Astronomer’s Paradise. Atacama Starry Nights: Episode 1.
Make sure to watch this full-screen with the sound on!
Before you defend Chris Brown, let alone support him, read the police report of what happened between him and Rihanna in 2009.
Wow! Where do I begin. I mean, seriously, WTF were the Grammy’s thinking when they had this guy on their show; twice! I didn’t watch the Grammy’s, nor did I even follow who won or was nominated - which just goes to show how relevant they are these days. But, really, celebrating a guy that beats a woman like this? That’s not rock and roll. It’s not even punk. It’s messed up and wrong. Plain and simple.
I just don’t get it. What is it with so-called celebs that they get a free-pass. I get rock and roll. I get lots of the crazy things rock and rollers do. I think such acts are important; they contribute, just not in the ways moral conservatives might think. But there is nothing rock and roll or “celeb ok” about bashing a woman.
The film and music industry’s moral compasses are broken. Again, just not in the way the prudish might think. Where has the humanity gone?
Deaths like Whitney, or Amy, or Michael, or Heath, should not be excused. Why are they thought of as victims? I get the meme about artists and creatives being tortured souls and often finding ways to indirectly kill themselves. But that’s messed up. There’s nothing good or noble about that. Where is the celeb intervention for Lohan? No, they sit back, as does the media, and watch the spiral. FFS, it is the very essence of being an artiste to be altruistic, to care for others, for the planet. Why this tolerance and inaction?
Ugh, enough of the rant. Back to where we started. The Grammy’s should be ashamed of themselves.
(via masikawa)
In My Time Of Dying
A while back I posted a link to a video from the O2 concert where Jimmy uses his custom shop ES-350 for In My Time of Dying. Over time, I’ve really come to like the song better with this guitar’s tone as opposed to the Danelectro used so often on stage. So much so in fact, I recently acquired a Gibson 1960 ES-350 T and it sure is fun learning and playing this song on it.
Also, this song is a great demonstration of how Zeppelin truly were greater than the sum of the parts. In this case; Bonham. No other drummer would have played so hard, and with such tone (especially the snare) and those syncopated beats during the wonderful Jimmy D7-D13#11 part. The drums absolutely take the song to another level. And while I’m on it, who else but Jimmy would’ve come up with D7-D13#11 part which is so different and wonderfully dissonant compared to the entire feel of the song up to that point.
Cosmic Dancer.
Lisa Loeb. Stay.
If you think performing live like that is easy, try it sometime.
Troubadours: Carole King - James Taylor - The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
gq:
Wilco, Nick Lowe + Mavis Staples
Rehearse The WeightThis video deserves to be seen by more than just 301 people.
If you like it, please consider it a thank-you present from your GQ tumblrers. We passed a milestone in followers here earlier this evening—we’ll keep the number to ourselves in the tumblr spirit of earth and people, but it did make those of us here feel feelings. So thanks, and seriously, watch the video. It’s an unexpectedly fantastic way to start a weekend.
[h/t Andy Ward]
Parkour - the art of motion.
This video was done with no filters, no giant rigs, no lights, just Canon DSLRs (5D and 7D).
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