Share the latest bit of culture that surprised or delighted you (music, film, book, etc.)
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I only expected to enjoy the movie, not to love it as much as I do.
Feb 09, 2010 15:39 by thedigitalghost -
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Saw Reel Big Fish today. It was the best concert I've seen in some time. A friend invited me last minute to come to the concert and I'm really happy he did. Wanna go again :D
Feb 01, 2010 12:50 by x-u-
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Oh I love RBF! I'm glad you got to see them :)
Feb 01, 2010 21:26 by coffeebean.
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I've found on YouTube a nice couple (she is arabic, her husband italian) who are putting online the lessons of Arabic she gives to him. Besides the fact I think it's a very lovely thing as itself, I started to follow the lessons and I wish to grasp a very basical standard Arabic in one year. So the last bit of culture for me is - I hope - the doorsteps of a whole new culture.
Feb 01, 2010 00:14 by logosfabula -
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One of the things I look forward to each year is the new DJ Earworm "United States of Pop" mashup video. Get all the best bits of all the best songs of the year, all in one surprisingly well made video. Part of the fun is trying to see how many songs and videos you recognize.
Jan 31, 2010 21:54 by wpb30635-
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That's awesome :o
Jan 31, 2010 23:07 by soarkaios.
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Pomplamoose. Love their music. These two are gonna be big someday. Nataly Dawn is a super cutie.
Jan 31, 2010 20:51 by semperjase-
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I can't thank you enough for introducing these lovelies!
Jan 31, 2010 21:03 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Pretty catchy ;o
Jan 31, 2010 23:08 by soarkaios. -
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They do a great version of Beyonce's "All the Single Ladies".
Feb 01, 2010 05:48 by saxchik.
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I'm an American, from Massachusetts. And lately, I've been obsessed with French folk music. Any suggestions welcome.
Jan 31, 2010 19:22 by discomeg2-
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Wow, that was great. I've heard a lot of beautiful songs like that on French films (or anything by Wes Anderson) but don't know any artists.
Jan 31, 2010 19:44 by miss_anthrope. -
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I like Laurent Voulzy and Carla Bruni. Not exactly folk, but still gentle music, by and large.
Jan 31, 2010 20:25 by kellydna. -
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Very famous are Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel and Serge Gainsbourg. The latter has been my favourite for long. There is a single song sung by Gerard Depardieu and composed by Ennio Morricone in the OST of "A Pure Formality" (1994) that I love, and is called Remembering.
Jan 31, 2010 23:12 by logosfabula. -
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@logosfabula: Thank you!
Feb 01, 2010 10:40 by discomeg2.
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Got this for Christmas. Typography and fonts fascinate me. Loving leafing through and see what was hip and cool in the early 1800's.
Jan 31, 2010 18:57 by saxchik-
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that looks pretty cool.
Jan 31, 2010 19:04 by thebradymachine. -
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awsum!
Jan 31, 2010 19:17 by discomeg2. -
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very cool!
Jan 31, 2010 19:28 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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very very very nice.
Jan 31, 2010 23:14 by logosfabula.
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Aaaah, culture.
Jan 31, 2010 16:26 by merendis-
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what a delight!
Jan 31, 2010 16:34 by coco-tidan. -
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Jan 31, 2010 17:08 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Where can I buy one of 'em? I need one for Valentine Day!
Kidding!!! LOL
=o)Jan 31, 2010 17:37 by leopicado. -
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Hey, I had a somewhat curse-ish word on my comment the other day and got yelled at by two people! No fair! BTW, this is hilarious.
Jan 31, 2010 19:40 by miss_anthrope. -
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lol fantastic.
Jan 31, 2010 23:15 by logosfabula.
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I've been told over and over about Dexter and it wasn't until this fall that I watched any episode after the first. Now I'm absolutely addicted. I've already finished season 4 and can't wait for more. John Lithgow was an amazing villain!
Jan 31, 2010 14:55 by thebradymachine-
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when I look at those eyes and the way he is posing, he reminds me of Alex from the film A Clockwork Orange.
http://fandomania.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/clockwork1.jpg
right? right?a mixture of him and Eddie Izzard. I don't know, haha.
Jan 31, 2010 17:01 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Awesome show!!!
Jan 31, 2010 17:39 by leopicado. -
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Check "Raising Cain" for an amazing Lithgow :)
Jan 31, 2010 23:21 by logosfabula. -
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great choice, Dexter is an incredible show.
Jan 31, 2010 23:45 by imryanharris. -
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Dexter is awesome!
Feb 01, 2010 21:27 by coffeebean.
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this delighted me - sigur ross
Jan 31, 2010 14:17 by coco-tidan-
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Oh, I have a few of their albums. I'll bring them down with me if you haven't got them already. I have mixed feelings about Sigur Ros.
Jan 31, 2010 14:26 by rabbitdan. -
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I love all their music videos. They put on a really good show. (Even from the last last!)
Jan 31, 2010 14:57 by thebradymachine. -
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yes yes yes, I adore Sigur Ros.
