I bet you didn’t know beluga whales are really into mariachi music. Actually, I didn’t think they were, either. Or if they all do. But I think we need to study this more, because this might be the cutest thing I’ve seen all week.
Let’s watch 2 super-strong neodymium magnets destroy stuff in its path
Watch as two super-strong neodymium magnets jump together in slow motion, destroying a variety of every day items. Will it squash, smash or explode? See how an apple, an iPhone, a plastic cup full of rainbow drops and a carton of juice stand up to the awesome power of two 50mm x 50mm x 25mm N42 neodymium magnets.
What a tiny puppy going down the stairs for the first time can teach you about life
You’re watching shih tzu puppies Charlotte and Reece’s first attempt at traversing the stairs all by themselves, and it was the latter that was having a bit of problems. Showing all of us that with a little encouragement, and a little assistance (and carpet), we can do anything if we put our minds to it.
See the Smithsonian’s Mini-Doc On Musical Cities With Kings of Leon, Ben Folds, Eric Church, And Slayer
What kind of place stimulates creative minds and sparks a surge of invention and innovation? The Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History traveled across the country to Nashville, Tennessee to explore the “Music City” and speak with artists such as Kings of Leon, Ben Folds, Eric Church, Marty Stuart, and others about the innovative history of music in Nashville.
Next, The Smithsonian filmed the listening rooms in the Bluebird Café to show the history of American songwriting at this famous venue in Nashville, TN.
Musician and composer Ben Folds in Nashville, TN gives a tour and history of Chet Atkins’ original RCA Records Victor Studio A.
Rudy’s Music in Soho, New York City is a full-service shop with an amp room, bass room, and their renowned repair/build shop on-site. This is the background for the invention of the archtop guitar with historian Rudy Pensa and world renowned archtop builder John Monteleone.
The Smithsonian next traveled across the country to San Francisco, California, to talk with the thrash band Slayer about the the innovative history of thrash metal.
Watch Echo & the Bunnymen Brazilian TV Special From 1987
Echo & the Bunnymen recorded “the greatest album ever made”, according to their lead vocalist Ian McCulloch, and more than a few would agree with him. Ocean Rain, from 1984, contained the hit singles “The Killing Moon”, “Silver” and “Seven Seas” and is a fine listen now, too. One more studio album, 1987’s Echo & the Bunnymen, was released before McCulloch left the band to pursue a solo career in 1988. That record sold well (UK No. 4), and was a small American hit, their only LP to have significant sales there.
Watch The 1970 Documentary “Groupies” Featuring Pamela Des Barres And Cynthia Plaster Caster
The 1970 documentary Groupies features some famous faces—namely Pamela Des Barres (billed as “Miss Pamela”), and Cynthia Plaster Caster (listed as “Cynthia P. Caster”), and it’s not particularity shocking or anything. When the history of pop/rock about the ’60s and ’70s are written for the final time, you’ll find names in this doc to have their place – Joee Cocker and Ten Years After, but here’s your chance to check out just how successful Terry Reid, Spooky Tooth, and Cat Mother really were – at least for a time.
https://youtu.be/uBF2ISTBbCs
The Chapman stick revival starts here
The Chapman stick revival starts here, with “The Stickman” in action, playing bass and chords with the left hand, chords and melody with the right.
According to their website:
Our designs are based on the revolutionary Free Hands two-handed tapping method discovered by Emmett Chapman on guitar in 1969 and taught since then to players around the world. With Emmett’s method, both of your hands are equal partners. As they approach the fretboard from opposite sides, your fingers line up parallel to the frets and a powerful new musical language emerges – bass lines, lead melodies, chords, and rhythm, simultaneously, and in any combination you desire.
The Best Roommate Wanted Ad You’ll Ever See
What a little creativity can do. I hope he finds a good home soon.
Gene Simmons’ Isolated Vocals For Kiss’ Rock And Roll All Nite
Kiss’ Rock and Roll All Nite was originally released on their 1975 album Dressed to Kill. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track Getaway. The studio version of the song peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard singles chart, besting the band’s previous charting single, Kissin’ Time (#89). A subsequent live version, released as a single in October 1975, eventually reached No. 12 in early 1976, the first of six Top 20 songs for Kiss in the 1970s. Rock and Roll All Nite became Kiss’s most identifiable song and has served as the group’s closing concert number in almost every concert since 1976. In 2008 it was named the 16th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.
Since the release of Rock and Roll All Nite, you can find it on 24 separate Kiss albums and official compilations, including the Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery movie.
https://youtu.be/DlM38yDCpLo
…and here’s the track without vocals.
https://youtu.be/OX6wpayyoKg
The Fader released a documentary on Wnnipeg-born hip-hop artist Allan Kingdom
This past spring, The FADER flew to St. Paul, Minnesota to spend time with rising rapper and singer Allan Kingdom and visit his childhood home for the second in our FADER Documentary series. A couple of months earlier, Kingdom had caught the world’s ear after being featured on Kanye West’s “All Day” and joining him on stage for an unforgettable performance at the BRIT Awards. As Kingdom tells it, an email from Kanye confidante Plain Pat changed his life, but his story began way before that. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to a pair of immigrants from Tanzania and South Africa, he was raised in the Twin Cities, where he eventually battled against the odds of being from a flyover state.
“Music is very competitive and he’s from Minnesota and people that succeed, most of the time they are from other places,” remembers his mom. “I didn’t think he would make it. What makes you successful is not just talent. It’s determination, it’s connection, it’s outlook to life.”
What makes Kingdom an especially intriguing and promising artist is his unique take on hip-hop. He blends a left-field, backpack rap feel with pop sensibilities, says Robert Semmer, The FADER’s senior producer and the director of True North. “In a world where everyone is trying to be someone else, Allan couldn’t be anybody but himself,” says Semmer. “Rap is so often about trying to put on a persona, but the colors in other rappers’ palettes, he doesn’t need any of those to paint.”