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first image sympathetic resonance, 2009 dimensions vary african padauk, birch veneer plywood, aluminum, yarn mallets, rotary solenoids, brass, wires, magnets, boot lace, electronic components sympathetic resonance is an interactive musical instrument sculpture developed by joshua kirsch . the piece uses the keys of a marimba, which is a mallet-percussion instrument of african origin, to create four and a half playable octaves. each of the 56 individual units which make up the instrument contain a different note as well as a yarn-wound mallet affixed to a rotary solenoid with notes triggered when someone plays the touch sensitive aluminum keyboard. the modular sculpture allows for different configurations each time it is installed. the units can stand alone on the ground or be mounted to the wall, and connected to the keyboard with any length of wire. installation view 56 individual units make-up the instrument
joshua kirsch: sympathetic resonance
'One Man Disney Movie' -- A 'Brady Bunch'-Style Medley
Ever make fan videos of yourself lip-synching some popular tunes? If you did, you probably never took it to this level. Pixar employee Nick Pitera has been recording himself singing pop music and Disney songs for years on YouTube . Now he's collected clips from a number of popular Disney songs to create an epic video medley -- 'One Man Disney Movie. ' He filmed six versions of himself singing through the medley as six key people -- the heroine, the hero, the sidekick, the villain and two people from the chorus. Then, taking a cue from 'The Brady Bunch,' he split-screened them all together into one video, where each segment not only plays their part, but occasionally interacts with the rest. What's truly awesome is that this isn't the result of a bunch of quick-cut editing.
Back in December of 1996, worried about the influence of Green Day 's "explicit" fourth album, Insomniac , on her 8-year-old son, an angry mother decided to write a slightly aggressive letter of complaint to the band. It clearly hit a nerve, and she soon received a handwritten response from then-24-year-old frontman Billie Joe Armstrong . Both letters can be seen below. Apparently this exchange inspired the song " Reject ," as found on Green Day's next album, Nimrod . Transcripts follow. ( Source: Dexter; Image above, via NME . )
I write for myself and I'll say anything I damn well please
Led Zeppelin Stairway to heaven Play Forward Forward Lyrics: If there’s a bustle in your hedgrow, don’t be alarmed now, it’s just a spring clean for the may queen. Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run there’s still time to change the road you’re on. Play Backward:
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7 Alternatives to Pandora and Last.FM | Mystery Tricycle
Whether you are annoyed by the ads on Pandora , the limited number of skips, or the abyss of cruel 30-second song teasers from Last.FM , many online listeners are growing weary of mainstream methods of hearing new music. While the Pandora algorithm is strong, and the Last.FM related artists tool is pretty useful, don’t fool yourself in to thinking that there aren’t other great ways to expose yourself to new music in the depths of cyberspace. Here are 7 alternatives to Pandora and Last.FM that will infuse your day with an uninterrupted stream of music that large record companies haven’t managed to squash under their thumbs yet. StumbleAudio
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Top 10 Free Ways To Discover New Music Online
Some of these websites have a community built around them, which gives fans the opportunity to interact directly with these new talents. Here is a list of 10 free sites to discover new music. TuneGlue TuneGlue is straightforward and easy to use. Put in the name of a musical artist you like in the search bar and before you know it, you’ll have a whole web of musical artists that are in one way or another, similar to the band you started with. Using TuneGlue, you start out with 6 similar artists, and can continue to explore and expand on them.
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