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Ice Cube celebrates Eames

Nate Tharp — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:48:10 +0000

“This is going green 1949-style, bitch. Believe that.“

Hip Hop History in Four Minutes

Nate Tharp — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:05:19 +0000

[via @marissa]

Shaquille O’Neal Conducts The Boston Pops

Nate Tharp — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:15:03 +0000

It’s a wonder the musicians were able to get through the songs without busting out laughing.

[via TBJ]

Isle of Tune

Nate Tharp — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:14:12 +0000

Isle of Tune is a music sequencer that you use by building a neighbor hood. Each element (ie. house, tree, street lamp, etc.) has a different sound, which is played as a car or cars drive around your neighborhood. Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ is an obviously popular island.

[via Kottke]

PVC medley

Nate Tharp — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:56:32 +0000

Watching this kid kill it on the PVC organ reminds me how long it’s been since I’ve seen a Blue Man Group show. Gotta change that.

[via Cameron Moll]

Thatâ€™s how you want Bob Dylan

Nate Tharp — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:22:03 +0000

President Obama tells Rolling Stone what his experience with Bob Dylan was like.

Hereâ€™s what I love about Dylan: He was exactly as youâ€™d expect he would be. He wouldnâ€™t come to the rehearsal; usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening. He didnâ€™t want to take a picture with me; usually all the talent is dying to take a picture with me and Michelle before the show, but he didnâ€™t show up to that. He came in and played â€œThe Times They Are A-Changinâ€™.â€ A beautiful rendition. The guy is so steeped in this stuff that he can just come up with some new arrangement, and the song sounds completely different. Finishes the song, steps off the stage â€” Iâ€™m sitting right in the front row â€” comes up, shakes my hand, sort of tips his head, gives me just a little grin, and then leaves. And that was it â€” then he left. That was our only interaction with him. And I thought: Thatâ€™s how you want Bob Dylan, right? You donâ€™t want him to be all cheesinâ€™ and grinninâ€™ with you. You want him to be a little skeptical about the whole enterprise.

[via clusterflock]

More F**k You

Nate Tharp — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:20:02 +0000

As predicted, Cee-Lo Green’s new song “F**k You” is sweeping the land. It’s garnered millions of views and is now spurring remixes and mash-ups of all sorts.

There was the addition of a 50 Cent verse:

And now The Dallas Observer has collected some famous movie scenes that have been set to Cee-Lo’s masterpiece. The best one is easily the “Shawshank Redemption” version.

[via Kottke and clusterflock]

The Rap Map

Nate Tharp — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:53:14 +0000

Any fan of rap music knows how prevalent geographic references are in lyrics. Now, there’s a map for that.

[via Kottke]

“Beat It” performed by the Chinese Red Army

Nate Tharp — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:16:33 +0000

[via @shin27]

F**k You by Cee-Lo Green

Nate Tharp — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:22:25 +0000

Now hear this, Cee-Lo Green’s new song “F**k You” will be everywhere very soon.

[via @tdominey]