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"Geek to the Beat" music video for Zion I. Video directed by M.A.Y.O. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/4082885]
As Kanye or rather his ghost blogger writes, "video is super dope!"
MC Supernatural's incredible 8 minute long freestyle introduction of the line up of performers for this year's hip hop festival Rock the Bells. Watch more of his freestyle videos here.
Synchronized flash mob dancing in the popular Shibuya area in Japan. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_hEVKYdafI&fmt=18]
While all the way on the other side of the planet, central station in Antwerp, Belgium comes alive with the sound of (house techno) music.
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See how music unites? Less nukes, more jukes!
A dazzling promotional music video directed by Eoghan Kidney for Valerie Francis's debut album which is releasing on May 22. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/3988655]
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Another hot find by Simko: the music video for Rob Roy's "Fur in My Cap" directed by Ethen Lader. Watch this immediately. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/3569139]
Tone Matrix: An interactive "simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16 step sequencer." In other words, f'awsome!
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You know what I'd like to see? The pyramids around the Nile and although this one is a bit vague, I'd also like to observe the sunrise from the tropic isle. Any isle will do so long as its in the tropic, especially during New York's damp and chilly spring. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXMRa8wJyY8&fmt=18]
Update: And finally the official (amusing) music video with the accompanying visual references for "Ode to Murray Hill!" [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eylKBJiDNeM&fmt=18]
Manhattan neighborhood Murray Hill, or as the New York Observer called it "Murray Hell," conveniently located generally between East 29th and 38th streets, has a particular reputation among locals for its homogeneous uniformity.
The stereotype runs something like this: Arriving in the City for jobs in the predictable areas of finance and PR, recently graduated affluent coeds--hair blown brunettes in skinny jeans and frat boys in seersucker shorts--from Syracuse and Penn swarm into dorm like luxe apartments (Windsor Court, Apt. 11F) and spend their nights at local bars such as Joshua Tree.
I'm surprised it took this long, but there's finally a song that pays homage to this neighborhood and its denizens, titled "Ode to Murray Hill" by DJ Lubel.
My world is wide open and I'm free as a bird But I've got to live on 34th from Park to Third. U Mich, Emory, Cornell--If you didn't go to one of these, Go away because you're poor!
Listen to the song here.
Confession: Although my residency there was a short New York minute, my first apartment in this city out of college was in Murray Hill, the Habitat to be exact. My roommate was a Bear Stearns banker from Penn.
[Thanks Sarah!]
Clever animation to music by Adam Pelling-Deeves. The screenshot and my description doesn't sell it well, but it's worth watching. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/195058]
Okay, so your heart is broken. You sit around mopin', cryin', and cryin'. You say you're even thinking about dyin'. Well, before you do anything rash, dig this. Just start boozin'. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dvHogknHyI&fmt=18]
This risque promotional video for Earth Hour (March 28 at 8:30 pm) parodies Sarah Silverman's "I'm f*cking Matt Damon" song. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqgC8Jr4sgk&fmt=18]
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Due to popular demand, I'm bringing back the Easy Listening Sunday segments. Enjoy Mun! Here's Dido covering James Taylor's Fire and Rain. She sings, "I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought I'd see you again." I think what she meant to say was "I always thought I'd see you again...at least on IM, Twitter or Facebook."
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Iri5 created portraits using cassette tapes (remember those?) in this Flickr set called "Ghost in the Machine." You can bid on this Jimi Hendrix one here.
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This is one of my favorite things I've seen all week: Stop motion video using every day items by Marcelo Costa. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/1105462]
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