10 Reasons Why Bowie Still Rocks

1. 1969 version of Space Oddity (no where near the final version)
2. Davie Jones speaking on behalf of the "Society of Preventiion of Cruelty to Long Haired Men"
3. Ashes to Ashes video.
4. Is There Life on Mars.
5. Performing "Fame" on The Cher Show.
6. Under Pressure with Queen.
7. On SNL with Klaus Nomi The Man Who Sold the World.
8. Oh You Pretty Things
9. From the film Labyrinth Dance Magic

10. Afraid of Americans

Extra Bowie fun:
Nina Hagen perfoms Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie's Area

1 Giant Leap (for mankind, one small step for man)

1 Giant Leap is one of my favorite bands/musical projects over the last couple years. It is two guys (with previous industry accomplishments) who have had the privilege of traveling the world and recording artists from all over, in a collaboration effort. It is some of the best music I've heard in a long time. The Palm Pictures site has all of the songs available but doesn't list the songs in the correct order, the correct order is available here.

I have already seen the DVD for the current 1 Giant Leap project that was inspiring, and here is a sneak preview of what they have planned for the next album: (it's a 34mb QT file) 1 Giant Leap part 2 the password is: trailer1. I'll admit, parts of it gave me chills.The official site is available here.

Life Runs Out Like Sand

I found these wonderful videos of performance art sand painting by an artist named Ilana who lives in Israel.

This is the song that came to my mind:
Bill Nelson - Life Runs Out Like Sand.

My favorite videos so far are Just Imagine and Ocean.

Lucy In the Sky...

Video set to the wonderful version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by William Shatner.

Here's the original Yellow Submarine version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds as well.
Plus Julian's original artwork.

All Along the Watchtower

See the shirt then see the video. Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970.

More James Marshall videos:
Mixed Footage set to All Along the Watchtower.
Hey Joe at the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967.
Wind Cries Mary on a TV show, Stockholm, in 1967.

One of my favorite videos: Hear My Train a Comin'

Memorable Quotes:
"When I die, just keep playing the records."
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power... the world will know peace"
"I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to"
"Music is my religion."

L.A. to N.Y. in Four Minutes

Here's a nice little video trip of Los Angeles to New York, crammed into four minutes.
My favs of the video are: 1) it's a beautiful old convertible, 2) they have to stop for repairs, 3) they wash it during the trip.

Video directed by Michel & Olivier Gondry, music by Lacquer Sound.

But, He's a Really Fungi to Hang Out With...

Here's a fantastic gallery of amazing fungi.

Some of my favorites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

In case that's not enough, here's some more pictures.

Fungus in the news:
How Mushrooms Will Save the World "Fungi are the grand recyclers of the planet and the vanguard species in habitat restoration,"
Shrooms: Not Just For Salad Anymore "Mushrooms restore health both on the personal and ecological level,"
Fungus Catches Radioactive Fallout "Edible mushrooms can mop up radioactive pollution because one of their pigments captures elements such as caesium,"

That's Synthtastic!

I have a big heart for synths and the sounds they make and it probably stems from playing with a micromoog as a small child. So, here a few synth links to enjoy.

When I think of how to describe the "synth sound", I would probably say the Dr. Who theme song is a good example, but I recently found out, that it contains no synth at all. Whoops! After reading about how the original theme song was made without synths, I have even more respect for this fantastic piece of music.

Ever heard of a Novachord? It turns out there were synths made in 1937 by Hammond Organ! Check out the Novachord Restoration Project where you can see and hear the magnificent machine from now and in the past.

Here's a scanned history (1976-78) of an electronic music magazine: Synapse there's interviews with Devo, Zappa, Eno, Moog, Hillage, plus lots more goodies...

For some more fun, here's a sales album for the moog: The Sound of the Moog (it takes a while to load but is a good listen).

What Is That I Hear? Free Music?

Free Music? What? Is that possible?

Well, here are two sites that will show you:
Yes Virginia, free music does exist.

Radio Blog Club: Enter an artist or song and enjoy people's radio blogs (be sure to un-check the crossfade option to listen to the full songs).

Pandora: Listen to artists you might not have heard before based on an artist or song that you search for.

Both of the above sites don't require you to install anything which is quite nice.