Musician Dave Rucci took a wire cutter and snipped off all but one string (G) on his guitar. He then proceeded to play ten different and iconic intro riffs using only one finger on that one string. …these 10 classic riffs are pretty much perfect to try on just your G-string, whether you have all…
The Genetically Modified Paradise, Oddly Misshapen Beings Lurking Near The Little Mermaid of Copenhagen
In 2000 Danish sculptor Bjørn Nørgaard created “The Genetically Modified Paradise”, a surreal series of oddly misshapen beings, including “The Genetically Modified Little Mermaid”, a new interpretation of Copenhagen’s famous statue “The Little Mermaid”. Each of Nørgaard’s characters were made from cast iron, stainless steel, aluminum-bronze, gold leaf, gilded lead, granite, bronze, and sandstone for…
Krzywy Domek, The Crooked Little House of Sopot, Poland That Sports a Distorted Illusory Front Facade
In 2004, the Polish architecture firm Szotynski & Zaleski built a wonderfully illusory building in Sopot, Poland that doesn’t quite look real. The design was based upon whimsical, fairy tale sketches of artist Jan Marcin Szancer and is quite aptly named “Krzywy Domek” or crooked little house. The building’s front facade is made up of…
Physicist Brian Cox Reimagines the Wonder of the Big Bang for a Five Part BBC Series About ‘The Planets’
In a trailer for the five-part BBC Earth series entitled The Planets, renowned physicist Brian Cox narrates a beautiful visual reimagination the Big Bang, the incredible cosmological model that explains the origin of the universe. Future episodes include virtual explorations of the planets of the solar system, how each has changed throughout time and how…
A Modified Roomba Robot Vacuum Cleaner That Screams and Curses When It Bumps Into Things
Technology vlogger Michael Reeves quite grudgingly responded to viewer requests to build a Roomba that screams and curses when it bumps into walls and other things. The first attempt was too polite and the second attempt was too angry. After seeking the advice and the voices of vloggers such as iDubbbz TV, MaxmoefoePokemon and Lily…
Jaunty Acoustic Guitar Cover of the Star Wars Cantina Song With an Adorably Rhythmic Dog on Drums
The very talented musician Acoustic Trench (previously) recorded a jaunty acoustic version of the Figrin D’an and The Modal Node song that was iconically played at the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars IV: A New Hope. His solidly rhythmic golden retriever/border collie mix Maple the Pup kept a simple beat on drums. Trench originally…
James Taylor and Oscar the Grouch Sing a Duet on a Classic Episode of ‘Sesame Street’
In 1984, the great James Taylor paid a visit to Sesame Street, where he and the curmudgeonly trash dweller Oscar the Grouch performed a duet that told each other how they feel. The song “That Grouchy Face”, was an adorable parody of Taylor’s hit song “Your Smiling Face”. Taylor appeared on the show a number…
A Velvet-Voiced Crooner Covers the Panic! At The Disco Song ‘High Hopes’ in True Frank Sinatra Style
Postmodern Jukebox invited the velvet-voiced crooner Spencer Day into the studio to perform the Panic! At The Disco song “High Hopes” in authentic Frank Sinatra style. Joining him in this loungy version were Nora Germain on violin, Luca Pino on guitar, Martin Diller on drums, Cooper Appelt on bass and of course, Scott Bradlee on…