Jan 31, 2010 16:53 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Ah. One of the best.
Jan 31, 2010 19:17 by discomeg2.
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"For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape."
The sounds are a little too random for me but I think the idea's neat.
More here: http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=9713
Jan 31, 2010 14:12 by athanie-
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Wow. that bird that looks like he's really getting into it is great. He can join my band.
Jan 31, 2010 14:22 by rabbitdan. -
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thats really cool
Jan 31, 2010 14:24 by coco-tidan. -
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it seems like a silly and creative idea, and the outcome is something awesome.
Jan 31, 2010 17:06 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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@rabbitdan: What's your band name? "GrandRabbit Dan & The Furious Finches" might work, assuming you don't have a name, that is.
Jan 31, 2010 19:50 by athanie. -
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@athanie: We don't have a name. The Furious Finches could be cool but we're not all finches. I'm in the process of getting Frankenstein's monster on board to play the xylophone and glockenspiel. I hear he's really got that Roy Ayers thing going on. There's a problem with the image rights though : ( Am scouting for a few other members so if you hear of an appropriate bass guitarist do let me know. Hey, maybe Henry Paulson would be good. We don't want Frankie being the only scary member ; )
Feb 01, 2010 13:23 by rabbitdan.
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the quite selfcleaning shower and having water switching just a knob.
Jan 31, 2010 13:29 by lobo12 from iphone-
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this is very Avant-Garde..
Jan 31, 2010 23:24 by logosfabula.
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I read a newspaper story about an artist in Austin who surreptitiously paints people in local coffee shops. Her work is beautiful and captures a lovely, spontaneous quality in her inadvertent models.
See the paintings on her blog, "I Stare at People" lavanna.com
Jan 31, 2010 13:11 by nonlinear_time-
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they are beautiful. I would love to be painted like that.
Jan 31, 2010 14:03 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Very cool--I like the idea, and I admire her because it'd be horribly difficult to paint strangers sitting (at a public place) quickly enough capture the moment.
Jan 31, 2010 14:07 by athanie.
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Just saw the band Brand New last night. One of the best bands I've ever seen live. Amazing, epic, down right fantastic.
Jan 31, 2010 12:40 by tmmh-
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really! you can never be sure with popular bands these days. glad to know they're worth seeing!
Jan 31, 2010 13:05 by pensandpencilsgalore.
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I'm really into this album at the moment, Alicia Keys' The Element of Freedom. Never knew I'd grow to like her music!
Jan 31, 2010 12:29 by mithredat-
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she puts amazing feeling into her music, I love it.
Jan 31, 2010 13:04 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Her voice is gorgeous and watching her perform gives me the chills
Jan 31, 2010 19:41 by miss_anthrope.
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Experimental noise.
This is a video of my cousin and his culture. He invited me out to an experimental noise show at an abandoned building last night in Cleveland. It's definitely something else, and not made for everyone. Only few can get feeling out of constant noise.
For those of you who take the time to watch this, let me know what you think!
Jan 31, 2010 10:40 by pensandpencilsgalore-
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Hmmm. It makes me feel disconnected. Interesting though.
What was he doing with the screwdriver?
Jan 31, 2010 10:52 by notanotherskye. -
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@notanotherskye: he was making a type of scratching/clicking sound by holding it against the rotating doohicky. in other words, I'm not entirely sure, haha.
Jan 31, 2010 11:09 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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I'm a sucker for noise, so I enjoyed it. I don't listen to that kind of thing too often though. The vocal sample/recording gave it a bit of structure and there were bits in the background that left it vaguely grounded. Hurrah for noise.
Jan 31, 2010 14:12 by rabbitdan. -
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@rabbitdan: you just become more awesome by the second, haha.
Jan 31, 2010 19:31 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Enjoyed it all. Good noise music like this almost make me feel like I was 4 years old and listened to the vacuum cleaner of my mom. After I manage to exit any scheme I feel mentally cozy and start to perceive the movements. Very nice shot by yourself aswell, cheers.
Jan 31, 2010 23:42 by logosfabula. -
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@logosfabula: Yes, you've about summed it up, I think. For some reason the noise frees you up to listen to it as sound, and that's quite liberating. I find myself appreciating visceral noise as an experience in its own right as opposed to being this thing that's part of a broadly historical narrative of music with an underlying careerist agenda. Which is part of how I listen to most music, for better or worse.
Feb 01, 2010 13:27 by rabbitdan. -
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Oh, yes, it's nicely filmed as well, as @logosfabula said
Feb 01, 2010 13:28 by rabbitdan.
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I'm sure no one is surprised this was my choice.... If you haven't seen it yet, get to it! Instant streaming on netflix!
Jan 31, 2010 08:28 by imryanharris-
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I've been meaning to watch this!
Jan 31, 2010 10:45 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Changed everything about how I eat. I tell people to watch it constantly, but unfortunately it hasn't changed anything for my roommates who still buy cheap, cheap, cheap and don't seem to care at all about the consequences.
Jan 31, 2010 13:13 by nonlinear_time.
