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August 2011

1 post

July 2011

4 posts

June 2011

3 posts

May 2011

2 posts

April 2011

4 posts

In the end, it’s an advert, but it’s still a nice video of a lovely SF day with nice soundtrack. nerdforlife: 250.000 multicoloured balls bouncing down the streets of San Francisco I like the cover of The knife’s “Heartbeats”

March 2011

4 posts

February 2011

2 posts

January 2011

4 posts

December 2010

11 posts

Hallelujah Chorus Flashmob Redux →

This story has a lot in common with a previous post about a flashmob that appeared in a mall food court to sing a rendition of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” However, with the aid of social networking, this Sacramento-based flashmob accrued enough participants to cause California’s Roseville Galleria mall to shake due to the volume, sparking the evacuation of the entire...

Behind the Music, er, Behind the ‘$’ with Ke$ha A FunnyOrDie sketch starring the infamous Ke$ha, who explains the bizarre [and most likely fake] story of her unconventional name spelling. Via Urlesque

Cats and Theremins, A Survey

A lot of people, 5.2 million, actually, have seen this Japanese kitty’s exploration of a theremin in the last few weeks: However, this isn’t the only feline sat in front of a theremin by their owner. This cat plays the same model of mini theremin, however, this owner had the foresight to set the octave to a near-deafening altissimo register. Yays. While it at first...

November 2010

16 posts

Fences - Girls with Accents I found this video at the same time I stubbled across Director/Photographer Christian Sorensen Hansen’s music video for Bryan John Appleby’s Cliffs Along the Sea. It’s quite a bit more involved, with a larger crew and a bit of a backstory. Some notes by Christian Sorensen Hansen: …In terms of the concept- reading a bit about Chris Mansfield...

Great find by Ellen. Thanks, Ellen! Check out more music and videos here. ellens: grubbs: Thanks for such a great show last night Nashville! Off to Columbus Ohio today! Little video capture of last night! thefamilyrecords: Mike Grubbs of Wakey!Wakey! covering “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, written by Robert Hazard. Last night At The Basement in Nashville, TN. Saw these guys on Monday...

Cliffs Along the Sea Music by Bryan John Appleby Directed by Christian Sorensen Hansen This is a beautiful piece of film. Appleby’s song is lovely and straightforward. Hansen’s video is likewise understated yet virtuosic - filmed in one take near dusk on Seattle’s Lake Washington with only a paddleboat, a canoe, and a guitar. When they paddle under the bridge you’d...