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Achieving something undiscovered: Rolex mentor and protégé Ben Frost & Brian Eno

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:20:28 +0000

Given Brian Eno stature in the music world, it would’ve been easy enough for him to simply play the producer role for his Rolex Arts Initiative protégé Ben Frost . It would’ve been a huge deal for the young, Australian composer and musician to get the same treatment as bands such as Talking Heads, U2, Robert Fripp and Coldplay, but the father of ambient music wanted to do something entirely new.

Go behind the scenes, and into the art, for Air’s PAINTED LOVE

Michelle Byrnes-Carney — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:45:53 +0000

There probably isn't any contemporary pop act as intrinsically tied to the cinema and the French electronic duo Air. From their collaboration with Sophia Coppola on THE VIRGIN SUICIDES to their recent reimagining of the 1902 Georges Méliès classic LE VOYAGES DANS LE LUNE , they've challenged the constraints of the movie soundtrack. Now they've teamed up with Cartier and the NYC-based directors collective Waverly for the short film PAINTED LOVE.

Quiet Ensemble turns your fish tank into a concert hall

Blair Pfander — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:27:20 +0000

Quintetto promo from Quiet ensemble on Vimeo.

A new installation by Italian art collective Quiet Ensemble will have you looking at your goldfish bowl in a whole new way. Called "Quintetto," the collective took five enormous water tanks, each harboring a cheery little fishy, and videotaped their movements. A custom software program then interpreted their (generally pretty erratic) motion to produce subtle electronic sounds that change depending on the position, orientation or direction of the fish. The resulting songs are surprisingly beautiful, even kind of soothing. The sort of thing you would listen to in the bathtub, contemplating buying a goldfish.

A Surge In Serge Gainsbourg’s legend

Michael Musto — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:11:37 +0000

Except for the time Meryl Streep played a rabbi, the coolest man with an accent on screen, as of next week, will be Serge Gainsbourg. The French composer of hypnotic jazz-pop in the 1960s is the subject of GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE, in which Eric Elmosnino plays the guy complete with all his quirks and multitalents.

Quilts made from heavy metal t-shirts

Matthew Rodriguez — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:20:35 +0000

Artist Ben Venom makes these huge quilts stitched together from t-shirts of various heavy metal bands. Titled "See you on the other side," the 13' x 15' quilt pictured above is currently on display at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Over 125 t-shirts sacrificed themselves in order for the artist to make that quilt. Although my ears are not the biggest fan of this musical genre, I have a huge fascination with its culture: the style, the fans, the hair, and obviously the devil worship (calm down people, joking here...sort of). Some of my favorite documentaries (as well as the mockumentary SPINAL TAP) focused on heavy metal music such as ANVIL, which I thought was rather brilliant. And our very own editor here Perrin recommended the short doc HEAVY METAL JUNIOR to me (watch in its entirety on YouTube) which I found quite hilarious.

Beastie Boys and Sesame Street mash-up

Matthew Rodriguez — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:26:47 +0000

Sesame Street breaks it down from Wonderful Creative on Vimeo. Branding agency Wonderful Creative put together this “wonderful” mash-up of clips from Sesame Street so it appears as if the puppets are performing the funkadelic song, “Sure Shot,” by the Beastie Boys. My favorite part is the flute at the beginning. G is for Gangsta! [...]

New fiction (and music and film): “Lola, California” by Edie Meidav

Em and Lo — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:00:36 +0000

The amazing writer Edie Meidav (who also happens to be our friend and neighbor) is out today with a new novel: "Lola, California", called "brilliant" and "awesome" by Publisher's Weekly. Meidav is such a force of inspiration that art practically gets spontaneously generated in her wake: above is a beautifully haunting short film created by Snapdragon that's inspired by "Lola" along with Meidav's narration; and here is music inspired by the book from Kevin Salem, who calls it "part soundtrack for the reader, part songs inspired by the text ... and part music inspired by the cultural identity of the novel." Below is one of two excerpts from "Lola, California" that Meidav is generously allowing us to publish here -- this one about a rape on a Greek island. Stay tuned next week for the second excerpt about two friends go-go dancing. Both are compelling creepy and deeply moving, even without the context of the full novel:

Hey London! What are you listening to?

