We had a smashing idea here at Loud Loop Press labs. How about bring our readers some behind the scenes footage of a local band shooting a video from the concept to the filming to the finished product and more? Well, today we bring you the first installment, The Making Of…The Gorilla Press -- “Anger in the Drains” which was premiered just last week. The Ichiro Hino-directed video features some killer stop motion animation interlaced with dramatic storytelling and band performance shots. So sit back, relax and enjoy a behind the scenes look at the “Anger in the Drains” video from the Gorilla Press.

*Filmed by Britni Day
*Edited by Britni Day & Richard Giraldi

The Gorilla Press, one of our 10 Chicago Bands To Watch In 2010, have released a brand new video for the fuzzy-bass groover “Anger in the Drains” from their self-titled debut. The video was directed by Ichiro Hino, who also directed the group’s last video for “Abuse Your Sight,” and features some really sweet animation sequences along with the band getting all intense. We’re working on a really cool feature story around the creation of this clip, so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out the full clip below.

For up-and-coming Hip-Hop artist J. Smith, gigs in his local suburb of Palos Hill, IL were hard to come by, and clubs in downtown Chicago were weary of booking an unfamiliar name.

So Smith did what any new artist who’s looking for attention would do: He recorded his first live performance and captured how it all came together in a five-part Youtube documentary titled DEMO.

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Chicago indie rock outfit The Gorilla Press have released a new music video for the track “Abuse Your Sight” from their 2008 self-titled debut album.

The video was directed by Ichiro Hino, who is best known for his videography work with Chicago Japanese punk band Plastic Soy Sauce.

You can catch The Gorilla Press on October 4 at the Elbo Room, but in the mean time, enjoy their rad new video, which features some pretty sweet shadow interplay: