Soderbergh takes Raiders of the Lost Ark, removes the color and re-scores it with the masterful techno sounds of The Social Network by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross. Check it out here.
The Flaming Lips (Oklahoma City)
Always a fun performance and their music keeps getting better. Listen/watch “Do you Realize”.
Cristina Mittermeier - Photographer
She was born in Mexico City in 1966, grew up in nearby Cuernavaca and is also a marine biologist who for the past 25 years has been working as a writer, conservationist and photographer. Read/see more here.
Also, check out Chris Beutler’s Band Bash benefit for ALS on Youtube here, it’s today.
Beutler’s Band Bash SUNDAY 9.12.21
Towson High School classmate, friend, extraordinary human Chris Beutler was diagnosed in 2019 with ALS and is spearheading this fantastic way of gathering friends and people that he’s worked with in the creative world to help raise money and awareness for other folks and their families coping with ALS. There will also be a live streaming component for those that cannot attend in person. Here’s more information. I’ll post links and updates as we get closer to date of show.
Beutler’s Band Bash Benefit for ALS
Just got off the phone with Towson High School classmate, friend, extraordinary human Chris Beutler. He was diagnosed in 2019 with ALS and is spearheading this fantastic way of gathering the people that he’s worked with in the creative world to help raise money and awareness for people and their families coping with ALS. There will also be a live streaming component for those that cannot attend in person. Here’s more information. I’ll post links and updates as we get closer to date of show.
Country Music - Ken Burns PBS Documentary
We just started watching this and as always Ken Burns masterfully strips away the layers to reveal the essence and details of the American experiment. Highly recommend.
And, Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate it.
The Beatles - new doc by Peter Jackson
Looking forward to the August 2021 release of the making of Let It Be album (1969) with the experimental, playful and highly collaborative process of these groundbreakers. Watch 5min. teaser trailer.
Charley Pride (March 18, 1934 - December 12, 2020)
Pavement
Got turned on to this band in the early 90’s and have been listening to them quite a bit over the pandemic. Here’s Harness Your Hopes by Pavement + our 16yr old has been learning this tune on ukulele.
Wynton Marsalis (b. Oct 16, 1961) Musician
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. His Ever Fonky Lowdown is a masterfully composed horn-fueled survey of the political landscape.
KING Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
They’re a little bit Flaming Lips sprinkled with Ween with a pinch of Grateful Dead. Listen to Honey here.
Ennio Morricone (Nov. 10, 1928 Rome - July 6, 2020 Rome)
This is mostly from a 2019 post.
Morricone scored music for more than 400 movies and television shows (e.g., Cinema Paradiso, The Mission, Space 1999, The Hateful Eight, and on and on). He spread the sauce on the Spaghetti Western. Listen here to the scoring for Once upon a Time in the West, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly and more.
Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of all Time
At the onset of this pandemic, some friends decided to work their way down from the top by listening to one album each evening as they make dinner with their kids (13 & 15)…they are currently at 472.
Great idea and here’s the list.
John Prine - (Oct. 10, 1946 - Apr. 7, 2020)
Here’s Dear Abby, one his funnier songs as well an excellent interview on WTF with Marc Maron (it starts around 18min.). Also, listen to Angel of Montgomery or Sam Stone.
Tom Waits - Musician, Actor, Old Man
It’s been interesting to watch Waits’ music evolve over the years. His first album Closing Time is still a favorite. Unlike many other musician, he’s seemed only to become more experimental throughout his career.
Recommended albums: Heart of Saturday Night, Rain Dogs, Bone Machine and Swordfish Trombones
Kim Gordon - Musician/Writer/Visual Artist
Gordon is best known for vocals and bass in Sonic Youth. Read more about her here.
A Tribe Called Quest - Musicians
Pioneers in HipHop since the 80’s - members of the band have shifted over the years but their music is still just as charged. Listen.
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)
Listen to this acoustic demo version of “I Feel For You”.
The Shed (NYC)
The Shed is a major collaborative project worked on by several architects/designers/etc. over a decade. It’s quite an engineering feat too, as the outer shell extends to double the building’s volume and many of the (int./ext.) walls are movable to transform spaces. Check out 4min. animated video here. Thanks again to Dan Sjogren at Sjotime Industries for sharing this.
DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
Watch short, fun, stop-action animation sent in by Seth Bossung at Intention Architecture.