Matthew Rodriguez — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:26:54 +0000

Inspired by the previous New York version (mentioned here), here’s the London edition of random pedestrians being asked what they are listening to on their headphones.

15 must hear songs from around the world

Matthew Rodriguez — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:50:54 +0000

The Los Angeles Times Magazine asked 15 music critics and writers from around the world to nominate one track by one homegrown artist from that person’s country and “the result is a true rhythmic patchwork of intercontinental sounds, proving that though we all dance to different drummers, they always have a great beat.” Broaden your [...]

Beyonce, who run the world? Not girls.

Em and Lo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:22 +0000

Beyonce's latest hit "Run the World" is a girl-power anthem, sort of: "Who run the world? Girls" over and over. Maybe it's aspirational. Eh, probably not

Robyn Documentary

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:41:10 +0000

Robyn, the prolific and innovative Swedish pop singer, is the subject of a new hour-long documentary. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the life and professional evolution of a child star to an iconic force. It is in four parts – click through to the next part after each part ends.

On traveling to Bjork’s homeland

Bradford Shellhammer — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:39:44 +0000

Angie Grant was a friend of mine in 9th grade. She had a blunt-cut died black bob and wore black and white striped tights with black Creepers. She stained her lip cherry red and idolized The Cure's Robert Smith. At 15 Angie had found a look. She'd created a strong visual that invited ridicule and attention. I admired her greatly. And when i found out a few years back she'd died a little piece of me too also left this world. I was thinking of Angie Grant this past weekend as I traveled to Iceland for the first time. Angie gave me Bjork's album Debut when we were high school kids. And it changed my world. It was one of those crystal-clear moments when you easily look back and remember finding a new world.

OMD Live at Terminal 5

Bradford Shellhammer — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:02:10 +0000

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, the iconic electronic band that sadly most in the US only know from "If You Leave," played their first US shows this week in over 20 years. At NYC's Terminal 5 the energy was palpable and nostalgia flooded the room. OMD's latest album, History of Modern, is a welcome return to form. Unlike many other past-their-prime pop stars' recent efforts, this album is quite good. It's so good in fact it trumps much of OMD's back catalog, which has always been a bit uneven.

Hoer Board’s DJ table

Bradford Shellhammer — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:47:39 +0000

Hoer Board's DJ table is simply delicious. If Apple was a DJ equipment this is what their DJ console would look like. Missing are screws, wires, and general messiness of DJ set ups are replaced with this piece of furniture from the future. It makes me want to learn how to Dj, simply to have a reason to buy it. Which with a price tag of around $2,000 it better be a very good reason.

1978 love letter from Sid Vicious to Nancy Spungen

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:31:52 +0000

An artifact from the annals of punk rock history and the tragic relationship between then 20-year-old punk rocker Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen where Sid pens 12 things that makes Nancy so great. Note: number 9 on the list is NSFW.

Music in the shadow of Sundance

Amy Reiter — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:09:35 +0000

The Sundance Film Festival has long had a secondary focus on music. This year’s official, Sundance-sanctioned performers will include Lou Reed, who has a documentary short, RED SHIRLEY, premiering in the festival. And there are also afternoon showcases at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café. The festival provides “an especially welcoming environment for musicians; the Sundance [...]

Loving hating Gwyneth

Em and Lo — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:00:48 +0000

We always knew Gwyneth Paltrow was kind of annoying, but we didn’t realize it was “official” until we read the recent Time magazine review of her new movie “Country Strong,” which wasn’t so much a movie review as it was an account of how much people love to hate this privileged daughter of Hollywood elite [...]

