Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-26
Almond chocolate croissant at the little door next door – w hollywood. Incredible. # Apparently I'm the only one at this party that finds mash-up djs annoying # Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-19: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-12: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-0… http://bit.ly/d7sCzc # I didn't realize "double stuf" was spelled with one F [...]
Don’t Touch Us When We’re Dancing: London’s Lil Si & New York’s A Crowd Electric Collaborate on Upcoming Remix
Following up on my post last week about “Don’t Touch Me (When I’m Dancing)” the track A Crowd Electric is remixing with London hip hop artist Lil Si—here’s his latest video diary entry where he previews part of the song (produced by DJ Nooz). I love it. The person you hear singing is my songwriting partner David Crabb.
IDEO Takes Immersive Storytelling Down the Rabbit Hole with “Alice”
An inspiring video by IDEO sent over by Catherine Mangosing at MyTurtleneck. Wait for the last third where they introduce “Alice” and the unlocking capabilities. Love it.
A Happy Ending to the Bed Intruder Incident: Profits from Antoine Dodson Meme Buys Family a New Home
Chances are you’re probably one of the 22 million people that have seen the “Bed Intruder” videos featuring overnight meme sensation Antoine Dodson who fought off an intruder that was attempting to accost his sister at their apartment in Huntsville, AL. What you may not know is that the earnings from the “Bed Intruder Remix” produced by Brooklyn-based Gregory Brothers earned Dodson enough to buy a home for his family.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-19
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-12: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-2… http://bit.ly/blbhQY # @Lisa_Gardenof6 Thanks for connecting. There's a lot of love in your blog. It made me smile. Have a great week. # Has anyone noticed a bizarre amount of blimp activity in New York City? I feel like I'm [...]
Art and Presentation: Kanye West on the VMAs
It’s too easy to call it music-making. Kanye is a performance artist, and I’m continually fascinated by the way he presents his work. Here he is at the MTV VMAs performing his new song “Runaway.” The performance is all about light, scale, movement and tone—framing the song and its message. All of those elements working [...]
When an Artist Drops His Development Team He Builds His Own
Introducing Lil Si: My music project A Crowd Electric is working with him on a track, and he’s doing another remix with Florence & the Machine. I’m posting his latest video entry because it’s a telling look into the state of the music industry and how “making it” today has everything to do with the artist taking the wheel…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-12
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-2… http://bit.ly/bYMF5h # It's awesome there was a time when you'd sit with your architect and ask things like: "So what are we thinking for gargoyles, like a dozen?" # RT @iamdiddy Hate is for SUCKAS!!!!!!!!!! Stay sucka free the rest [...]
Breaking the Boundaries of Video: HTML5, Chris Milk, and the Arcade Fire
If you’ve heard of HTML5 and wondered what it was, or if it was going to be all that spectacular, you might want to check out director Chris Milk’s new experiment for the Arcade Fire and their track “We Used To Wait (The Wilderness Downtown).” This confirms that we’re one step closer to that computer they used in Minority Report.
What Do Bands Do After the Music Industry Collapses? They Pick Up a Camera.
… here we are at the beginning of a new chapter for the music industry, with artists facing a fresh set of challenges, but the same two questions of survival: How do I stay relevant? And how do I get paid? And then this appears on YouTube…
Joaquin Has Not Left the Building: Is it Art, a Hoax, or an Intervention?
In case you’re just as fascinated as I am with what’s been happening with Joaquin…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-1… http://bit.ly/aw14UU # @JodiB03 Glad you liked the Nine Inch Nails piece. I love how hard the dancers are trying to figure out what to do http://bit.ly/9cT8cS # The artist and his brand: A look at @trent_reznor, NIN, How To Destroy [...]
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