Ran across this cute (very short) video put together by a guy and his daughter, using balloons to make “pop” music:
AB — 21 July 2009
Category: art
Cool art print: ‘Big Evening’ by Jim Flora
Ran across this crazy, exciting art print just released by Jim Flora Art. If I was flush right now, I would consider shelling out the $175:
James Flora lived 1914-1998, and was known for his jazz album covers and children’s books. Looking at the Flora web site, I would say the family is doing a great job of marketing his art.
AB — 21 July 2009
Global collaboration produces a beautiful cover of “Stand by Me”
The organization Playing for Change is producing music videos by inviting artists worldwide to record accompaniments to a base track, then mixing their tracks together. The effect is like a more polished version of the remix “The Mother of All Funk Chords,” which I reported on previously.
One nice feature of the Playing for Change videos is that each artist or group is recorded in his or her own environment, mostly outdoors, so you really get a beautiful international flavor in the videos.
Here’s a great version of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” that they’ve done:
AB — 28 April 2009
A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R 