EuroPopped, for all your crazy European music video needs

Em and Lo — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:00:58 +0000

Our L.A. writer friend Charlie Amter recently launched a labor-of-love blog called EUROPOPPED, what he describes as “a little epic sideblog” to “turn on more people to the crazy Euro music vids” he finds every day. And they ARE crazy. Or just foreign. Or maybe something is just getting lost in translation. Whatever the reason, [...]

Keith Richards apologetic signature

Matthew Rodriguez — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:36:13 +0000

The New York Public Library shared this amusing anecdote from Keith Richards’ visit in October. While Keef was waiting ‘backstage’ in the center before the talk, he unexpectedly lit up a cigarette in Marie’s office, and grabbed the clay saucer underneath the orchid for a makeshift ash tray. He then asked for the window to [...]

F* You If You Don’t Like Christmas

Matthew Rodriguez — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:40:09 +0000

Cartoonist and writer Drew has this heart-warming nonsensical song for the holidays that can be enjoyed by people of all religious persuasions. (Ed. note: salty language alert!)

NPR speaks with Glee’s silent piano man

Matthew Rodriguez — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:15:47 +0000

NPR has this interesting interview with Brad Ellis, the resident pianist on Glee where his official title is "Accompanist," although contrary to his silent on-show character, he's quite the conversationalist in real life. I noticed him early on in the show. He stood out because unlike the rest of the cast, Berklee College of Music trained Brad actually looked like a high school music teacher.

You ended up working on Glee because you knew the casting director, right? But you didn't know you'd actually be on the show. Right. I'd worked with Robert Ulrich. He's a casting director, but he's also so much more. I knew he was extremely good at his job, quickly seeing inside actors to steer them towards the right parts. One of the things I'm good at is teaching people that singing is just one more way of using their voices. So I had been working with a lot of the cast members, especially Cory Monteith, who didn't have a singing background. And one day (creator) Ryan Murphy said to me, "You better get used to wearing all black." And I thought he was talking about my fashion sense.

All of Billy Joel’s greatest hits played at once

Matthew Rodriguez — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:42:44 +0000

Apropos of nothing other than the fact that I predict this will be the start of a trend with other greatest hit albums, you can now check off listening to all of Billy Joel’s greatest hit songs played simultaneously. I am not responsible for any bleeding of the ear that may occur. When I was [...]

Evolution of hand gestures at concerts

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:09:53 +0000

Artist Arya Mularama illustrated this piece depicting the evolution of hand gestures at concerts, which went viral. Check out his Tumblr for more drawings. He has a nice underground, slightly dark aesthetic. [Via]

20 iconic musicians’ clothing

Matthew Rodriguez — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:50:15 +0000

Can you identify all 20 iconic musicians in the latest poster from Moxy Creative? You can also get posters of each individual outfit. I also like their poster of famous eyeglass frames. [Via]

Katy Perry’s cleavage can tell you how to get to Sesame Street

Em and Lo — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:00:15 +0000

Or rather, how to get kicked off Sesame Street. Perry shot a music video with Elmo for the pre-schoolers’ show featuring a version of her “Hot n’ Cold” hit, this one about playing dress up (natch). Sesame Street does this all the time — kidifying a pop tune with the actual artist; check out Feist’s [...]

RIP: Eddie Fisher, 82

Kultur Kritik — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:31:41 +0000

On Wednesday 9/22, American crooner Eddie Fisher passed away at the age of 82. His singing career took off in the 1950s after being discovered by Eddie Cantor. His hits included “Thinking of You” and “Any Time.” He was married to Connie Stevens, Debbie Reynolds, and Elizabeth Taylor. His daughter, actress/screenwriter Carrie Fisher tweeted about [...]

OK Go does it again (sort of)

Em and Lo — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:00:04 +0000

OK Go just released their new video for White Knuckles. It’s not quite as cool or intricate as some of their other videos, plus all the dogs make it a little precious (maybe you have to be a dog lover to really appreciate it). But if we try to be objective, than we realize our [...]

