January 2012
2 posts
1 tag
2 tags
December 2011
5 posts
3 tags
WatchYou don’t need to listen to the entire summary after the comet-bit, though it is delivered from the International Space Station.
You do need to watch the ISS video of Comet Lovejoy.
1 tag
1 tag
2 tags
November 2011
2 posts
1 tag
October 2011
6 posts
...gah, the CLANK it makes. →
…my inner 8-year-old (who rightly loves ninjitsu) and my inner Chemistry teacher (who rightly fears lead) have never been more at odds
3 tags
September 2011
3 posts
1 tag
3 tags
4 tags
August 2011
6 posts
5 tags
3 tags
3 tags
1 tag
3 tags
July 2011
8 posts
WatchDJing, as a cultural notion, is undeniably cool, but mostly an abstraction — we know we would totally do it if we could, but the gap between “DJing is cool” and actually making shit happen is pretty vast. This is, in truth, not nearly as awesome a video as it’s hyped to be. Mostly, it’s a lesson in How Not To MC. But: true to word, shortly after the 6-minute mark is...
3 tags
2 tags
3 tags
3 tags
Meme Repurposing Glory →
The breathless enthusing of Double Rainbow + a sublimely boring modern art exhibition = CRAZY DELICIOUS
Untitled from VJ Peter Rand on Vimeo.
1 tag
3 tags
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Moonscape Sunrise →
Any time I show my students an astronomy video, I try to keep them aware of when pictures or video are real, and when they’re CGI. Usually, a seasoned eye can recognize the difference, but this amazingly detailed shot of our moon blurs the line in a way I hadn’t felt quite so acutely before now.
…in space, sometimes the Uncanny Valley works backwards.
Part of what I love...
3 tags
Milyoo - Lightbike →
…it’s weird, claustrophobic, and took me a couple of listens to decide how I felt about it, but it’s among the first songs I’ve heard that’s drawing from several different modern sounds* and combining them successfully into something compelling.
* (What sounds? I’d say West Coast maximalist beats, some vaguely dubsteppy filter-shizz, and that Chillwave thing...
June 2011
2 posts
2 tags
http://blog.humanmade.org/post/6296184379 →
jcsackett:
I have no idea what this is, but it’s strangely compelling. I also have no idea of it’s provenance; found it on mlkshk, via someone’s google reader feed, that I couldn’t look at. So yeah.
I’m not sure if it’s a capture from this video, but my guess is that you’ll find the video compelling too.
It’s Sigur Rós’s “Untitled #1...
4 tags
We Weren't Merely PROMISED Jetpacks... →
…we already goddam HAD them: Jurassic 5 - What’s Golden
…every now and again, I find an absolute gem of song from, like, a DECADE ago that’s not just good, but strikingly forward-pointing — songs that utterly preempt Pop Music In Two-Thousand-Eleven.
Sure, I’m thrilled to find something novel and brilliant, and yeah, it’s even more thrilling when...
May 2011
4 posts
2 tags
3 tags
2 tags
April 2011
1 post
4 tags
WatchSo, one sleep-deprived, low-impulse-control afternoon, I decided to try my own hand at Crappy Cameraphone Chemistry Demos, and made this video of a pretty well-known reaction between highly-concentrated sulfuric acid and plain ol’ table sugar (sucrose).
Forgive the banal chatter (as I certainly didn’t script anything) and the constant snuffling (as I had a pretty fierce cold)....
From The Onion AV Club Cover Series: →
I imagine Superchunk to be a band that really only knows one way to play any song ever. Thankfully, the Superchunk-way kicks ass, even when it might otherwise be a poor idea to kick ass (e.g., when covering The Cure).
March 2011
4 posts
2 tags
2 tags
February 2011
5 posts
3 tags
What Your Favorite Classic Rock Band Says About... →
Let me tell you why this is very worth reading: the difference between every previous list with this title that you’ve ever seen and this specific list is that this one is really, really good.
In a topic so saddled with unfunny, cheap-shot opportunities, this abstains from nearly all of them. It’s got that knowing, roundabout satire that comes of a keen eye for not just music, but its...
2 tags
1 tag
fireland asked: It IS Asleep Style! I mean, I linked to the comic in question in my post so you could've, you know, found out that way, but still. Good eye!
January 2011
1 post
December 2010
4 posts
2 tags
