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Band On the Run
August 15th, 2006
Okay Paddy, “Fraktur”
Director: Ryan Cannava
This is a town where ambition is treated like a four-letter word so when a local band comes out with a video it’s massive pandemonium, or in my case, blogworthy. Okay Paddy deserves an award for making videos that are awesome on so many levels — funny, screws around with narrative/city geography and looks good. The only issue I have is with the concept of indie rockers running — NOT REAL!
Bands, take note: hire this Ryan Cannava dude. Additionally, hire Brian of The Sw!ms to be in all your videos. His ‘fro is like the Bee Girl of hairstyles.
I can’t believe it was only a few years ago that Pat [the unfunny comedian] and I worked at Tower. He handed me a demo of his band and since then, it’s been true love.
» Previously on HJ: MTS gushes about all things Okay Paddy-related.
August 22nd, 2006 at 2:17 pm
>>>The only issue I have is with the concept of indie rockers running—NOT REAL!
Whoa stereotype! I know some indie rockers who run. I don’t count, since I’m not an actual rocker (just a listener), but, still, there are some that do.
But I always found it interesting–the whole idea of athleticism and musicism being things that can’t cross paths. Guess it goes back high school archetypes of jocks and band geeks.
But real live people are often more complex than that. At least they should be. This is why I find your ice skating past-life fascinating. It makes you not easily pegged. But it seems even you buy into the stereotype?