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Musician Yuri Wong creates a sweet lofi beat using a classic quote from the film Tropic Thunder, and building around it with a ‘Teenage Engineering OP-1‘ portable synthesizer. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/guy-makes-lofi-beat-from-tropic-thunder-sample/
Read MoreOkay the drums go kind of hard but still—this makes me truly uncomfortable. ps I love you Internet, never change. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/rage-against-the-machine-vanessa-carlton-mashup/
Read MoreWatch Burls Art make a Fender Stratocaster from 1,200 colored pencils in this awesome DIY build. You can even hear the guitar in action at the end of the vid \w/ Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/diy-colored-pencil-guitar-build/
Read MoreJohn Coltrane, one of jazz history’s most revered saxophonists, released “Giant Steps†in 1959. It’s known across the jazz world as one of the most challenging compositions to improvise over for two reasons – it’s fast and it’s in three keys. Braxton Cook and Adam Neely give Vox Earworm a crash course in music theory to help understand this notoriously difficult song. Even if you don’t understand a lick of music theory, you’ll likely walk away with an appreciation for this musical puzzle. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/deconstructing-giant-steps-by-john-coltrane/
Read More“Orbit” is a real-time reconstruction of time-lapse photography taken on board the International Space Station by NASA’s Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit. The structure of the film is built around the world of Phaeleh’s last three albums: Lost Time, Illusion of the Tale, and Somnus. According to the creator, Seán Doran, the tone and pacing of each track influenced the choice of material used. Typically each time-lapse sequence was photographed at 1 frame per second. Each sequence was processed in Photoshop. A dirtmap was made in order to repair…
Read MoreThere’s a reason music videos look strange. YouTuber Tom Scott explores the tricks and tactics music videos use to grab your attention and keep you watching. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/if-educational-videos-were-filmed-like-music-videos/
Read More“Death Metal Grandma” follows the story of 96 year old Holocaust survivor, former WW2 spy and famous songwriter Inge Ginsberg as she decides to pursue a new career: Death Metal. Featuring: Inge Ginsberg, Pedro daSilva and Lucia Caruso Directed and Edited by : Leah Galant Produced by: Clifford Miu, Elizabeth Pauker, Sean Weiner, Christine Wexler and Linhan Zhang Director of Photography: Kervin Marsielle Editors: Leah Galant and Stephanie Khoury Executive Producer: Kathleen Lingo Supervising Producer: Linsday Crouse Supervising Editor: Andrew Blackwell Funded through the generous support of Helen Gurley Brown’s…
Read MoreMusician and YouTuber Davie504 used some simple editing to turn himself into a pretty badass bass player. Gives new meaning to the phrase, “We’ll fix it in post” 😛 Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/guy-edits-himself-into-a-badass-bass-player/
Read MoreAccording to Know Your Meme, Nyango Star is a Japanese mascot that is a mix of a cat and an apple and plays heavy metal drums. In this awesome performance you can see him doing just that. Rock on Nyango Star! Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/guy-in-giant-apple-cat-costume-slays-drums/
Read MoreMusician and YouTuber Rousseau plays Chopin’s challenging Etude Op. 10 No. 4. Rousseau has become well known for his amazing piano covers of classical and pop songs with a reactive visualizer. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/rousseau-plays-chopin-etude-op10-no4/
Read MoreFrom NPR Cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought his great inspiration, and in turn part of his own life story, to an enthusiastic audience packed around the NPR Tiny Desk on a hot summer day. Ma is returning, yet again, to the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach, a Mount Everest for any cellist. He has just released his third studio recording of the complete set and is taking the music on a two-year, six-continent tour. Ma’s first recording of the Suites, released in 1983, earned him his first…
Read MoreA compilation of incredible pencil tip carvings by artist Salavat Fidai, complimented by a selection of chill instrumentals. We actually profiled Fidai’s wonderful work back in 2015, be sure to check out the impressive galleries if you want to see more! – This Guy Carves Miniature Artworks Onto the Tips of Pencils – Miniature Sculptures Carved Onto the Tips of Pencils (21 Photos) Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/10-minutes-of-miniature-pencil-carvings/
Read MoreIn one of his final performances before his tragic death, Elvis Presley delivered an incredible rendition of ‘Unchained Melody’ during a concert in Rapid City, South Dakota on June 21, 1977. The performance, described as “the last great moment of his career”, was recorded for his last television special two months before his death in August 1977. An article in Rolling Stone adds: He had an enlarged heart, an enlarged intestine, hypertension and incredibly painful bowel problems. He was barely sleeping and should have probably been in the hospital, but…
Read MoreOn December 6th, 2015, the Queen of Soul performed an iconic rendition of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,†in tribute to the song’s co-writer, Carole King, who was receiving the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement alongside Rita Moreno, Cicely Tyson and other luminaries. King, who is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US—having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999—is the one standing in awe and jubilation beside Michelle…
Read MoreYouTube channel Polyphonic takes an in-depth look at what makes Jimi Hendrix such an iconic guitarist. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/why-jimi-hendrix-is-such-a-legendary-guitarist/
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