Animotion

videogioco-loop experiment

Reaction! (Free subscription) | 01/29/2010

A cool flip-book animation experiment ... See also: Parkour Ani-Motion Reel . [via Likecool ]

VHS-land

Stale Popcorn (Free subscription) | 01/29/2010

I watched Greg Mottola's Adventureland the other day and found it to be a pleasant and enjoyable movie, but with one big flaw: It just wasn't '80s enough. Perhaps if I had watched it on a pan and scan TV with washed out colours I would have liked it more, but I couldn't shake the feeling the entire time that it just didn't feel right. The film is set in the 1980s, and yet the film itself doesn't seem...

Parkour Ani-Motion Reel

Reaction! (Free subscription) | 01/07/2010

An awesome flip book style animation....(anyone know who's behind it')... [via BuzzFeed ]

• Parkour Ani-Motion Reel [VIDEO] - BennyHollywood

Quick Hitters:: CFCF

Herohill (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Pleasant surprises are rare in this day & age, but I have to say, one of the nice things about having one of these nifty music blogs, is that you tend to get pleasantly surprised on a fairly regular basis. This is exactly what happened when I listened to CFCF's Continent for the first time a little while ago. I knew nothing about him, other than that he was a Montreal DJ, and I'd seen his name...

Mama Said Induct Me

boy culture (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009

The newest list of possible inductees into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame leaves out some who've been nominated but failed to gain entry in the past (Chic, Beastie Boys) and firmly snubs some big names who would have...

Animotion - Strange Behavior - Album

M80s Soundtrack for an 80s Generation (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009

Animotion released their 2nd album ' Strange Behavior' in 1986. Session keyboardist Greg Smith, who had played on the band's debut, became an official member of the band prior to the recording of the follow-up album, 'Strange Behavior', which also saw Jim Blair replacing O'Brien on the drum kit. While several singles were released from this album, its success paled in comparison to the debut as it...

Animotion - Let Him Go

M80s Soundtrack for an 80s Generation (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009

'Let Him go' was animotions 2nd single. It followed the international hit 'Obsession'. this single did not do as well as their previous hit as it made it to number 39 in the US Billboard Hot 100 but only managed to make it to number 78 in the UK singles Chart. Click the link below to download the following: Album Version 7 inch Version Club Mix Holding You - B-Side http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2ccb7d0cd98a6267aaca48175a79d1c320747b93caad59fb5621d66e282a0ee8...

Animotion - Animotion Album

M80s Soundtrack for an 80s Generation (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009

Animotion originally had six members, four of whom (lead singler Astrid Plane, keyboardist Paul Antonelli, bassist Charles Ottavio, and drummer Frenchy O'Brien) had originally been members of the band Red Zone. After the demise of that band, the four aforementioned members set about creating a new group. Lead singer / guitarist Bill Wadhams joined soon thereafter to co-front the new band with Plane....

Animotion - Obsession

M80s Soundtrack for an 80s Generation (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009

'Obsession' is a 1985 song recorded by New Wave synth-dance group Animotion. The song hit number six in the Uited states, and number five in the United Kingdom in early 1985, helped by a distinct video that received heavy rotation on MTV. The song was originally written and recorded as a duet by songwriter Holly Knight and musician Michael Des barres in 1983, although the recording did not perform...

Rex Aquarium - Remember 2003 Rex Aquarium...

Tiny Idols (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009

Rex Aquarium - Remember 2003 Rex Aquarium were an LA band that seemed to be poised for success in 2004. They had broken out locally and their song "Alicia" was hotly tipped by the press. The song was indeed one of the highlights of their uneven debut. However, the band's second album sank with barely a trace and the bank broke up a few years later. Like many LA bands, Rex Aquarium had members...

One more Comic Con tidbit ... Planet Hulk trailer

TV Squad (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009

Filed under: Reality-Free , Comic-Con One of Marvel's upcoming projects is a new direct-to-DVD animated movie called Planet Hulk. It's based on the comic story of the same name. It looks to be a pretty faithful adaption. I have read the original story and thought was good. It's a huge story, though, and I doubt they'll fit all the details in a 90-minute movie (or however long it is). If the DVD has...

Mixed Tapes – Climie Fisher

Pop Music Notes (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009

A couple of weeks ago, I was going through some boxes that I have in storage, and I came across a stash of cassette tapes that were just collecting dust. Mainly from the late 80s and early 90s, I have looked at them several times over the years, but never had the heart to [...]

Jaime Diaz, 1937-2009

TAG Blog (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009

Animator, layout artist and director JAIME DIAZ died last Saturday, June 20 at the age of seventy-two. Since 1965 he worked for Ed Graham, Filmation, Pantomime, Format, Bakshi, Hanna-Barbera, Baer Animation, Tom T Animation, Nickelodeon, Film Roman, Frederator, Fox, Magic Lantern Productions and Animotion Works. Here are memorials from Jaime's friends Larry Huber and Fred Seibert . The funeral Mass...

An Animated Conversation with Bill Wadhams of Animotion

local Cut (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009

Despite the new music he’s made since moving to Portland in 1993, Bill Wadhams may forever be defined by the moment he donned that Roman helmet, poolside, in the ’80s apotheosis (or apocalypse) that was the “Obsesssion” video. Despite some credible pop chops, L.A.’s Animotion never got past that omnipresent hit. Fortunately for Wadhams and [...] No related posts. Related...

PSP appoints project manager

LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2009

UK - Audio video services company PSP, has appointed Chris Stigger as project manager for its London operation to further strengthen the technical and production management services it offers ...