tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:08:36 +0000Music VideoAnimationFilmListenBeirutWatchGamingThe InternetClassic GamingOnline GamesComicPlaylistStop-motionWorld of WarcraftHarry PotterPoint and Click GamesSunday SelectionAndroidArtSoundtrackAwardsBritish ComedyPlay Station 2TVThree Tracks byLiveSkateboardingNintendo 3DShttp://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)Blogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-8776035909791601454Thu, 04 Jun 2015 02:05:00 +00002015-06-04T05:05:01.554+03:00Classic GamingMusic VideoWe've always been massive Damon Albarn fans and here are Blur with a brand new track and a tribute to our other favorite thing: 8-bit gaming! Also, ice cream. Need we say more? http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2015/06/music-video-ong-ong-blur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-2263322400628152658Tue, 20 Jan 2015 01:02:00 +00002015-01-20T03:06:31.232+02:00Music VideoOur favorite modern-day American poet Billy Corgan is back with more Smashing Pumpkins goodness. To 6-year-old me, watching the "Tonight, Tonight" music video was akin to watching my favorite cartoon show, or better. I grew up discovering and rediscovering the Pumpkins' vast musical legacy and decided very early on that Corgan had a way with words that spoke to me on a very personal level and http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2015/01/music-video-being-beige-smashing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-1474831703108749251Sat, 06 Dec 2014 19:06:00 +00002014-12-07T19:34:53.222+02:00BeirutComicFilmHarry PotterTVAre you the secret Santa of a total geek? Are you sort of confused about what to get them? Well that's alright, because we've got you covered. Below are four presents under $20 that are sure to please that one weird person from the office you got stuck Christmas shopping for. All of the following items are available at Gift Mania Collectables on Bliss Street, Hamra! Thor's Hammer Mjölnir Key http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/12/geek-gifts-under-20-for-beirut-secret.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-8402623197889199215Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:22:00 +00002014-12-01T00:22:03.362+02:00Music VideoCurrently, our favorite album is Little Dragon's Nabuma Rubberband. It took us a little while to get used to it since it was released back in May, but for the past few days it's been on repeat. Two of our favorite tracks off the album were given the Nabil treatment. The music videos to "Klapp Klapp" and "Pretty Girls" respectively tell a continuous, and very strange story. Zombies, beauty http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/12/music-video-double-bill-little-dragon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-2049761538779836476Sat, 29 Nov 2014 18:39:00 +00002014-11-29T20:39:33.264+02:00Music VideoWatch the beautiful Cameron Mesirow a.k.a. Glasser roam around a Wonderland-esque home in this mesmerizing music video from director Jonathan Turner. We absolutely loved this song at first listen, and we hope you enjoy it too! For more Glasser goodness, check out her full live performance on KEXP. http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/11/music-video-shape-glasser.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-2363370128716470878Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:38:00 +00002014-11-14T04:07:35.024+02:00ListenPlaylistCheck out our latest 8tracks playlist below. A compilation of songs about unrequited love and the struggles of the hopeless romantic. The title was inspired by a line from Grimes' "Devon" (at least we think that's what she says), as well as the theme of dust in Alexander Pope's Eloisa to Abelard (our favorite poem, maybe ever) Give it a listen and follow us on 8track for more stuff like this (andhttp://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/11/listen-holding-on-to-dust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-5002921540321904392Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:23:00 +00002014-09-01T19:26:23.177+03:00Listen45 years ago today, Nick Drake released his debut album Five Leaves Left. We're big fans of the little-known folk master and like to spread the music he left behind every chance we get. We love every single tune on this album, but if you're a first time listener we recommend "River Man", "Day Is Done", and "Man In A Shed". Check out this link for more information on Five Leaves Left at the http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/09/listen-five-leaves-left-nick-drake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-1967924315919328370Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:15:00 +00002014-08-28T03:26:52.734+03:00Music VideoDoing pop right. In Adidas slides. GRIMES! Co-directed by Roco-Prime (a.k.a. Claire and Mac Boucher) Art Direction and Concept: Claire Boucher (a.k.a. Grimes) http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/08/music-video-go-grimes-ft-blood-diamonds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-7745733235375184039Mon, 12 May 2014 20:53:00 +00002014-05-12T23:53:40.655+03:00AnimationMusic VideoWe've been saying for a while that Canada is the new music capital of the world. Heavy G sent a music video our way today that proves just that. Check out Chad VanGaalen's "Peace On The Rise" from his fourth studio album Diaper Island.  