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My Blueberry Nights

In film, video on 20 May 2007 with no comments

Wong Kar-wai’s newest film debuted at Cannes last week. His first English-language film, My Blueberry Nights stars Natalie Portman, Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz, David Strathairn, and Jude Law.
Hi-res screen captures from the film are up at /film. Here’s the trailer and more from imdb. Hopefully the film gets a decently sized release […]

Chinese Translation

In music, video on 20 May 2007 with no comments

M. Ward plays “Chinese Translation” live on Conan with special guests Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, and Jim James. The track is from M. Ward’s recent album, Post-War.
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The Rolling Thunder Revue Tour

In music, video on 1 May 2007 with no comments

Here is an astounding video of Bob Dylan absolutely on fire in a live version of “Shelter from the Storm,” in Fort Collins, CO:

From the same May 23, 1976 show, here is an equally incredible version of Idiot Wind.

Nick Drake documentary

In music, video on 22 April 2007 with no comments

Produced by BBC4, “A Skin Too Few” documents Nick Drake, his life, and his music.

Part 1 (above), Part 2
“I always said that Nick was born with a skin too few”, says actress Gabrielle about her brother, the English singer-songwriter Nick Drake (1948-1974). This documentary approaches the silent landscapes, locations, people and music in the life […]

The Shins - Live from the streets of Montmartre

In music, video on 19 April 2007 with no comments

The newest Take-Away Show features The Shins performing in and around Montmartre in Paris. Download the full quality mp4’s (pt 1, pt 2), open full screen, press play, and enjoy.
Rue des Trois Frères, Montmartre (Amélie Poulain’s neighborhood). Amidst the lazy agitation and seething strollers of the neighborhood, people move through slowly, taking their time […]

Solo violin

In music, video on 10 April 2007 with 2 comments

Jascha Heifetz performs a stunning rendition of Bach’s Chaconne from Partita No.2 on solo violin:
Part 1:

Part 2:

For background information, here’s Wikipedia’s entry on the piece.

Printing with movable type

In design, video on 1 April 2007 with no comments

A short video covering Firefly Press, a letterpress printing company in Somerville, Massachusetts. For more information on letterpress printing, here’s Wikipedia’s entry.
from kottke.org

Thursday Coltrane

In Jazz, music, video on 29 March 2007 with no comments

In case you missed the post a few weeks ago, check out the Traneumentary, a podcast dedicated exclusively to John Coltrane.

3 days, 3 world records

In sports, video on 29 March 2007 with no comments

Phelps’ record-shattering run at the swimming world championships continues.
200IM:

Keep reading to see videos of his other swims from this week.

The Arcade Fire - Live in Paris

In music, video on 28 March 2007 with no comments

Blogotheque presents the Arcade Fire performing live in Paris. After a brief warmup, the group winds through the underground tunnels of the venue, stopping along the way to first perform Neon Bible in a packed freight elevator. They soon rise above ground and move into the middle of the crowd where they play […]