What is the purpose of art? Expression? Communication? Is the purpose of art to elicit an emotional response from the audience? If it's the latter of the three, then by golly we have a winner.
Enter Die Antwoord (kind-of-NSFW, so here's their Wikipedia entry).
Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for "The Answer") is a South African hip hop group formed in 2008. Composed of Ninja (Watkin Tudor Jones, pictured), Yo-Landi Vi$$er (Yolandi Visser), and DJ Hi-Tek (Justin de Nobrega), the group has toured all over the world and has released two albums to critical success.
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Posts Tagged ‘Video’
YouTube Sensation: Kina Grannis
If you're already familiar with this artist, there are two possible reasons: 1. You use YouTube, and every now and then listen to newest YouTube artists who seem to have some potential or 2. You watched the Super Bowl XLII and have a very good memory of the commercials. What do these two conditions have in common? Kina Grannis. Grannis was the winner of the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. As a result, her video "Message From Your Heart" was featured during the Super Bowl XLII commercials. Thanks to the contest, Grannis landed a record deal with Interscope Records, but
On the Value of Recorded Music
This past week I had the chance opportunity for a brief discussion about the state of music and various other topics. The man I spoke to was Bob Power, award-winning producer, mixer, and audio engineer who has worked on music by artists like A Tribe Called Quest, Run-D.M.C., The Roots, and Erykah Badu. He even had a hand in crafting the Men in Black soundtrack.
We spoke briefly about recording music, about performing live music, and about getting good sound out of the gear you have. It was funny to me that we both prefer the Shure
We spoke briefly about recording music, about performing live music, and about getting good sound out of the gear you have. It was funny to me that we both prefer the Shure
You Can Have Your Nickel Back
"Hey, hey, I wanna be a rock star."
This is the main line of Nickelback's 2008 hit single "Rockstar" off their album All the Right Reasons. The song, which has been said to be a satirical piece about the excess of the rock and roll lifestyle, which pokes fun at the notion of musicians who want the fame and fortune, but who lack artistic integrity, is simply a lame-duck attempt at giving Nickelback any shred of musical credibility. This can all be confirmed in the hypocrisy of the line "I want a brand new house on an
This is the main line of Nickelback's 2008 hit single "Rockstar" off their album All the Right Reasons. The song, which has been said to be a satirical piece about the excess of the rock and roll lifestyle, which pokes fun at the notion of musicians who want the fame and fortune, but who lack artistic integrity, is simply a lame-duck attempt at giving Nickelback any shred of musical credibility. This can all be confirmed in the hypocrisy of the line "I want a brand new house on an
VEVO
Sometimes, when looking for videos on Youtube, I came across videos that have had their soundtracks replaced due to copyright laws and other technicalities. Sometimes, the music videos are labeled with a special name: VEVO. Have you ever seen this and wondered what it was?
VEVO is a partnership between the Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. Artists working within any of these music companies have their music videos exclusively featured on VEVO. Other companies including EMI Music, ABKCO, Beggars Group, Big Machine Records, Concord Music Group, Hollywood Records, Lyric Street Records,
VEVO is a partnership between the Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. Artists working within any of these music companies have their music videos exclusively featured on VEVO. Other companies including EMI Music, ABKCO, Beggars Group, Big Machine Records, Concord Music Group, Hollywood Records, Lyric Street Records,
