Minimoog synthesizer to return
Moog Music has announced the return of the Minimoog Model D, originally produced from 1970 to 1981. “Pilot-production” models are going on sale at this weekend’s Moogfest in Durham, N.C. The Minimoog was a staple of prog rock by groups like Emerson, Lake & Palmer; it was used on Kraftwerk’s classic Autobahn and the first four albums by Gary Numan.
Buffy Sainte-Marie announces concert with the TSO
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with the Polaris Music Prize, is delighted to welcome Canadian icon Buffy Sainte-Marie—winner of the 2015 Polaris Music Prize for her latest album, Power In The Blood—to Roy Thomson Hall on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at 7:30pm. Last fall, the TSO and the Polaris Music Prize announced a unique partnership: members of the TSO performed with some of the Short List nominees at the Polaris Gala, which took place in September 2015. And now, the 2015 winner of the prestigious award finally takes centre stage with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are now on sale at TSO.CA.
For this much-anticipated performance, the TSO is under the musical direction of Canadian conductor Lucas Waldin. The evening includes some of Sainte-Marie’s greatest hits, as well as excerpts from her most recent album, which took home two JUNO awards—for Aboriginal Album of the Year and Contemporary Roots Album of the Year.
A musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist, Buffy Sainte-Marie is an exceptional, multi-talented individual who defies categorization. Sainte-Marie’s audacious attitude toward life, on and off the stage, has inspired people around the world for over five decades. Her accomplishments are extraordinary. An Academy Award winner, she has received countless awards and accolades, including a medal from Queen Elizabeth II; Officer of the Order of Canada; and a Gemini Award.
The program will include the following works, orchestrated by Owen Pallett and Richie Kohan:
Where the Spirit Lives: Suite in Three Movements
“My Country Tis of Thy People”
“It’s My Way”
“Moonshot”
“Power in the Blood”
“Little Wheel Spin & Spin”
“No No Keshagesh”
“Cho Cho Fire”
“We Are Circling”
“Until It’s Time for You to Go”
“Soldier Blue”
“Universal Soldier”
“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
“Up Where We Belong”
“Carry It On”
“Starwalker”
“Orion”
“Cripple Creek”
Call the TSO ticket line at 416.598.3375 or order tickets online at TSO.CA.
Turntable Plays Vinyl, And Shares What You’re Spinning On Social Media
VNYL, the vinyl record subscription service, announces TRNTBL (pronounced turntable), the first Internet of Things record player with wireless audio streaming and social music sharing. TRNTBL is a first-of-its-kind vinyl record player that allows for social sharing by identifying the music – while it is spinning on vinyl – with the public, in real time. TRNTBL also offers a live tune-in, never before available to consumers, currently available exclusively on Spotify.
Additionally, TRNTBL streams uncompressed audio to Sonos’ entire line of premium audio products as a Music Service. VNYL plans to integrate TRNTBL with AirPlay and Bluetooth devices including external speakers and wireless headphones with its patent-pending technology.
“We believe TRNTBL can take center stage in your home. The player is beautifully designed to making listening to vinyl more accessible for this new and growing audience of premium music listeners,” said Nick Alt, VNYL’s Founder. “We look forward to connecting a new generation of vinyl lovers by way of the built-in sharing and community features of TRNTBL.”
TRNTBL comes in either Creme+Gold or Black+Gold and costs $420 MSRP but is available for a limited pre-order for $351 here.
In 1972, the founder of Pixar, Ed Catmull created the first 3D rendered movie. Here it is.
In 1972, Ed Catmull, future founder of Pixar, and his colleagues created the world’s first 3D rendered movie, an animated version of Ed’s left hand. This is the film that they produced. It includes some “making of” footage (around 1:30) and some other early experiments.
40 Year Old 3D Computer Graphics (Pixar, 1972) from Robby Ingebretsen on Vimeo.
Official promotional video for George Harrison’s Crackerbox Palace, originally released in 1976
“Crackerbox Palace” is the ninth track on George Harrison’s 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song was released as the second single from the album and reached number 19 in the American pop charts. A whimsical promotional film accompanied the single and was first shown on November 20, 1976, episode of Saturday Night Live. Directed by Monty Python’s Eric Idle, the film featured Harrison, Neil Innes (as the carriage-pushing nanny/mother, a bathrobe-clad man with a duck on his head, and as a church authority), future wife Olivia Arias, John Cleese and various other friends, in an array of wild costumes. The film was shot in and around the grounds of Harrison’s home, Friar Park.
https://youtu.be/icHU5zB5fLM
That Time Boy George Sold A Real Karma Chameleon Phone
Love that 1983 hit Karma Chameleon from Culture Club? Want to hear it every time your phone rings, from a harmonica-playing ladybug and a chameleon that lights up in ”red, gold, and green”? Take that $69.95 you’ve been saving for concert tickets, and buy this instead.
Take A Tour Of MAD Magazine With Their Idiot-In-Chief
“People ask me what it’s like to work at MAD,” said John Ficarra, current editor-in-chief of MAD Magazine, the long-running satirical publication which taught generations of skeptical teens to question false idols, push back at deceptive advertising, and mock authority figures. “It is a job. We come in every morning and we sit and there’s blood on the walls trying to come up with an idea that we can agree on as funny.”