Video: Wes Anderson “From Above”
This short video by Kogonada is a “supercut” (a compilation of shots) from Wes Anderson films — all from the point of view of a character looking down at what’s … Continue reading
Video: “Penny Lane” by the Beatles (1968)
Two days after recording some overdubs for ‘A Day In The Life’, The Beatles spent the afternoon in East London at Angel Lane, Stratford, filming scenes for the video of … Continue reading
Audio: “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out” 1929 by Bessie Smith
. “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out” — 1929, sung by Bessie Smith. . Bessie Smith (Elizabeth Smith, 1898? – 1937) born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was one of … Continue reading
Video: Blooms — Strobe-animated Sculptures
John Edmark is an inventor, designer and artist who teaches at Stanford University. One of his creations is a series of 3D-printed sculptures designed with proportions corresponding to the Fibonacci … Continue reading
Video: “Lose Yourself to Dance” — Burning Man 2013
Burning Man is an annual gathering that takes place at Black Rock City—a temporary community erected in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The event is described as an experiment … Continue reading
The Making of De Staat’s video “Witch Doctor”
Try not to be too creeped out by this music video featuring Dutch rock band De Staat and their song “Witch Doctor”—it features a completely computer-generated moshpit of shirtless men … Continue reading
Video: “Mr. Cellophane” performed by John C. Reilly from the film version of Chicago
. Cause you can look right through me Walk right by me And never know I’m there. — Chicago features music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book … Continue reading
Video: “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” by Country Joe and the Fish
. Performed at Woodstock in 1969, this satiric song became an anthem in the movement against the Vietnam War. Country Joe McDonald has performed the song countless times since, and … Continue reading
Audio: “Alcohol Blues” by Sonny Boy Williamson
. John Lee Curtis “Sonny Boy” Williamson (1914 – 1948) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He is often regarded as the pioneer of the blues harp … Continue reading
Video: “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep expressive vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres; however, her battles with drug and alcohol abuse were the … Continue reading
Video: The Playing for Change Band and Glen David Andrews perform A Better Place.
The Playing for Change Band, Glen David Andrews, and others perform A Better Place, a song about freedom and justice. Here are the lyrics: 1, 2, 3, 4 Freedom and Justice Is … Continue reading
Video: Euripides – Choral Song from ‘Orestes’
The earliest surviving musical document preserves a few bars of sung music from fifth-century BC tragedian Euripides’ play Orestes. You can see the papyrus fragment below, written around 200 BC … Continue reading
Jose Padua: How the Blues They Send to Meet Me Don’t Defeat Me and Other Easy-Listening Favorites
This is what it’s like living with me. My wife, not feeling well but having to work, works at home like me today and sits across the table. “Do you … Continue reading
Video: David Lim’s animated tribute to HBO’s The Wire
From director, designer, and animator Elliot Lim comes an animated tribute to his “favorite show of all time,” HBO’s The Wire — a sentiment that he shares with President Obama, … Continue reading
