On June 2nd, 2010 a slew of musicians played an intimate show in the East Room of the White House. It was entitled “Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House“, broadcast by PBS and performed by such musical luminaries as Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Elvis [...]
Archive | July, 2010
Jónsi Tour Upcoming – Prepare to Bathe Your Ears in Warm Butter Frosting
Fortunately for us a Sigur Rós hiatus doesn’t mean a hiatus for front man Jónsi Birgisson. Not at all. After their last album was released, Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (yes, I copy/pasted that in)in 2008, Jónsi decided he still had plenty of exuberance with which to stretch his silvery vocal cords. Evidently [...]
Join the Freedom Force – A stop motion animation by Martha Colburn
Martha Colburn’s stop-motion animations are probably what would result if a tractor trailer filled with construction paper had a lightspeed collision with a Harvard political-science student’s subconscious, in a Petri dish. Her work is like that wreck: explosive, grotesque, dramatic, proto-pornographic and highly emotional — and you’d sooner die than look away. This video is [...]
Breaking Bad – The Underwater Photography of Mark Tipple
Sydney native Mark Tipple has been surfing since childhood, which means he knows fairly well what it’s like to be pummeled by waves. Since then he’s made a transition over to photography, a seemingly natural progression since the ocean has that desire to photographed, the surf, obvious to anyone who’s spent time gazing off over [...]
Future City – Your Urban Life Fast Forward
For the first time in human history more than 50% of the world’s population lives in urban centers, with a predicted 7 out of 10 living in “megacities” by 2050. It’s unprecedented and potentially dangerous since the problems associated with such mass concentrations of population loom: crime, pollution, social inequality, congestion, poverty, etc. In September [...]
Found Street Art, Europe-style
Some of the most interesting art in Europe isn’t on the walls of the museums, nor is it in hob-nobby galleries along the boulevards. It’s outside, spraypainted and glued to the walls of the city. Wandering the streets you can find the most compelling pieces on the walls virtually everywhere you look. Here’s a collection [...]
In a Pebble, the World
© 10 Times One It’s up in the morning and on the downs Little white clouds like gamboling lambs And I am breathless over you. ~ Nick Cave
Back in Blu – Italian artist takes control of your Mind, again
After a hiatus of about 2 years Italian street artist Blu is back on his game. I’m sooo thankful. In terms of sheer eloquence of execution, Blu is one of the best in the world. His last effort MUTO left street artists everywhere just trying to catch up. Blu’s signature style animates a progression of [...]
Dirpy.com makes YouTube your bitch
There’s a slew of reasons to be excited about web developers, not simply because they make you look more tan, well-groomed and attractive, but also because while you’re out walking the dog they’re making your life a lot better. So what did they do to garner this spontaneous praise? Well, you know all that music [...]
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