Posts Tagged ‘Creativity’

Video killed the radio star

28, May 2010

Adam has long held an interest in playing with film to create engaging atmospheres. He’s been able to dig into that interest a little with our film nights in Seoul, 8mm: Owl Bus Vintage Cinema. Last month, a couple of guys wandered into 8mm and struck up a conversation with Adam about blending film with [...]

OK Go!

22, Apr 2010

Yesterday, I was catching up on a backlog of Sound Opinions podcasts from Chicago Public Radio. On the March 19th episode in which Jim and Greg explore synth-pop, they had a great interview with Damien of the band OK Go. Damien talked about how their music videos went viral and how their desire to keep [...]

Pomplamoose

17, Mar 2010

I just discovered Pomplamoose though Youtube. Their remakes of famous songs are super-inventive and fun, and their original songs are great, too. Check them out on myspace. I though you might enjoy them, too. My favorite is their take on Beyonce’s Single Ladies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIr8-f2OWhs I just downloaded their original album on iTunes, and it’s great. [...]

Mike Stewart’s Fine Art in Seoul

15, Mar 2010

Our friend Mike Stewart is a really talented print maker and artist who lives in Seoul. Some of his work can be seen April 7-17 in Insadong at the Creatures of Habit group exhibition. Mike also teaches fine art classes in English in Myeong-dong in Seoul… interested? -Jessica

Leslie Early- New Music

13, Mar 2010

Check out our friend Leslie Early’s new music on Myspace. Leslie is an American friend of ours that also lives in Seoul. She’s writing some really nice music, recording at home and sharing the songs for free online. You can download her songs “Your Car” and “Snowflakes” for free on her ilike page. The animation [...]

Good Question…

9, Nov 2009

Last week, Amy Robbins-Wilson posted her raving review of Laughing Tree Lullabies, Vol. 1 on her Lullaby Link blog. As we were corresponding about our record, she interviewed me about who we are as Laughing Tree, what we’re up to, our lullaby record and our partnership with Sweet Sleep.She posted our interview today. I hope [...]

Incredibly Creative Sia

24, Oct 2009

So my brother was just mentioning a hugely creative artist that we needed to check out today. If you aren’t acquainted yet, I’d like to introduce you as well. Meet Sia. She’s a wacky Australian pop singer with great songs and some of the most creative music videos I’ve ever seen. This first video, Breathe [...]

Steal from anywhere

8, Oct 2009

This will be part of my manifesto someday. Stolen verbatim, of course. -Adam

A painter, sculptor, photographer, poet…

2, Oct 2009

We visited the new modern wing of The Art Institute of Chicago today. It’s an excellent addition to an already astounding collection of fine art. Adam and I were particularly taken with the Cy Twombly exhibit. Twombly was born in 1928, and this exhibit, called The Natural World, includes work from 2000-2007. It’s beautifully diverse [...]

Ira Glass on the dangers of good taste

30, Sep 2009

We’re always interested in better understanding the creative process and in ways to move beyond the inevitable roadblocks that come one’s way when trying to make something beautiful and good. It’s not an easy road at times (I had a flat tire for several years, myself), so that’s why words of encouragement from those who’ve [...]


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