Dear friends, In late- 2008, Montreal musician Tiga began putting out feelers to various media outfits, offering a no-hold-barred Q&A session to coincide with the release of his new album "Ciao!". I leapt at the chance to interview him, as I'd followed his career avidly since a DJ played "Pleasure from the Bass" at my wedding in 2005. I'll let the interview speak for itself, but I will say that I was impressed by his candor, his aversion to prepackaged soundbites. It was clear he was interested in telling his side of things. Setting the story straight. Flipping the script, so to speak, in a manner befitting the so-called "Original Scriptflippa". Please enjoy! Yours, Michael Lesliejack Directed by SIMON OWENS DP: BEN MAGAHY Gaffer: JOHN TURLEY Make up: RICHARD HANSEN Editor: JULIAN EGUIGUREN Production Assistant: POPPY ZELLA REED Interviewer: MICHAEL LESLIEJACK

Behind the scenes on the set of the Far From Home video shoot.

Directed by Alex & Liane, the new video for Tiga's "Shoes" is cooler than Obama with frosted tips. "It imagines a horrifying dystopia in which people other than myself are interviewed," says the Man of Music Future, "I had to calm myself down by staring at my MySpace photos for a couple of hours." Directors: AlexandLiane DP: Will Bex Producer: Massuda Kassem, Jan M. Scholz, Frank Hoffmann Line Producer: Bjoern Krueger PA: Sara Bold PA: Giulia Schelhas PA: Chris Heidrich 1st AC: Alexander Knoblauch Gaffer: Nico Nitsche Styling: Angelika Goetz Styling Assistant: Miriam Foth Make-up: Christian Fritzenwanker Editor: Moritz Steinkohl / AlexandLiane Actors: Women: Janine Henkes Man: Roger Hopley Drummer: Candie Sculptures: Rein Tiga's Shoes EP is out now on PIAS / Different