Q&A with Taylor Hanson of Hanson, part 2
Alexia Kauffman: You all appeared in Katy Perry’s video for “ Last Friday Night “- how did that come about? What was that experience like?
Taylor Hanson: I wish there was some crazy, ecclectic story behind it! I mean essentially the timing worked out really well, because we were running around doing promotion for this record and so there were not a lot of times where we were gonna be in LA doing stuff ’cause we were all over the country doing radio promotion, and they (Katy Perry’s people) called us and basically said “Hey- we’re shooting this video” and said that she had asked about us being in the video. It was a no brainer. They weren’t asking us to do something extreme, they were asking us to play ourselves in her video. It seemed like fun, and obviously she’s doing really well, so it’s a great thing to be asked. The one thing we did do, I wanted to talk to her before we actually did the video, ’cause I just kinda wanted it to be coming from her, versus it just being like “Hey, ‘X band’, please come do our video.” So it was cool, I talked to her a little bit before the video shoot, and she told us about the idea, and we were on. I will say it was pretty complicated to get into character as ourselves[laughs]. The set was fun, it was a big production, and a lot of people just doing a great job, and we just had fun! Set up the band on the lawn, and rocked out for a little while, you know, no complaints. I think it was much like what you see onscreen- everybody was having a good time!
Website And iPhone App Invites New Yorkers To Whine About The City They Call Home
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- For decades, city-dwelling New Yorkers have become familiar with the heart-symboled slogan, "I LOVE NY" - a statement of affection imposed upon them by the New York State Division of Tourism. However, with all the congestion, price hikes, and train delays in NYC going on, the question is, "DOES NY LOVE U BACK?"
DOES NY LOVE U BACK? is a website ( http://www.doesnyloveuback.com ) and iPhone app where New Yorkers can submit praises or complaints about life in the Big Apple, from the political to the mundane. These expressions are then plotted onto an interactive map of New York City, which collectively portray a perpetual patchwork of the varied voices of New York City. It's a celebration of the diversity - and solidarity - that make the Big Apple like no other place in the world.
"This app isn't about namedropping places, like other services," says creator Erik Trinidad, Brooklyn resident. "The good or bad experiences of New York don't always happen in specific places. They happen on the street or on the subway - anywhere. This project is merely an experimental interactive sounding board for New Yorkers wherever they are in the five boroughs.
The director of the conference, Roberto Cocenza and New York-based participating architect and designer Dror Benshetrit, brought their multi-disciplinary global perspectives, theme for many we spoke with. We wanted to define what, exactly,
