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“The First Time I Ran Away” is a beautifully animated music video for M. Ward’s new solo album, “A Wasteland Companion,” set for release on Merge April 10th. The “Him” from the indie music group She & Him is Matthew Stephen Ward, known by his stage name M. Ward, a singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland, Oregon music scene. The delightful animated video was directed by Joel Trussell and his team of animators, who use M. Ward’s lyrics as a basis to tell the three-part story following a girl who’s run away with her pet llama and fish. The soft, pastel colors are a perfect companion to M. Ward’s soothing voice.
This piece includes colorful illustrations and the wonderful animated music video.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/m-ward-the-first-time-i-ran-away/“The First Time I Ran Away” is a beautifully animated music video for M.... more
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Audio interview with Russell Hornsby, star of NBC drama "Grimm," conducted by Mr. Media, Bob Andelman. http://www.mrmedia.com/?p=3722Audio interview with Russell Hornsby, star of NBC drama "Grimm," conducted... more
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Audio interview with actor Silas Weir Mitchell, who stars as Monroe in the NBC fairytale police drama, "Grimm." Interview by Mr. Media, Bob Andelman. http://www.mrmedia.com/?p=3502Audio interview with actor Silas Weir Mitchell, who stars as Monroe in the NBC... more
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Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is once again talking out of both sides of her mouth by trying to do the 1%'s dirty work with repeated crackdowns on the Occupy camp, while saying she supports the movement and is a member of the 99%. The mayor's latest hypocrisy comes after she ordered police to once again evict protesters from the park outside of City Hall.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/11/14/ows-update-portland-and-oakland-evicted-video/Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is once again talking out of both sides of her mouth by trying... more
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The City of Portland and the Occupy movement are both to blame for Portland’s impending Sunday morning, at 12:01 a.m., dismantling of the Occupy movement’s tent city in downtown Portland.
They’ve both blown an excellent opportunity for the protection of both free speech and the community’s rights. Here’s why.The City of Portland and the Occupy movement are both to blame for Portland’s... more
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They are closing down camps left and right...we need a new tactic...
Man fatally shoots self at Occupy Vermont protest
Dozens arrested in Berkeley; Portland, Nashville authorities ending encampments
A 35-year-old military veteran has died at a hospital after shooting himself Thursday in an Occupy Wall Street encampment in Vermont's largest city, a spokesman said.
The public was not believed to be at risk after the afternoon shooting at City Hall Park in Burlington, but the circumstances were still being investigated, said Burlington Police Deputy Chief Andi Higbee. Police would not confirm that the shooting was a suicide, but witnesses said the man shot himself.
The shooting followed the Wednesday night arrest of dozens of protesters at the University of California, Berkeley campus, and as officials in Portland, Oregon, said an encampment in their city will be shut early Sunday.
The Vermont victim's identity will not be released until his family has been notified, Higbee said.
People who know him say the man is a military veteran. Occupy Vermont leader Emily Reynolds says he "clearly needed more help than we were capable of giving him."
"He was my buddy," Joe Edwards, of Burlington, said of the victim, who had been at the encampment for about a week.
The encampment has been in the park since Oct. 28. The city had threatened to evict the protesters because the park is closed from midnight until 6 a.m., but city officials made special accommodation for the protesters.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45246660/ns/us_news-life/#.TrzU70OImU8They are closing down camps left and right...we need a new tactic...
Man fatally... more
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June 29, 2011 -- Trail Mix: A Life With Razzle Dazzle video diary with MarchFourth from the road. Jeremiah kicks in with his handyman building skills during Bus Cleaning, while the next morning the band packs up at the Egg for the next tour.
More info on M4 @
http://www.marchfourthmarchingband.com
© Diggable Monkey Productions @
http://www.diggablemonkey.comJune 29, 2011 -- Trail Mix: A Life With Razzle Dazzle video diary with MarchFourth... more
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A TWO DAY JOURNEY INTO THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT
mythreshold.net/
Join us for the 5th annual Threshold event celebrating the Chinese New Year! The event brings awareness and support to the Portland Artist Clinic, a volunteer organization providing community-based, integrative primary care and urgent health care services to Portland artists and musicians who are unable to attain health insurance or who lack access to primary care through their existing insurance.
