“The Gadget Show’s” Jason Bradbury assumed the role of director, lighting engineer, cameraman, and editor to make a completely original music video for Har Mar Superstar’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” using a range of new consumer HD camcorders and editing software. This is the final product.
If you live in the United Kingdom, you can watch the video online and comment on Jason’s effort HERE
Few musicians spend more time thinking and singing about sex than the raunchy American R&B artist known as Har Mar Superstar. His songs range from “Body Request” (about having sex) to “Power Lunch” (about having sex at lunch), and his live shows are high-energy, half-naked affairs. SoundProof recently had the chance to speak with Har Mar Superstar in support of our week-long, five-part feature, “Music & Sex” (which you can find here). What follows is full transcript of that conversation.
Whip It! comes out on DVD tomorrow. I have a song on the soundtrack and appear as a roller derby coach. It’s a sweet, awesome movie. Support Drew and the awesome cast. Check it out!
The Indaba “Tall Boy” Remix Contest Has Come to An End!
Listen to all the awesomeness that talented remixers have created, and help us by casting your votes via the Indaba Voterator! Thank you so much, everyone! The response has been amazing, and I love your hard work!
Har Mar Superstar is kicking off a West Coast tour tonight in Los Angeles, CA at Spaceland!
The full list of tour dates is below. Click here to get more info and to buy tickets.
Jan 20 – 8:30P – Spaceland – Los Angeles, California
Jan 21 – 10:00P – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, California
Jan 22 – 9:00P – TownHouse – Sacramento, California
Jan 23 – 10:00P – Mississippi Studios – Portland, Oregon
Jan 24 – 8:00P – Chop Suey – Seattle, Washington
Jan 26 – 9:00P – Fortune Sound Club – Vancouver, BC, British Columbia
Still need some Dark Touches? Get the limited-edition vinyl and bonus tracks here.
At the very end of Har Mar Superstar’s session with us here in Rock Island this fall, Body Request, a song from his 2004 album The Handler, plays out and Sean Tillmann, the leader of this all-fun, all-sex group from Los Angeles is heard saying — as he trails away from the microphone, “God, we’re good. It never stops. The hits don’t stop with Har Mar Superstar,” and then a sequencer launches into another song unexpectedly and he continues, “Whoa, they literally don’t stop.” For years now, I’ve thought the same thing …