I've run across quite a few little philosophy-related videos as of late, so I thought I might share a few of my favorites.
1. If you have no idea who Stephen Fry is... well, that is a problem that needs immediate solution. Search for "QI: Quite Interesting" on YouTube and watch all of them. Seriously, right now. If you insist on reading this second-hand blog post instead... thank you. But QI is better.
This silly little series is worth checking out... pretty much just a cheeky brit summarizing enormous philosophies in three minutes or so. But it's fun.
*Caution: Rough Language...*
This was my introduction to a now-favorite philosopher: Cornel West. I completely fell head-over-heels in love with this dude... I have a hunch that you might, too.
Another cogent Cornel West clip:
Slavoj Zizek... this guy is a trip. He was also featured in the film "The Examined Life," where I also found Cornel West. Slavoj tends to make a lot of sense... be careful following his line of thought, however... it can be quite slippery.
Subtitles... worth reading, don't worry.
And now for an after-dinner mint... a palate cleanser, if you will:
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Arcade Fire beachballs
These may be taken down in the next few days (jealous festival and all)... but watch these in order... Arcade Fire is doing some cool stuff.
http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/summerintodust
http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/summerintodust
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Viral 4: Listen to This, acoustic guitar edition
A few acoustic guitar songs from my favorite musicians that force me to hit the repeat button over and over.
Enjoy.
If you don't enjoy them, don't bother telling me; I'll just immediately judge that you have terrible taste in music. [I'd put an emoticon here to indicate sarcasm, but if you didn't pick up on it, you probably shouldn't be reading this blog anyway]
The Tallest Man on Earth
The moving live version is also worth checking out. As is every song he has ever sung ever.
Sam Amidon
This guy is a ball of goof. And I love him. Check out his quirks in the live version. Well worth the whistle.
The Books
Besides being a friggin' amazing concept, this song is just awesome. I'd recommend the whole album, along with their blog (as a sort of road map for its seeming randomness).
So that's all for now. Just wanted to share. Feel free to reciprocate.
Enjoy.
If you don't enjoy them, don't bother telling me; I'll just immediately judge that you have terrible taste in music. [I'd put an emoticon here to indicate sarcasm, but if you didn't pick up on it, you probably shouldn't be reading this blog anyway]
The Tallest Man on Earth
The moving live version is also worth checking out. As is every song he has ever sung ever.
Sam Amidon
This guy is a ball of goof. And I love him. Check out his quirks in the live version. Well worth the whistle.
The Books
Besides being a friggin' amazing concept, this song is just awesome. I'd recommend the whole album, along with their blog (as a sort of road map for its seeming randomness).
So that's all for now. Just wanted to share. Feel free to reciprocate.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Monday, June 21, 2010
Summer Mix 2010
In celebration of the first day of summer, here are a few of the songs that I'm listening to in my beat-up Ford Focus, windows down, gears a-grinding, AC a-dead.
And in the interest of interest, I'll put as many live versions of these songs up so that you won't have to watch a still shot of the album cover. I'm sure that, if you end up liking any of these, you can find the originals. You're a big boy now. Or girl. Whichever. Have fun with that.
And in the interest of interest, I'll put as many live versions of these songs up so that you won't have to watch a still shot of the album cover. I'm sure that, if you end up liking any of these, you can find the originals. You're a big boy now. Or girl. Whichever. Have fun with that.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
My Letterman Music Faves
So, in the youtube game, inevitably you will run across live performances of some of your favorite bands on Late Night Shows. Here are some of my live Letterman favorites.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Viral 3 - A Little More Organized
Music: Live
A short and sweet cover of Joanna Newsom's song "On a Good Day" from her new album Have One On Me
And since I really like Joanna Newsom, and she rarely does these kinds of appearances, and she just released a new album... here's Joanna on Fallon. So good.
Music: Recorded
In honor of Frightened Rabbit's new release, Winter of Mixed Drinks, here's a video of one of their new songs, "Nothing Like You."
