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Buckethead Shreds Solo After Solo During a Family Reunion Backyard Performance in 1991
In 1991, the incredibly talented Buckethead was convinced to come outside during a family reunion party to play an ad hoc backyard concert, during which…
Dancers in Yellow Frolic Around the Woods in the Official Music Video for George Harrison’s ‘What Is Life’
George Harrison’s widow Olivia and son Dhani held a contest to find a filmmaker to create the music video for the 1971 song "What Is Life".
An 85 Year Old Union Civil War Veteran Sings of His Fallen Comrades on a Heartbreaking 1927 Record
In 1927, 85 year old Lauren Higbie, who proudly served as a Union soldier during the Civil War, sang “Veteran’s Last Song“, a heartbreaking tune…
Emily Lazar Shares What Its Like to be a Female Audio Engineer in a Predominantly Male Profession
Great Big Story visited with Emily Lazar, a highly respected, Grammy-nominated sound mastering engineer who has worked on thousands of widely known albums. The forthright…
How Joey Tribbiani’s Childlike Wonder Makes Him Oddly Wise In the Most Unexpected of Situations
As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on the classic TV sitcom series Friends, film and television analysis…
A Beautiful Park Created From a Dormant Domino Sugar Refinery Opens Up on the Brooklyn Waterfront
A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on Jun 16, 2018 at 1:59pm PDT Domino Sugar once had a thriving refinery that sat right on…
How to Make a Woodland Fantasy Art Doll of a Brambling Using Sculpting Clay, Wire, and Fabric
Artist Ryan Friant of The Dream Syndicate Arts demonstrates how he made a woodland fantasy art doll of a Brambling that started off as a…
My Friend Pedro, A Side-Scrolling Video Game About One Man’s Struggle to Obliterate Anyone in His Path
My Friend Pedro: Blood Bullets Bananas is an upcoming side-scrolling shooter video game, created by DeadToast Entertainment and published by Devolver Digital, about one man’s…
A Gorgeous Film Created From Still Photos That Capture the Intersection of Water Meeting Light
Dutch filmmaker Armand Dijks has created “Elemental“, a gorgeous film that captures the brilliant intersection where light and water meet. The film was created using…
A Drowsy Cat and His Piano Playing Human Make Beautiful Music Together
Sarper Durman plays piano with his hands atop the cat's paws, literally making beautiful music together.