scrubs - guy love

love this.

Evolution of Dance

funny.

Motion City Soundtrack - Making of

love these guys ...

New Years Eve ...

I recently found out that there is an amazing upcoming show on New Years Eve in Sioux Falls ... It's amazing for three points, and I will list them in my favorite order:

One. The Glass Atlantic is RE-UNITING! That's right! I haven't seen these guys (obviously) since they broke up about 7 or 8 months ago ... they were one of the first Sioux Falls bands that really caught eye and part of the reason I became such a huge fan of the local music scene. I was crushed when I found out that they broke up, but I'm still friends with all of them and supported their decision. However, Landon (who joined the Spill Canvas) is home from tour for a break and will be reuniting with TJ and Phil to do one more show! I can NOT miss this!

Two. It will be Nodes of Ranvier's last show. Ever. The biggest thing to happen in the Sioux Falls hardcore scene is over. Since their signing to Victory Records last spring, many have seen Nodes slowly slipping. Even though Victory is notorious for breaking up or ruining bands, I don't think this was a complete fault of the record label. Things change. I know a lot of the band members probably want a simple, normal life. That's why the original lead singer quit: for a regular life. I am sad to see these guys go because their live performances are simply amazing, but I do understand that life goes on.

Three. It's ironic. It's ironic that a broken band is reuniting, and an amazing band is ending ... on New Years Eve. The night that you are supposed to spend looking forward to the new year and turning over new leaves. But, then again, I guess these guys are doing just that ....


Lucinda Albers

Avery video

As I'm waiting for my video to render (which seems to be longer than the time I actually work on it), I thought I'd blog a bit about how I thought making the video went.

Number One: It took FOREVER ...
Maybe it was the fact that we took over an hour of footage for a four-minute video. Maybe it's the fact that I'm a bit of a perfectionist and am trying really hard to make the best video I can. Either way, it's taking a lot longer than I thought but thankfully I kind of prepared for that so I'm not completely time crunched.

Number Two: I wish I had longer ...
The video will be done in about a half hour I think ... and I'm happy with it. However, I keep coming up with ideas in my head that I'd like to add ... but I think at one point I just have to stop. I don't want to overdo it and I need to work on my other video for now. Perhaps if I get the 90-second video done in decent time I'll work on other add-ons for the four-minute.

Number Three: I LOVE this ...
I do. It's frustrating. I wish I had gotten other shots. I wish I had more time. But every second I'm in this studio working on it I'm completely happy with what I'm doing. I love the freedom of creativity. I love the fact that I'm producing something many many people could be watching. It's thrilling, really. And I'm really enjoying not only filming but editing as well. Perhaps I should have been a MEPR major .....

Other than that I'm just trying to finish it up now ... I'll post it when I'm finished within the next week so watch for it!

The Spill Canvas - All Over You

South Dakota's own ...
This video turned out really well but you can really tell that Nick isn't an actor ... haha ...