In a clip from the Moving Pictures Deluxe Edition DVD, music legends Geddy Lee, Neal Peart, and Alex Lifeson of Rush separately talk about the inspiration behind their iconic 1981 instrumental “YYZ”. Lee spoke about the origins of the song as a bass and drum piece, Lifeson spoke about how the song is a constant…
The Vulkan Bigård Project, Two Modern Hexagonal Beehives Located on a Rooftop in Oslo, Norway
The Norwegian design firm Snøhetta (previously), in partnership with Aspelin Ramm, Scandic, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, and ByBj Birøkterlag created a wonderfully modern space for bees to thrive in Oslo, Norway. The project, “The Vulkan Bigård at Mathallen”, are modern hexagonal beehives that sit on the rooftop of the Mathallen Market in complete safety. The care of…
Uniquely Talented Girl Simultaneously Plays Two Separate Melodies on Two Recorders Using Her Nose
Japanese student Haruka quite impressively performed the very popular song “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana” (“The One and Only Flower in the World”) by SMAP simultaneously on two recorders, skillfully playing two separate melodies using only her nose and a bag of bread for leverage. Haruka told SoraNews24 that she was able to master…
6 Year Old Boy Makes Little Clay Koalas to Raise Money For Injured and Displaced Animals in Australia
Like so many of us around the world, six year old Owen Colley of Massachusetts, was absolutely devastated by the number of animals injured and killed by the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires, so he decided to do something about it. With the help of his parents Simon and Caitlin, Owen has been creating little clay koalas…
An Amusing Typewriter Performance With an Orchestra
During a 2011 performance of the humanitarian orchestra “Voces para la Paz” (Voices for Peace), percussionist Alfredo Anaya quite amusingly rolled a manual typewriter through to the front of the stage, took his time getting comfortable (much to the conductor’s annoyance). Once seated, Anaya played the typewriter to absolute perfection. The Typewriter for Orchestra was…
‘The Sound of Silence’ Mirrored Into Negative Harmony
Musician Steve Cruickshank has transposed the classic Simon and Garfunkel song “Sound of Silence” into its negative harmony mirror, making the D Minor song sound even sadder than it actually is. Cruickshank also mirrored the Depeche Mode song “Enjoy the Silence” (Am), the Internet’s favorite song aka “Africa” by Toto (A Major) and the iconic…
Incredible Electric Fan Instrument That Can Be Played Either Like a Guitar or an Upright Bass
Electronicos Fantasticos is a highly inventive band fronted by electronic artist Ei Wada. Each of the band’s instruments is made by the Open Reel Ensemble (previously) from recycled electronics, such as a retro-monitor bass called a Telele, a bar-coder, CRT-TV Drums and an incredible electric fan harp that’s played like a guitar or an upright…
How the Construction of NYC’s Central Park Led to the Demise of a Thriving 19th Century Black Neighborhood
In an eye-opening episode of the Vox series Missing Chapter, host Ranjani Chakraborty met with New York City historian Cynthia Copeland in Central Park to talk about the once thriving 19th century neighborhood of Seneca Village that was located in an area that is now part of Central Park. The neighborhood was first established in…