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Claire Edmondson is a filmmaker. She was born in Liverpool, England and grew up in Canada.
In February 2011, Austra released their first music video "Beat and the Pulse" directed by Edmondson. [1] The dark, sexy video featured women of different shapes and sizes, some with (silicon) mutations dancing in a dark basement after-hours type space.The video for "Beat and the Pulse" that was censored by YouTube. Full of topless dancers, the video showcases a woman in control of her sexuality. [2]
The music video for Broken Social Scene's Sweetest Kill (June 2011), A dark take on love gone wrong, the video featured Bijou Phillips lovingly chopping up her boyfriend and burying him in a rose garden. [3] Certain critics wrote of its importance. [4]
The Sweetest Kill video was banned in Canada. [5] "The video was in part funded by MuchFACT, a production fund provided by Canadian music television stations MuchMusic and MuchMore, though both stations ended up banning it due to its content." Edmondson was quoted as saying "After that video a lot of videos came out with dudes killing people and no one was disturbed by them. But because [the Sweetest Kill video] was a feminine take on killing, it really disturbed people." [6]
Broken Social Scene's "Sweetest Kill" and Austra's "Beat and the Pulse" were named 2 of the top ten NSFW (not suitable for work) videos of 2011 by Stereogum. "Claire Edmondson, the director, also did Broken Social Scene's "Sweetest Kill" video, proving that she can do a few entirely different forms of disturbing." [7]
Edmondson collaborated with Austra again, making a film protesting Russia's imprisonment of the band Pussy Riot. [8] In the film, Stelmanis sets herself on fire in protest. The film was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival as a part of the inaugural NOW program.
Everlast's 'I'm a Boxer' video was released in January 2015. [9] [10] Edmonsen made the video as a response to sexism in sports". [11] Everlast recently launched their new ad which follows a young female boxer into the ring, aiming to destroy sexism in the sport.
While talking about the sexism in the advertising industry she stated: "If men can direct tampon commercials surely women can direct beer commercials". [12]
In 2016 Edmondson was shortlisted for a Young Director Award in the category, Broadcast, Northern America on Leo Burnett's "Own It" campaign for Special K. [13]
Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace that formed in New York City in 1993. The band's earliest albums were noted for their noise rock influences, though their sound evolved by the early 2000s with the releases of Misery is a Butterfly (2004) and 23 (2007), which both incorporated elements of dream pop, shoegaze and other genres. They have released ten regular studio albums and have toured internationally.
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the other core members of the band are Justin Peroff (drums), Andrew Whiteman (guitar) and Charles Spearin (guitar).
Erik Francis Schrody, known by his stage names Everlast and Whitey Ford, is an American singer, rapper and musician who was the frontman for hip hop group House of Pain. His breakthrough as a solo artist came in 1998 with his album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, which blended rock and hip-hop, and garnered him his first Grammy Award nomination for the song, "What It's Like". The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart, while the single peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. As of 2023, they remain his highest mainstream chart positions for an album and single respectively.
Bijou Lilly Phillips Masterson is an American actress, model, and singer. The daughter of musician John Phillips and Geneviève Waïte, she began her career as a model. Phillips made her singing debut with I'd Rather Eat Glass (1999), and since her first major film appearance in Black and White (1999), she has acted in Almost Famous (2000), Bully (2001), The Door in the Floor (2004), Hostel: Part II (2007), and Choke (2008). From 2010 to 2013, she played the recurring role of Lucy Carlyle on the television series Raising Hope.
"Sweetest Sin" is a song by American singer Jessica Simpson. It was written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake for Simpson's third studio album, In This Skin (2003). It was released as the album's first single on July 22, 2003 through Columbia Records. The R&B song, speaks about what would be the sweetest sin between a couple. "Sweetest Sin" received positive reviews from critics, with some calling it a catchy tune and an "ode to booty knocking". Simpson performed the song on her Reality Tour Live (2004). An accompanying music video, directed by Constantine Paraskavopoulos, showed Simpson swaying on a beach and flirting with singer Nick Lachey during the whole video.
Paper Bag Records is a Canadian independent record label, artist-management company, and music publisher founded in 2002 and based in Toronto.
