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- Son House, "Death Letter" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)
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I could go on all weekend about Son House, one of the top and longest-lasting country bluesman, but I'll be kind to you and get to the music quickly. His original recordings are messages from a foreign land, his sessions and concerts after rediscovery ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/13/2010 - 06:50 - 0 comments
- Boba Fett accordion-busks the Zelda theme on a NYC subway platform
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Sweet busking pitch: Boba Fett costume, accordion, Zelda theme. This is what makes the NYC subway great. Boba Fett shows off his artistic side ( via Digg ) Previously: Dead Plants: kick-ass shoutin' hillbilly blues ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/12/2010 - 23:44 - 0 comments
- Die Antwoord to sign with Interscope, Neill Blomkamp to direct next video
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Photos: Xeni Jardin (top) and Sean Bonner The South African rap-rave internet star known as The Ninja grabs my face by the cheeks. He leans forward and stares into my eyes, like a large savannah predator about to inhale a hamster. ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/12/2010 - 17:05 - 0 comments
- Richard Thompson, "For Shame of Doing Wrong" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)
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Almost every Richard Thompson song could be subtitled, "Watch out!" You never know where it's going next and you always have to be wary, even when he's having fun. Thompson is as familiar with the dark end of the street as any songwriter, he's a singer of ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/12/2010 - 05:45 - 0 comments
- Boyoyo Boys, "Back in Town" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)
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Everyone from Malcolm McLaren to Paul Simon heard something in South Africa's Boyoyo Boys that they wanted to appropriate. Their '80s records are lively and surprising, both original and emblematic of their time. You can hear where whole chunks of popular ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/11/2010 - 05:47 - 0 comments
- Exhausting the entire problem space of animated teddy-bears, cars, people and pigeons
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Animator/composer Cyriak just posted this surreal video featuring infinite giant teddy bears climbing out of the sea at the Worthing shore and crossing the road. You'd think that this would be thin gruel for three minutes' worth ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/11/2010 - 03:05 - 0 comments
- Robots dance the Nutcracker Suite
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Jenise sez, "I work for Kiva Systems, a small robotics company in Woburn, MA, and the bots are amazingly fun to watch. A few years ago, one of our interns shot this video of the bots dancing to the Nutcracker Suite, and I thought it ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/10/2010 - 07:37 - 0 comments
- Amy Rigby, "Balls" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)
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When she's not dropping everything to catch up on Twin Peaks , transatlantic troubadour Amy Rigby sings, writes, and performs some of the funniest and some of the most heartbreaking songs you've ever heard. Sometimes she does both in the same ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/10/2010 - 07:22 - 0 comments
- Did Charley Patton play that way?
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Over the past seven years, I've had the outlandishly talented country blues singer and guitarist Charley Patton looking over me. (Don't know Charley Patton? Hear him here and then buy what may be the greatest CD box set ever .) For many ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/10/2010 - 06:34 - 0 comments
- Nina Simone, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)
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In the 60s, Columbia ran a "Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan" advertising campaign. It's absolutely true that Bob Dylan's unprecedented voice is the ideal way to deliver his unmatchable compositions, but it's also true that the guy is one of greatest ...
feed item - whytewolf - 03/09/2010 - 08:46 - 0 comments
