Vote YES on Prop 37

Our friend Mia Doi Todd, a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, put together this little clip urging Californians support Proposition 37. A yes vote on Prop 37 will require that genetically modified foods carry a label. This is the first legislative opportunity for citizens to speak out against the power of Big Food, so Californians that care about the food system (like us) are yelling "YES!" from......read more

Walls Of Change

Check out the genisis of a neighborhood in Miami where art meets revitilization. In 2009, The Cinemart (thecinemart.com) traveled to Wynwood, Miami with the late Urban Visionary Tony Goldman to document his efforts to re-invent the Neighborhood with Street Art and Entrepreneurial Innovation. The result was Here Comes The Neighborhood (vimeo.com/herecomestheneighborhood) After the Series......read more

Charlotte Gainsbourg "Time of the Assassins"

“Time of the Assassins" is layered so deep in cultural heritage, it's surprising you can hear Charlotte Gainsbourg's breathy voice over top of it all. Let's see if we can unravel it. The song was written and produced by Beck, whose grandfather was a member of the Fluxus art movement in the '60s. Gainsbourg is the daughter of French pop icon Serge Gainsbourg. The......read more

Circle Squared

Here's an old but great holiday-themed animation by HunterGatherer (aka Brooklyn-based artist/designer Todd St. John). "Circle Squared," originally released in 2007, was commissioned by T Magazine for the Christmas season. The story is told through stop-motion animation, using toy-like hand-made wooden forms, which interact similarly to the way Russian dolls nest. These cube-animal shapes......read more

Todd Terje - Alfonso

Muskedunder Official Vide from Todd Terje Plus  Made with love by Bendik Kaltenborn and Espen Friberg.  ...read more

Kurt Vile, "Baby's Arms"

Spotted on Matablog, here's a new Todd Cole-directed video for "Baby's Arms" off Kurt Vile's great Smoke Ring for My Halo LP. Cole follows a young couple in East L.A, languidly hanging out, riding bikes, tagging, and chilling to the quiet sounds of Vile's acoustic guitar. Apparently the entire clip was shot on a Windows Phone (as part of the Windows Phone Me short......read more