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About halfway through this book, it really is eye opening looking at how humans rationalize things.
Jan 31, 2010 07:48 by toyotaboy-
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ooh, I believe I'll be adding this to my list of books to read.
Jan 31, 2010 10:46 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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Love this book!
Jan 31, 2010 13:14 by nonlinear_time.
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@demander: made me realize that i should probably post a vid of my cousin playing piano, he has worked hard and is modest about his talent
Jan 31, 2010 07:27 by coco-tidan-
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I really like the piece he's playing, what is it called?
I think he's a really good piano player but the moves are a bit of a turn-off for me :p
Jan 31, 2010 08:07 by mithredat. -
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Nice. Like this.
Jan 31, 2010 08:34 by demander. -
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I love piano. love, love, love.
Jan 31, 2010 10:47 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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@mithredat: Ludovico Einaudi – Le Onde
i know where you are coming from... but i think music sounds better when the person/people playing it are getting into it in whatever way comes naturally.
you should see me dancing... its both joyous and disgusting at the same time!
Jan 31, 2010 10:59 by coco-tidan. -
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Beautiful! He really brings emotion to the piece.
Jan 31, 2010 13:28 by nonlinear_time. -
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Very nice and pleasant--he's very talented!
@coco-tidan: I know what you mean on the dancing. I look like the guy from that Fatboy Slim video "Praise You" when I dance.
Jan 31, 2010 13:58 by athanie. -
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@athanie: one of my dreams is to be able to dance like carlton!
Jan 31, 2010 14:14 by coco-tidan.
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Reading this book has allowed to better understand my relationship with those around me, and appreciate their roles a lot more.
Jan 31, 2010 06:38 by leopicado-
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"An inquiry into the value of work"
I think a lot of people need to read this book.Jan 31, 2010 10:52 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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@pensandpencilsgalore: Definitely!
Jan 31, 2010 17:39 by leopicado.
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Cláudia Tajes book.
Jan 31, 2010 05:16 by gustavozilles from iphone-
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that title is hilarious!
and no, I don't speak Portuguese, but I am an avid google translator ;).Jan 31, 2010 10:51 by pensandpencilsgalore.
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The winner of "Ukraine’s Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II.
Jan 31, 2010 04:52 by jdproductions-
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I watched this a few weeks ago ... it's amazing. That really is talent.
Jan 31, 2010 05:38 by demander. -
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I find these artists to be absolutely amazing.
Jan 31, 2010 10:47 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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I saw that it was incredible.
Jan 31, 2010 10:59 by discomeg2.
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Diana Damrau singing the Queen of the Night aria from the Magic Flute.
I know opera isn't to everyone's taste, but this really is incredible and worth listening to IMHO.
Found this yesterday when I was looking for a different version ... it's a bit out of sync, but the ringtone on my phone is taken from 0:40 onwards ... lol
**Comment below on what you thought of it... good or bad! I'd be interested to know.**Jan 31, 2010 04:32 by demander-
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thx for posting this... i never really listen to opera but i appreciate the technicality and talent etc... i guess i'm a bit of a slob when it comes to classical/western musical traditions... i like certain 'moments' but have trouble sitting through whole pieces. i suppose this is indicative of the throwaway culture we live in. I'm am on the verge of making an effort to increase my understanding of classical music, i have lots and lots of it but never give it the time it deserves.
great ring tone!Jan 31, 2010 04:51 by coco-tidan. -
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my cousin is a classical pianist and has been recording lots of short vids recently...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP2xRsSiH-w&feature=channelJan 31, 2010 04:53 by coco-tidan. -
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@coco-tidan: Just had a listen to Stephen...he sounds good, and I like his Einaudi vid. @thatjazzguy introduced me to Einaudi recently ... he plays his music too, but in a way I never would have been able to.
Jan 31, 2010 05:35 by demander. -
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I have only ever seen student opera live, and I liked Carmen and hated Woyzek (left after the first act it was so boring). This is very, very different and very, very, very much better than I had expected. Makes me think I should go see a professional opera. I probably will never listen to it without the visuals, but with the staging and actual acting (I had never before seen an opera singer act- they always just stood were they were blocked and sang loud), it looks like a pretty good time.
Jan 31, 2010 13:23 by nonlinear_time.
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Finished reading my second Neil Gaiman book(neverwhere) and was surprised by how much I enjoyed them.
Jan 31, 2010 03:58 by sayanythingbam-
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The Sandman story is so intense and deep that sometimes I have shivers just by recalling the names of the series "Preludes and Nocturnes", " A Game of You", " Season of Mists"... shivers. Among novels I read just Coraline, and I liked it :) A friend gave me 'American Gods' but never started to read. I'd go for 'Neverwhere' instead.
Jan 31, 2010 04:24 by logosfabula. -
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what's Neverwhere about?
Jan 31, 2010 10:48 by pensandpencilsgalore. -
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I saw the BBC miniseries from the 80s of Neverwhere, and even though it has that tacky 80s quality, it was AWESOME. I can't wait to read the book.
Jan 31, 2010 13:20 by nonlinear_time.
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