Sam Amidon hasn't released anything new recently... at least I don't think so. I could check, I guess, but that's just so much work. I'll just say that he hasn't. So Sam Amidon hasn't released anything new recently, but I got to see him in concert last year... it was pretty amazing. So here's a song of his that I really like.
Comedy: Live
ChatRoulette is now a mine of comedy gold. Check out these two videos... the first is Merton, who apparently was mistaken for Ben Folds a lot. The second is the actual Ben Folds, giving Merton his due. Both favorite.
Comedy: Recorded
Jimmy Kimmel is producing some of the funniest stuff here recently... unexpected, but quite welcome. Here's a new classic: Handsome Men's Club.
And just in case you haven't been swept away by this ridiculousness already... here's "Lololololo" and the Kimmel aftermath.
A short and sweet cover of Joanna Newsom's song "On a Good Day" from her new album Have One On Me
And since I really like Joanna Newsom, and she rarely does these kinds of appearances, and she just released a new album... here's Joanna on Fallon. So good.
Music: Recorded
In honor of Frightened Rabbit's new release, Winter of Mixed Drinks, here's a video of one of their new songs, "Nothing Like You."
Sam Amidon hasn't released anything new recently... at least I don't think so. I could check, I guess, but that's just so much work. I'll just say that he hasn't. So Sam Amidon hasn't released anything new recently, but I got to see him in concert last year... it was pretty amazing. So here's a song of his that I really like.
Comedy: Live
ChatRoulette is now a mine of comedy gold. Check out these two videos... the first is Merton, who apparently was mistaken for Ben Folds a lot. The second is the actual Ben Folds, giving Merton his due. Both favorite.
Comedy: Recorded
Jimmy Kimmel is producing some of the funniest stuff here recently... unexpected, but quite welcome. Here's a new classic: Handsome Men's Club.
And just in case you haven't been swept away by this ridiculousness already... here's "Lololololo" and the Kimmel aftermath.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Shearwater - Castaways
One of the most romantic songs I've heard in a long time. Perfect for use in a movie. But I found it first, so dibs. Back off, movie-making song-stealing whores.
By shadowing/all the darkened fields/of forgotten words/and civilian lives/through violence/through the changing guards/through the grinding away/and the furious marching/by gathering/the holy light/and weathering/a cast away life/and the rising fear--/The hollowness/of the flags and gods/that are raised in the air/in the wake of their raging-/Your skinny arms/hold a lantern up/on the brightest array/of the stars in their moorings/and summoning/the holy light/on their citadels/the blackening sky/the collapsing sun, the burning wall/that approaches our eyes-/you live again/in the shuddering light/of these images/this valediction:/you are running from a rising tide/you are castaways
By shadowing/all the darkened fields/of forgotten words/and civilian lives/through violence/through the changing guards/through the grinding away/and the furious marching/by gathering/the holy light/and weathering/a cast away life/and the rising fear--/The hollowness/of the flags and gods/that are raised in the air/in the wake of their raging-/Your skinny arms/hold a lantern up/on the brightest array/of the stars in their moorings/and summoning/the holy light/on their citadels/the blackening sky/the collapsing sun, the burning wall/that approaches our eyes-/you live again/in the shuddering light/of these images/this valediction:/you are running from a rising tide/you are castaways
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Viral 1
And now for a rundown of a few of my favorite videos of the past month or so:
Mos Def shows his supernatural side with a blistering, unparalleled freestyle:
Who is the true leader: the child, or Mommy asking how big Will is?
Good song, great graphics:
If you haven't seen all of the Auto-Tune the News segments, you're missing out:
The worst song to ever play on television:
This video won't embed, but it's worth a view anyway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKythlXAIY
Mos Def shows his supernatural side with a blistering, unparalleled freestyle:
Who is the true leader: the child, or Mommy asking how big Will is?
