A-Trak & Tommy Trash – Tuna Melt from Pomp&Clout on Vimeo.
From Mental Floss:
For their song “Tuna Melt,” A-Trak and Tommy Trash teamed up with director Ryan Staake and “Kinetic King” Tim Fort to create a video that follows a Rube Goldberg-esque contraption as it self-propels through nearly every room of the The Ohage House, a Victorian mansion in St. Paul, MN.
Super impressive. Not as “grand” as OK Go’s video but just as equally impressive.
IDiddy just ran to the bathroom and said, “Mommy after I take bath – I watch U2.”
They’re learning well.
Whether you’re listening to the driving beat of a Daft Punk song or the opening chords of a mellow Jack Johnson track, both have an effect on your brain that is not seen in any other animal.
When you listen to music, a part of your brain called the nucleus accumbens activates. This triggers the release of the ‘pleasure chemical’ dopamine, that lives in a group of neurons in your brain called the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA).
This pathway in the brain is called the Reward System and Dopamine is strongly associated with it.
Dopamine is the same chemical that gets released when you eat your favorite food or when you get a new follower on Twitter, causing you to want more, more, more.
We get to carry each other.
Beautiful.
(U2 and Mary J. Blige)
A must for every December…
From Studio 60 – Oh Holy Night, featuring musicians from New Orleans and Trombone Shorty.
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
‘Til He appear’d and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born;
O night divine, O night, O night Divine.
Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here come the wise men from Orient land.
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friend.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King, Before Him lowly bend!
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother;
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever,
His power and glory evermore proclaim.
His power and glory evermore proclaim.