Vintage photo of Jay-Z during his hard knock life days

Matthew Rodriguez — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:57:01 +0000

I’m really digging this pre-Reasonable Doubt photo by Jayson James Zeigfeld of Jay-Z snapped before he became JAY-Z and back when it looked the rapper still had 99 problems.

Reused t-shirt entrepreneur goes on tour

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:46:05 +0000

If you're looking for green t-shirts, you've got lots of choices: organic cotton, recycled materials, or even bamboo and hemp. To my knowledge, though, Alex Eaves' Stay Vocal is the only company out there selling reused t-shirts. That's right... buy one of his products, and it may be a shirt someone's worn before... though it's just as likely to be a shirt that a vendor would've have otherwise tossed if Stay Vocal hadn't purchased it. The company puts its own marks on these shirts through a variety of means: patches that go over existing printing, printing on top of printing, or even turning the shirt inside out and adding design.

Röyksopp’s Senior

Bradford Shellhammer — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:22:07 +0000

Royksopp - The Drug (Official video) from EMINOchannel on Vimeo.

Röyksopp's album Junior, from last year, was one of the top albums of 2009. Featuring the lead singer from The Knife and Robyn, it was a Scandinavian disco stomper. A mere year later the boys are back with the companion album to Junior, titled Senior. It's trippy and moody and streaming live right now on Hype Machine.

Scissor Sisters “News” broadcast from US tour

Em and Lo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:00:08 +0000

Scissor Sisters are in the middle of the US leg of their tour to support their new album, Night Work, so Scissor Sisters News just released this update: Katy Perry Watches Adam Lambert Make Out with [lead singer] Jake Shears. Check it out to see the silly backstage shenanigans and get some serious kissing tips [...]

The Ballad of Steven Slater (the JetBlue guy)

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:44:19 +0000

When I first heard about the JetBlue flight attendant story, I presciently tweeted that this will be the "Must Read NYC Story of the Day." In case you've been living in a cave the past couple days and don't know what I'm referring to, here's a short summary. The Jet Blue flight attendant in the center of the storm Steven Slater dealt with an abusive passenger by cursing over the plane intercom (it went something like this: "F--- you! F--- all of you! I'm f------ through with this! I'VE HAD IT! I've been doing this for 28 f------ years and I can't take it anymore. And for the f----- a-----who told me to f--- off: f--- you! That's it! I'm done! F--- you all!"), then dramatically deplaning via the emergency exit slide - but not before grabbing a couple beers for the road. What's been remarkable about the story is generally how united the public has been in supporting Steven and saying the passenger is the one who should've been arrested. Many are paying tribute and calling him a folk hero. A Washington Post poll asked "Were flight attendant Steven Slater's alleged actions justifiable?" 43 percent selected "Legendary. He stole a beer AND activated the slide" and 29% said it was "Completely justified. Travelers are so impatient these days." Slater has tapped into a national frustration. Over at Metafilter, one MeFite Astro Zombie penned "The Ballad of Steven Slater" which Josh Millard aka Cortex (a MeFi moderator) then put to song. It's fantastic. I know pilot Captain Sully was the hero for 2009, but I don't remember anyone writing a song about him. Steven Slater is the new Sully of 2010. Full lyrics after the jump.

Robyn’s Bitch Track

Bradford Shellhammer — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:48:39 +0000

Robyn, the Swedish disco-pop songstress, embarking on a tour with Kelis this summer has released her first of three slated albums this year already. I’ve highlighted the first single, “Dancing On My Own,” here already. The song “Killing Me” is equally as mesmerizing. The video is quite remarkable too. The song sees Robyn, repeatedly, saying [...]

