Amazing 80’s Dancing From Italy

On May 30, 2016 by Tim Newman

In this modern world where vids and ads and fads and morons attempt to hijack your attention from every nook and cranny of your jam packed world, it’s difficult to know who to trust. Calgon...

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The Oldest Tune: Hurrian Hymn No. 6

On May 7, 2016 by Tim Newman
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When it comes to ancient art, there’s nothing quite like the emotion that stirs in you as you stare at an ancient painting on a cave wall. The idea that a human was sat in...

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HORROR: Take That Cover Nirvana’s “Teen Spirit” (1995)

On April 20, 2016 by Tim Newman
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I’m not sure how I’ve missed this. My least favourite pop musicians playing an awful cover of one of the songs that inspired me to play music in the first place. It’s a...

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Jamaican Zika Virus Public Health Video = AMAZING

On March 5, 2016 by Tim Newman
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I don’t like to make a habit out of mocking public health videos, but sometimes it can’t be helped. As many of you will have heard on the news, the Zika virus, named...

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Listen To The Last Second Of Every AC/DC Song

On January 16, 2016 by Tim Newman
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Here’s a question you’ve probably never asked yourself: “What does it sound like if you string together the end of every AC/DC song ever made?” A couple of guys called Mark and Neanderpaul...

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Alva Noto And Ryuichui Sakamoto – A Bizarre Collaboration

On November 14, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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Alva Noto is a German visual and audio artist. He makes what he calls ‘error music’, a technique that involves recording electronic audio errors and splicing them together. Rather than sampling the sounds...

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“We Will Rock You” – Mongolian Style

On October 31, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Recently I posted a video of a woman doing some Mongolian throat singing, otherwise known as polyphonic overtone singing. It was quite amazing. If you’ve not heard of throat singing before, it’s a Mongolian...

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Arvo Pärt & Tintinnabuli: Big Sounding Minimal Music

On October 24, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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Arvo Pärt is a minimalist composer from Estonia who invented a composition style called Tintinnabuli. The style consists of two voices, or notes playing two separate melodies in time and in key with each other....

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Sun Ra Was One Cosmic Brother

On October 24, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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Sun Ra was a Jazz band composer/bandleader from Alabama who claimed to be of the ‘Angel Race’ from Saturn. I’ve been hooked on this album of his for a few months:    ...

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Incredible Demonstration Of Polyphonic Overtone Singing

On October 23, 2015 by Tim Newman
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The following video features Anna-Maria Hefele, a self-proclaimed polyphonic overtone singer. She’s an incredibly talented lady, as you will see. Polyphonic overtone singing, also known as throat singing, originated in Mongolia and is now...

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