Musical innovator Andrew Bird winds together his trademark violin technique with xylophone, vocals and sophisticated electronic looping. Add in his uncanny ability to whistle anything, and he becomes a riveting one-man orchestra.
Flight of the Bumblebee on the accordian [Video]
A young Polish street musician performs Flight of the Bumblebee on the accordion.
Fascinating facts about the frog [Video]
Fascinating facts about the frog. Brilliant video.
The Moustache [Video]
Some fun with facial hair. Beware.
The Excel Artist – 75 year old who produces Art from Spreadsheets [Article]
He’s 73 years old and an artist. His tools are patience, imagination & a spreadsheet. Read on about Tatsuo Horiuchi. Bonus for the geeks – downloadable spreadsheets with his artwork!
BAIKAL ICE live sound [Video]
Ice Percussion. On Baikal Lake. 4 percussionists in tune with nature. Watch. Be mesmerized.
Culture is not about aesthetics. Punk rock is now enforced by law. [Article]
David Gerard educates the enforcers:
Record companies complain the Internet will destroy music. Musicians complain that they can’t make a living any more. The unsympathetic public, feeling the squeeze themselves, tell them to get a proper job.
The problem isn’t piracy — it’s competition.
There is too much music and too many musicians, and the amateurs are often good enough for the public
On manners, privacy & evolution [Link]
Doc Searls has a very interesting post on his blog on manners, privacy & evolution. Definitely worth a read.
Overcoming the social costs of being different. [Article]
Leo Babauta shares what makes him different, how being different is hard, & the strategies he has to deal with the social costs of being different:
Being different means you stand out, which is a good thing in a world where everyone is trying to blend in. It means you’re interesting, because you’re different. It means you are less restricted by what’s comfortable, able to explore new ground, not afraid of things because you don’t know about them. It means you’re learning more than most people.
What have we learned? asks Charlie Stross [Article]
I somehow missed this article by Charlie on September 11, 2013:
Today is September 11th, 2013.
Twelve years ago today, a cell of angry, highly committed, and (by the standards of their peers) extremely well trained young men executed the simultaneous hijacking of four airliners, and used them to mount a suicide attack on those they perceived as their enemies.
The comments at the bottom of the article are enlightening.