Song of the Day: Chromakode - Close Your Eyes January 31, 2007
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then music must be made of diamonds.
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You should emulate your heroes, but don’t carry it too far.
Especially if they are dead.
This piece is from late October, 2006. While I wrote it,
I imagined it as an experiment in multitracked pianos.
Most of the primary melody, however, was improvised as I added layers. Everything, except for various percussion, is piano. The cymbal crash is a mixture of two samples courtesy of the freesound project.
Chromakode - Close Your Eyes (4.4MB mp3)
Enjoy Chromakode:
Shape: an Internet sketchbook,
in black and white. Updated daily.
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Picasso time-lapse video January 30, 2007
Posted by ~V~ in : Video , add a commentA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
~ Lao-tzu
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: In 1955, French director
: Henri-Georges Clouzot,
: using time-lapse photography,
: filmed Pablo Picasso as he painted.
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You could read a book… January 29, 2007
Posted by ~V~ in : Images , 1 comment so far(click any image to see a larger photo)
After buying the book
Penguin By Design:
A Cover Story 1935-2005,I started searching
local book stores and online
for some of the old Penguin
and Pelican books.~ Joe Kral
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Song of the Day: Linda Strawberry - Mute January 28, 2007
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then music must be made of diamonds.
° ° °
Now you need a fix to replace the fix you’re trying to quit.
Transfer the addiction to the skin of the girl opposite.
photo art by Kristin Burns & Linda Strawberry ~ click to see a larger image.
° ° °
Look into her eyes…
Her heart is in Florida.
Where he’s with Aphrodite —
and she’s no mute.
Linda Strawberry - Mute (6.7MB mp3)
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Picture(s) of the Day: from Graham Jeffery January 27, 2007
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My aspiration is to photograph
everything I see in a sensitive light;
to celebrate humanity, nature, and
to seek out beauty in the mundane.
I am not trying to create
pictures of smoke;
I am trying to create
pictures by using smoke.
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see more work from Graham Jeffery: official site | photoblog
read about how he creates these images @ Photocritic
more smoke photography: the artsmoke pool on Flickr
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YouTube Video of the Day: James Brown - Out Of Sight January 26, 2007
Posted by ~V~ in : Video, Sounds, YouTube Video of the Day , 1 comment so farfrom 1964
i guess the Godfather got an offer he couldn’t refuse…
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006)
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You’re more than all right —
You know you’re out of sight.
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Song of the Day: Art Brut - Modern Art January 25, 2007
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So i’m in the Tate and i’m looking at a Hockney.
And wow, there’s something amazing about that blue!
It makes me want to step outside;
i wanna loosen my tie…
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Number 8, 1949 (detail) by Jackson Pollock
So i’m in the Pompidou (that’s in Paris) and the French,
they’re far more laid back about their art galleries —
there’s little children running around.
i see a piece by Matisse; that’s my window of opportunity…
Art Brut - Modern Art (3.9MB mp3)
from the album Bang Bang Rock and Roll
Wikipedia: Art Brut (the band) | Art Brut (outsider art)
podcast: Art Brut on The Sound of Young America
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YouTube Video of the Day: Save the Internet! January 24, 2007
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video from SaveTheInternet
Use the Internet to save the Internet!
Google’s guide to Net Neutrality
The Internet explained — it’s quite simple, really.
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Song of the Day: Incubus - Paper Shoes January 23, 2007
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° ° °
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i fly.
i soar.
This i adore.
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i’d rather be alone.
You’re ‘bout as reliable
as paper shoes
in bad weathers —
But pain will roll off
like water on feathers.
°
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Incubus - Paper Shoes (7.2MB mp3)
from the new album, Light Grenades
Wikipedia: Incubus (the band) | Incubus (the demon)
Flickr photos from Oliver Lavery and gomi
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Picture(s) of the Day: from Madoka Ito January 22, 2007
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Thinkers’ Meeting by Madoka Ito | oil on wood
Madoka Ito grew up in Kyoto, Japan.
She has shown her work in Boston, Portland, Kyoto & Tokyo
and now lives in Portland, OR.
horizon by Madoka Ito | 7′ x 2′ | sumi ink & brush on wood
more from Madoka Ito: official site | news & current shows
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YouTube Video of the Day: John Lee Hooker - Tupelo/Backwater Blues January 21, 2007
Posted by ~V~ in : Video, Sounds, YouTube Video of the Day , add a commentDid you read about the flood?
A long time ago.
Little country town, way back in the East.
A dark cloud rolled…
It rained and it rained.
Both night and day.
It rained both night and day.
Rained, rained, rained.
Both night and day.
~ John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
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Song of the Day: Beck - Soldier Jane January 20, 2007
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Take your heart out of the shell…
Don’t be afraid.
War Memorial. Liège, Belgium
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Stars, they strike the darkness in the room.
Knives, they take the poison from the wound.
Cars, they drive us down into the ruins
and sweep our cares away with dirty brooms.
Beck - Soldier Jane (5.5MB mp3)
from the new album, The Information
Listen to/watch Beck perform on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic
Flickr photo from Eduardo da Costa
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Picture(s) of the Day: from Ruth Whiting January 19, 2007
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Power Strip by Ruth Whiting | 6′ x 3.5′ | oil on canvas
My work can be seen as a product of my fascination with the sublimely ordinary. For some time now I have set myself the task of revealing the beauty and heroism of mundane objects.
I think of my paintings as lenses through which insignificant items, usually thought of as nothing more than functional, can assume the roles of heroes.
My paintings do not attempt the illustrative role of myth, and yet there is a level upon which a giant orange extension cord that writhes through the nave of a quiet church demands a mythic justification.
Thus, rather than propose a narrative, I attempt to create a situation that calls for an explanation.
Electrical cords are like the conective tissue of our technological lives yet most of the time all we do is trip over them. 120V/60Hz is a show dedicated to glorifying the dreams of extension cords.
Monument Studies by Ruth Whiting | oil on paper
see a very cool virtual gallery of this show: 120V/60Hz Showroom
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Song of the Day: Cream - Badge January 18, 2007
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Yes, i told you that the light goes up and down —
Don’t you notice how the wheel goes round?
And you’d better pick yourself up from the ground
before they bring the curtain down.
Cream - Badge (2.5MB mp3)
from the album Goodbye
Wikipedia: Cream (the band) | Badge (the song)
Flickr photos from sugar*loop
more from sugar*loop: Flickr profile | blog | Etsy shop
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