Don’t hold back, just push things forward by Ithaca Audio
Video music mash-up that tries to cram as many popular crowd-pleaser tunes together.
More info, including a link to download an extended version of the track above, can be found here
Cholesterol: Friend or Foe?
Everything you’ve ever wondered about cholesterol and more, the good and the bad. This is an A+ video produced by Perrin Ireland and written and narrated by Jeanne Garbarino.
The full text of the video is here at Scientific American.
And if you are too lazy to click through to the video in the previous post … here is how amazing space photos are made, from the Hubble Project.
(Source: jtotheizzoe)
Design Currency
by Rethink
Looks like Nike could finally be releasing the power lacing Mag trainers that Marty McFly wore in 2015 - in 2011.
Nike filed a patent for power laces in 2009.
Update: Turns out the original prototype turned up on eBay in 2008.
McFly
Metropolis II by Chris Burden (the movie)
A short doc about a kinetic sculpture that took four years to build. We had the honor of spending three days in Chris Burden’s studio filming this sculpture before it was moved to the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA) where it is being reinstalled.
The installation opens fall 2011
I heart iheartmyart.
Music/Technology: A passive music selection system that plays music based solely on your face
Automatic DJ creates party/venue playlists tailored directly to people who walk through the door. A camera at the door uses facial recognition to identify each person’s Facebook profile. Combining data from Facebook likes and users’ linked Hunch data, Automatic DJ is able to capture specific tracks from the Echo Nest’s expansive database of musical data tied to songs. These recommendations then fuel a dynamic Spotify playlist that can be streamed during the event
Music/Technology: Google Engineer Turns Subway Lines Into Musical Instruments
Manhattan denizens sometimes describe the sounds of the subway as the city’s incidental music. Now programmer/designer Alexander Chen has created a more soothing version with MTA.me, an interactive NYC subway map-turned-musical-instrument that uses transit lines as its strings.
Music/Technology: DJ Numarks Musical Toys
DJ Nu-Mark is often overshadowed by his Jurassic 5 counterpart Cut Chemist, but I’ve always thought dude was super underrated and have always been interested in hearing and seeing what he’s been up to. The above video shows just how seriously he takes his music, utilizing the relatively untapped world of children’s toys to help create his soundscapes. Really cool video that’s sure to spawn a herd of copycats.