TICKETS: threshold2011.eventbrite.com/
CAN'T MAKE IT TO THRESHOLD, BUT WANT TO CONTRIBUTE? VISIT THE PAC SITE TO DONATE HERE:
portlandartistsclinic.org/donate/
:THRESHOLD: 春節 (2011)
Scenes from Shanghai
Cameras: Matt Love, Kevin Balmer
(Canon 5D, Canon XH-A1s)
Edits: Kevin Balmer, Diggable Monkey
Music: DJ Laura Howett, "Milli Takes a Drive"
soundcloud.com/dj-laura
BMIR Internet Radio PSA: soundcloud.com/daflew/threshold-2011-bmir-psa
shoutingfire.org/
© 2011 Diggable Monkey ProductionsA TWO DAY JOURNEY INTO THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT
mythreshold.net/
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March 11, 2011 - A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the road. Heading down to Tucson, Aaron gives us the run down on the idea of teamwork and what it takes to keep us moving.
Hammond B3 Vibes by Eric Aspnes, Tucson, AZ
Cover Photo by Gogo BambinoMarch 11, 2011 - A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the... more
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March 14, 2011 -- A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the road. Sid chefs up gourmet breakfast while demonstrating tricky bus cooking techniques in Razzle's kitchen.
Groovy tunes by Lucky Brown
Cover photo by Gogo Bambino
More info on M4:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.com
people's republic of portland
http://thepeoplespdx.comMarch 14, 2011 -- A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the... more
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March 15, 2011 -- A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the road. Ben shares his sweet digs after the Taos gig, then takes the band down by the river for a little R&R...
Groovy tunes by Lucky Brown
Cover photo by Gogo Bambino
More info on M4:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.com
people's republic of portland
http://thepeoplespdx.comMarch 15, 2011 -- A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the... more
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March 17, 2011 -- A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the road. M4 marches into Austin, Texas for the SXSW music festival and drops the bomb on an unsuspecting crowd...
Cover photo by Gogo Bambino
More info on M4:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.com
people's republic of portland
http://thepeoplespdx.comMarch 17, 2011 -- A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the... more
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March 19, 2011 - A video diary with MarchFourth from the road. Taylor and Joel play a swinging little ditty on the bus as the marching band blazes across Austin for the 2011 SXSW festival.
More info:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.com
thepeoplesrepublicofportland
http://thepeoplespdx.comMarch 19, 2011 - A video diary with MarchFourth from the road. Taylor and Joel play a... more
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March 22, 2011 - Trail Mix: A Life With Razzle Dazzle video diary with MarchFourth from the road. A few choice selections from SXSW of the M4 drum section nailing their parts - in slow mo!
More M4 info:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.com
the people's republic of portland
http://thepeoplespdx.comMarch 22, 2011 - Trail Mix: A Life With Razzle Dazzle video diary with MarchFourth... more
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March 12, 2011 -- A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the road. A traditional pit stop at the In and Out Burger in Casa Grande, AZ leads to a bus meltdown. Watch the kids spring into action to make it to the gig in Tempe, 45 miles away...
Groovy tunes by Lucky Brown
Cover photo by Gogo Bambino
More info on M4:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.com
the peoples republic of portland
http://thepeoplespdx.comMarch 12, 2011 -- A Life With Razzle Dazzle - Video diary with MarchFourth from the... more
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July 31, 2010 -- PDX Bridge Festival organizers discuss a mad plan to bring a party to the city - the likes of which have never before been seen outside of the Black Rock Desert... For the thousands of Portlander's on the bridge to celebrate the Hawthorne's 100th, few expected to be rocked so hard - literally! MarchFourth pied pipers a huge crowd to meet up with the Mobile Groove Bomb crew in a truly explosive night of bridge-shaking fun.
PDX Bridge Festival
http://pdxbridgefestival.org
Ambient track by Solovox
http://solovox.com
More info on MarchFourth Marching Band
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
Cover photo by Cameron DePalma
Bridge event photos by Aaron Rogosin
Cameras by Kevin Balmer and Daflew
© Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.comJuly 31, 2010 -- PDX Bridge Festival organizers discuss a mad plan to bring a party to... more
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There's a place in St. Louis so whimsical and awesome that even the renowned freaks in MarchFourth are beside themselves upon entering. On the band's first visit to City Museum last November, someone commented how it was just like Burning Man, only no dust! Talk about the most perfect place to see M4 play a gig...
Housed in the 600,000 square-foot former International Shoe Company, the museum is an eclectic mixture of children's playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion, and architectural marvel made out of unique, found objects. The brainchild of internationally acclaimed artist Bob Cassilly, a classically trained sculptor and serial entrepreneur, the museum opened for visitors in 1997 to the riotous approval of young and old alike.
Cassilly and his longtime crew of 20 artisans have constructed the museum from the very stuff of the city; and, as a result, it has urban roots deeper than any other institutions'. Reaching no farther than municipal borders for its reclaimed building materials, CITY MUSEUM boasts features such as old chimneys, salvaged bridges, construction cranes, miles of tile, and even two abandoned planes!
