Weird video of the week

This song and video is ridiculous! This video just gets weirder towards the end...

Tiga "Shoes" from AlexandLiane on Vimeo.

Louis CK is BROKE

Louis CK is one of the best living comedians. Watch more of his videos and you'll know why...or just go rent 'Shameless'.
Check out more on his site too- LouisCK.com

Happy Record Store Day!!

Today is the third annual Record Store Day.Unfortunately I can't partake in the festivities today but everyone else should. I kinda have a store in my house so I think I'll just go shopping at home tonight. In all seriousness though, if you love music or claim to be a DJ but don't have any records you need to go out there and support vinyl. It doesn't really matter if it's new or used. Just get out there and buy some goddamn records!

Read more about the holiday at their website

Get your hands dirty..put on a mask and rubber gloves..talk to crazy old dudes who know more about music than you ever will..spend your rent money..justify how you don't need to eat much for 2 weeks but you "NEED this record"..don't care about the environment and all the paper and PVC used to make records because "it's worth it"..inhale decades old dust from old basements..hear stories about the DJs in your town that created the music scene there..negotiate prices over some tiny mark on the cover..get excited about how you're gonna play that old song in your new sets..clean off some mold to unearth a rare gem..argue about 'proper ways' of cleaning records (NO alcohol & water solution...NO paper towels!)..be humbled by the amount of great music that was made and you didn't know about..realize that you haven't dug through as many boxes of wax as you think you have (pshaw...amateurs! haha)..hear stories about high profile collectors like ?uestlove, J-Dilla, Kenny Dope and that dude from PM Dawn!! hahaha..and the infamous dealers that supply them..use the 45 adapter that you keep in your wallet..get annoyed by those people that want to listen to a whole song on the listening station (c'mon dude! you can't tell if you like it in less than 15 seconds!!??)..keep an eye on what the person digging next to you is missing then get 'em..act naive and put on your poker face when you find that $30 record for .50 cents (or that $100 record for only $3)..realize that you actually won't sell it for $100 anyway..be late to work or any other important appointment because you're in the middle of going through all the records in a store..laugh when you hear some kid as "do you have records with samples on them?" (they ALL have samplse you idiot! be creative.)..pretend you don't really know much about disco and are just starting out, then help the store price everything before selling it to you..claim that your addiction to vinyl is under control when secretly it isn't.

Vinyl art by Paul Villinski

This guy loooooves butterflies! So much that most of Paul Villinski's art incorporates butterfly shapes in various materials including vinyl records. Hopefully no good records or butterflies were killed in making these pieces.

What A Fool Believes

Nope! Not the version you're thinking of by Michael McDonald (of the Doobie Brothers). This is from a wedding reception for Alex and Sarah, who know a thing or two about music....they got Antibalas with Blinky Griptite to play at their wedding!!!



Here's a live version of the original-

The Listening Room

WOW! Remember the cardboard sound cube I posted a while back? (here) Well this is a similar idea just waaaay better! This piece was an installation for 100% Design Tokyo and co-designed by two amazing firms from Amsterdam, Elastik Architecture and Mat Studio. Together these firms transformed a standard shipping container into a very unique and personal aural experience that is meant to be a blissful retreat in contrast to the turmoil of this high profile event in Tokyo.

go to SoundCatch.net for more information and pictures.

DJs x Mozart

This is amazing! It takes the idea of the DJ being the maestro to a whole new level. I don't know why there are no turntables though.? These pictures are of the Baby Grand Master. Yes, they this company also makes a Grand Master model! This will be my upgrade from the DJ desk I'm getting from Metro Farm (view post)

Get more info and view more pics at Gardner Post's website >HERE<

Fire Tagging

Yep, 3 graffiti posts in a row...I could keep going but I have some other stuff to post after this. So, this has probably been done before at some point since it's a pretty simple concept. Plus, people have been tagging with lighters and torches for a loooong time. Still, the pictures of this process are dope.

More virtual graffiti

Thanks to tdw for letting me know about this digital graffiti wall by YRWall. I love it when graffiti can transcend the streets and reach more people. This type of installation has HUGE potential and I'm sure we'll be seeing more of this in the future.

Go to YR Wall's site >HERE<



YrWall 2008 Showreel - Interactive Digital Graffiti Wall from Lumacoustics on Vimeo.

Virtual graffiti

This is kinda dope. Unfortunately, the testers in the video couldn't really do anything but it has a lot of potential and looks like a lot of fun. It's not quite on the level of the Tagged In Motion project I posted back in the summertime (HERE) but, still this is quite impressive.

Music makes you stoopid

I'm not sure exactly what the factors are in making this map but apparently Lil Wayne is the best music to make you dumber. I'm not really surprised..refer to my post from this summer- "Lil Wayne is an idiot"

click on the picture to see it larger

Get RAW

It's nice to see some of these living legends are getting some proper recognition.

The Way It Is / End of Innocence

I can't even front on this song. This is certainly one of the best pop songs from the '80s and undeniably a great song for the ages. Plus, the man can play the bones! Other songs that remind me of this song and vice versa are Every Kind Of People by Robert Palmer (which I posted back in December) and End Of Innocence by Don Henly. The lyrics speak for themselves in all of these...jus' lissen.

Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is
by Dixvad59

weird video of the week

Sure, this video isn't as weird as some of the other weird videos I've posted but this caught my attention. It's funny and almost pretty good at the same time. It's a strange convergence of pop culture, retro and old computer geek.