Piano Man and Dog Travel to Share the Beauty of Music
A couple years ago, an aspiring actor named Dotan Negrin sold everything he had, bought a piano and a truck, and along with his little dog friend “Brando” decided to travel across America. In total,...
View ArticleStrings of Buttons Become Musical Instruments
Remember those beaded curtains from the 70′s? Miami based artist Augusto Esquivel has used a similar concept to create life sized musical instruments- but walking through these would be a sin. The...
View ArticleMusic Video Shows MRI of Artist while Singing
In this video directed & edited By Adam Powell, British music artist Sivu goes into an MRI machine, singing his song “Better Man Than He” for an unconventional kind of film. Inspired by the work...
View ArticleVisual Bits #394 > Music to My Ears
Check out your links after the jump! Black Light Dinner Party – We Are Golden Jim Guthrie – The Rest Is Yet To Come The Belle Game – Wait Up For You Folksongs & Ballads ATOMS FOR PEACE “INGENUE”...
View ArticleiPhone Amplifiers Made from Recycled Instruments
With everything going so digital these days, it’s sometimes nice to bring a little analog charm into ones life. One creative way was thought up by Christopher Locke of Austin, Texas. Instead of...
View ArticleThe Beatles Record Sales Over the Years
From humble beginnings in England, to touring the US, making girls faint when they even got a glimpse of their mop tops, and selling out entire baseball stadiums — The Beatles have done it all. Their...
View ArticleShred Again: Old Skateboards Become Electric Guitars
After the invention of the electric guitar in the 1940s and the skateboard in the 1950s, it was simply inevitable that somebody would combine the two classic instruments of shredding. Now Buenos Aires...
View ArticleVisual Bits #423 > It’s A Viral Video Party!
Check out your links after the jump. Hilariously Random Video called METALHEAD INTERPRETIVE DANCE By MeltAsid Viral Video Of A Dancing Policewoman in Sydney A-Trak & Tommy Trash’s ‘Tuna Melt’. The...
View ArticleBinary Prints Appear Wildly Different at Day or Night
When we arrive in a new place at night, the world looks different. Colors – if we see any – are muted, and dark shapes dominate a landscape difficult to accurately decipher. When the morning comes and...
View Article3 Disabled Music Fans Make Music With Only Their Minds
There are many things we take for granted each day. Those of us with hobbies — and proper working extremities — have the ability to work on something we love whenever the feeling arises or time...
View ArticleStrangely Tasty: Retro Video of Ice Cream (Un)Melting
It’s common knowledge that things get way cooler in slow motion… but what about speeding stuff up in reverse?? That’s what Lullatone, a super happy lo-fi musical duo have done for the video of their...
View ArticleBizarre Skull-ptures Made from Melted Cassette Tapes
What would recording artists think if they knew cassette tapes featuring their music were being transformed into bizarre melted sculptures? I’m guessing the guys from The Kinks might be a little...
View Article96-year Old Man Writes a Song for his Deceased Wife of 75 Years and Enters It...
When a 96-year-old man named Fred recently entered a song writing contest, he admitted that he couldn’t sing and had never even played an instrument… but that didn’t stop him from submitting. He...
View ArticleSmiling From Ear to Ear: The Happiest (Not to Mention Drug Free) DJ on Earth
Move over Energizer Bunny, we’ve discovered someone more energetic- and he doesn’t need batteries- he runs on music! DJ Der Guten Laune (German for DJ Good Moods) is quite possibly the happiest man on...
View ArticleAn Astonishing Aftermath of Trash at the UK’s Reading Festival
Music festivals in the UK are hugely popular these days. Tickets for the events typically sell out months in advance, so people have to act early for a chance to enjoy their favorite bands from around...
View ArticleFrom Guns to Drums: The Disarm Project Creates Mechanized Musical Instruments...
Pedro Reyes is taking a notoriously dangerous element in his country – guns – and transforming them into musical instruments programmed to play surprisingly catchy music. In doing so, the Mexico City...
View ArticleHow Creatives Work: John Cage
John Cage is one of the most controversial and important figures in the history of music. He made his mission to redefine how we think about musical composition and performance, creativity, and...
View ArticleA Mobile, Inflatable Concert Hall for Tsunami-Ravaged Japan
How do you bring joy to the areas of tsunami-ravaged Japan? Bring them music. How do you house such an event? According to British-Indian designer Anish Kapoor, you create an inflatable concert hall...
View ArticleA Journey to the Modern Frontier: Ghostpoet, Koreless and Alex Turvey...
Over the past month three lauded UK artists have been striving to answer the question: What moves you? Lyricist Ghostpoet has been writing words, music producer Koreless is writing a score, and...
View ArticleGhostpoet, Koreless and Alex Turvey Bring Nature to East London: The...
Last week we brought you the story of lyricist Ghostpoet, music producer Koreless, and director Alex Turvey taking us on a journey to the Modern Frontier – a collaborative work by these three...
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