"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Tag Archives for Video
“If I could through myself, set your spirit free…”
U2 plays ‘Bad’ in Pittsburgh. Filmed from the point of view of the man they dedicate it to on the night, and wrote it for all those years ago. I’d somehow rather wish they’d kept the mystery alive, but it’s … Continue reading
May the force be with your phone
Japanese mobile phone ad.
Crowd sourced concert videos
Preview of a Multicam DVD project for U2′s Hannover concert. Fanmade concert videos generally do a better job of conveying the atmosphere at shows than official product. High five the crowd.
Boy Falls From the Sky for real this time
“The city conducts a symphony, the search through shit for melody, a single scrap of dignity, in the junkyard of humanity, on the burning rubble and the sulphur sky, we look for clues yeah, you and I…” – Bono * … Continue reading
The English Language In 24 Accents
Young English lad attempts 24 different English accents. It’s not perfect, but still… impressive! He has a good ear.
Coil – The Dreamer Is Still Asleep (Datenverarbeiter Remix)
Played postman for some Coil related email today. Sent me on a trip watching Coil videos on YouTube where I found this remix of “The Dreamer Is Still Asleep” by Datenverarbeiter.
Ascension: Music by Daniel Figgis, Words by Eamon Carr
ASCENSION as·cen·sion (ə-sĕn’shən) {n} a concert in the walled garden at St Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham by Pearse Museum Artist-in-Residence Daniel Figgis & his band with words by poet Eamon Carr (formerly of Horslips). Read more about it.
Simon Says No! – Solitary Rush
Norwegian Wo Shoegaze. From the album Simon Says No! (2010).
Breathing of Bones & Grotesque Sexuality – Come to Daddy
Look at these young Russians doing the 30 year old classic Virgin Prunes track ‘Come to Daddy’.
Arcade Fire – Wake Up (Reading 2010)
update: unfortunately embedding has now been disabled for these videos The hair stood up on the back of my neck watching Arcade Fire play Reading on BBC 3 the other night. The band has uploaded the entire show to YouTube.
