Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Midnight Juggernauts - Lara Vs The Savage Pack

A lesson in determination, this video by Midnight Juggernauts was shot frame by frame, then re-shot using over 2000 printed pieces of paper. Check it out.


Directors: Lucinda Schreiber & Beatrice Pegard

Editor - Jaan Ranniko
Producers - Jaan Ranniko, Sonia Tsai
Compositor - Simon von Wolkenstein
DOP - Tania Lambert
Art Directors - Virginia Mesiti, Kate Dougherty
Stylist - Angelika Nilsson
Masks: Stephanie Anderson & Dave Ladd

Monday, October 11, 2010

JT and Jimmy Fallon Give Us a Brief Tour of Hip-Hop

Now I know when most of you think "hip-hop" Justin Timberlake, or 'N Sync for that matter, should be the furthest thing from your minds. But, as time progressed and boy bands became extinct, JT was one of the few who survived the transition. Teaming up with Timbaland, JT released FutureSex/ LoveSounds, backed by the pulsing rhythms and hip hop drum arrangement that we've grown to love from Timbo. Suddenly, almost overnight, it wasn't gay to bob your head to the new Justin Timberlake track on the radio.

Now JT, to me, has always seemed like a bit of a wigger because it's hard to front like you're gangsta when you're dancing in synchronicity with four other dudes while singing about your broken heart, but he genuinely seems to have at least some basic hip-hop knowledge as evident on this excerpt from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out and see The Roots, Jimmy Fallon, and JT take a tour through some classic, and not so classic, hip-hop tracks.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

Sorry for the lack of posting recently. My PC's motherboard died and in replacing it, I've run into a whole range related problems. Either way, I'm eager to get my computer problems solved and get back to bringing you the features you know and love. On a related note, Digitally Read is looking to expand and we're looking for contributing article writers and general music enthusiasts. if interested, email digitallyread@gmail.com with a sample of your writing and a list of your favorite bands and DJs. Get at us and join the revolution. Now for your enjoyment: the bong-rattling bass of The Edgar Winter Group.

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein


Monday, October 4, 2010

One Small Victory

well the good news is that The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was not ratified last week. The semi-bad news is that the bill was postponed until congress is back in session in January. This is one bill not to be slept on and we've got to keep it moving if we want to preserve internet freedom.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Do You Want to Live in China?

As Banned Book week gets underway here in America and President Obama calls for a free and open internet, something sinister this way comes. I'm talking about a bi-partisan bill that could kill the internet freedoms we all know and love. In the United States, a new law proposal called The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was introduced last week, and there will be a hearing in front of the Judiciary Committee this Thursday.

If passed, this law will allow the government, under the command of the media copanies, to censor the internet as they see fit, like China and Iran do, with the difference that the sites they decide to censor will be completely removed form the internet and not just in the US.

Please see the following article from the Huffington Post for more information.

If you are a US citizen, please take time to sign this petition.

DemandProgress.org - Petition to Stop the Internet Blacklist!

Read more about the bill: COICA Fact Sheet.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Bootsy Collins - Give Up the Funk (Live)

Who do you know funkier than Bootsy Collins? Frankly, It doesn't matter who you know, because Bootsy is the Funkiest there is.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Asian Girls Shredding

Not to sound ignorant, but I didn't realize Asian girls could shred on guitars like this. Hat's off to these hot chicks because I couldn't come close to matching their level of skill... yet. Check it.


Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Tina Fey - One Hot Mama

30 rock premieres tomorrow night and what better way to celebrate my love for Tina Fey than with a pictorial set? This chick is smoking hot in more ways than one.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The White Stripes - Under the Great Nothern Lights

In the summer of 2007, shortly after the release of their 6th album Icky Thump, The White Stripes headed north of their hometown of Detroit to embark on an ambitious journey across Canada. The plan was to play a show in every province and territory in Canada, from B.C. to Newfoundland to Nunavut.
Having never done a tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog…from the ocean to the permafrost

We wanted to play out of the way towns that don’t usually get shows…the shows are better, it’s better for the people, it’s a better experience, it’s way more unique, something interesting is going to happen…hopefully.
-Jack White
Check out some clips from the documentary and be sure to pick up the DVD. It's amazing.