Amoeblog

Our "What's In My Bag?" Video Screens Before "The Innkeepers" at the Downtown Independent

Posted by Amoebite, February 2, 2012 03:06pm | Post a Comment
We recently posted a new What's In My Bag? video with director Ti West and actress Sara Paxton from the new indie horror film The Innkeepers and we're excited to announce that our video will be shown in the theater before screenings of The Innkeepers at LA's Downtown Independent!

The Innkeepers, the latest film from The House of the Devil director, is about employees from a soon-to-be-closed inn who set out to prove that the inn is actually haunted. The film was inspired by West's real life experience staying at The Yankee Pedlar Inn in Connecticut (the same one featured in The Innkeepers) where he and the crew stayed during the shooting on The House of the Devil. In fact, the cast and crew of The Innkeepers - staying and shooting at The Yankee Pedlar Inn - had unusual dreams and paranormal sensations during their time at the Inn, just as the cast and crew of The House of the Devil had a few years earlier. Spooky...


The film opens on Friday, February 3 and is screening in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent through Thursday February 9. Ti West will be at the Monday 2/6 7pm screening for a Q&A about the film. Go check it out and see our What's In My Bag? video on the big screen! 

On the 11th Day of *J-Pop* Christmas: L'Arc en Ciel's "Hurry Xmas"

Posted by Kelly S. Osato, December 16, 2011 12:00am | Post a Comment
Oh Hai. Here we are again with the second in a series of J-Pop "Christmas" videos. Today's feature: L'Arc en Ciel's 2007 swingin' holiday jam "Hurry Xmas" featuring way more than the 11 Santas a-fist bumping mentioned in the title, you're welcome. Stay tuned for more holiday cheer as the 12 Days of *J-Pop* Christmas keeps on truckin' - woot!

On the 11th Day of Christmas: L'Arc en Ciel - "Hurry Xmas"

On the 12th Day of *J-Pop* Christmas: Hello Project/Morning Musume's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Posted by Kelly S. Osato, December 14, 2011 12:00am | Post a Comment
Okay, so it ain't twelve drummers drumming but c'mon! Marveling at twelve wee lasses cute-ing it up in reindeer costumes, prancing in unison along with a holiday karaoke backing track isn't something that happens to you very often, no? I'm guessing because, you know, this sort of thing happens to me all the time. That's why this year I'm going to take a perfectly annoying traditional English Christmas carol and marry it with a series of twelve patently Christmas, increasingly ecstatic J-Pop "merry x'mas" videos to celebrate the spirit of the season. Curious about Christmas in Japan? Peep my take on it here and enjoy the 12 Days of *J-Pop* Christmas! Happy holidays from me and everyone here at Amoeba!

On the 12th Day of Christmas: Hello Project / Morning Musume - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

CBS News Interviews Amoeba Owner Marc Weinstein

Posted by Amoebite, December 2, 2011 02:50pm | Post a Comment
CBS News recently spoke with Amoeba co-owner Marc Weinstein at Amoeba San Francisco about the origins of Amoeba, wanting to build the ultimate independent record store, and our plans for the future. It's a pretty nifty piece about Amoeba. Unfortunately, the video isn't embeddable, but you can watch it here.

Marc on CBS

Get it Girls! The Sandwitches: New Single, New Videos, New Tour!

Posted by Kelly S. Osato, November 16, 2011 05:20pm | Post a Comment
the sandwitches band san francisco hardly art grace cooper heidi roxy esta noche in the garden video strip club drag bar dive
Ever saunter past that dive-y drag joint on 16th between Mission and Valencia and find yourself wondering just what is up, er, goes down all night and all day at Esta Noche? Devotees of local darlings the Sandwitches caught a peek of the ladies' very own savory stage show à la Noche in their new Ryan Brown directed video for "In the Garden" -- the lead off track for this year's stellar full-length LP Mrs. Jones' Cookies (brought to you by the fine folks at Empty Cellar Records) -- featuring more than a few fab familiar faces of Amoeba Music SF. Work it out, ladies, werrrrrrrk!



This vid release comes hot-off-the-heels of another stellar Sandy jam: the girls' new two-song 7" single "The Pearl" (out on Hardly Art) dropped last week, a video for the b-side "Benny's Memory Palace" also having just been released, and with Grace and Heidi embarking on a Sandwitches European tour it would seem that our little hometown trio is poised for some long-overdue appreciation and recognition. From here on out let there be no mention of their beginnings as back-up singers (even if it is, tsk, one of the better aspects of them Fresh & Onlys). Come get the single (it's naught but $4.98), enjoy the vids (try not to over-ogle) and, if you can, get off your duff support the Sandwitches' local color-stories as they paint the Old World gold this November. Sophia McInerney's video for "Benny's Memory Palace" follows below:
BACK  <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  >>  NEXT