A Perfect Circle Releases Controversial Interactive Version of Their Provo

[CornField]

A Perfect Circle Releases Controversial Interactive Version of Their Provocative 'Imagine' Video


http://press.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/560365.html

Virgin Recording artist A Perfect Circle has further stoked the fires of political controversy by creating an interactive version of their already-incendiary "Imagine" video. The song is the band's masterfully moody cover version of the John Lennon classic, from their critically-acclaimed album "eMOTIVe," released at the end of 2004.

The video, which has attracted unprecedented online traffic since its release last fall, assembles stock and news footage into a powerfully confrontational statement on the current social and political climate. The interactive version takes the provocation one step further by featuring clickable "hot spots" that link to websites that elaborate on the imagery and lyrics of the video.

The links provide background on such inflammatory subjects as the cost of the Iraq war, the devastation of the environment, world poverty, moral values, and voting fraud. The video's director, Gerald V. Casale (of the band Devo), supplied links for the video, and Avant Interactive (http://www.avantinteractive.com/) of Los Angeles provided the technology that embeds information into the streaming video and powers the "hot spots."

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Inflammatory subjects?!? I guess if you haven't been paying attention you'd find them shocking and inflammatory.

[rkc3]

1. If they wanted inflammatory or shocking

they should have included Scott Peterson.

[Doug Decker]

2. You can view the video here...

http://tinyurl.com/66qo3

I think that works.

[geomon666]

3. Damn I love these guys.

Know why they aren't 'Dixie Chicked'? Cause alt. rockers are libs damnit! :)

And the album eMOTIVe was released on election day. I picked it up right after I left the polling place. Go watch the video for Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums. It's hysterical.

[smiley_glad_hands]

4. APC Rocks------and a new Tool album to be released soon too. eom