Musician and astrophysicist Matt Russo spoke at the University of Toronto for TED talk about how the basic foundations of music are directly correlated with those of the universe and how the pitch and tone of the stars can be musically interpreted. In 2017, Russo was part of the team that created “Trappist Sounds”, music…
How Johnny Cash’s Raw 1968 Performance at Folsom Prison Reinvigorated His Flailing Music Career
The very knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a look at the iconic Johnny Cash live album At Folson Prison, which was recorded live in 1968 at the prison itself. Cash’s performance at that show was so honest, real and raw that translated onto the album and played very well with his new audience. The album’s…
NASA Juno Probe Captures a Stunning Close Up Image of a White Oval Shaped Anticyclonic Storm on Jupiter
The NASA team working with the Juno probe have captured absolutely stunning ongoing photos of the swirling cloudscape that surround the planet of Jupiter. On October 29, 2018 during its 16th flyby of the planet, the cameras captured an amazing close up shot of an anticyclonic storm, which appears as a white oval, which had…
Playful Border Collie Prefers to Skate On a Shiny Rock Around a Slippery Parking Lot Instead of Fetching It
A very playful and clever border collie named Archie hilariously fooled his waiting human, who wanted him to fetch a shiny rock that was kicked up during their daily walk. After his first attempt to pick it up, however Archie decided that he’d prefer to skate around the slippery parking lot on that rock instead….
Amazing Anthropomorphic Robots Made of Recycled Metal That Play Real Instruments in a Punk Rock Band
Industrial artist Kolja Kugler of The Wild Waste Gallery in Berlin, creates amazing anthropomorphic robots made of upcycled and recycled metal parts. Several of Kugler’s robots, specifically “Rubble”, “Afreakin bassplayer” and “Sir Elton Junk” play real instruments for “One Love Machine”, a truly unique punk rock band. The One Love Machine band are a scrappy…
A Brilliant Stop Motion Video for the Said the Whale Song ‘UnAmerican’ Made Using 2,250 Pieces of Paper
Said the Whale, a California-inspired band in Vancouver, B.C. has created a brilliant stop motion music video for their single “UnAmerican” that was completely made by hand. Using over 2,250 sheets of paper, the band painstakingly printed and reprinted each shot to achieve the amazing effect of movement occurring on paper, rather than in real…
David Attenborough Goes on a Fascinating Journey of Endangered Natural Habitats in Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’
In the upcoming Netflix series Our Planet, Sir David Attenborough does what he does best – narrating a beautiful documentary about the planet upon which we live. This series, which will be available to stream on April 5, 2019, puts a fine point on the incredible natural habitats that still exist in the world, at…
Ronald Reagan Quips ‘Missed Me’ in West Berlin Speech When a Popped Balloon Sounds Like Gunfire
During a 1987 speech at Tempelhof U.S. Air Base in West Berlin, Germany, President Ronald Reagan heard the sound of a popping balloon that sounded like gunfire and without missing a beat, he cleverly quipped “Missed Me”. President Reagan was there to help celebrate the city’s 750th anniversary, for which thousands of balloons were inflated….