Ukraine accordion duo Vasyl Kravchuk and Viktor Kravchuk turn in a dark version of John Williams’ Imperial March from the Star Wars movies. Not only can I imagine Darth Vader walking in, but “Weird Al” Yankovic, too.
Song Exploder: Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Black Man in a White World’
Michael Kiwanuka is a singer/songwriter from London. His second album, Love and Hate, came out in 2016, and was named one of the Best Albums of the Year from the BBC, NME, The Guardian, GQ, and more. One of the songs on the album was used as the theme for the hit HBO series Big Little Lies. In this episode of Song Exploder, Michael breaks down the song “Black Man in a White World.”
Song Exploder: Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Black Man in a White World’
Michael Kiwanuka is a singer/songwriter from London. His second album, Love and Hate, came out in 2016, and was named one of the Best Albums of the Year from the BBC, NME, The Guardian, GQ, and more. One of the songs on the album was used as the theme for the hit HBO series Big Little Lies. In this episode of Song Exploder, Michael breaks down the song “Black Man in a White World.”
Photo Gallery: Gowan at Niagara Falls’ Scotiabank Centre
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Played With Actual Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Playing some Red Hot Chili Peppers song using an actual red hot chili pepper… and a bass guitar!”
Red Hot Chili Peppers Played With Actual Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Playing some Red Hot Chili Peppers song using an actual red hot chili pepper… and a bass guitar!”
LEGO Bionicle Robots Play Kraftwerk And Daft Punk
Musician and daytime technician Giuseppe Acito aka Opificio Sonico created a tiny set of bandmates using LEGO Bionicle robots he’s programmed to play a mix of sensors, smartphones, and other inputs. Here, they perform Kraftwerk’s The Robots and Daft Punk’s Da Funk.
Postmodern Jukebox and Kenton Chen Perform A Funk Cover Of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Closer’
Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with vocalist Kenton Chen to perform a funk cover of “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails.
The VODER Has Been Around Since 1939
Considered the first electrical speech synthesizer, VODER (Voice Operation DEmonstratoR) was developed by Homer Dudley at Bell Labs and demonstrated at both the 1939 New York World’s Fair and the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. Difficult to use and difficult to operate, VODER nonetheless paved the way for future machine-generated speech.
