Happy New Year! Trying to start strong, so here’s a preview of what’s to come…
Happy Birthday: Glenn Gould
I spent much of my teen years at a piano trying to play Bach like Glenn Gould… to my ear, he is still the master… many thanks to my father for being the fan of Gould’s that he was, and passing that on to me… dig this animation by Norman McLaren from the film, “Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould“…
…via Gould meets McLaren (by libertchuk)
Diego Stocco: Music From A Dry Cleaner
Sound designer, composer and performer Diego Stocco became an internet phenomenon when videos of his custom string instruments started to surface in conjunction with his solo work on the soundtrack to Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” film. In his latest video, he makes music from the various sounds of a dry cleaning shop… enough said…
(by DSSessionVideos)
Great video from this year’s Newport Jazz Festival which took place this last weekend… courtesy of The Daily…
My NBA fandom took a huge dip after the Sonics left Seattle, but this hysterical video has got me paying attention again…
