In honor of the 50th anniversary of their album American Beauty in November 2020, the Grateful Dead released a beautifully animated music video for one of the album’s most popular songs “Ripple”. The video, which captured the hopeful and mystical spirit of the song so well, was animated by T….
Buddhist Monk Performs a Howling Cover of the Classic AC/DC Song ‘Thunderstruck’
Japanese Buddhist monk Kossan1108, who performs remarkable covers of classic rock songs with traditional instruments, musically accompanied and sang the classic AC/DC song “Thunderstruck”. The holy man performed a spot-on imitation of singer Brian Johnson‘s distinctive howling timbre. AC/DC – Thunderstruck (Buddhist Priest Cover)
A Life Affirming Circular Experimental Dance Video Set to the Sébastien Guérive Song ‘OMEGA II’
Thomas Blanchard, an incredibly imaginative color artist, used the simplicity of black and white to convey the hypnotic nature of the Sébastien Guérive song “OMEGA II”. The still camera focuses on the movement of a dancer (alicerfdd) whose arms and legs were manipulated in post-production to create ongoing circles, so…
An Interview With a Man Who Plays Dead for a Living
Actor Chuck Lamb who has become famous for his multiple roles as the “dead body guy” in a number of films and television shows, told 60 Second Docs (previously) why he chose this particular field as a profession. Florida man Chuck Lamb, aka the “Dead Body Guy”, says he has…
Beautiful Rendition of ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ Performed on One of the World’s Largest Pipe Organs
Musician Jonathan Scott of the Scott Brothers Duo performed a beautiful rendition of “In the Hall of the Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg on a gorgeous pipe organ at Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest, Hungary. Jonathan Scott performs his solo organ transcription of “In the Hall of the…
Sleek Glass Cabin Shaped Like the Outline of a House
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alexander Nerovnya (@alex_nerovnya) Russian architect Alexander Nerovnya creates beautifully sleek, glass-fronted cabins, several of which are playfully shaped and outlined like traditional houses as imagined, perhaps, by a child. One such design includes the York House, which sports larger rooms to…
An Informative Video Showing How Wigs Are Made
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Artistic Viral (@artistic_viral) An informative video that was taken by user R136618 (Döuyin) shows the various steps that are taken in order to create a realistic wig. The hair is brushed out on a board, sectioned off, sewn to a cap,…
Why the Names of British Locations Often Sound Different From The Way They Are Spelled
In a tongue-twisting episode of Map Men, comedians Jay Foreman (previously) and Mark Cooper Jones spell out the history of British location names that don’t really sound their spelling might indicate. As you can hear, no letter in the English alphabet is safe from being pronounced in dozens of different…