Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sintel - A Movie Short Created with Blender

I originally found this movie short about a year ago.  This is a great example of what 100% free open-source software can do.  The folks at the Durian Open Movie Project have some serious talent!





Saturday, September 17, 2011

And Now . . . A Little Bit of Humor

Yes, I'd like my snow cone with the topping of the day please. U's can has the cheezburger.



Groun' kintrol, do ya copee? Groun' kintrol, dis be co co co . . . waz dat agin? nermine. Dis be John Billy Joe Bob Cyrus Paul Smith. Can ya her me? Cappin! Y dat lite jus . . .
 

Benisyoga - A Japanese Band Covers King Crimson's Cat Food

This is an awesome cover of King Crimson's Cat Food! Can't understand the vocals? Don't blame it on the Japanese vocalist! The studio version as sung by Greg Lake and subsequent live versions sung by John Wetton are almost as unintelligable.

Heavy Metal Workshop Tokyo Plays Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part 2

This is a cool rendition of the classic King Crimson tune. HMWT has other videos where there are just the 2 people playing piano that are quite good as well.

Basslines - Was Asia Inspired by Simple Minds?

I tried to get David Gallant (former webmaster of the Official Asia site before the reunion) to hear a similarity in the bass lines between Asia's Cutting It Fine and Simple Minds' Changeling 8 years ago and failed. Gallant also wrote and published a biography of Asia.

Well, let's see if you're more perceptive than Gallant in hearing the similarity between these 2 songs. Listen to Cutting It Fine at 1:22. Then, listen to Changeling at 0:17. As for who might have copied who . . . Changeling appeared on Simple Minds' album Reel to Real Cacophony released in 1979. Cutting It Fine appears on Asia's debut album released in 1982.



Black Moon - An ELP Fan's Video Montage

The stills provide excellent imagery for this song. I just wish she hadn't slowed the song down a touch. To me, it's not annoying, but it just wasn't necessary.