Good song, great graphics:
If you haven't seen all of the Auto-Tune the News segments, you're missing out:
The worst song to ever play on television:
This video won't embed, but it's worth a view anyway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKythlXAIY
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thing of Interest #1 - Blakroc
I will now attempt to document what I am currently enjoying so I won't forget it (as I am oh-so-prone to do). Theoretically, this will be a running series, called "Thing of Interest #" and hopefully I will find the motivation to actually list most of that in which I am interested. We shall see.
Blakroc: My current guilty pleasure. Heretofore I have been ferociously against anything that even smelled of hip hop. Or the "hippity hoppity brigade," as Stephen Fry refers to it:
The general idea being that it is the embodiment of everything ignorant and vile. HOWEVER... I find this to be a rare exception to the rule. The general premise is intriguing to me: What if a rock band wrote rock riffs for rappers to rhyme over? The Black Keys decided to try. And they created a project that they decided to name (in my opinion, quite racistly) "Blakroc," based, I assume, on the hiphop predisposition to misspell easy words, as well as the sheer fact that black people are rocking. Seems simple enough.
But it's the creative process that is the part that intrigues the crap out of me... the collaboration between very, very different art forms. But it iiiis Mos Def. So that's something. And it seems like they produce the lyrics over a very short amount of time, hearkening back to the beat poets of yore, the "first thought best thought" ideal. Very cool, if done well. It seems that in some of the brigadiers there lies some semblance of, dare I say it, genius. But perhaps I go to far...
So I'm listening to this album on low, so no one hears my shame... but my head be bobbin' yo.
Blakroc: My current guilty pleasure. Heretofore I have been ferociously against anything that even smelled of hip hop. Or the "hippity hoppity brigade," as Stephen Fry refers to it:
The general idea being that it is the embodiment of everything ignorant and vile. HOWEVER... I find this to be a rare exception to the rule. The general premise is intriguing to me: What if a rock band wrote rock riffs for rappers to rhyme over? The Black Keys decided to try. And they created a project that they decided to name (in my opinion, quite racistly) "Blakroc," based, I assume, on the hiphop predisposition to misspell easy words, as well as the sheer fact that black people are rocking. Seems simple enough.
But it's the creative process that is the part that intrigues the crap out of me... the collaboration between very, very different art forms. But it iiiis Mos Def. So that's something. And it seems like they produce the lyrics over a very short amount of time, hearkening back to the beat poets of yore, the "first thought best thought" ideal. Very cool, if done well. It seems that in some of the brigadiers there lies some semblance of, dare I say it, genius. But perhaps I go to far...
So I'm listening to this album on low, so no one hears my shame... but my head be bobbin' yo.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Show and Tell
Posted on fb: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 4:00pm
SHOW AND TELL
In the interest of sharing cool things that influence us, i was hoping that maybe this might help someone if they are looking for new and cool stuff. And hopefully you will share too!
Here's a compilation of videos that have either introduced me to, given me new appreciation for, or solidified my admiration for different artists in the past few years.
1. Sigur Ros - Glosoli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr_MJAOyOeU
-Sigur Ros introduced me to "post-rock." I am now a raving post-rock junkie. And yes, I know that most of their lyrics are Icelandic, but come on... who really cares when the music is so beautiful. Additionally, Sigur Ros knows that most of their fans are English-speaking and have purposefully put gibberish amidst the Icelandic, just for fun. Tell me that's not awesome. And with name like "Victory Rose" (named after the lead singer's sister that was born around the same time as the band), Sigur Ros is a must-listen, endlessly re-listenable.
A few additional Sigur Ros video recommendations:
Hoppipola - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EyI4p0yjDQ
Saeglopur - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yjurf5d6X0
Trailer for their tour film "Heima" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZYIfUdIyfs
Random Life Appearance in Paris - http://vimeo.com/3814849
2. Battles - Atlas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpGp-22t0lU
- I was walking through the mall a couple of years ago and literally stopped, turned around, and went into a shoe shop to finish watching the video and find out whose song this was. Battles is in the genre of "math rock," which is another snooty yet amazingly cool sect of musicians that specifically construct their compositions around odd time signatures. Their vocals are meant as instrumentation and add an odd robotic and almost menacing feel to the already rather intimidating music.