"CITY MUSEUM makes you want to know," says Cassilly. "The point is not to learn every fact, but to say, 'Wow, that's wonderful.' And if it's wonderful, it's worth preserving."
http://citymuseum.org/home.asp
More info on MarchFourth:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
Narrated by Jen Forti and Dan Stauffer
Shot and Editing by Kevin Balmer
© Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.comThere's a place in St. Louis so whimsical and awesome that even the renowned... more
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MarchFourth leader, John Averill, gives us perspective on the idea of family and how important it's been to the success of the band. Part of a 6-episode interview series with MarchFourth highlighting moments from the 2010 Fall Tour of Germany.
Watch the full documentary here: http://vimeo.com/21785067
Interviews from Was Ist Das? MarchFourth in Germany
The Was Ist Das? MarchFourth in Germany documentary film highlights the inner workings of M4 and their recent excursion to Europe in 2010. In large part, what makes the film compelling is the fact that very little media has been produced to highlight the diverse and wonderful personalities of this increasingly popular musical entity. There are copious amounts of fan-provided live clips on YouTube and other online video streaming sites. However, despite their attempt to court media opportunities not much in the way of thought provoking or intelligent discussion with band members exists to date. The Diggable Monkey is here to fill the void...
The interview outtakes from the Was ist Das? film further explore the perspectives of (6) long time band members: John Averill, Amy Hatfield, Dan Stauffer, Nayana Jennings, Sid Simpatico and Scalett Torrance. Each presents a unique view of their role and their experience with what is commonly referred to among band members as simply, "the Project". Out of costume and into a comfy seat, these kids weave a dynamic tale to satisfy among the most die hard of their fans...
As with the 29-minute documentary film, these pieces were developed for online consumption. Their sub 2-minute play duration were designed and fully intended to be consumed in a single sitting. As the editor, selecting comments from the Was Ist Das? interviews was something of a challenge. Much of what was discussed in the retrospective process was potentially useful to enhance the arc of the movie's narrative. We are pleased to release these comments in a more random and revised "short" format, so that viewers can enjoy their presentation in a more anecdotal or personal way. In a sense, we strike more at highlighting the individual rather than the band as a whole.
The eight year journey this tribe has traveled is extremely fertile storytelling soil. From our perspective, this conversational exploration has been a missed opportunity for both the band members and their fans. Our hope is that the series will in some small way help alleviate the expanding bottleneck of interest in "the Project" and recognize the stories of this incredibly unique little slice of humanity.
More info on MarchFourth:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
© 2011 Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.comMarchFourth leader, John Averill, gives us perspective on the idea of family and how... more
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Hula hooper Amy Hatfield describes her experience with MarchFourth and what she enjoyed about the STAMP street performances in Hamburg. Watch the full documentary http://vimeo.com/21785067
Interviews from Was Ist Das? MarchFourth in Germany
The Was Ist Das? MarchFourth in Germany documentary film highlights the inner workings of M4 and their recent excursion to Europe in 2010. In large part, what makes the film compelling is the fact that very little media has been produced to highlight the diverse and wonderful personalities of this increasingly popular musical entity. There are copious amounts of fan-provided live clips on YouTube and other online video streaming sites. However, despite their attempt to court media opportunities not much in the way of thought provoking or intelligent discussion with band members exists to date. The Diggable Monkey is here to fill the void...
The interview outtakes from the Was ist Das? film further explore the perspectives of (6) long time band members: John Averill, Amy Hatfield, Dan Stauffer, Nayana Jennings, Sid Simpatico and Scalett Torrance. Each presents a unique view of their role and their experience with what is commonly referred to among band members as simply, "the Project". Out of costume and into a comfy seat, these kids weave a dynamic tale to satisfy among the most die hard of their fans...
As with the 29-minute documentary film, these pieces were developed for online consumption. Their sub 2-minute play duration were designed and fully intended to be consumed in a single sitting. As the editor, selecting comments from the Was Ist Das? interviews was something of a challenge. Much of what was discussed in the retrospective process was potentially useful to enhance the arc of the movie's narrative. We are pleased to release these comments in a more random and revised "short" format, so that viewers can enjoy their presentation in a more anecdotal or personal way. In a sense, we strike more at highlighting the individual rather than the band as a whole.
The eight year journey this tribe has traveled is extremely fertile storytelling soil. From our perspective, this conversational exploration has been a missed opportunity for both the band members and their fans. Our hope is that the series will in some small way help alleviate the expanding bottleneck of interest in "the Project" and recognize the stories of this incredibly unique little slice of humanity.
More info on MarchFourth:
http://marchfourthmarchingband.com
© 2011 Diggable Monkey Productions
http://diggablemonkey.comHula hooper Amy Hatfield describes her experience with MarchFourth and what she... more
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