Breaking stuff in the name of Science...slowly

I like Science. I think this comes from a school science lesson where the teacher decided to demonstrate to us the power of a hydrogen bomb. So he concocted the potion to make this mildly explosive device and proceeded to let it off, much to our amusement.

This is the type of video I like. Science mixed with breaking stuff. Much like Brainiac's "what you shouldn't put into a microwave" tests this video breaks things and shows you what happens through the use of a super slow motion camera.

The makers of this video have a lot of other cool videos including this one.

Christmas Cookies...

The official making of video of Christmas Cookies...and thank you to Jules for singing the song...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Oh the excitement...

La Mer de Pianos

La Mer de Pianos from Films & Things on Vimeo.

What a cool shop. I'd like a guitar shop like that. Not of my own but one that I could roam free in and find all sorts of treasures. I'm sure you could build some sort of awesome hybrid piano type deeley in that shop. Some sort of multilayered, strings and mallets everywhere. Some might call it a death trap, others something entirely different.

The best Christmas song...

Ok, so this is sort of a case of shameless self promotion but...yes the inevitable but...this is a great song. Probably the truest of Christmas songs about. None of the cheesy schmaltz of the traditional classics. Such great chemistry between Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacCall, and such great lyrics.

Thanks to everyone who played on this video, it was a lot of fun...

Arcade Fire presents Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

I love Arcade Fire. From the moment I saw they used weird and unusual instruments and had such a large cast of players I was hooked. When The Suburbs came out I was unimpressed by it. It didn't have the initial impact that Funeral and Neon Bible had. I listened to it a few times and never found a way into it. Then the other day I saw the video for "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" and was blown away. I love the Blondie influence that is so upfront and the hypnotic drums and synth sounds. Now I am going to go back to The Suburbs and see what I was missing out on...

The Vasco Era - Rock And Roll Is The Only Thing That Makes Me Feel Good

A great song and a really interesting video to boot...check out more on their youtube channel...