Deep Blue Sea

Just saw an early screening of the music doc made by All Tomorrow's Parties, the venerable UK music institution that gets artists to curate their own music/art festivals. The film is kaleidoscopic and beautiful to watch, featuring (maddeningly short) performances by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Grinderman, and many, many more, but it was this scene from Grizzly Bear (which closes the film) that really stunned me.



The ATP film is screening one last night (tonight) here in Austin at the Alamo Ritz before moving on down the road.

Double Feature

And now for something completely different...

As a break from my usual auditory ramblings, here are two trailers for upcoming movies I'm quite excited about. The first is a documentary entitled "It Might Get Loud," featuring Jack White, Jimmy Page, and the Edge all in a room talking about guitar tones and the such. I think it's aimed at guitar geeks like myself, but it looks like it might offer some insight into all three musicians' undeniable creativity.



And this is a trailer for a new Cohen brothers movie called "A Serious Man." It is the best trailer I have ever seen in my life (no joke). It's an example of superb sound editing and using it for dramatic effect:



"It Might Get Loud" is slated for release this month, while "A Serious Man" will be released in October.