shut down a few hours later and would stay shut down. Previously, any Member would have had the right to bring the CR up for a vote. Democracy has been suspended in the House of Representatives.

Join the 3,384 comments since this video went up 2 days ago:
LINK: Video on Chris Van Hollen’s Youtube Channel

Other Links:
The post on Chris Van Hollen’s Facebook Page
Chris Van Hollen Twitter