Saturday, September 18, 2010

Radio Orphans - Lilly's Pad


A short little music video.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Radio Orphans - Superbird

A Radio Orphans music video featuring rare racing footage of the famed Plymouth Road Runner Superbird cars of the early 1970s. Race footage is from the Falstaff 400 in Riverside California 7/14/70 courtesy of The Joe Machado Collection.

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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Unclaimed Freight

A music video for the Radio Orphans song Unclaimed Freight.
Featuring trains and there operations, various industries,
along with urban and rural scenes unfolding in 1950s America.
From our disc "Unclaimed Freight" available at iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.

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Monday, September 01, 2008

Monkeys Dance (Nick-O-Lies Remix)

A music video for Nick-O-Lies remix of the Radio Orphans tune Monkeys Dance. The original version of Monkeys Dance is off our CD Monkeys Dance available on iTunes.

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Friday, July 04, 2008

Wendy (Fin's Remix)

Wendy (Fin's ReMix) is a Radio Orphans music video featuring a remix of our tune Wendy.
The original version of Wendy can be heard on our CD "Monkeys Dance" available on iTunes or CD Baby.

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Corey Vs. Bob 2

Radio Orphans Corey Vs. Bob 2 continues the saga of DJ Bob. In part two, watch a man in a room as he tunes in and listens blissfully as Corey calls DJ Bob and they discuss life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Corey Vs. Bob 2 can be found on the Radio Orphans CD "No Strangers To Exploration" available on iTunes or Hard Copy at CD Baby.

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Orphan Horn

Orphan Horn features life in a small bustling South Dakota town during the late 1930s. Orphans Horn is off our CD Monkeys Dance. Availaible on iTunes or Hard Copy at CD Baby.
Radio Orphans are based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. We create alternative electro anti-folk rock with an experimental edge. Our music videos are a combination of our own music set to various clips of public domain and found footage.
We're also indie music podcasters! Radio Orphans Podcasts plays independent music from around the world. Hosted by Jaw Knee and Finneaus of the Radio Orphans. Visit http://radioorphans.blogspot.com for more information.

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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Hey Jim (Garden Mix)


Hey Jim (Garden Mix) is a Radio Orphans music video presented in slide show format. This video features photographs of Ben Burnside's homemade tools along with a tour of his beautiful garden.
The photos were taken by Terry Eiler. The audio sample heard in Hey Jim is Ben speaking with interviewer Mary Hufford. These audio samples and photographs are part of the The Coal River Folklife Collection (AFC 1999/008).

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Saturday, March 01, 2008

Boyd Vs. Bob


Boyd Vs. Bob. is a Radio Orphans music video featuring vintage 1960s color footage of a man in his room. The tune Boyd Vs. Bob is on our CD Unclaimed Freight available on iTunes or hard copy at CD Baby.
Radio Orphans are an indie music band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. We create alternative rock with an experimental edge. Our music videos are a combination of our own music set to various clips of public domain and found footage.
We're also indie music podcasters! Radio Orphans Podcasts plays independent music from around the world.
Visit http://radioorphans.blogspot.com for more information.

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Friday, February 01, 2008

Funny Shoes


Funny Shoes is a Radio Orphans music video featuring clips from a 1960s bus travelogue. The song Funny Shoes is on our CD: Unclaimed Freight, available on iTunes or hard copy at CD Baby.
Radio Orphans are an indie music band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. We create alternative anti-folk rock with an experimental edge. Our music videos are a combination of our own music set to various clips of public domain and found footage.
We're also indie music podcasters! Radio Orphans Podcasts plays independent music from around the world. Hosted by Jaw Knee and Finneaus of the Radio Orphans. Visit http://radioorphans.blogspot.com for more information.

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Thursday, November 01, 2007

The Money Nose


The Money Nose is a Radio Orphans music video featuring the day in the life of a drug addict in Harlem, NY during the turbulent 1960's.
The tune The Money Nose is off the Radio Orphans CD entitled Unclaimed Freight available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com.

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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Hey Jim


Hey Jim is a Radio Orphans music video featuring life on the farm during the Dust Bowl era.
Film courtesy of archive.org. The song Hey Jim is off our CD Monkeys' Dance available on iTunes.

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Saturday, September 01, 2007

Fellow Americans


A Radio Orphans music video for their song Fellow Americans.
Through the use of mostly factual historic film footage, Fellow Americans weaves a tale of a twisted American historical journey.
The tune Fellow Americans is off the Radio Orphans CD: No Strangers To Exploration Available on iTunes.

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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Glint


A Radio Orphans music video featuring an animated portrayal of the multiple layers and associated functions of the human eye.
The experimental transmission Glint is available as a high quality free mp3 download at: mp3/radioorphans.

