Little Boots

Remember the Tenori-on post I made a while back about the Japanese digital music maker? Well one video I posted was of UK artist Little Boots playing music with it. This post is dedicated to her. Some compare her to Lady Gaga, but I say Little Boots is far superior, and she's cute too. *Shivers at Lady Gaga* Little Boots uses the Tenori-on in almost every song. If you visit her website, you can download a free mixtape by just entering your email address and joining her mailing list. It's just a 6 minute track, but still worth having. If you like what you hear (which you probably will), then you should pick up her album when it drops on June 8th.
Or check out her myspace at: myspace.com/littlebootsmusic

"New in Town" music video


Interview with Little Boots:
Little Boots @ Camden Crawl 2009


"Meddle" Live (video from Tenori-on post)


"Hot Chip"

Throwback Thursday

Videogames? Bars? Drinking? I don't think so. This ain't got shit on what we call "fun" these days. I wanna jumps, swing, and crawl, or mountain climb! I wanna go back to DZ! The Discovery Zone!

A myriad of nifty

I apologize for not keeping up with my blogs. This said, I bring you a myriad of nifty internet discoveries.

Look at this art, it's all made on an iPhone!?!?!?


This is a really short video about the stages in life:


A strange 3D music video (but the music is so damn catchy):

WOOD from mc bess on Vimeo.

"Notebook"


Kobe gets punk'd:

Trendier than the iPhone

Japanese technology rocks. They get all the fun toys :( This is the Casio Ca001. Much trendier than this damn iPhone. I mean, it's got "Urban Feel." Check out the website here: http://ca001.casio.jp/ (Don't worry about the language pack, it works w/o it)

Promotional video

Finally we get some Manners

The new Passion Pit album "Manners" is finally out! Show your support and pay for the album :-p It's only 10 bux on iTunes, not too shabby.

Here's the first single of the album, "The Reeling."


"Sleepyhead" from the first album "Chunk of Change"

DIY speakers

These speakers are the hella-bomb diggity. Do-it-yourself speakers. They are portable and made of cardboard, and come with six colored pencils so you can create your own designs on them. Buy them here from Urban Outfitters for only $18!

Learn to think better: tips from a savant

Here is an amazing article entitled "Learn to Think Better: Tips from a Savant." The man being interview is Daniel Tammet, who has written two books and can recite the first 22,514 digits of pi! In the interview, Tammet explains how his brain works and how he sees numbers and words as having form, color, and texture. The mental connections he creates in his mind to learn is simply amazing.

"In addition, my number shapes are semantically meaningful, which is to say that I am able to visualize their relation to other numbers. A simple example would be the number 37, which is lumpy like oatmeal, and 111, which is similarly lumpy but also round like the number three (being 37 × 3). Where you might see an endless string of random digits when looking at the decimals of pi, my mind is able to “chunk” groups of these numbers spontaneously into meaningful visual images that constitute their own hierarchy of associations."

Click the link above and learn more about Daniel Tammet. This is a very interesting article that you guys will enjoy.

Maximize your sleep

This is insane. I need to learn how to do this so I can maximize my sleep time. Check out how he does his tie at about the 2:24 mark (it goes step by step at 6:28).

Throwback Thursday: CN Bumps

So I missed today's post, therefore I'll have to make this week's "Throwback Thursday" extra amazing. Growing up, cartoons were everything. And what better place to watch them than the network with the name in it, Cartoon Network. I bring you old bumps from back when the station was actually worth watching. Though Flapjack and Foster's is still good stuff.

The cartoons are taking over!:


Solomon Grundy want pants too!:


Power Puff girls save the super friends (adult humor???):


Movie theatre:


Parking Lot:


Johnny Quest board game:


Do you think six is enough? NOPE! The Aquaman dance bump from the original Adult Swim lineup:

The art of making art

Sorry it's been a while. I'm still in this weird transition from college to graduate trying to get accustomed to my new life and moving back home. Anywho, here's some cool art stuff I found. It's videos of people making art. One by hand, and another in photoshop. Really cool stuff. Here's a cool blog that gives quick tutorials too on making things: http://tenminutedrawing.blogspot.com/

Drawing a Villain:


Photoshop creature:

We got time

Here's a cool music video I found that uses oldschool animation techniques. It's for Moray McLaren's "We got time."



The making of:

Throwback Thursday

Well kids, it's that time again. That's right, it's Throwback Thursday. You'll really hate me for today's edition. This Thursday is "The commercials you love to hate." Remember those TERRIBLE commercials that would pop up that drove you insane and almost made you want to turn the tv off, but then you realize how dumb that'd be and that you're only other option was to go outside in the smoldering hot sun? Well, I'm about to make you do the same...go ahead, turn it off...then what? homework? ha!

The very best thing of all!!!! there's a..counter on this ball! try getting this one stuck out of your head:


I swear, if any of you girls owned this, I hold full rights to smack you:


I do not like guys...ghosts my ass, knock it off person to my right:


And I think my professor helped on this campaign, I could me mistaken, my god I hope i'm mistaken:

Retro art

Here's some more really cool art for you. The artist today is Dave Perillo. His work is full of pop culture icons done in an awesome retro style. Check him out: http://montygog.blogspot.com/
Ofcourse I liked this one:

Joker Poker?

The safe drug

If only this were available in the US. Introducing, the iSnort:

"Forget the Virtual Pint - it's piss. What YOU need is an unlimited supply of 'Class A' Virtual Narcotics. Be the envy of in-crowd. Get ejected from nightclubs. Shock and amaze your so-called friends. Get oral sex from Z-list celebrities."

Wonder Woman's invisible jet's got nothin on this

John Vann, eat your heart out. This work was done by Sara Watson, a second year art student at the University of Central Lancashire. "I was experimenting with the whole concept of illusion but needed something a bit more physical to make a real impact." The illusion took her three weeks to complete and is currently being used for advertising by the local recycling firm who donated the Skoda Fabia (car) to her.

Mercury Rev

Mercury Rev is today's musical find. Their sound is unique and mystical. I'd say, the calm wonderment of Coldplay + the industrial electric sounds of late 90's David Bowie. They're often compared to the Flaming Lips, for good reason, considering lead singer Jonathan Donahue played with them from 1989-1991. Mercury Rev's recently come out with two cd's. The first was "Snowflake Midnight," and the second, Strange Attractor," is free to download on their web page: http://www.mercuryrev.com/

"Snowflake in a Hot World" (no music video, but my fave of theirs)
Can be dl'ed free and legally here:


"Butterfly's wings" (another track from "Snowflake Midnight"):