To the tune of the InspecÂtor GadÂget Theme. So far viewed 14.5 milÂlion times. PretÂty amazÂing. Take it away (and check out the musiÂcian’s CD here) …
One of our British readÂers turned us on to this post by the Guardian, notÂing that they took a page from our genÂerÂal playÂbook. The post feaÂtures 50 of the best YouTube clips from across the arts, some of which we’ve feaÂtured here in the past. Among the videos, you’ll find vinÂtage perÂforÂmances by John Coltrane and BilÂlie HolÂiÂday, readÂings by Jack KerÂouac, an interÂview with Eugène Ionesco, clips of NirÂvana rehearsÂing in a garage, Vladimir Nabokov talkÂing about LoliÂta, JackÂson PolÂlock dripÂping paint outÂside his home, and MarÂlon BranÂdo doing a screen test for Rebel WithÂout a Cause. We have postÂed the BranÂdo clip below. There are some defÂiÂnite gems here. Now dive in. And don’t forÂget to work through our YouTube playlist and our piece 70 Signs of IntelÂliÂgent Life at YouTube, where you’ll find enrichÂing video colÂlecÂtions.
Thanks Stephen for the tip. And readÂers, keep the good recÂomÂmenÂdaÂtions comÂing!
In RadioÂheadÂ’s new video for “House of Cards”, no camÂeras or lights were used. Instead “3D plotÂting techÂnoloÂgies colÂlectÂed inforÂmaÂtion about the shapes and relÂaÂtive disÂtances of objects.” And the video was made entireÂly with visuÂalÂizaÂtions of that data. You can watch the video below and find out more about the makÂing of the video here.
Tinysong.com offers a serÂvice that’s rather impresÂsive. You go to their homeÂpage, search for a song, and then you can lisÂten to it online and share it with a friend (via a speÂcialÂly creÂatÂed url). Just how it all works (copyÂright includÂed), and just how deep the colÂlecÂtion actuÂalÂly goes, I am not totalÂly sure. But, the varÂiÂous tests that I threw at it sugÂgest that there’s a fair amount of depth there.
YouTube is highÂlightÂing today a video that feaÂtures a young girl playÂing Mozart around the world. Hence, the video’s title “Where in HeavÂen is Mozart?” Now, the idea is nice. But why is PachelÂbel’s Canon the soundÂtrack for the clip? Is Eine kleine NachtÂmusik no longer recÂogÂnizÂable enough? Kind of sugÂgests that we’ve offiÂcialÂly achieved PachelÂbel Overkill (if it didÂn’t hapÂpen long, long ago). PerÂhaps this explains why you can now find comÂic rants against P’s Canon on YouTube as well.
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