Amateur, performed and edited by Lasse Gjertsen, a genius animation and video artist from Norway. “All the sounds are the actual audio from the original video tape”. Each note, chord, beat, and symbol was played individually and edited into music in the video editing stage. It’s hard to believe Lasse’s claim that he “can neither…
Tag: earshot presents
Danny Way jumps Great Wall of China on his skateboard
Danny Way breaks skateboard history records by ollie-ing over the Great Wall of China. Skip to 3:25 if you’re in a hurry. Incidentally, Way is the same crazy son of a bitch who set the land speed record on a skateboard earlier this year.
Hocus Pocus by Focus, live 1973
Focus was born in Holland in 1969, headed by keyboardist/flautist/yodeler/mad man Thijs van Leer. Soon after, virtuoso shredder Jan Akkerman joined the band as lead guitarist. This song, “Hocus Pocus” from their 1971 album Moving Waves, earned them their place in the pantheon of prog-rock. “Hocus Pocus” was also featured on a live release from…
Hard Drive
[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/hard-drive.mp3|titles=Evan Dando — Hard Drive] Years before there was Facebook and Twitter, Ben Lee wrote Hard Drive. Here it is as performed by Evan Dando.
2 fun reasons why I enjoyed Pixar’s “Up”
After seeing and hearing a lot of great reviews and media hype, I went and saw Up tonight (in 3D!) with my friend Shayna. Two very cool inclusions by the directors and writers of Up made the Pixar film particularly enjoyable. The first treat in Up was the name-dropping of an Oakland ice cream parlor…