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That is a freaking great music video.

AWS260 wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 7:14 pm That is a freaking great music video.

It's pretty amazing as a piece of art. Even if you don't like the music style you can respect what he is saying and how it comes through the medium.

To me it really conveys a sense of the chaos and violence that is behind a thin veneer of civility. It also gives a sense of how under siege a black person in America feels. Maybe it applies to white people too but I get the sense it's more the black experience that is being conveyed (full disclosure, I'm neither black nor American).

The whole thing feels... significant.

It really is a fantastic piece of performance art first and foremost. Who knew that Troy would end up being such an artistic powerhouse.

hepcat wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 10:10 pm Who knew that Troy would end up being such an artistic powerhouse.

I dodged that video for a couple of days, despite every part of the internet trying to get me to watch it, then my wife sits down on the second computer and starts watching it. I resigned in defeat and watched it with her.

I did not watch it closely or with much attention. I liked what I saw, but I don't think I'm completely onboard with the rest of the world's impression of it.

Talented people gonna talent I guess.

While it's not my style of music (in the least), I'm utterly fascinated by that video.

Must be something I'm not getting.

Explained:


https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/entertai ... index.html

I also really like this song that he debuted on SNL, Saturday.

It's a great Summer Song.

How It's Made - Hockey Rink

That seems so primitive.

Z-Corn wrote: ↑Tue May 08, 2018 6:03 pm Explained:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/entertai ... index.html

Article wrote:'This is America' tackles police brutality, gun violence, media misdirection, and the use of African Americans as a brand shield, all while dancing in Jim Crow-style caricature

I picked up on the gun violence in America, but that's about it.

Oh, look: robots can chase you now.

A look at Kikkoman Soy Sauce from Lucy Walker. A very interesting and heart felt video. Like a giant ad. But I didn't mind as I love Kikkoman and its my favorite. There is one made in Kentucky I want to try but I keep Kikkoman in the fridge at all times.

Somehow I think that just underscores the original message.

Ok I had no idea. I thought they still got herded in twice a day and a farmer had to do all this. Still not sure how that floor is kept clean.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun May 13, 2018 3:46 am Ok I had no idea. I thought they still got herded in twice a day and a farmer had to do all this. Still not sure how that floor is kept clean.

There are bots that do that nowadays, automatically find the teats and attach the milking machines.

The guy in this video is an asshole but I was laughing before it was over.

https://plus.google.com/photos/photo/10 ... aeaa62cc33

Some info on iMax. 400 lb film and 13,000 watt bulb.

Here's something you don't see everyday.......

Saw it last week actually Its a fine one though.

45 min video on octopi if you're so inclined. Yes I said octopi....triggered yet?

Micheal Keaton had 2 words for Kent student at the grad speech.

Holman wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 6:23 am The music video everyone is talking about right now is Childish's Gambino's (Donald Glover's) "This is America."



Beautiful, awful, and mesmerizing.

Neither myself, nor any of my family, friends, coworkers or acquaintances are talking about it.
But I guess the media thinks we should be....so....yeah. We are so not cool.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 9:58 pm Here's something you don't see everyday.......

Amazing timing on this. I have never watched the Good, the Bad and the Ugly before, and I was channel surfing this past week and stumbled across it in mid-movie. I watched it for about an hour (so I've now watched the middle of the movie) and kept wondering to myself how much of the Waah, waah was vocals and how much was instrumental. There are times when it is clearly a choir singing, but other times that it blends into the instruments enough that I couldn't figure out if it was a singer or just cool musical effects.

I've also always wondered if the whistling parts of various songs where done with an instrument, machine, computer or an actual human being who is just a fantastic whistler. I can't whistle a tune, and mostly just whistle loudly and shrilling using my fingers, so whistling has always been a bit of a mystery to me. Amazing that some people can whistle so well, reliably and skillfully that it is like adding another instrument to the mix. Very cool.

It's extremely funny to me to see a professional singer singing "waah, waah" and nothing else (obivously she is doing the whistling too). It just seems so beneath her.

It also seems somewhat humiliating for the percussionist as well, slapping those two 1x4s together every once in awhile.

So yeah, I just had all these questions in passing as I watched the movie, and some of them were answered by the posted video.

I realize an orchestra often has to improvise when doing things like this, as the tools used in the studio don't make for a great live performance, so the video might not be exactly what the soundtrack is. It's all very cool though.

I've always found the Simpsons theme song a cappella (Italian spelling is the correct one over the Latin, I guess? Had to look it up) to be awesome as well.

That's how I'd do it if I had to.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Tue May 22, 2018 5:44 pm That's how I'd do it if I had to.

Good point.

I was recently reminded that this beautiful, wonderful music video exists: Starships by Nicki Minaj, featuring... starships.

Some type cargo ship skims over a diver

Daehawk wrote:Some type cargo ship skims over a diver

I was expecting a cargo plane refilling to fight a forest fire. Saw the line and was like oh this is set up but it'll look cool. Then I saw the propeller and thought that was cool... Then I rewound and noticed he's touching the hull... Eesh. That's not too bright. Still cool. Just not bright.

Jamiroquai Bee Gees Mashup by Pomplamoose

Heres something unique. You've seen tons of old black and white films of the olden days but this one from 1934s New York City's lower east side has actual sound recorded with it. When they are silent you think its so cool and serene. But hearing it with sound makes you rethink that. Also the sound isn't the greatest but its 1934 remember.

Also I like that 5 oranges are 5 cents to 11 cents depending on quality

The series that didn't happen cept for a pilot and trailer.

TREMORS SEASON 1