Tears For Fears announce first album in 17 years: ‘The Tipping Point', out in February. The eponymous first single is quite good.
posted to MetaFilter by signal at 1:32 PM on October 9, 2021 (29 comments)

Over 100 episodes broadcast between 2006 and 2009, Bob Dylan hosted "Theme Time Radio Hour". After a hiatus of 12 years ("I mean, does anybody even still have a radio? Some folks might even be listening on a smart toaster."), a new episode emerged in 2020: Whiskey (playlist).
posted to MetaFilter by rongorongo at 1:30 AM on August 8, 2021 (13 comments)

Don't trust Bigipedia (previously)? Want something more trustworthy and less physically possible? Look no further than The Museum of Everything, the eighteen-episode comedy audio sketch series with a dash of magical realism - so don't sweat the impossibility of a provincial museum just off the M3 that's curated by Tom Waits and contains literally everything (except maybe Badgerland (animated episode 3)). Well, not until you get to the... GIFT SHOP. (aaahhh...)
posted to MetaFilter by BiggerJ at 6:09 PM on July 23, 2021 (3 comments)

‘Welcome 2 America’: The Oral History of Prince’s Lost Album [Rolling Stone; archive]
posted to MetaFilter by chavenet at 3:11 PM on July 14, 2021 (21 comments)

The New Yankee Workshop site has 153 episodes of the show (with more to come) available for free viewing. Via.
posted to MetaFilter by Mitheral at 7:36 PM on June 15, 2021 (29 comments)

Turn the lights down low and switch the sparkly ones on, get out your best headphones or your Big Speakers, and get ready because the MetaFilterMusic Podcast is BACK BABY
posted to MetaTalk by greenish at 4:27 AM on May 13, 2021 (5 comments)

Pushing the Limits is a group show exploring the range of creative expression in shaft-loom weaving. Assembled into a virtual exhibition by textile artist Olivier Masson, you can navigate on your own or be flown-through to visit all the works and charming slideshow of photos of the weavers and their looms. The virtual show is admittedly not a great experience on a phone, so you might also enjoy the abridged catalog (PDF) with photos of the works. For a little context, here's a writeup of the show by weaver Stacey Harvey-Brown, whose work "Shoal" is included in the show.
posted to MetaFilter by janell at 9:14 PM on March 6, 2021 (5 comments)

For nigh on 7 years this cat has been cataloguing (and drinking, and taking pictures of) "every drink in every [Thomas] Pynchon novel." The latest post is #99 and it's a doozy: a bottle of '76 Lafite-Rothschild made into wine gums in honor, of course, of the "Disgusting English Candy Drill"
posted to MetaFilter by chavenet at 10:37 AM on January 19, 2021 (19 comments)

"What a year it’s been! From a question-asking parrot to how we could all have ended up answering the telephone, here are Haggard Hawks’ Top 30 tweets of 2020" (SingleThreadLanguageTwitter). A small bit of wordy fun for the end of 2020. May your 2021 bring respair!
posted to MetaFilter by MonkeyToes at 3:19 PM on December 31, 2020 (14 comments)

The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation

Animators continue to fool us into believing still images can move and breathe, and we in turn remain delighted to live between the frames. From Bugs Bunny to Spike Spiegel to Miles Morales, these are the 100 most influential sequences in animation history

Edited by Eric Vilas-Boas and John Maher, Vulture looks at the history of an art form that "continues to draw us in"
posted to MetaFilter by jazon at 2:15 PM on October 5, 2020 (51 comments)

Australian-born feminist singer-songwriter Helen Reddy has died at the age of 78. Her 1972 song “I Am Woman” became a feminist anthem, winning her accolades and a place on the top 10 in several countries. In the 1970s, Reddy had 6 top 10 hits, and 3 #1 hits. Reddy also made forays into acting, with a role as the guitar playing nun who comforts a young girl (played by Linda Blair) in the disaster film Airport 1975, and as Nora in the 1977 children’s film Pete’s Dragon. An Australian biopic about Reddy called I Am Woman debuted at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, and had its theatrical release in 2020. Before it was completed, the filmmakers were able to screen the film for Reddy, who was living in a Los Angeles care home at the time, her ex-husband, and her two children.
posted to MetaFilter by hurdy gurdy girl at 10:12 PM on September 29, 2020 (60 comments)

Youtuber OzzyMan (previously) presents a series of wholesome videos of humans being nice (chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 3), while providing his usual commentary full of enthusiasm and swears.
posted to MetaFilter by ardgedee at 5:06 PM on September 17, 2020 (11 comments)

Steven Soderbergh did a black-and-white cut of Raiders of the Lost Ark with music by Trent Reznor and no dialog.
posted to MetaFilter by w0mbat at 8:56 PM on July 27, 2020 (67 comments)

Harpist playing outdoors receives an unexpected visit from a new fan.
posted to MetaFilter by merriment at 7:47 PM on July 23, 2020 (47 comments)

Hi. I'm back.