The terrific tune is accompanied by a beautifully animated music video --directed by VanGaalen himself-- which features ancient aliens bird-watching in a field ofhttp://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/05/music-video-peace-on-rise-chad-vangaalen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-8151431448304685242Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:15:00 +00002014-11-14T03:39:00.712+02:00ListenPlaylistTomorrow is the big day. Your checklist probably includes pizza, fruit roll ups, and a good soundtrack, so we've taken it upon ourselves to create a short but sweet playlist of all the funky, folky music we've been hooked on since 2014 started. Not all of these tracks were released this year. In fact, some of them are down right old. But we like to think all of them capture the spirit of April http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/04/listen-fourtwenty-2014-playlist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-7647143534234673660Mon, 24 Mar 2014 00:49:00 +00002014-03-24T02:49:51.604+02:00Music VideoTVYes, we've been posting a lot of music from TV series, but that's just where we've been getting our best inspiration lately. History Channel's Vikings is a really good series, especially for someone with interests in Norse myth and history or early medieval history in general. The music that introduces the episodes is absolutely beautiful and totally bone-chilling, as befits the show. Here is thehttp://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/03/music-video-fever-ray-if-i-had-heart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-5389075292955208367Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:13:00 +00002015-02-11T14:24:56.394+02:00Music VideoTVYou may already know how much we love the magic musical stylings of the lovely M.I.A., but you probably have no idea how obsessed we are with Orphan Black. We love doppelgangers, we love sci-fi, and we love good music, so when we saw the pilot and the first song to play on the entire show was this (see below), we were pretty impressed. I laughed out loud at the excessive amount of Arab automobilehttp://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/03/music-video-mia-bad-girls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-5640422779002063915Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:08:00 +00002014-08-28T03:43:22.761+03:00Music VideoI know, this is totally turn of the century. Let me explain: I was watching the Sarah Connor Chronicles a while back and had a very pleasant nostalgiagasm when Shirley Manson joined the cast as a really bad ass robot. I hadn't listened to a Garbage song since 1999 and I only vaguely remembered the music videos, so I decided to look up a few of their songs. Needless to say, I enjoyed the music http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2014/01/music-video-garbage-world-is-not-enough.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-7979817887780256372Tue, 24 Dec 2013 17:13:00 +00002013-12-24T19:13:11.562+02:00AnimationMusic VideoThe festive season is upon us, folks. And since I'm too busy eating, hibernating, and enjoying my time, I'll let the video do all the talking today. The MechanoChameleon wishes you merry holidays and a very happy 2014! To my hare <3 http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/12/music-video-lily-allen-somewhere-only.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-3459906641056733093Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:30:00 +00002013-11-16T16:31:02.071+02:00Music VideoSo there's probably no need to tell you that Lily Allen is totally awesome. In case you've forgotten though, here she is, back again with a genuinely hilarious track entitled "Hard Out Here". It becomes pretty clear as soon as you see the music video that this isn't your run of the mill songstress comeback. Allen has once again found a way to "feed the machine and piss on it too", as a random http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/11/music-video-double-bill-lily-allen-mia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-8523260749695411955Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:03:00 +00002014-03-24T03:08:01.663+02:00Music Video It's been a while, and I'm happy to say that for the past few weeks the mechanical chameleon has been on an almost exclusive diet of Grimes. The Canadian artist took the internet by storm this year, but not before we started developing a healthy obsession after seeing this.  Below is one of Grimes's better known tracks, accompanied by the most distracting music video we've ever seen (again, http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/10/music-video-grimes-genesis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-8953074383563511383Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:06:00 +00002013-06-28T01:06:15.255+03:00Listen Washed Out have been our go-to beach band since we discovered them last year. Here is their latest single, "Don't Give Up", off the upcoming album Paracosm, just in time for the poolside season. Besides the fact that it's a great track, we like to think that the title is a great theme for this summer in Lebanon. So don't give up, and