Lars Christian Karlsson, also known by his stage name Bloodshy, is a Swedish DJ,récord producer and remixer known for his work with the musical groups Bloodshy and Avant, Miike Snow, Ingrid, and Galantis. He started his international music career as one half of the electro pop duo Bloodshy & Avant with Pontus Winnberg, producing and co-writing tracks for pop stars such as Madonna, BoA, Kylie Minogue, and Katy Perry. Bloodshy & Avant notably co-wrote and produced Britney Spears' single "Toxic", which earned them a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2005. While continuing to work with Bloodshy and Avant, Karlsson also became a member of the indie pop band Miike Snow around 2007. Miike Snow, the group's debut album, was released in 2009, and peaked at number 11 on the Top Electronic Albums chart in the United States. Miike Snow won the 2011 European Border Breakers Award, and their second album Happy to You reached No. 1 on the Belgian Heatseekers Albums Chart and 43 on the Billboard 200.
Claire Elise Boucher, known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her early work has been described as extending from "lo-fi R&B" to futuristic dance-pop, and has incorporated influences from electronic music, hip hop, and rock. Her lyrics often touch on science fiction and feminist themes. She has released five studio albums.
Austra is a Canadian electronic music band from Toronto, founded in 2009 by composer, singer-songwriter, and producer Katie Stelmanis. Stelmanis is the only permanent member of the project, with a rotating live band that has included Maya Postepski (drums), Dorian Wolf, and Ryan Wonsiak (keyboards). It previously also featured the twin backing singers Sari and Romy Lightman of Tasseomancy. The band has released four studio albums—Feel It Break (2011), Olympia (2013), Future Politics (2017), and Hirudin (2020).
Riot grrrl is an underground feminist punk movement that began during the early 1990s within the United States in Olympia, Washington and the greater Pacific Northwest and has expanded to at least 26 other countries. Riot grrrl is a subcultural movement that combines feminism, punk music, and politics. It is often associated with third-wave feminism, which is sometimes seen as having grown out of the riot grrrl movement and has recently been seen in fourth-wave feminist punk music that rose in the 2010s. The genre has also been described as coming out of indie rock, with the punk scene serving as an inspiration for a movement in which women could express anger, rage, and frustration, emotions considered socially acceptable for male songwriters but less common for women.
Feel It Break is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra. It was released on May 13, 2011, by Domino. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its production and the vocals of lead singer Katie Stelmanis and compared the band to artists such as Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, Fever Ray, Zola Jesus, and Depeche Mode. It was shortlisted for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize, and received a Juno Award nomination for Electronic Album of the Year. Feel It Break spawned three singles: "Beat and the Pulse", "Lose It", and "Spellwork".
Olympia is the second studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra, released on June 17, 2013, by Domino. Olympia spawned three singles: "Home", "Painful Like" and "Forgive Me". The album received largely positive reviews from critics, who said that it had more "bombastic throb" compared to its predecessor while still showcasing lead singer Katie Stelmanis's "classically trained, massive voice", adding that it was "clean, considered, with every detail in its place and a clear sense of its own identity."
"Throw That Boy Pussy" is a song, later turned into a viral video that originally was intended as a music video to promote a debut single created by Las Vegas based production company Level Eight Studios for the song of the same name by Fly Young Red. The song released in September 2013, with the said music video premiering in March 2014. The song heavily references homosexual anilingus with many same gender sexual undertones. The song mainly samples Lil Wayne and Trina's "Wowzers" single also released in 2013.
Galantis is the Swedish group of electronic music of record producer Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson. Formerly, it was a duo, alongside rising musician Style of Eye, until he decided to part ways with the project shortly after their sophomore album The Aviary in 2017. However, he made appearances in live performances and music videos as part of the project up until 2021.
Galantis is the debut extended play by Swedish electronic music duo Galantis, released on 1 April 2014. The album features two singles, "Smile" and "You".
Meredith Graves is an American musician. They fronted the punk rock band Perfect Pussy. In addition to making their own music, they run independent music label Honor Press and serve as director of music for the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Graves is also a writer and music journalist, and has served as an anchor at MTV News.
"Duck Duck Goose" is a song by independent American rapper Cupcakke from her third studio album Ephorize.
"Money" is a song by American rapper Cardi B, released by Atlantic Records on October 23, 2018. The song was written by Cardi B with its producer J. White Did It. Its music video features Cardi playing characters in different locations, including in an art museum, a bank and a strip club. Cardi performed the song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, alongside the "Money Bag" instrumental. The song and its music video received acclaim and accolades including Best Hip Hop Video at both the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards and the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards and a Rhythm & Bars Award at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards. "Money" was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Wise Blood is the stage name of producer, performer, and songwriter Chris Laufman. He has released two albums, three EP's, and a mixtape. His work is largely sample-based and electronic.
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