Additional video suggestions:
Live performance of Atlas on Jools Holland - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5LvoBRS1Mk
Tonto - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LLAN29W-4w
NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART: An entire concert - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PbYLafK1OU
3. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hh45-yBMXY
- Finding these live videos were some of the most invigorating few minutes that I've had online in a very long time. I had listened to their album "Funeral" on and off for a few weeks and was about to give up on them... i couldn't really find a way in. But when I figured out that they are really only a massive ragtag band from a random Canadian music school and named after a fire that happened in an arcade there, and saw their huge stage presence and fun theatricality, I came to love them. Please check out the video suggestions to get the full experience. You really can't miss the "helmet-as-percussion" bit on Neighborhood #2. Or the crowd reaction at the end of Rebellion (Lies). Goose bump city. In top 3 of my "I really want to see them live" list of concerts.
Additional video suggestions:
Neighborhood #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vMjM7FKjIg
Oh Sweet Creativity - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-5XK-2Ufd4
One of the best Letterman performances I've seen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mum6ggkBJs
Being way bad-A - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRm1tkMs1mw
Greatest Audience Response on Rebellion (Lies) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5l7fBwAmmc
4. Animal Collective - My Girls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE
-"My Girls" isn't necessarily my favorite Animal Collective song... HOWEVER... I feel it is probably the most accessible one that I could find. Animal Collective is weird. And yet, so awesome. It takes patience to find the groove, but the reward for doing so is... well, quite. So! I found out that it isn't the band that's having problems with their music, it was my ears. And now I'm a huge fan. So start with "My Girls" and then move on to the other suggestions... it totally opened me up to a whole new side of music. And that's the whole point of this note, isn't it?
Additional video suggestions:
You'll prolly need this explanation before full exposure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Collective
Animal Curses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7GZLRxVzvg
Peacebone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxvGHQHiY70
Live 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3ConWnoe5g
Live 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLL_RuWjgP8
Oddest Letterman Performance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehLEHxvl9rA
5. Slam Poetry
- Fine, so these next videos aren't necessarily music, but they might as well be. I'm only putting my favorite favorites because there are too many good ones to just put them all. So... Start at the top and go down, i guess. Drink deeply and have your life rocked.
The first slam poem I experienced -
Scratch and Dent Dreams - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfTa4B7wQ_8
ANIS MOJGANI
3 poems - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znIXyFh6dsI
Milos - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbYmRaPirnY
VERSIZ
Out There - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYMy5Mp-X6A
The Process - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bckjq6TlyY
BUDDY WAKEFIELD
Flockprinter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2MZ2xpdUA
SAUL WILLIAMS
Coded Language - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpEAsSzmS34
OK... enough of the epic stuff. Here are just some good videos that I've dug up or been sent that have influenced some of the ways that I view performance.
6. Imogen Heap - Just For Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25VGdNU3nrU
7. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjecYugTbIQ
8. Avett Brothers - Distraction #74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-15vouXYVs
So now, if you will, please respond in kind. Let me know of the artists, videos, performances, experiences, or whatever that have influenced you in the past few years. Among all of us, we can keep the well of influence nice and deep.
SHOW AND TELL
In the interest of sharing cool things that influence us, i was hoping that maybe this might help someone if they are looking for new and cool stuff. And hopefully you will share too!
Here's a compilation of videos that have either introduced me to, given me new appreciation for, or solidified my admiration for different artists in the past few years.
1. Sigur Ros - Glosoli
http://www.youtube.com/wat
-Sigur Ros introduced me to "post-rock." I am now a raving post-rock junkie. And yes, I know that most of their lyrics are Icelandic, but come on... who really cares when the music is so beautiful. Additionally, Sigur Ros knows that most of their fans are English-speaking and have purposefully put gibberish amidst the Icelandic, just for fun. Tell me that's not awesome. And with name like "Victory Rose" (named after the lead singer's sister that was born around the same time as the band), Sigur Ros is a must-listen, endlessly re-listenable.
