Download Popcast 9/23/07

I know its been ages since a fresh photo post but since I’ve changed my life routine about a month ago, I found that the daily photo post just doesn’t work with my crazy art-student schedule. Plus; its a new season and I figured its time for a change. So I’ve decided to revert to the podcast format I actually started the P&C blog off with about a year ago (around this time even, would ya look at that…). My plan is a new podcast a week. UPDATE 10/1/07: I love how every time I say "you know what, I’m done with this and I’m moving on to that" it just never fails to last for only a couple days or so. The truth is that the photo posts aren’t going anywhere. And they work only TOO WELL with my crazy art student schedule. Pssh, whats up with me.. anyways, there’ll just be more popcasts here and there for you to enjoy too. Ok. Thats all I had to say. I hope you kids enjoy my imaginary pods of music; they’re my gift to you. This week’s Popcast is recommended for overcast days and as background music to a lonely evening in your apartment. Its not depressing by any means, at least I don’t think it is. Its how shall we say, retrospective. Yeah, thats good. Without further ado, here’s this week’s half-hour of heaven. Cheers!

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Beck: Some Things Last a Long Time • Les Lutins: Ella n’a Rien Compris • Land of the Loops: Patience • Au Revoir Simone: Fallen Snow (remix) • Say Hi To Your Mom: These Fangs • Little Dragon: Test  • Kanye West: Heard Em’ Say • Al Green: Back Up Train • Scott Walker: Always Coming Back To You

Have you ever heard of Norman McLaren? He’s an incredible artist and sound/animation pioneer who created this piece here. Its insane how he did it. He basically recorded images and patterns onto the soundtrack portion of 35mm film. This piece involved a set of cards representing a full range of pitch and volume which he photographed right onto the soundtrack of the film. He then photographed the soundtrack back onto the visible part of the film so that the images match the sound. Can we say crazy? And this sounds hard enough to do with even with all the supercomputers we have at our fingertips, let alone doing it sometime in the early 70s! Norman McLaren, I salute you. Peeps, enjoy. (careful; dont get any seizures while watching).

So this morning while I was in the shower I dropped a full bottle of shampoo on my 3rd toe. Have you ever done that? Its pretty much no different than a brick falling on your foot. I think my toe sorta exploded. Its gross, but not THAT gross. I thought about taking a picture of it for today’s post but I thankfully changed my mind. Instead I’m posting this fantastic clip from the old Sesame Street days. Remember this one? Kamikluuks and Tutuluks? I hadn’t seen this in so long that I forgot the real words and lil bruder and I started making up our own like, Mukuluk, Pukalook and etc. Oh, just watch the vid and you’ll get what I mean. PS: My toe says hi.

The Beatles: Getting Better

Kelly Slusher: I’m the Devil of the Neighborhood

Stars: What the Snowman Learned about Love