Books: Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Em and Lo — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:00:51 +0000

We really should have some kind of back-stabbing, cat-fighting (or at least pillow-fighting) relationship with Erin Bradley -- author of the new book Every Rose Has Its Thorn: The Rock 'n' Roll Field Guide to Guys -- seeing as she picked up where we left off at Nerve.com. She's been their advice lady now for five years. But we're bigger people than that. Okay, we're not, but she's really sweet and very funny and gives solid advice -- what's not to like? The book examines ten different types of guys, based on rock stars you know and love-slash-hate, as a means of giving straight women advice about their dating and sex lives. In other words, there's a lot to be learned from trying to figure out if Morrissey would make a better boyfriend or booty call. If we were to judge a book by its cover, we'd never have picked this one up. But fortunately we're not that superficial (and fortunately it's much cooler-looking inside). Here are some of our favorite quotes about the ten different types covered in the book:

Neil Young’s GREENDALE comes to print

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:00:14 +0000

Iconic rocker Neil Young wasted no time in crafting a response to the launch of the war in Iraq, and the larger political and cultural forces he saw motivating it: the concept album Greendale came out in August, 2003, a mere six months after the first attacks were launched. Since then, Young has recrafted the story of Sun Green and her family into a live rock opera, a film (which he directed under the pseudonym Bernard Shakey), and, of course, a website (though, as you might expect, not the usual promotional site).

Our crush of the week: 6th grader performing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi”

Em and Lo — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:00:23 +0000

Okay, it may be a stretch that we’re covering this in the Naked Love category of SUNfiltered, but we’re totally smitten with Greyson Chance (what a name!), the 6th grader who recently did a cover of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” at a school event. No singing lessons, only three years of piano! He’s so good even [...]

Little girls do “Single Ladies” and the women’s movement takes two dance steps backwards

Em and Lo — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:00:24 +0000

Wrong. This is just plain wrong. Think “Little Miss Sunshine” — except this is real life. We really hate agreeing with Fox News (it’s like one of the signs of the coming Apocalypse), but 8 year old girls should not be dressed up in sexy Pussy Cat Doll outfits and then taught how to gyrate [...]

Christina Aguilera replaces “vajayjay” with “woohoo”

Em and Lo — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:00:16 +0000

We're predicting the big pop hit of the summer is here -- and it's a going to be an anthem for girls nights out all over the country. For Christina Aguilera's new song "Woohoo" featuring Nicki Minaj (from her album Bionic out this June) is all about the joys of cunnilingus. Best line ever: "All the boys think it's cake when they taste my (woohoo), you don't even need a plate, just your face, ha." Ha indeed!

An interview with Simon Curtis

Bradford Shellhammer — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:37:20 +0000

While in LA I chatted with Simon Curtis, who I featured on SUNfiltered a little while back. Simon, you're everywhere all of a sudden. Where did you come from? Well, technically I was born in Michigan and raised in Oklahoma, but I think you mean career-wise, ha. I started performing in musical theater and opera when I was 10, moved to LA right after graduating, starred in a Nickelodeon movie musical two years later and did some other television work, and wrote and co-produced my first album back in October which was just released three weeks ago for free online. Quite a run-on sentence there, but it about sums it all up!

Single Ladies, a Motown tribute

Matthew Rodriguez — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:32:11 +0000

This fun video that remixes Beyonce’s hit “Single Ladies” and syncs it with past videos of Motown singers is the perfect example of what would happen if a rip in the very fabric of time occurred and the years of 2008-09 merged with the 1960s. This remix in of itself as well as its rapidly [...]

Sex, drugs, and carbon emissions: Pearl Jam to offset ’09 tour

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:18:34 +0000

Is there such thing as a green rock star? I know my colleague Chris Baskind of More Minimal doesn't think so: adding up the environmental impact just from touring makes the concept difficult to swallow. While I agree with Chris in principle, I've got to admit that I like any genuine effort that a band makes to lighten its environmental footprint... and Pearl Jam's announcement of its carbon mitigation strategy for last year's world tour (as well as upcoming time on the road) has a lot to recommend it.

One-Night Stand Wisdom from ’80s Song Lyrics

Em and Lo — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:00:53 +0000

When we published "How to Greet a Former One-Night Stand" on our site last week, Madamoiselle L suggested the worst way ever to do so: “Hey, how are you doing? Oh, I’d like you to meet your son.” To which Spes responded, "Wasn’t there an '80s song about that?" Reader SS to the rescue! "Googling this was much more fun than folding laundry," posted SS, "which is what I’m supposed to be doing." So here, thanks to SS (and Madamoiselle L and Spes for the inspiration), are the weirdest -- or, at least, most specific -- lyrics about a one-night stand that we've ever heard.

