The Boxer | Leor Galil

Paul Simon or family?

June 3, 2010 / Leave a Comment

On May 23, Paul Simon performed “The Boxer” to a packed house. About six or seven minutes after Simon took to the mic, the crowd arose and applauded the acoustic showman. It was like any other concert one can imagine. Except it wasn’t any old musical performance. It wasn’t even a concert. It was Brandeis … [Read more…]

Video Friday: The National and a bunny

February 26, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Music videos rarely tell stories anymore. So it’s great to come across a director who can tap into the emotional vibrancy of a song and bring it out into their original narritive. Director and animator Tobias Gundorff Boesen gets it. He used The National‘s “Slow Show” for a bittersweet tale about a bunny in his … [Read more…]