8,000 lanterns floating over Poznan, Poland to celebrate the summer solstice or Midsummer Night.
http://youtu.be/aIpYpRobez4 From Nerve: “This week, Eguchi Aimi, the newest member of the all-girl Japanese pop group AKB48, was revealed to be a fake human. She was perfectly cute, but Eguchi was nothing more than a computer composite of her six band mates; she existed only in a virtual world. The bizarre, and clever, publicity stunt …
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From Jerry Dammers of the Specials, composer of Ghost Town: “I think it couldn’t have happened without Sex Pistols and punk rock – the door was open for lyrics about reality, about real lives. Pop music was a completely different thing then. We were touring the country and we could see what was going on. …
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Brad Cooper learned to speak French with Rosetta Stone. Not. http://youtu.be/AYwvFU6dcv4
You can never count rhymin’ Simon out. In his seventh decade making music, Paul Simon has a new record that, if not revelatory, features songs with incisive lyrics, catchy melodies and lively rhythms. And so what if the bard from New Jersey hasn’t bottled lightning again with “So Beautiful or So What?” This guy released …
Speaking softly, the lead singer of Imari Tones introduces their song “Jesus Train” with palpable sincerity. In strong contrast his Flying V guitar speaks loudly and with considerable skill as he tears through meaty metal scales. Young and aggressive, this group is off to a good start and will hopefully keep the faith as they …
With convenient English subtitles: . . The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive . Movits has just finished their US tour, which included both Portland and Seattle. . . .
All traffic stops in Israel during a moment of reflection for the victims of the Holocaust.
. . [Apichatpong Weerasethakul just won the Palm D’or–the top prize–at Cannes for his feature film “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives,” which opens June 17th at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle.] The Northwest Film Forum’s first screening of Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s short films, Program 1, saw four people walk out …
This was one of the most popular vids in the Czech Republic today: http://youtu.be/Jgw7DhvCQKQ