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A Fruitful Journey with Baby Crab Egg

September 12, 2011

Here’s a documentary I made:

A Fruitful Journey with Baby Crab Egg from Anika Mottershaw on Vimeo.

Starring
Baby Crab Egg as Baby Crab Egg

Music in order of appearance:
Nick Lucas – Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Lubos Fiser – The Sermon
Wendy Carlos – Two-Part Invention No. 4 in D minor, BWV 775 (Bach)
Isabelle Faust – Partita II BWV 1004 in D minor II. Corrente
Lubos Fiser – Questions & Answers
Riz Ortolani – Savage Rite
Philip Glass – Cue 25: It Was Always You, Helen
J. S Bach – Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor BWV 1052 – 1
Lubos Fiser – The Sermon
Lubos Fiser – In Flames

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A Guide To: Montreal by Leif Vollebekk

November 4, 2010

Montreal by Leif Vollebekk

Here Canadian friend Leif tells us about Montreal…

Photo by Caroline Desilets

Best music venue: Sala Rossa/Casa Del Popolo (going from one across the street to the other, ideally)

Best record shop: L’Oblique

Favourite Montreal bands: Snailhouse, Plants & Animals, Godspeed, Arcade Fire, Land of Talk, and it goes on… maybe lesser-known are Tiny Dictators, The Youjsh, The Barr Brothers, and that goes on…

Interesting Montreal fact: The island of Notre-Dame was built for Expo 67 and it’s made from excavated rock from the Montreal Metro.

Anything else we need to know about Montreal? Duck Fat Poutine for $7.

You can hear Leif’s songs here. I just looked up what poutine is. It looks weiiiird.

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A Guide To: Washington DC by Tim Mislock

November 3, 2010

Washington DC by Tim Mislock

Timmy is also known as Abandoned Warehouse and plays the guitar in Holly Miranda’s excellent band. Now based in New York, but originally from the Washington DC area, here Timmy gives us a guide to his hometown…

Best Music Venue: 9:30 Club, one of the best places to see and hear music. Sound system is one of the best in the country. Sight lines are great and everyone that works there is awesome.

Best Record Shop: Crooked Beat, you can find some really amazing and obscure little gems in this place.

Favorite DC Bands: DC was kind of a dead zone when I was growing up, but I have a lot of pride for Fugazi, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, The Dismemberment Plan and Q and Not U.

Interesting D.C. Fact: The Wheaton Metro stop, part of the DC Metro, has the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere.

Anything else? If you don’t know your Dischord record history… then you don’t know DC

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A Guide To: Reykjavík, via Rökkurró

Reykjavík by Rökkurró

I’ve decided to bring to life this old feature I used to run. Here, Axel Ingi Jónsson from Icelandic band Rökkurró gives us some tips about Reykjavík. The band are effortlessly charming and lovely, and wonderful live. You can have a listen to their music here.

Best music venue: Definitely Iðnó. A very beautiful theater built in 1896, located in the heart of Reykjavík. Fríkirkjan is also a good shot: an old church with great acoustics that has hosted many great concerts over the years.

Best record shop: Its got to be 12 Tónar with its cosy atmosphere. It offers a vast collection of Icelandic music and a lot of classical music too. Owned by two incredibly friendly guys who’ll offer you excellent espresso and will go on chatting about music for ever.

Favourite Reykjavík bands: Wow. There are so many! For example: For a Minor Reflection, Agent Fresco, Mammút, Sudden Weather Change, Gavin Portland, Ólafur Arnalds and many more.

Interesting Reykjavík fact: Reykjavík’s newly elected mayor, Jón Gnarr. He’s a former anarchist, and a very well-known actor and standup comedian. Google him, he’s an interesting guy!

Anything else we need to know about Reykjavík?
- Reykjavík’s population is only around 120,000 people.
- There are more than 300 local bands.
- Bars (and nightclubs) are open until around 5am, so Reykjavík is definitely a good place to party! Just bear in mind that buying alcohol in bars is very expensive, so try the local liquor store instead…

See more “Guide To” posts here.

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A Guide To: Halifax, Courtesy of The Superfantastics

October 11, 2009

The Superfantastics

Photo by Ricahrd Lann.

The Superfantastics are a duo from Halifax, Canada… check them out! Here Matthew gives us a guide to his town, which, for the less geographically inclined, is here.

Best music venue: The best music venue in Halifax would have to be the Seahorse Tavern. It is in a basement. The atmosphere is wonderful and there are seahorse statues with glowing red eyes.

Best record shop: The best record shop is TAZ records. They have tons of great used vinyl and the staff are superb.

Favorite Halifax bands: There are (as there has always been) a ton of great bands residing in Halifax. Some of our favs are Sleepless Nights, Laura Peek, Share, The Beginners and Dog Day.

Interesting Halifax fact: Halifax is home of Theodore Tugboat. The popular children’s tv series hosted by the late Denny Doherty of the Mamas & the Papas.

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