Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Ravi Shankar Dies at 92
Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar has died at the age of 92. Shankar introduced western audiences to traditional Indian music in the 1950's and 60's. (Dec. 12)
Monday, December 10, 2012
April March - Chick Habit - HD
April March (born Elinor Blake on April 20, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter who sings in English and French. She is widely known for the song "Chick Habit", which was featured in the films But I'm a Cheerleader and Death Proof.
She has also been a cartoon animator, including a stint as a principal animator for the Ren and Stimpy show.
She was married to Warren Zanes, musician and former Vice-President of Education at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio, and has two sons . They have since filed for divorce
As a child, Blake became fascinated with France, and in junior high participated in an exchange program in France. She graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1983, after which she moved back to New York City to become a cartoon animator. March worked as an animator for Archie Comics and Pee Wee's Playhouse; in 1986 she worked on the Madonna feature Who's That Girl, animating the star in the title sequence and the contemporaneous music video. Her first band, The Pussywillows, was formed in 1987; March took a year off to attend the Disney-founded Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts. In 1991 the Pussywillows broke up and March formed The Shitbirds, which lasted until 1995. Since then, March has recorded as a solo artist, and has appeared on some motion picture soundtracks, as well as performing the theme song for the Cartoon Network series I Am Weasel.
Her albums contain songs sung in both English and French, and her style is heavily influenced by French 1960s pop music.
Her best known work is the English translation of the Serge Gainsbourg song, "Laisse tomber les filles", renamed as "Chick Habit." The song has since been featured in the 1999 campy teen comedy But I'm a Cheerleader, and was brought to wider audiences in Quentin Tarantino's 2007 film Death Proof; it was also used as the backing music to television advertisements for the Renault Twingo in the UK and in France in 2008.
March has recently collaborated in the U.S. with the Dust Brothers, and in France with Bertrand Burgalat. Her latest album, a collaboration with Steve Hanft, is called Magic Monsters. It became available via iTunes, Amazon.com, and other digital music distributors on 22 April 2008. The album is available on vinyl format on the label Martyrs of Pop.
The Snap Chick: 50mm versus 35mm
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http://www.snapchick.com
SnapChick referees the fight between the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens and the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Michael Jackson - Heal The World - HD
"Heal the World" is a song from Michael Jackson's hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991. The music video (directed by Joe Pytka) features children living in countries suffering from unrest, especially Burundi. It is also one of only a handful of Michael Jackson's videos not to feature Jackson himself, the others being "Cry", "HIStory" and "Man in the Mirror". (The clips for "HIStory" and "Man in the Mirror" only feature Michael Jackson in archival footage). The version of the video included on Dangerous: The Short Films and Michael Jackson's Vision contains an introductory video that features a speech from Jackson taken from the special "spoken word" version of the track. This version was not included on Video Greatest Hits -- HIStory featuring the music video. Jackson performed the song in the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show with a 35,000 person flash card performance.
In a 2001 Internet chat with fans, Jackson said "Heal the World" is the song he was most proud to have created. He also created the Heal the World Foundation, a charitable organization which was designed to improve the lives of children. The organization was also meant to teach children how to help others. This concept of 'betterment for all' would become a centerpiece for the Dangerous World Tour. In the documentary Living with Michael Jackson, Jackson said he created the song in his "Giving Tree" at Neverland Ranch.
An ensemble performance of "We Are the World" and "Heal the World" closed Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009. The song was performed as rehearsed by Jackson at the venue just weeks earlier, in preparation for his planned "This Is It" tour in London along with "Dirty Diana". R&B singer Ciara sung the song as a tribute to Jackson at the 2009 BET Awards.
The song was played at the funeral of James Bulger, and Jackson also donated the song to be used as the anthem for the charity the James Bulger Red Balloon Center, a school for children to go to if they are being bullied or have learning difficulties.
Wyclef Jean - Sweetest Girl (The Exotic Dancer Video) HD
The terms exotic dancer and exotic dance can have different meanings in different parts of the world and depending on context. In the erotic sense, "exotic dance" is often used to refer to practitioners of striptease. In a non-erotic sense, it can mean many forms of foreign or cultural dance.