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Monday, July 02, 2007

Runway (Holding Short)


A Radio Orphans music video featuring vintage passenger jet aircraft.
It's the mid 1960's, welcome to the new jet age! See passenger jets such as the 707, take off and zoom towards the sky! Watch and listen as pilots and air traffic controllers interact. Marvel at the new modern airports! Fasten your seat belts!
The tune Runway (Holding Short) is available as a free mp3 download (upon registration) at http://www.soundclick.com/radioorphans

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Saturday, June 02, 2007

Our Shoulders Are Broad And Sweaty But Our Breath Is Sweet


A Radio Orphans music video for the tune "Our Shoulders Are Broad And Sweaty But Our Breath Is Sweet".
This music video contains film footage showing the faces and places of Saudi Arabia during Americas early involvement in Middle East oil exploration and extraction. 
Film courtesy of internet archive. Visit: archive.org for more information.  
The tune "Our Shoulders Are Broad And Sweaty But Our Breath Is Sweet" is available as a free mp3 download at mp3.com/radioorphans  

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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Poor Boy


A Radio Orphans music video featuring the faces and daily life of America's rural poor during the mid 1960's.
The tune Poor Boy is on the Radio Orphans Cd "Monkeys Dance" available on iTunes or hard copy at cdbaby.com

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Monday, April 02, 2007

The Final Horror


A music video for the Radio Orphans Remix
of The Dunwich Whores tune The Final Horror.
Set to the second half of "Le Voyage dans la lune" known as
the first science fiction film (1902) directed and written by French film maker Georges Méliès.
Please visit archive.org for more information.
http://www.archive.org/details/Levoyagedanslalune

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Friday, March 02, 2007

Ides Of March


A music video for the Radio Orphans tune "Ides Of March".
The Ides of March are fast upon us.
Watch as 1940's industrial America swings into full gear in preparation for war. See what happens when a non sanctioned cigarette break away from the factory floor leads to dire consequences in the Pacific Theater.
Video courtesy of Internet Archive. Please visit archive.org for more information. The tune Ides Of March is available for download in .mp3 format at MP3.com.

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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Peaceful Coexistence


A music video for the Radio Orphans experimental transmission "Peaceful Coexistence". 
The commonality of modern day humanity is portrayed through the use of black and white universal iconic sign-age. 
The tune "Peaceful Coexistence" can be heard on the Radio Orphans CD "No Strangers To Exploration" available on iTunes or hard copy at CD Baby.com.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

We Hardly Knew Ya


This music video and its accompanying song is a Radio Orphans audio and visual tribute to the late Syd Barrett.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Corey Vs. Bob 1


A music video for the Radio Orphans experimental transmission, Corey Vs. Bob part one.
Join us live from the one of a kind radio studio of WJR. Talk back DJ Bob is taking callers, Corey's on the landline in Wausau. Watch as 1960’s Mid America tunes in, then chuckles in amazement as our two protagonists battle each other with intelligent words of wit and wisdom.
The original song Corey Vs. Bob (part one) is the super secret hidden end track on the Radio Orphans CD Monkeys’ Dance available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Widow Maker


A music video for the Radio Orphans song Widow Maker featuring early film footage of the effects of logging activity along the Upper Mississippi River Valley during the late 1930’s.
Watch as the great pine forests of Minnesota are logged to fuel a nations industrial growth. See giant timber felled by axe then sent on its way via Old Man River for processing at the sawmill.
Enjoy!
The song Widow Maker appears on the Radio Orphans CD “No Strangers To Exploration”, available for purchase at iTunes or a hard copy at CDBaby.
For independent music from around the world, we invite you to checkout Radio Orphans Music Podcast our weekly music podcast hosted by Jaw Knee and Finneaus from the Radio Orphans.

Monday, October 02, 2006

If You Make A Bet In Heaven


A Radio Orphans music video for their song "If You Make A Bet In Heaven".
This music video tells an amusing animated story of a lad named Dud and his dog Wag.
Enjoy!
For independent music from around the world,
visit Radio Orphans Podcast:
http://radioorphans.blogspot.com

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Return To The End


A Radio Orphans music video for the song “Return To The End”.
Wanton violence and unchecked juvenile delinquent destruction is the order of the times. Watch bad choices being made involving guns, paint, and school property. Along with this general vandalism, we see the dire consequences of such actions play out.
This Radio Orphans music video contains clips from the 1974 educational film " Destruction: Fun Or Dumb?" Courtesy of Archive.org
The song "Return To The End" appears on the Radio Orphans CD "Monkeys' Dance" available on iTunes or CDBaby.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Gray Hills


A music video for the Radio Orphans - Gray Martin musical collaboration "Gray Hills".
There's nothing like a good ole barn dance! Folks have assembled, the band is tuned up, so grab your partner and join the fun.
The song "Gray Hills" can be heard on the Radio Orphans CD "Monkeys' Dance" available on iTunes.
Gray Martin's music can be heard at http://www.soundclick.com/graymartin

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Oh Me Oh My


It’s 1958 the cars are fast, yet life seems less furious. You’re invited to the Hot Rod Nationals in Detroit Michigan. From the drop of the flag to the winner’s circle, watch the action as Gassers, Roadsters, tricked out Dragsters and Stockers peel rubber down the asphalt strip.
The song "Oh Me Oh My" is off the 2006 Radio Orphans CD "No Strangers To Exploration" available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Sentimental


