Brain-scanning headphones play music to suit your mood
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You know those days when you’re sitting on the train after a hard day at work, literally unable to pull your phone from your pocket to change the song you’re listening to? Those days are over. Well, sort of. Japanese company Neurowear have developed a set of headphones and an iPhone application which combine to [...]
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Kmart wants you to ship your pants
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“Ship my pants, right here?” a customer asks in Kmart’s recent commercial. The earnest enquiry is deliberately meant to be misheard — and it’s the first of a whole string of poop puns that run on for a good 35 seconds next (yes, Kmart wants you to know that you can ship your pants, your [...]
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Fascinating science podcasts by Radiolab
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This is a podcast. Interesting science makes us ecstatic, and these guys convey fascinating scientific information in such a deeply enjoyable way I’m surprised they’re not treated like rock stars. Of course, if we had our way a lot of not very well known people would be treated like rock stars.
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Brilliant kinetic video by Biting Elbows (NSFW)
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This (rather NSFW) video by Biting Elbows is a brilliantly kinetic showcase of painful stunts and ballsy acrobatics. It is a follow up to The Stampede. I shudder to think what these guys might come up wth given an actual budget. Verité is apparently alive and well and living in Moscow.
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The xx in Sydney
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When the UK Indie Trio The xx announced they were returning to Australia for a quick capital cities tour, I was more than a little excited. Trembling, in fact.
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Lucinda Schreiber’s animated music video for Gotye
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This Gotye video by Lucinda Schreiber is great. It has a really creepy mood to it, in a good way. The question is, will it go mega-viral the way one of Gotye’s other videos famously did. Only time, and YouTube, will tell.
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French turntable group C2C’s awesome Happy video
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I just can’t get enough of French turntable group C2C’s song (and accompanying video) Happy!The video is directed by the talented Wendy Morgan, who has previously brought us clips like Gnarls Barkley’s Going On and Janelle Monae’s Tightrope (you can tell that Ms Morgan likes a good dance!)
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Wes Anderson makes a three-part mini movie for Prada Candy L’ Eau fragrance
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Master of twee Wes Anderson has done it again: he’s teamed up with Roman Coppola for a three-part ad for Prada Candy L’ Eau fragrance starring Lea Seydoux as the capricious Candy, plus Peter Gadiot and Rodolphe Pauly as two almost-identical guys who vie for her affections. It’s signature Wes right down to the vivid [...]
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If The Walking Dead were made in 1995
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Somewhere in an alternate universe, people in 1995 are watching The Walking Dead. To us in the present-day, we can only guess that it looks something like this video. Complete with nostalgic intro music and poor-quality titles, this video is SO 1995.
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SPONSORED: Australia’s SBS 2, a new home for the ‘thinking 30 somethings’
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With an agenda to push the boundaries and bring a younger voice to Australian TV, SBS 2 launched this week and looks set to unleash a unique perspective on edgy culture and comedy, travel and sports. This is a very welcome addition to Australian television, offering viewers ‘free-to-air and Australian premiere content including the channel’s [...]
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The Transformer Owl
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Spoiler ahead: owls behaving wickedly. This owl, as seen on a Japanese variety show, knows at least two ways to scare off other beaky threats: puff and fluff up (cute) or supershrink into what looks like a cross between Lord Voldemort and Megatron. It’s a hoot. According to another YouTube user who uploaded another clip [...]
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Rage Against the Machine’s Killing In The Name: the less angry version
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Haha, this is hilarious. LA-based music composer Andy Rrehfeldt arranged, played and recorded a breezy, significantly less angry version of Rage Against the Machine’s angry anthem Killing In The Name. As one YouTube user put it, the band should be fittingly renamed as Slightly Upset With The Machine.
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Japanese Knotweed: retro-styled music by Sea Pinks
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This is a retro homemade sound. If you’re suffering from an overdose of X-Factor radio, I advise two helpings of Sea Pinks to relieve symptoms of cover songs and auto-tune. These two tracks, Japanese Knotweed (above) and Fountain Tessarae (below), got me into Sea Pinks, but the man behind the magic, Neil Brogan, is a [...]
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Obama talking about how he plans to throw the most inspirational party ever
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I thought this video was hilarious. It shows a young Barack Obama talking about how he plans to throw the most inspirational party on campus ever.
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Interview with Example ahead of Groovin’ The Moo
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Example is one of Britain’s most renowned acts – bringing a unique mixture of rock, rap and dance to the music scene. We caught up with him ahead of his visit to Australia for the Groovin’ The Moo tour to talk London, dubstep and getting married.
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