In a non-erotic sense, the word "exotic" applies to the fact that something is out of the ordinary or perceived by spectators as unusual. It can also apply to those dancers who master a rare or largely lost art form, including whirling dervishes, shaman dancers and religious dancers. Middle Eastern dance is often referred to as exotic dance in this way, though its use of hip/pelvic movement and isolation often results in its conflation with exotic dance in the erotic sense.
Other forms of exotic dance are aerial dance, many forms of experimental dance, pogo, breakdance and all other dance forms with unconventional movements. Strictly speaking, many anarchistic dance forms in wild parties can be considered as exotic dance, when movements take place that are not used in standard or Latin dance.
In an erotic sense, the term "exotic dance" is used as a synonym for erotic dancing.
The Jive Aces & Rebecca Grant - Nothing's Too Good For My Baby
What a great song and video from the Jive Aces and Rebecca Grant!
You can pre-order the new album now from http://is.gd/kingoftheswingers
The Jive Aces and Rebecca Grant with the classic Louis Prima and Keely Smith duet "Nothings Too Good For My Baby" from the album "King of the Swingers: A Salute to Louis Prima". Also with the hilarious Jim Meskimen.
Be sure to show your love and respect at:
http://www.jiveaces.com
http://www.rebeccagrant.co.uk
http://www.jimpressions.net
Huge thanks to:
Vivien of Holloway for Rebecca's dresses http://www.vivienofholloway.com
Riviera Clothing for Ian's clothes http://www.morellos.com
Restoration Cakes for the key lime pies http://www.restorationcake.co.uk
Typhoon for the retro kitchen appliances http://www.typhoonhousewares.com
Produced by The Jive Aces in conjunction with Martell Media http://www.martellmedia.co.uk
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Jul i Angora
Lyrics:
Så det` jul, det' tid til glögg og and
Sneen daler i Angoras land
Jeg skal hjem og pudse mit klaver - så lyder det godt
Mit talent er noget der imponerer
Og Kåre du har drukket juleøller i en mængde der er ekstrem - Kåre? Kåre?
Nemlig ja, ja nemlig ja, ja nemlig ja, det` ingen problem
Nu det` jul i Angora
Så skal vi sataneme hjem til moar - eller mutter
Ja det skal vi da, men også hjem til far
Nu det` jul i Angora
Så skal fandme ud og score
Nej, det skal vi ik`, vi skal danse om et træ
Hvot gul mnji vu Vlad i Gagarin
Hold da kæft! Hva` er det I sir` I fede russersvin? - Totalt perkeragtigt
Simon er en dum, dum, dum, dum én - Hva'? Prettyface!
Styr jer grydehår og tændstikben - Grrrr! Han kaldte dig for tændstikben!
Jeg har sunget sange og lavet mad med menneskelort i
Jeg har... Nej, det fungerer overhovedet ik` - Nej, nej, nej
Nu det` jul i Angora
Vi skal ha` mad med lort og porrer
Nej det skal vi ik`, vi skal ha` juleand
Nu det` jul i Angora
Ohhh, my mother is a slutty whore
Ja det ved vi godt, det er ikke vores problem - No. It`s no problem
Go`daw far! Go`daw Ryan, go`daw Flemming. Er i kommen for hjælpe mig med at pynte juletræet?
Næh, vi er såmænd bare kommet med en bette julehilsen til dig. Ja, glædelig jul, din gamle idiot.
Nu det` jul i Angora
Mine briller de er store
Det er juletid, så ønsk dig et par nye
Nu det` jul i Angora
Nå, så ska` vi ha` en bette juleøl da. Yeehaaaa! Skål i skideskuret!
Ja vi skal belle øl og ønske glædelig jul - Merry Christmasses
Ja vi skal belle øl og ønske glædelig jul - Grüss Gott
Ja vi skal belle øl og ønske glædelig jul
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