Marcel the Shell better watch his back, because he’s got some serious competition in the totally adorable stop motion animation department thanks “To Give a Present,” a charming new short created by Kirsten Lepore for Yo Gabba Gabba‘s Christmas special. If her name sounds a bit familiar, it’s because we featured the CalArts grad student’s work here before; Lepore’s film “Bottle,” which explored the unlikely pen-pal relationship between a snowman and a sandman, was a finalist in last year’s Vimeo Festival in the animation category and recently received the first ever Student Annie Award. Click through now to watch her latest, and be amazed as your heart magically grows three sizes larger. Read More »
Indie rock and children’s television came together this morning, when The Flaming Lips performed on the ground-breaking Nick Jr. show Yo Gabba Gabba. In its three seasons, the series has featured some surprisingly hip bands. For one of the show’s segments called “The Super Music Friends Show,” bands usually compose a song specifically for the series, in part because the lyrics to their hits may not be appropriate. (Fun fact: The Killers had to be introduced as “Brandon, Ronnie, Mark and Dave.”) To celebrate yet another awesome guest spot — and because even the biggest music fans might have missed them when they aired — we’ve compiled 12 of our favorite performances from the wacky kids show so far.
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Today at Flavorpill, we learned 50 facts about the 50 United States. We loved “Shoes,” the new song that art punk darlings Les Savy Fav wrote for their turn on Yo Gabba Gabba. We were jealous of all of the scooters and snacks at Google’s New York HQ. We mouthed along with the top 100 quotes from The Wire. We remembered the 7 shortest running sitcoms of all time. We wondered if having Jay-Z and the Smiths (as in Will and Jada Pinkett) producing Broadway’s Fela! will guarantee it’s a smash. We were excited to read that Chuck is coming back in January. We followed a purple vintage brocade jacket across the country. We watched Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video as soundtracked by Skinny Puppy. And finally, we saluted Pink Floyd’s The Wall. The album — which inspired the film still above — turns 30 this month.
