This performance by 20-year-old Sarah Jarosz is completely magical. She’s supported by Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas but there’s no missing her star quality. What’s more, the song is her own composition. Superb stuff again from Transatlantic Sessions, which has become my favourite music TV. This is from Series 5 – I’ve added the DVD [...]
☆ The Social Media Chorale
Posted on August 29, 2011 by Simon Phipps
Chatting with Jill earlier, I ended up watching this TED talk by composer Eric Whitacre: Which led me to his Virtual Choir project, which I found exceptionally beautiful and moving: and to this year’s Virtual Choir 2.0, which drew together an astounding pool of global talent: I’m moved by both works, by the beauty of [...]
♫ I’ll Still Be Using My Voice
Posted on May 9, 2010 by Simon Phipps
A new election-day song from Thea Gilmore captures just how I feel.
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✍ United Still Breaks Guitars
Posted on March 3, 2010 by Simon Phipps
§ The last of the series of songs by Dave Carroll after his lousy experience flying United is finally out. I think song one was by far the best (song two lacked zing), but this one is pretty good: I’d like to be able to say it’s hyperbolic, but unfortunately the trip I took over [...]
Filed under: Music, Travel | Tagged: Humour, Music, Travel, United, Video, YouTube | 2 Comments »
☞ Collaboration Barriers and Enablers
Posted on March 3, 2010 by Simon Phipps
Bogus Copyright Claim Silences Yet Another Larry Lessig YouTube Presentation The finest possible visual aid for why we can't rely on automatic means to "filter" content. Lessig, as the world's leading authority on "fair use", is assumed guilty until he declares – and perhaps proves – himself innocent. (tags: Lessig music FairUse dmca YouTube copyright [...]
Filed under: Links | Tagged: Collaboration, Copyright, Digital Economy Bill, DMCA, Etherpad, Fair Use, Lessig, Music, Ubuntu, UbuntuOne, YouTube | 2 Comments »