New crazy-awesome video from Ok Go

Em and Lo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Ok Go is an indie band that has mastered viral marketing with clever, innovative one-shot vids for their songs. First there was "A Million Ways," in which they did an awesome little dance routine in someone's backyard. Then they upped the ante with a choreographed number on a set of treadmills for "Here I Go Again." Then came "WTF?" -- its psychedonkulous colors and patterns made you go WTF when you watch it (here's how they did that one). Now, for the song "This Too Shall Pass" from their new album "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky," they've done it again -- even better! It's a giant Rube Goldberg machine in a two-story warehouse that moves along in perfect freakin' synch with the song, all captured in one glorious take (after more than 60s tries over two days). You can read all about how they did it in this Wired article. Or, after the jump, check out the four video installments of "The Making of TTSP":

Transverse Temporal Gyrus: A Psychedelic Evening with Animal Collective and Danny Perez

Sundance Channel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:01:24 +0000

Traverse Temporal Gyrus at The Guggenheim. Photo credit: Celia Quinnette Upon entering the psychedelic bat cave that was Traverse Temporal Gyrus (the latest installation at The Guggenheim from Animal Collective and film artist Danny Perez), you were immediately bathed in a surreal environment of swirling sound and floating images. The museum was abuzz last night as fans crowded in for this special one-day collaborative exhibit. Selling out almost instantly, The Guggenheim had to add an earlier show to accommodate the spiked interest.

Ricky Gervais, 80′s pop star

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:34 +0000

Ricky Gervais has been popping up more than usual as of late to promote his new and funny HBO animated series. I wish all the talk shows he appears on would also air this certain clip from a music video. It shows Ricky from the 1980's as a front man doing his best androgynous Bowie impersonation for new wave band Seona Dancing.

MTV’s first day

Matthew Rodriguez — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:03:12 +0000

MTV recently updated their logo (analysis here) to downplay their former music life, while emphasizing their ‘reality’ and lifestyle programming today. It’s common knowledge that “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles was the first song aired ever on this new and revolutionary channel when it launched on August 1, 1981, but in remembrance [...]

Interactive music table

Matthew Rodriguez — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:34:05 +0000

Noteput – Interactive music table from Jonas Heuer on Vimeo.

A very cool proof of concept by Jürgen Graef & Jonas Heuer that would've been useful to me when I was trying unsuccessfuly to learn basic and fundamental music theory in elementary school.

"Notput" is an interactive music table with tangible notes, that combines all three senses of hearing, sight and touch to make learning the classical notation of music for children and pupils more easy and interesting.

Billie Ray Martin returns

Bradford Shellhammer — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:20:32 +0000

Billie Ray Martin should be a household name. Her voice is epic. It recalls Aretha and soul singers of another era. Ms. Martin is German. And white. And loves the Pet Shop Boys and electronic music. And disco. She's always been a bit before her time. And those are the reasons why she's not a bigger star. She may be too talented.

Online piano

Matthew Rodriguez — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:14:31 +0000

Play the piano online right within this recently posted single YouTube video. There’s been a growth of what I like to think of as dynamic YouTube videos and this piano is a great example of how people are adapting YouTube into a more interactive experience. Have fun, kids, and let me know if you want [...]

Pet Shop Boys in your living room

Bradford Shellhammer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:13:15 +0000

One lucky fan in England received the star treatment last week as my heroes the Pet Shop Boys played a surprise set in her living room. Lorraine Sands of Twickenham, south west London, oh how I hate you! Ms. Sands won a competition put on by the BRIT Awards, the UK's version of the Grammys. The BRITS turned 30 this year and hosted a competition with the Pet Shop Boys. The winner would receive an in-home show by the iconic techno-poppers.