A few additional Sigur Ros video recommendations:
Hoppipola - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Saeglopur - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Trailer for their tour film "Heima" - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Random Life Appearance in Paris - http://vimeo.com/3814849
2. Battles - Atlas
http://www.youtube.com/wat
- I was walking through the mall a couple of years ago and literally stopped, turned around, and went into a shoe shop to finish watching the video and find out whose song this was. Battles is in the genre of "math rock," which is another snooty yet amazingly cool sect of musicians that specifically construct their compositions around odd time signatures. Their vocals are meant as instrumentation and add an odd robotic and almost menacing feel to the already rather intimidating music.
Additional video suggestions:
Live performance of Atlas on Jools Holland - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Tonto - http://www.youtube.com/wat
NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART: An entire concert - http://www.youtube.com/wat
3. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1
http://www.youtube.com/wat
- Finding these live videos were some of the most invigorating few minutes that I've had online in a very long time. I had listened to their album "Funeral" on and off for a few weeks and was about to give up on them... i couldn't really find a way in. But when I figured out that they are really only a massive ragtag band from a random Canadian music school and named after a fire that happened in an arcade there, and saw their huge stage presence and fun theatricality, I came to love them. Please check out the video suggestions to get the full experience. You really can't miss the "helmet-as-percussion" bit on Neighborhood #2. Or the crowd reaction at the end of Rebellion (Lies). Goose bump city. In top 3 of my "I really want to see them live" list of concerts.
Additional video suggestions:
Neighborhood #2 - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Oh Sweet Creativity - http://www.youtube.com/wat
One of the best Letterman performances I've seen - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Being way bad-A - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Greatest Audience Response on Rebellion (Lies) - http://www.youtube.com/wat
4. Animal Collective - My Girls
http://www.youtube.com/wat
-"My Girls" isn't necessarily my favorite Animal Collective song... HOWEVER... I feel it is probably the most accessible one that I could find. Animal Collective is weird. And yet, so awesome. It takes patience to find the groove, but the reward for doing so is... well, quite. So! I found out that it isn't the band that's having problems with their music, it was my ears. And now I'm a huge fan. So start with "My Girls" and then move on to the other suggestions... it totally opened me up to a whole new side of music. And that's the whole point of this note, isn't it?
Additional video suggestions:
You'll prolly need this explanation before full exposure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
Animal Curses - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Peacebone - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Live 1- http://www.youtube.com/wat
Live 2 - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Oddest Letterman Performance - http://www.youtube.com/wat
5. Slam Poetry
- Fine, so these next videos aren't necessarily music, but they might as well be. I'm only putting my favorite favorites because there are too many good ones to just put them all. So... Start at the top and go down, i guess. Drink deeply and have your life rocked.
The first slam poem I experienced -
Scratch and Dent Dreams - http://www.youtube.com/wat
ANIS MOJGANI
3 poems - http://www.youtube.com/wat
Milos - http://www.youtube.com/wat
VERSIZ
Out There - http://www.youtube.com/wat
The Process - http://www.youtube.com/wat
BUDDY WAKEFIELD
Flockprinter - http://www.youtube.com/wat
SAUL WILLIAMS
Coded Language - http://www.youtube.com/wat
OK... enough of the epic stuff. Here are just some good videos that I've dug up or been sent that have influenced some of the ways that I view performance.
6. Imogen Heap - Just For Now
http://www.youtube.com/wat
7. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
http://www.youtube.com/wat
8. Avett Brothers - Distraction #74
http://www.youtube.com/wat
So now, if you will, please respond in kind. Let me know of the artists, videos, performances, experiences, or whatever that have influenced you in the past few years. Among all of us, we can keep the well of influence nice and deep.
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