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You never know what you’re gonna get from the Seattle based rapper/comedian/weirdo/performance artist Reggie Watts. In this case you get a whole lot of “Fuck Shit Stack”, and that’s a good thing. The music video directed by Duncan Skiles and Ben Dickinson promotes Reggie’s upcoming Comedy Central special produced by Looseworld coinciding with the release of his CD/DVD Why Shit So Crazy, in stores May 18th. (special thanks to Mr. Matthies for the fuck shit stacking!)

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J Dilla aka Jay Dee aka James Yancey was one of the most influential and creative hip hop producers ever. Equally gifted as a beat creator, musician and MC, Dilla’s legacy lives on years after his passing in 2006 in other people’s music as well as on film. In addition to playing a very important part in our A Tribe Called Quest film (facebook page here), Dilla can be seen in Stussy’s recently completed three part documentary honoring the prolific music maker.

Featuring Stones Throw’s Peanut Butter Wolf, Beat Junkies J-Rocc and Rhettmatic, collaborators Frank n Dank and many more, see it all here:

• Part One-Introductions

• Part Two-Detroit to Los Angeles

• Part Three-Beats and Donuts
  

Also…click the shirt below for details on the limited edition Stussy x Raph Rashid tee.

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“Lazy Sunday”, the SNL Digital Short starring Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg that helped make SNL relevant again, was performed live for the first time ever last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Backed with a new medley of old school hip hop by The Roots, “Lazy Sunday” is still “crazy delicious” after all these years.

Also…just for reference, here’s the original instant classic:

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With all due respect to the recent amazing music videos from Ok Go, Wilbur Sargunaraj and Die Antwoord, none of those clips were ass shakers quite like this. From French (of course) independent record label Record Makers celebrating 10 years of music making, the video features mesmerizing visuals from Mrzyk & Moriceau with the sensual sounds of Sebastien Tellier.

Also…available from Record Makers and Creative Applications is this free little random art generator iPhone app also created by Mrzyk & Moriceau.

Record Makers Promo from CreativeApplications.Net on Vimeo.

Click this little guy below to get the free iPhone app:

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Ok, so maybe Die Antwoord’s rise to interweb domination was much more of a conceived construct (thanks again to Bad Andy Soria for the tip) than people had originally thought, myself included. But I still hold people who just completely go for it, without a care for what people think, in the highest regard. Which brings me to the musical stylings of Wilbur Sargunaraj. Indian call center agent turned overnight pop superstar, I just hope Wilbur isn’t some sort of viral for a mobile company or some crap like that.

Listen to more from Wilbur on “the Facebook” here.

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“This Too Shall Pass”, Ok Go’s latest ultra choreographed music video as performance art, must have Rube Goldberg elaborately spinning (and smiling) in his grave. The absolutely incredible video directed by James Frost, OK Go and Syyn Labs, “was filmed in a two story warehouse in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The “machine” was designed and built by the band, along with members of Syyn Labs over the course of several months.” I need to see the “behind-the-scenes” for this accomplishment in video making.

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What do you get when two impossibly pretty naked people slapping each other around while singing in the streets of Paris? A music video of course! With all due respect to Taylor and Otto’s explicit vid for Matt and Kim’s “Lessons Learned”, here’s The Dream Rockers (Adanowsky and Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherretes) in their music video for “Don’t Try To Fool Me” courtesy of homie Money Mark.

Directed by Christophe Axford & Adanowsky.

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For your Friday-a beautifully shot and crystal clear sounding Radiohead performance of In Rainbows from the podcast turned television show From the Basement. Originally the brainchild of music producer/engineer Nigel Godrich, From the Basement is an intimately filmed musical offering of some of todays’ biggest bands performing sans studio audience but for tv and online audiences. Past performers include Gnarls Barkley, Beck, CSS, Fleet Foxes, Sonic Youth, The White Stripes and many more. Check the entire impressive lineup of filmed artists here.

In Rainbows From the Basement track listing:
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
15 Step
Bodysnatchers
Nude
The Gloaming
Myxomatosis
House Of Cards
Bangers and Mash
Optimistic
Reckoner
Videotape
Where I End And You Begin
All I Need
Go Slowly

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A bit of loveliness for you before your Valentine’s weekend begins as the lovely and multi-talented Ariana Delawari presents intimate excerpts from her debut album, Lion of Panjshir. The following series of filmed vignettes was directed by David Lynch who is also distributing the album through his record label David Lynch MC. Recording since 2007, Ariana’s journey making Lion of Panjshir began in her homeland of Afghanistan where she recorded at her parents home in Kabul and where she continues to return to film and document her family’s life in Afghanistan.

Click here to find out more about Ariana and her story in an exclusive interview from David Lynch Foundation Television (DLF.TV).

From Mr. Lynch:

“ARIANA WRITES GREAT SONGS - THEY ARE FILLED WITH FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS FROM HER LIFE - HER LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD AND LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN WHERE HER ROOTS ARE - ANCIENT AND MODERN FLOW TOGETHER HERE - THIS MIXTURE OF CULTURESAND HER MELODIES AND LYRICS CONJURE A GREAT UNIQUE FEELING IN PEOPLE - PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED AND EMOTIONALLY MOVED BY THIS MUSIC — ARIANA’S GOT SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT AND SHE DOES IT REAL WELL - IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DEBUT ALBUM SHE’S MADE.”

(*Ariana is also one of the lovely ladies from the LA Ladies Choir who’s hauntingly beautiful music I edited into Aaron Rose’s film on Corita Kent, Become a Microscope-90 Statements on Sister Corita.)

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Birds “playing” guitar is an installation created by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot for The Curve, Barbican, in London. Almost as soothing as entrancing as a squirrel playing the harmonica, almost.

From the Barbican:

“French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways.

For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.

27 February 2010 - 23 May 2010
The Curve, Barbican, London
http://www.barbican.org.uk/thecurve/blog/index.html”

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