La Blogotheque

Andrew Bird - Weather Systems, in Montmartre, Paris

For the past two nights, my brother has been introducing me to La Blogotetheque. I've been so excited about it, but I'm just now taking the opportunity to share. I know that two nights might not seem like a long time to hold on to information, but when it's something this good... it kinda is. I love the concept. The images and sounds translate beautifully. Themes of accessibility, spontaneity, shared expression in art and music, and the blurring of the line where art ends and life begin (and vice versa) , are poignantly felt in each fantastically youtube (as an adj.) video. Read the music blog, La Blogotetheque, to learn about the interests and inspirations of the producers, as well as how all of these "take away shows" are coordinated. (it's in French, so just do the best you can) Essentially, they are out to change two things 1) the way music is transmitted through media and 2) the way music is captured in film.

p.s. my brother is the bomb, in case i have any readers who have not already had first-hand experience of this truth.


Sufijan Stevens - The Lakes of Canada, in Cincinnati, Ohio


Lykke Li - Dance, Dance, Dance, in San Francisco, California


Architecture in Helsinki - Heart It Races, in Paris
This one is my favorite.


Animal Collective - Another White Singer, in Paris

I'll leave you with this wonderfully worded explanation from, La Blogotheque.
Chaque semaine, une session filmée avec un artiste ou un groupe invité à jouer dans la ville, un bar, la rue, un parc, un appartement, avec les incidents de passage, les hésitations, les coups de folie. Sans montage cosmétique, avec un son brut : capturer un instant, filmer la musique comme elle est arrivée, sans préparation, sans artifices.

"Each week, a session is filmed with an artist or a group invited to play in the city, a bar, the street, a park, an apartment, with the incidents of passage, the hesitations, the blows of madness. Without cosmetic assembly, with a rough sound: to capture one moment, to film the music as it arrived, without preparation, without artifice."