Thursday, August 13, 2009

On the Subject of Illusions

I'm kind of running out a theme here today, and found this great clip from Yo La Tengo that fits right in with the earlier Magritte and Baudrillard posts. If you are unfamiliar with Yo La Tengo, hasten to your nearest record store and rectify that situation, as they can probably use your support. I saw them life a couple years ago playing soundtrack music for a series of Jean Painlove documentaries on underwater lifeforms, which clearly demonstrated their range (the music was, to me, much more interesting than the films). Anyway, this is pretty funny (like Magritte), but ought to make you think a little too:

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