enjoy! http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/06/listen-washed-out-dont-give-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-6291613112172848472Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:06:00 +00002013-06-25T18:06:06.141+03:00FilmMusic VideoLittle Dragon make a great summertime listen, whether you're lazying around by a pool, road tripping with your buddies, or partying the night away. We've posted a couple of Little Dragon videos before. You can check them out here and here. Today's video for "Crystalfilm" is edited from snippets of a haunting Czech short film by Daniel Wirtberg entitled "Julia". Have a listen to one of our http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/06/music-video-little-dragon-crystalfilm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-2457108044033679222Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:25:00 +00002013-06-21T19:25:53.905+03:00Music VideoMechanoChameleon has been a big fan of the beautiful Leslie Feist for a while now, and after a stretch of silence we're back with an audibly and very visually pleasing bit of art to make up for lost times! "1234" is accompanied by a beautifully choreographed and whimsically colorful music video that makes us smile every time, and the song is a lovely melange of sweet, sad and hopeful. Check it http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/06/music-video-feist-1234.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-7584911688179447628Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:06:00 +00002013-04-28T17:14:55.724+03:00ArtBeirutComicWe've had the pleasure of working with a few very talented artists on our Mechanical Chameleon Art Project so far. Today, we are very happy to finally present our latest contribution from the lovely Omar Al Fil (Thanks!). Say hello to the Super MechanoChameleon, as we've come to call him at the headquarters. We particularly love his very handy pincer-tipped tongue and his Deadshot-style laser eyehttp://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/04/mechanical-chameleon-art-part-iv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-7477135695676208376Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:11:00 +00002013-04-16T21:13:26.228+03:00Music VideoOne of our favorite bands, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released an album entitled 'Mosquito' last week and are already buzzing their way into top news slots in the music world. "Sacrilege" is a hard-hitting tune that adheres to the YYYs' usual uncompromising musical brews, and the music video is an intense, retroverse story that just keeps getting better and better every time you rewatch it. Director http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/04/music-video-yeah-yeah-yeahs-sacrilege.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-4628150741160490339Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:53:00 +00002013-04-06T19:53:25.231+03:00Music VideoKelpe is a London-based music producer who is known for his heavy electronic beats and enticingly rich trip hop tracks. Accompanying a track entitled "Answered", the music video below is directed by Jonathan Lieb, and takes us along on a night out with a pretty young lady to the ear-tingling sounds of Kelpe's latest release. Enjoy! http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/04/music-video-kelpe-answered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-2937103118151166901Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:35:00 +00002013-03-24T17:35:36.538+02:00AnimationMusic VideoWe've caught on to an awesome band recently thanks to our music and film guru, Mr. Heavy G. Unknown Mortal Orchestra is a low key band with a smooth, clean sound and really awesome music videos. It was a combination we just could not resist! Below is the music video to a track entitled "Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark)". Ironically, the reason we absolutely loved this puppet animation is because it http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/03/music-video-unknown-mortal-orchestra.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-4050689519188451455Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:06:00 +00002013-03-08T19:06:32.759+02:00Music VideoAnother post featuring our favorite band, and not surprising, seeing as this track is constantly playing at the MechanoChameleon offices (my bedroom!) This time we couldn't wait until the release of the actual music video and decided the lyric video was actually awesome enough to get its own post! Tegan and Sara change styles, voices, genres with every album release, but this time it was so http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/03/music-video-tegan-and-sara-now-im-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907894993010931009.post-2420276824379371396Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:06:00 +00002013-02-14T12:06:13.231+02:00AnimationMusic VideoYes, we outgrew the melancholy sound of Porcupine Tree lead's solo efforts quite a while ago, but the man has outdone himself with this one. We actually like this more for the video than the tune -even though the song itself is beautiful- so major respect to directors Jess Cope and Simon Cartwright. Creative animated music videos that are well-made and appropriate to the music are one thing we http://mechanochameleon.blogspot.com/2013/02/music-video-steven-wilson-raven-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reef Al-Amine)0