I came across this neat music video on the blog LikeCool and had to share it here. I've blogged before about how I love stop-motion videos, and this is no exception.

The Australian band Hudson's video for the song "Against The Grain" uses pencils and colored pencils moving up and down and in waves, shrinking, and making rainbows and patterns. Check it out below or click here to watch it on vimeo.


Hudson - Against The Grain from Dropbear on Vimeo.

If you like what you hear, check out the player below for more of Hudson's music:


I don't know if I'm going to be a fan of the band, but "Against The Grain" is a pretty catchy tune, and I tend to be a sucker for that acoustic-y guitar type of stuff.


-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

A few years ago my brother-in-law long ago sent me "Tony vs. Paul," a stop-motion video of two men who are arguing and chasing each other around town:


I am super impressed at people who are creative and talented enough to showcase their skills at making stop-motion videos -- and thankful that they want to share them on YouTube.

I recently came across this video that utilized thousands of photos to tell the story of a man's life:


The suggestions on the YouTube page pointed me to what now may be my favorite stop-motion video, of solving a Rubick's Cube to the sounds of The Postal Service:


Other stop-motion videographers have put their ideas to popular music:


... or do their own interpretation of older music:


an explanation of how he did that and a more complicated piece:



I could sit here and watch this stuff for hours, but unfortunately I don't get paid to do that. Anyone have suggestions for what I should watch next?


-- Cheryl Sadler
CSadler@News-Herald.com