cine + octo = boo

The excellent music team at Current has a new special out called Embedded. The concept is simple: send a small two-person crew out to spend some all-access time with a band, get the story no one else is willing to tell, and make it available to the masses. Each episode focuses on one artist, and also includes shorter segments like “Tour Stop” (in which the crew spends a day with an artist in a town while on tour, typically the day of a show), “Soundboard” (short video mini-reviews from music bloggers and critics around the web), and “Impromptu” (segments shot in partnership with La Blogotheque). I absolutely cannot wait to see the final episode, a week spent with The Decemberists prior to embarking on their “A Short Fazed Hovel Tour.”

For now, please to enjoy two “Impromptu” clips:

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i love the new flash video player Jonathan and Rod crafted. it’s pretty lightweight, sleak, and damn if it doesn’t function well. granted, i’m completely biased, but i think it’s one of the best players out there. i’m super stoked to see it live.

check it out yourself:

and here’s some widescreen action courtesy of The Rotten Tomatoes Show:

The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current: Wanna make a movie where characters age shift? Gather your ethnic minority voodoo and take Brett Erlich’s advice