Posted on October 14th, 2008 at 2:49 pm by Steve
Caution: DO NOT DRINK MILK WHILE WATCHING THIS VIDEO. You have been warned!
E-man and Li’l B
Posted on October 14th, 2008 at 2:49 pm by Steve
Posted on October 14th, 2008 at 2:49 pm by Steve
Obama Ubarikiwe
Posted on October 14th, 2008 at 12:02 pm by josh-wah
Posted on October 14th, 2008 at 12:02 pm by josh-wah
Kenyan afropop for Obama by Orchesta Virunga!
Obama Ubarikiwe (vocal remix) - Orchestra Virunga
Samba Mapangala, East Africa’s most beloved singer, recognizing how much Africans love Barack Obama and how proud Kenyans are of Obama’s Presidential candidacy, has released a song in his honor: “Obama Ubarikiwe.”
The title translates as “Obama Be Blessed.” The new Swahili lyrics say: “There’s a new leader in America. Let’s applaud him. We wish you long life. Do a good job for us. Viva Obama!” The song continues: “Obama, leadership is a gift from God, and you have it. Please help to bring peace, change and hope to all Americans and all the world. We love you!”
Info, video, downloads here.
African drummer helps develop whale-avoidance system
Posted on October 4th, 2008 at 10:52 am by josh-wah
Posted on October 4th, 2008 at 10:52 am by josh-wah
Those durn whales keep gettin’ in the way of our ships! Fortunately, african drummers are here to help.
In attempting to unravel the chaotic rhythms of the sperm whale clicks, he was struck by the similarity between his underwater recordings and African tribal music. A Senegalese griot (drummer) confirmed the likeness and — amazingly — was able to pick individual whales … through their distinctive rhythmic structures.
From Clive Thomson’s Collision Detection blog, which also has lots of other interesting tidbits, like “Young people who use landlines are more conservative than those who use mobile phones”
A Recipe for Fun
Posted on September 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am by Steve
Posted on September 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am by Steve
An oldie but goodie — and possibly the best beat boxing I’ve ever seen. Hilarious!
40’s Phone Assembly
Posted on September 3rd, 2008 at 9:50 am by dr.hoo
Posted on September 3rd, 2008 at 9:50 am by dr.hoo
Chris Randall scores an old industrial video from the Prelinger Archives:
Moogalicious
Posted on August 12th, 2008 at 3:34 pm by josh-wah
Posted on August 12th, 2008 at 3:34 pm by josh-wah
Way more kitschy moog LPs than you ever knew existed….
ok, I know, this one is actually an ARP…
Syncronizing Metronomes
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 am by dr.hoo
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 am by dr.hoo
Synchronization of 5 coupled metronomes in Lancaster University.
James Brown & Pavarotti???
Posted on May 1st, 2008 at 1:27 pm by dr.hoo
Posted on May 1st, 2008 at 1:27 pm by dr.hoo
James Brown & Pavarotti performing This is a Man’s World.
Plus, check out these dancing lessons from JB:
Mobile Video Art Projections @ Coachella Music Festival 2008
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 1:45 pm by necco
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 1:45 pm by necco
My buddy VJ Fader (Wen Cui) and I got invited to push our mobile video projection cart around during the Coachella music festival. The cart is about 10 feet tall and made out of PVC pipe bent into five-fold symmetry with spandex covering. Four 20 watt fluorescent bulbs hang on the inside to light it. The power is a small gas generator or a battery system. People loved it… a great response… lots of people came up to it and touched it or hugged it. We’d like to go back next year with a grant… and perhaps build four of these:
More here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/74206512@N00/tags/coachella2008/
And here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XsUfsWE4wA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_fpaYmkzfo&feature=related
As a side note: I built a parabolic solar cooker out of a square meter of cardboard, some aluminum foil and two coat hangers… cooked a stew on it one day… got too hot to touch.