Category Archives: Music
Reactable vs. the Poly.Touch
I followed a few links from the comments on a post about the Poly.Touch found on NotCot today, and wound up looking at this instead: the Reactable. Watch it in action: Apparently it’s not exactly new (posted October 25, 2006!), … Continue reading
Skeleton Boy Video Made Me Smile
I really really want to recreate this video at home, but I think I would be in a ton of trouble: http://vimeo.com/2849494
Music Animation Machine
Watching this visualization of a piano piece has me just a mesmerized as watching the internal workings of an old music box. It’s a demonstration of a piece of software called Music Animation Machine. It’s the same concept, but with … Continue reading
Radiohead’s “Nude (Big Ideas)” on Old Computer Equipment
You’ve probably all heard about Radiohead’s little game of letting anyone remix their single, “Nude”, but this one takes it to a whole other level. James Houston played forced the tracks out of old and abused computer equipment (or at … Continue reading
3 Unlikely Drum Machines
What do soup cans, gum balls, and eggs have in common? Well, besides being round, they’ve all been used to trigger programmable drum machines: The Drum Buddy Triggered by light shining through holes in a large aluminum can. [youtube]vvtssL8WlJA[/youtube] Bubblegum … Continue reading
Kermit Does Talking Heads
This is either the coolest thing I’ve ever seen or I’ve just been staring at the screen all day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jbya4kxC6E&feature=player_embedded
Radiohead: “In Rainbows”
I downloaded Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” this morning and was disappointed to find that the mp3 files did not include the cover art, so feel free to use this: I kid, I kid… But feel free to leave your own two-word-only … Continue reading
Brian Eno & David Byrne: Mea Culpa video
Sorry it’s been so quiet around here – I hope to be back again soon. In the meantime, enjoy this video from Brian Eno and David Byrne’s “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” album (1981): [youtube]8QLXTsviMxk[/youtube] Better quality video, … Continue reading
Heima Trailer (Sigur Rós movie)
My little brother just directed me to the official movie site for “Heima”, a film documenting Sigur Rós’s Icelandic homecoming tour. It looks to be a nice mix of interviews, live footage, and stark wide angle shots of some simply … Continue reading
OK Computer Turns 10, Gets Tribute
What’s more shocking: Sterogum putting together an OK Computer tribute from decent artist for FREE, or the fact that OK Computer is freggin’ 10 years old?! Go get it (.zip)