Sep 4, 2012

sweet sounds: KT Tunstall




Youtube: KT Tunstall Live

scottish, gorgeous, loop pedal (first time I've come across it I think), rhythm guitaring, voice, tambourine-clapping-guitar-body-percussions, mindblown

this exists!: PresidentObama AMA





yet another fabulous link KL shared, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Aug 17, 2012

faith in humanity: Sarah Kay at TED talks


Youtube: Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter...

it's a wonderful thing to be able to hear people like her talk and see the life in her eyes

sweet sounds: Mango Dollies


Youtube: The Mango Dollies

they are so underrated.
"The Mango Dollies are a spoken word and music duo consisting of poet Pooja Nansi and singer Anjana Srinivasan. In their collaboration, they are interested in seeing how music and poetry complement and question each other."

sweet sounds: Unaware by Allen Stone (cover)


Youtube: Unaware - Allen Stone (Acoustic Cover) by melissacancio

push, pull, tear
first heard this by a sweet musical duo from MG, she had a voice akin to Sara Bareilles and she had crazy guitaring skills ack and we accidentally heard it introduced as "Underwear, by Allen Stone". MEMORIESSSSS

faith in humanity: The Most Isolated Man on the Planet


Read: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/dispatches/2010/08/the_most_isolated_man_on_the_planet.single.html

Someone like this exists in this incredibly globalized and interconnected planet. Yet what is truly remarkable is the "Policy of No Contact", with the government choosing not to repeat history :)

Aug 12, 2012

this exists!: Top Secret Drum Corps


Youtube: Top Secret Drum Corps Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2009

Being a drummer myself, the first time I watched this I literally gaped throughout the 6 minutes and 52 seconds. Since then, I watched/heard it countless times, I mean precision drumming! formations!! walk while you drum!!! crazy speeds!!!! hit on other people's drums!!!!! throw sticks behind you while you catch another one!!!!!! TWIRL STICKS!!!!!!! PSEUDO FIGHT!!!!!!!! OH TOP SECRET

p.s. the sticks catch fire at the end and the bass drums blow up. Worth watching a hundred times.