One prominent rock critic called them "a bastard mutt that immigration service dumped upon rock'n'roll". They've been banned from CB/GB, Mercury Lounge, Fez and Bowery Ballroom immediately after first performances for being too over the mothefucking top, while their first concert in HUTZ's native Kiev, received by Ukrainian press as "UKRAINIAN NIGHTMARE ACCOMPLISHES AMERICAN DREAM". Please welcome:
Юля не лізла в президенти на минулих виборах, але робила дуже правильні замітки що подобається народу, а що ні. Треба сказати що цей серіал вийшов не гірше знаменитого "Операция ПроФФесор" з минулих виборів, але відчувається професіоналізм і купа баксів :-)
Here is yet another amazing research done at Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory. They've created a high-speed robot hand that can perform impressive acts of dexterity and skillful manipulation. The original paper was presented at ICRA 2009. The video shows the manipulator dribbling a ping-pong ball, spinning a pen, throwing a ball, tying knots, grasping a grain of rice with tweezers, and tossing / re-grasping a cellphone!
Kudos to Victor Reshetnikov for sharing this awesomeness. He'd like to send greetings to everyone who've been bored enough to read this post and watch the video ;-)
A friend of mine shared an awesome video of a 4 year-old Jonah's drum cover of Michael Jackson's Beat It. Unfortunately they had to shut off video embedding for legal reasons as the videos are of a child, and the music covered is owned by respective artists. Regardless of the formalities however, it definitely worth following the link and watching! Jonah has his own web-site www.JonahRocks.com and can be followed on YouTube, Twitter and MySpace.
Kids probably get some innate ability to drum as it turned there are quite a lot of other kid and baby drummers on YouTube:
Julian Pavone is 2 years old in this video, but already recruits for his band:
Another 2 years old Zaiven is playing his first show at Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret in Denver, Colorado!
Levi Eshleman is a 3 year old drummer that was featured on "Be A Drumhead" DVD:
Igor Falecki is a 4 year old in these videos. Aged 7 now he is touring the world with concerts.
Thanks to Ulli for sharing the link that inspired this post.
P.S. Turns out kids are good not only in drumming: see the talents Ukraine's got ;-)
An interesting research paper from Georgia Institute of Technology introduces methods for augmenting aerial visualizations of Earth (from tools such as Google Earth or Microsoft Virtual Earth) with dynamic information obtained from videos. The goal is to make Augmented Earth Maps that visualize the live broadcast of dynamic sceneries within a city. They propose to analyze videos of pedestrians and cars, under differing conditions and then augment Aerial Earth Maps with live and dynamic information.
See also:
Official Music Video of Cinnamon Chasers' "Luv Deluxe" from their album "A Million Miles From Home". Filming style is borrowed from The Prodigy's "Smack my bitch up", but the screenplay is very interesting, while the music is surely awesome!
Modus Records / Koch Entertainment (US)
Directed by: Saman Keshavarz
Produced by: Francis Pollara
Assoc. Producer: Nate Eggert
This hilarious sketch by Jeff Dunham has had more than 90 million views on YouTube since 2007! Awesome! -=8-)
В Чебоксарах поклали новий асфальт.
На перший погляд може здатися, що в новому асфальті для пішоходів нічого доброго нема. Але якщо добре придивитися, то на 33-ій секунді відео можна помітити, що дідок знайшов в цьому велику користь - він просто вирішив тряхнути стариною, і потанцювати брейк-данс перед своєю бойовою подругою! :)
In this hilarious sketch, national marriage expert Mark Gungor explores the differences between men and women or what he calls, "The Laws of Relational Physics". Enjoy ;-)
Thanks to Zhanna for sharing!
Society for the Performing Arts, bringing the world's best to Houston, presents Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company for one night only on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 at 8 p.m. in Jones Hall. Houston is just one stop on the Company's 65-city U.S. tour this fall!
The Ukrainian culture and customs have evolved for thousands of years. Founded by ballet master Pavlo Virsky and led by Artistic Director and National Artist of Ukraine Myroslav Vantukh, Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company celebrates that lengthy history through vibrant choreography and colorful costumes in a stage performance portraying the rich traditions of its homeland. The performance will begin with a greeting dance complete with bread and salt on an embroidered towel, the symbol of the sincerity and kindness of the Ukrainian people, and will end with the "Hopak" featuring numerous solo performances with intricate choreographic formations.
The history of the ensemble goes back to 1937 when Virsky and Mykola Bolotov brought together a group of folk dancers. Virsky's first efforts at founding a folk dance company were rewarded in 1940, when his group was recognized as Ukraine's Song and Dance Company; today it carries his name. He was trained as a ballet dancer and performed as a soloist with a number of theaters in the old Soviet Union, where he also staged classical ballets such as Marius Pepita's Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Raymonda. However, he was fascinated by folk dancing, which he believed portrayed a people's culture and soul. As a choreographer, Virsky created a number of the dances still performed by the ensemble. It was under his guidance that the ensemble matured into a highly professional dance company of 79 members whose art has won the hearts of countless reviewers and the general public.
Vantukh, Virsky's disciple and great expert in folk traditions and ethnography, has led the ensemble since 1980. His primary objective and continuing creative quest is the careful preservation and development of folk choreographic art. First class performances and expressiveness of the dancers, exquisite moves, the bright palette of costumes, the wealth of tunes and completeness of the choreographic plot are among characteristic features of the ensemble's repertoire.
See also:
