If you’re sporting “video” in your band name, chances are you’re gonna drop a couple few o’ those bad boys. Baltimorean Band To Watch Videohippos are known for kinetic live shows ‘n’ bright-ass outfits, so what better way to step out in vid form than with a Centipede title sequence, a pink wizard outfit and yellow sports gear, wavy-gravy bubbles, day-glo animals (fish, melodic birds, monkeys, tigers, some sloth-y thing), and — best of all — Jim Triplett (guitar/vocals/keys) smiling like a kid on Christmas morn? Right, there is no better way. Grab a bowl of Fruit Loops and take a peek at joyous Nintendo-tenderizing, Narwhals-guesting, Meredith Moore-directed “Narwhalz.”
We can’t stop listening to Unbeast The Leash and Videohippos‘ hyberbeat hardcore keyboard pop. If you still haven’t had a chance to check out the Wham City duo, grab this track…
… and re-read their BTW for another cut. More goodness at MySpace.
Unbeast The Leash is out now via Monitor on CD, via Wildfire Wildfire on vinyl.
Videohippos on tour:
09/20 Rochester NY @ Boulder Coffee Co
09/21 London Ontario @ LOLA Festival *
09/23 Montreal Quebec @ Le Divan Orange
09/24 Ottowa Ontario @ 854 Bronson
09/25 Hamilton Ontario @ Casbah *
09/26 Waterloo Ontario @ 130 King St *
09/27 Toronto Ontario @ Sneaky Dee’s
09/28 Brantford Ontario @ Ford Plant *
09/29 Barrie Ontario @ Young People’s Center *
09/30 Detroit MI @ Scrummage University w/ Grass Canyon, Lobodomys
10/01 Chicago IL @ Empty Bottle w/ The Blow
10/02 Grand Rapids MI @ DAAC
10/03 Kalamazoo MI @ Rocketstar Cafe w/ Grass Canyon, Breezee One
10/04 Oberlin OH @ Dionysus Disco w/ Dan Deacon, Health, Crime Novels
10/05 Cincinnati OH @ Skull Lab
10/06 Pittsburgh PA @ Garfield Artworks
10/19-20 New York NY @ CMJ Festival
10/22 Charlottesville VA
10/23 Wilmington NC @ Bellafesta
10/24 Charleston SC
10/25 Savannah GA
10/26 Tampa FL
10/27 Sarasota FL
10/28 Miami FL
10/30 Tallahassee FL
11/01 Hattiesburg MS @ Thirsty Hippo
11/02 Pensacola FL
11/03 Atlanta GA
11/04 Athens GA
11/06 Asheville NC @ New French Bar w/ Ear Pwr
11/07 Blacksburg VA w/ Sad Cobras
11/08 Greensboro NC
11/09 Greenville NC @ Spazz w/ Hot Lava
11/10 Williamsburg VA @ Meridian Coffee House w/ Hot Lava
11/11 Richmond VA @ TBA w/ Google Earth, Hot Lava
* with DD/MM/YYYY
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Woah.
The “yellow sports gear” is actually armor from Dragonball Z. Vegeta, what’s his powerlevel?
this baltimore ironic-art-school-looking-like-borat’s-website-dressed-like-an-australian’s-nightmare shit has got to stop
Anyone know what kind of software someone would use to emulate 1980s videos?
IT’S OVER NINE THOUSANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!
Thank you, Dayum. Couldn’t have said it better myself. This shit gives me migraines.