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On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career.
The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with NEW YORK magazine calling the event "a marvel of pure craft" and TIME magazine lamenting "we may never dance again." SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is both a narrative film documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.
The film has been described by critics as 'amazing..' (Rolling Stone), 'visually, arresting and monumental and profound' (SPIN), 'LCD Soundsystem's Last Waltz' (Indiewire), 'Wonderful... a profoundly spiritual and emotional experience' (A.V Club), 'The Last Waltz for the kids who were in high-school on 9/11' (Variety), 'one of the most interesting and enjoyable musical documentary experiences in a long, long time' (Twitch Film) and 'the last great LCD Soundsystem song, encapsulating the climax of an era' (URB.com). This is the second film from directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, the same duo behind Pulse' 2010 feature, No Distance Left To Run.
The film was part of the official selection for Sundance 2012, SXSW 2012 and HotDocs and was also chosen for the inaugural Sundance London. SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS will see a theatrical release later this year. .
thirtytwo’s Kronenbourg 1664 ‘Slow the Pace’ spot for BBH has picked up a Creative Circle Gold award for best use of music in the Craft TV category.
On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. www.shutupandplaythehits.com
It was a great night for PULSE at the British Arrows Advertising Awards yesterday. We had a massive trawl, winning five awards across five categories.
Pulse Films is proud to announce that 'Shut Up and Play the Hits' is part of this year’s Official Selection at the SXSW Film Festival.
Shot across various locations in New York at night, to well renowned anthem, ‘Everyhere We Go’, thirtywo bring the coolest of cool ‘after hours athletes’ to life, for Puma for Droga 5.
The Slow The Pace campaign that encourages people to savour Kronenbourg 1664 beer slowly, saw thirtytwo directing the launch commercial, featuring iconic metal man Lemmy and Motörhead performing a specially rewritten, reduced tempo version of their track Ace of Spades.