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2009: A Recession Odyssey

From the fjords of Helsinki strode the trio of LAPKO, alt-rock national treasures of Finland.
"You will make our next music video," they bellowed.
"No problem," was our polite reply, "What are you into?"
"David Lynch meets Lars von Trier."
Thus...

LAPKO - I Shot The Sheriff from LAPKO OFFICIAL on Vimeo.
Produced, Directed, & Edited by Sam Winter & Bryan Parker
Photography by Gregg Conde
Effects Makeup by Meagan Hester

The shoot was a journey from Times Square to Chinatown to "The Location", an oasis of post-industrial wilderness situated on the banks of the Gowanus Canal.

During pre-production we used the following 3 music vids to describe to the band the look and feel we were after.

White Denim - Shake Shake Shake


Blind Melon - No Rain

Blind Melon |MTV Music

Motel Motel - Coffee

Everyday I'm Hustlin, Every-Everyday I'm Hustlin

"In a decade when institutions failed us one after the other—Bush was arguably the worst president in history; Wall Street was revealed (again) largely as a semi-legal cabal—opportunities went to the self-reliant, the self-starters, the hustlers."
Michael Hirschorn on Why This Was the Decade Without Authority - New York Magazine

Fuck it. Sharpen a stick and go find your own food.

But beware, the man be lurking......