I'm not gonna be modding. I'm going to be handling the administrative work behind the scenes, managing policy discussions, and processing user feedback. For those of you who don't know or remember, this is my professional background - I've done community management for companies large and small, and I'm excited to be putting those skills to use more directly than I did when I was concentrating on moderation.
posted to MetaTalk by restless_nomad at 9:03 AM on July 23, 2020 (139 comments)

Remembering Michael Brooks; Rest in Power, Brother In some devastating news, Michael Brooks has passed away due to a sudden illness. He has followers here on Metafilter where he has been quoted and referred to with respect, and has united thinking and feeling people across the world.
posted to MetaFilter by not_that_epiphanius at 9:18 PM on July 20, 2020 (27 comments)

WikiDelia - an exhaustive wiki devoted to electronic musician Delia Derbyshire, best known for her work for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, including the Doctor Who theme tune (with Ron Grainger). Includes many links to her work through her career.
(Previously, previously, previously, previously)
posted to MetaFilter by thatwhichfalls at 9:43 PM on July 15, 2020 (5 comments)

Wig in a Box - Can’t Cancel Pride
John Cameron Mitchell, Neil Patrick Harris, Darren Criss, Stephen Trask, Andrew Rannels, Jinkx Monsoon, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Lena Hall, Mason Alexander Park and others sing Wig in a Box for #CantCancelPride.
posted to MetaFilter by still_wears_a_hat at 8:18 AM on June 28, 2020 (8 comments)

love is the message, the message is death
posted to MetaFilter by Ahmad Khani at 7:05 PM on June 27, 2020 (13 comments)

At age 99, comic artist Al Jaffee just announced his retirement. Jaffee was best known for his Mad Magazine fold-ins, where folding the page reveals a hidden message in the artwork. Plenty of examples can be found on the web. Unfortunately, they all show the before and after statically, diminishing the magic. There’s a whole generation who may have only seen the fold-ins in this format. So of course I had to create the paper folding effect for the web.
posted to MetaFilter Projects by thomaspark at 10:57 AM on June 9, 2020 (5 comments)

In this series of videos from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, orphaned Sea Otter Pup 696 is rescued, learns to drink from a bottle, has his fur fluffed and brushed, learns to swim, gets strong, chews on toys and gets an otter foster mom for sea-life survival skills.
posted to MetaFilter by Hypatia at 10:43 AM on June 8, 2020 (20 comments)

NPS graphics encouraging best practices for health and safety in national parks.
posted to MetaFilter by vespabelle at 11:09 PM on May 23, 2020 (19 comments)

Earlier this month singer/songwriter/producer Butch Walker released the rock opera (or concept album if you prefer) that he wrote in the wake of Trump's election and the horrifying events in Charlottesville VA back in 2017. He originally shelved it because he didn't think he could tour or promote around it given that it's a concept album and some songs don't make much sense individually, and in fact can be downright offensive if taken out of context. But since we are stuck at home with time to invest in listening to the whole story...
posted to MetaFilter by COD at 8:04 AM on May 22, 2020 (8 comments)

Techmoan looks at a unique music format from Poland - records pressed into thin plastic, originally with a cardboard backing. They were designed/intended for mailing. More from PRX.
posted to MetaFilter by carter at 5:55 AM on May 9, 2020 (11 comments)

Fiona Apple’s fifth record is unbound , a wildstyle symphony of the everyday, an unyielding masterpiece. No music has ever sounded quite like it. Available now (only on digital platforms until the shutdown ends). Pitchfork have awarded the album their first 10/10 rating since Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' back in 2010. “Blast the music! Bang it! Bite it! Bruise it!”
posted to MetaFilter by Lanark at 2:12 AM on April 17, 2020 (69 comments)

The writer on growing old, life in quarantine, and the sadness of seeing her city shut down. Interview by Michael Schulman for The New Yorker.
posted to MetaFilter by valkane at 5:00 PM on April 10, 2020 (19 comments)

True Facts About The Wild Oppih
posted to MetaFilter by Going To Maine at 10:10 PM on April 7, 2020 (15 comments)

"Rock Island", the opening number from The Music Man, as performed by Grace Spelman (via Instagram).
posted to MetaFilter by mhum at 9:19 PM on March 24, 2020 (21 comments)

Laura Benanti:

If you were meant to perform in your High School musical and it was cancelled please post yourself singing and tag me. I want to be your audience!! Sending all my love and black market toilet paper. 💛

SLTwitter, but not a thread, sorry. There's a hashtag: #SunshineSongs
posted to MetaFilter by Johnny Wallflower at 3:24 PM on March 13, 2020 (23 comments)

