http://vimeo.com/64779141
Ciarán Parnell – Colourway
The first “full-band” release from Dublin singer-songwriter Ciarán about the joys of wearing well-made sneakers.
Finally.
Colourway was released on the Toast Office Compilation 2013 earlier in the year and is available to download for FREE here.
Directed by Sam Fitzpatrick.
Artisan/engineer Jon Jones’ WheelHarp is a full-scale chromatic instrument inspired by the hurdy-gurdy.
Pressing on the keys moves one of 61 strings toward a rosined wheel. The right pedal controls the speed of the motor turning the wheel. The left is a damper. There are electromagnetic and a piezoelectric pickups to control amplification.
It’s quite the orchestral thing of beauty. It makes lovely sounds.
And for ten grand, you can have the entry-level version.
The Daft Club member AgentRayBans‘ retrospective of the various incarnations of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo’s headgear.
Gigantic, readable versions here and here.
Or you could always build your own.
(Hat tip: Ultan)
Sounds Just Like is a single-serving website that presents pairs of songs that…you know.
You can’t play tracks simultaneously, but you can search and suggest your own soundalikes.
You may remember ‘The Vincent Browne Song’ by Derek Flynn from last week.
Now Derek has decided to release it as a single with 50% of all proceeds going to Aware.
The remaining 50% will help pay for Vincent’s new Merc.
Kidding.
Fair play though, for Aware-ness.
Available now on iTunes and cdbaby.
Previously: You May Like This
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6NDY8FSr9M
A very passable overlaid cover indeed of the Daft Punk hit du jour by British musician George Barnett.
A guitar detailed with runes, Nazgul, Minas Tirith, the Eye Of Sauron and all manner of Middle Earthiness rendered with Sharpie pens by talented 16 year-old Vivian Xiao.
(Thanks Colum Cronin)
Animator Patrick Smith’s illustration of a 1985 ABC News interview with the band in which they discuss – among other things – an unexpected run-in with the cops, ‘sucka music’ and breakfast.
Part of the PBS Blank On Blank series.
Previously: Larry King ‘Where The Nights, Where The Nights’
