You're going to see a lot of strange things at music festivals, most of them relating to wardrobe and controlled substances, and though it may feel as if you're at a Halloween parade in Amsterdam, keep your eyes peeled for one man: The Ice Cream Man . Just like last summer, the ICM's road-tripping his way around the country, handing out free Ben and Jerry's at concerts and music festivals. For those of us not in the trenches, the ICM is grabbing video for Babelgum of headliners playing their tunes in impromptu one-takes. Keeping their blood sugar up and [...]
Independent web and mobile video content platform Babelgum announces the exclusive premiere of the music video for "Skeletons" off the Yeah Yeah Yeahs third album It's Blitz . The seven-day exclusive starting on January 26, 2010 also includes a 'making-of' the video, live performances and an interview with director Barnaby Clay , who also directed the video for "Zero" earlier this year. Buy Music: [...]
Enjoy 'Skeletons' below. Be sure to go behind the scenes of the shoot here. MP3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock (Acoustic)
Watch today's feature highlighting their upcoming clip for 'Skeletons' below. MP3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Skeletons (Acoustic)
Summer at the Jersey Shore officially kicks off when eight kids move out of their bunk beds and into their summer share. Don't miss the romances, the fist pumping, juice heads...and juice boxes. There's definitely a "situation" here...I think I just pooped in my pants. ( via )+ (via ) Related posts: Jersey Shore Nickname Generator Jersey Shore mania has officially swept the nation up in... Jersey Shore Jeopardy I can't get enough of [...]
A Christmas treat from Babelgum: Julian Casablancas video "11th Dimension" to premiere Wednesday 23rd December, 2009 Exclusive first showing of the new video from Julian Casablancas and extra behind the scenes footage launches ONLY on Babelgum Independent web and mobile video content platform Babelgum is pleased to announce the exclusive premiere of the video for "11th Dimension" , the first single from Julian Casablancas debut solo album 'Phrazes for the Young' on Wednesday 23rd December. [...]
Babelgum has premiered the documentary film about Razorlight and frontman Johnny Borrell . The film, entitled ' Rock and Roll Lies ', was directed by Charles Henri Belleville and was recorded over the course of five days during the band's summer tour earlier this year. The film features footage from live performances as well as behind-the-scenes footage. To view the film head to babelgum.com/razorlight . Razorlight
This week, Theophilus London has been shooting the music video for "Humdrum Town", his first single on Green Label Sound , released last month. The video won't be out for a couple of weeks, but in the meantime, you can watch a live performance of the track from the Hype Machine/Babelgum CMJ Showcase this past October: Theophilus London - "Humdrum Town" Click here for a free download of "Humdrum Town" from Green Label Sound, and check out his CMJ performance of "Ultraviolet" [...]
Our good friend PJ Sykes shot the awesome cover photo for Lambchop 's brand new live album which came out digitally this week ( Nov 17 ) and will be released as a limited edition CD and high def video download next week ( Nov 24 ) exclusively via the Merge Store . Lambchop - Live at XX Merge (Cover photo by PJ Sykes ) As Merge fans know, Lambchop has [...]
Anytime you can combine the greatness of free music, free booze, and free ice cream into one amazing event you pretty much assure yourself a full room with a lot of happy people. Last night, to celebrate the completion of "Road Trippin' with Ice Cream Man" , the good folks at Babelgum threw a party showing off footage from the 32-episode series and giving us music from a solo Kurt Vile and Times New Viking. Of course there are drawbacks to this type of show, namely the invite only crowd full of industry types that [...]
Storie che fanno tirare un sospiro di sollievo. Lorenzo Fonda è un giovane videomaker italiano che ho avuto la fortuna di conoscere, da qualche tempo trapiantato in USA per motivi di talento. La Warp film gli ha chiesto di seguire e documentare il recente evento di NY per festeggiare i 20 anni dell'etichetta. In esclusiva su Babelgum .
Theophilus London at Santos, 10.23.09 Wednesday October 23rd belonged to Hype Machine/ Babelgum with their fantastic daytime showcase at Santos Party House with FREE Heineken and glow stick accessories. The line-up consisted of one of our favorite new bands Sleigh Bells , VEGA , Theophilus London and a closing set by Midnight Juggernauts . Spotted at the showcase: M.I.A., Spike Jonze and Paul Dano. Sleigh Bells were first up on the bill, setting the bar for their predecessors. Sleigh Bells' Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss are [...]
Wanna own the following goodies? -A Merge Records Tote Bag -A Merge Records T Shirt If so, then leave a comment on this post! A winner (US only) will be randomly chosen on 11/30 @ NOON. Babelgum has some great footage from Merge's XX Festival. MP3: Wye Oak - Take It In
Sleigh Bells | Santos Party House (Hype Machine/Bablegum Day Party) | October 21, 2009 Sleigh Bells are a boy and a girl with their guitar and an iPod. It could either be a magnificently amazing act or a miserable failure. I didn't get to stick around too long at the Hype Machine/Bablegum Day Party at Santos earlier today, but my impression leans towards magnificently amazing. Check out a few photos from their set below. If you want a chance to see the band live yourself, they're at Public Assembly tonight and Market [...]
Enjoy the brand new feature here. Last month, Mew performed a glorious set at Brooklyn's Music Hall. No More Stories is out now. MP3: Mew - Repeater Beater
Mew Special premieres exclusively on Babelgum web and mobile Babelgum is pleased to announce the exclusive première and hosting of a film special from Danish experimental dream-pop trio, Mew , from Friday 18th September, 2009. The film features live concert footage from the bands triumphant ICA show earlier this year, behind the scenes footage from supporting NIN at the O2 and an interview about their current, critically acclaimed album 'No more stories Are told today I'm sorry They washed [...]
Golf in Bushwick ? It's possible thanks to the newly opened The Putting Lot . http://www.babelgum.com/400018 9/new-urbanism-5-urban-minigol f.html Babelgum has a great video feature on the putting green. It's not only a working mini-golf course, but also a series of art pieces. [...]
Win tickets to see Arctic Monkeys, live in London, only on Babelgum Following the video première of "Crying Lightning" ; Babelgum is pleased to announce an exclusive competition to win tickets to see Arctic Monkeys play live at London's Brixton Academy on Wednesday, August 26, 2009. This will be the band's first UK show since December 2007 and their first since the release of their 3rd album, 'Humbug' . The band shall be joined by very special guests. Entrants will [...]
Coldplay have announced the release of a free iPhone App based on the band's latest single, ' Strawberry Swing '. The video for the single was released a couple weeks ago exclusively on Babelgum and now Babelgum is releasing an app which includes the video for the track along with the Coldplay video catalogue, a Coldplay news feed as well as a game based on the video. Fans can download the app for their iPhone/iPod Touch for free [...]
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