A Radio Orphans music video for their song “Sentimental”. This video utilizes footage from Lutz Mommartz’s 1967 experimental film Die Treppe.
Starting With a flick of a light switch, we watch through the 'cameras eye' of the filmmaker as he readies himself for a party.
The song “Sentimental” appears on the Radio Orphans CD “No Strangers To Exploration” available at iTunes or hard copy at CD Baby. com . The film “Die Treppe” courtesy of The Lutz Mommartz Film Archive via Internet Archive. Visit archive.org for more information.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

No Strangers To Exploration


A music video for the title track from the Radio Orphans CD "No Strangers To Exploration" available on iTunes or CDBaby.com
The explorers arrive on the uncharted planet. After a short discussion over how to proceed with their exploration, they set out to conduct geologic sampling.
Hot on the heels of the explorers are the Helmut Heads that arrive soon after. Unhappy with the explorer’s excavation, the Helmut Heads unleash a contingent of spear wielding aliens. A battle ensures, energy bolts are tossed back and forth and the explorers find themselves battling for their lives.

Monday, March 27, 2006

Monkeys' Dance


Radio Orphans music video "Monkeys' Dance" contains the story of "Ham" the space monkey.The race for space is in full swing. Watch as Ham partakes in Project Mercury experiments that eventually prepare him for a flight into outer space where he performs his assigned tasks flawlessly. Hams success in the capsule helped pave the way for early human space travel.
The CD "Monkeys Dance" is available on iTunes or CDBaby.com

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Mouthing Off Again


A music video for the Radio Orphans tune Mouthing Off Again. Watch a short story taking place in post war America.
A young man finds himself searching his ideal freedom. Starting with a back room poker game he's set up to be rolled by a barroom floozy then conned in a shell game. Disillusioned, our hero decides enough is enough and he leaves town via train. On this trip various aspects or scenes of American life unfold before him. "Mouthing Off Again" is off the Radio Orphans CD Monkeys' Dance available on iTunes or CDBaby.com

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

This Life


A music video for the Radio Orphans song “This Life”. Through the use of time-lapse video footage culled from various sources, This Life takes you on a visual journey from dawn to dusk visiting urban landscapes and the idyllic countryside.
The tune This Life is from the Radio Orphans CD "No Strangers To Exploration" available on iTunes or CDBaby.com

Sunday, January 01, 2006

TinkerBell


Tinkerbell is a Radio Orphans music video featuring rare film footage of the ever-amazing Edison Dog Transformator. Watch with your own eyes as your average household canines are transformed from pets to meat links then back again!
As far as the Radio Orphans can ascertain , no animals were harmed in the production of this film.
"Tinkerbell" is from our 2006 release "No Strangers To Exploration" available online at iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com

Monday, December 12, 2005

Say What You Will


A music video for the Radio Orphans song "Say What You Will". The train is rolling, tea is served, sit back, and enjoy a trains eye ride through the wonderful English country side. "Say What You Will" is off the Radio Orphans CD "No Strangers To Exploration" available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com

Friday, November 25, 2005

So Far


A music video for the Radio Orphans tune "So Far". Set to scenes from the Tacoma Fire Department's 1940 'Tacoma bridge' film.
"So Far" is from the Radio Orphans CD "No Strangers To Exploration" available on iTunes or CDBaby.com

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

There You Are


A Radio Orphans music video for the SexMusic remix of the Radio Orphans song "There You Are" a "Satellite Trip" out take.
It's the year 1906 and the time is 2 am. Things get a little strange in the subway.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Died Clueless


A music video for "Died Clueless" a Refrag remix of the Radio Orphans tune "Born Knowing". Set to a sequence from the 1942 public domain cartoon "Arctic Giaint". Courtesy of archive.org.
Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Body and Soul


A music video containing live clips of the Radio Orphans performing their song "Body and Soul".
This live performance footage is inter-woven with stock newsreel footage shot during the end of World War Two.
"Body And Soul" is from the Radio Orphans CD "Monkeys' Dance" available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Born Knowing (Saucer Club Mix)


A Radio Orphans music video for thier tune "Born Knowing Saucer Club Mix".
Public Domain animation couresty of Internet Archive.Please visit archive.org for more information. The original version of the
tune "Born Knowing" is off the Radio Orphans CD "Monkeys' Dance" available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com

Saturday, October 22, 2005

World Wide Web


A music video for the Radio Orphans tune World Wide Web. Through the use of early computing film footage from the 1950's "SAGE" program, World Wide Web portrays mankind's ever growing dependance on technology.
The tune "World Wide Web" is off the Radio Orphans CD No Strangers To Exploration available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com

Monday, October 17, 2005

Satellite Trip


A music video for the Radio Orphans song "Satellite Trip". Utilizing various clips of NASA animation Satellite Trip takes you on a journey to the outer reaches of space visiting planets along with solar systems while scanning for life forms.
"Satellite Trip" is off the Radio Orphans CD Monkeys' Dance available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com

Born Knowing


A music video containing live footage of the Radio Orphans performing their song "Born Knowing" inter-woven with sequences from the 1969 educational film adaptation of author Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery".
The tune "Born Knowing" is off the Radio Orphans CD Monkeys' Dance available on iTunes or hard copy at CDBaby.com