No Show Museum is a museum dedicated to artworks which depict nothing in all its forms, as Notion, Statement, Lacuna, Reduction, Invisibility, Emptiness, Annihilation and Refusal. It features artworks by various well-known artists, such as Ai Weiwei, Yoko Ono, Marina Abramović, Karin Sander, lots and lots of Yves Klein, and many, many others. For more info on the artists and their works, click the little “i” sign next to their names. The “information” tab on the website will answer most of your questions, and two short videos will show you what exhibitions looks like.
posted to MetaFilter by Kattullus at 3:14 PM on February 23, 2020 (21 comments)

It started with a tweet: Still no word on whether or not they will let me take over Peanuts.
posted to MetaFilter by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 8:59 PM on February 4, 2020 (26 comments)

OKAY. The Princess Bride. Super well known and beloved film, and I have absolutely no idea what it's about. Now I did initially think it was the one (also not seen) where the lady comes down on a meteor or something but apparently not so, and I think I also got it mixed up with Zorro? Idk i've not seen that one either. So my best guess is 1) there's a princess and 2) she's a bride. Now this seems, to me, pretty standard so idk why this movie is so beloved. […]

So... let's dive in? Twitter | Threadreader
posted to MetaFilter by Johnny Wallflower at 9:18 PM on January 19, 2020 (154 comments)

Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart has died. Neil Peart, long time drummer and lyricist for Rush died from brain cancer on January 7th.
posted to MetaFilter by BigHeartedGuy at 1:38 PM on January 10, 2020 (176 comments)

For 20 years the wooden pieces for every Scrabble set in North America were manufactured in Fairfax, Vermont. This is Part 1 of a three-part series that explores the factory’s history through the stories of the people who shaped its fortunes. Read Part 2 and Part 3.
posted to MetaFilter by Mrs Potato at 9:11 AM on January 4, 2020 (9 comments)

Earth and Sun . With the end of the year approaching, perhaps you'd like to brush up on your understanding of how days, seasons, and years are calculated with this interactive essay.
posted to MetaFilter by gwint at 10:11 PM on December 27, 2019 (20 comments)

The BEP before Fergie
posted to MetaFilter by jj's.mama at 11:03 PM on December 25, 2019 (11 comments)

Joe Sabia is a digital artist and SVP of Creative Development at Conde Nast Entertainment. He has assembled a Google Doc of "internet videos which left some sort of impression on me since the dawn of the internet video explosion (which I'll define as 2006)". (found via kottke.org)
posted to MetaFilter by Etrigan at 10:42 AM on December 19, 2019 (9 comments)

In 2007 John Beadle, digitized a cassette and uploaded MP3s of 'Mystery Somali Funk' (previously) to his Likembe blog. He had been given the tape twenty years earlier by a Somalian student, and Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb take the reverse path, heading to travel to in Mogadishu in November of 2016 to track down the original music. This lead to his meeting Dur-Dur and hearing the stories behind their fusion of traditional Somali music with whatever rhythms would make people dance (Bandcamp): funk, reggae, soul, disco and New Wave were mixed effortlessly with Banaadiri beats, Daantho and spiritual Saar music. Samy also went through the archives of Radio Muqdisho (Somali and English news), now compiled in Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972​-​1991) (Bandcamp).
posted to MetaFilter by filthy light thief at 12:04 PM on December 4, 2019 (7 comments)

I want to thank taz for continuing to maintain the Best Of Metafilter posts and sidebars, and specifically call out the November music round-up. It's splendid, thank you!
posted to MetaTalk by filthy light thief at 7:57 AM on November 22, 2019 (8 comments)

Allen Ginsberg on the day after Kerouac died, and on the day of his funeral. Bill Tremblay's poem on the funeral. Jack Kerouac, gone fifty years ago today.
posted to MetaFilter by Capt. Renault at 5:31 PM on October 21, 2019 (13 comments)

Death Discussions Some Alexandria Library patrons are browsing more than just books: these days they’re also checking out discussions about death.
posted to MetaFilter by 922257033c4a0f3cecdbd819a46d626999d1af4a at 8:25 PM on October 15, 2019 (7 comments)

Adam Green profiles British mentalist Derren Brown for the New Yorker.
posted to MetaFilter by wittgenstein at 12:30 PM on October 12, 2019 (44 comments)

Jacky 0 + Mumi have an excellent cover of NIN's Right Where It Belongs complemented by video [SLYT]
posted to MetaFilter by I'm always feeling, Blue at 7:07 PM on October 8, 2019 (12 comments)

Depictions of death on TV and in the movies are unrealistic; the characters are awake and carry on meaningful conversations, then suddenly close their eyes and die. That’s not how it works. In the days when deaths occurred at home, most people had seen a relative die. And today we have a lot of knowledge about what happens in the body as it begins shutting down. It’s a gradual process.

Harriet Hall, MD, reviews What Does It Feel Like To Die?: Inspiring New Insights Into The Experience Of Dying by Jennie Dear.
posted to MetaFilter by Johnny Wallflower at 9:02 PM on September 30, 2019 (50 comments)

A history of the Pyramids of Giza and the people who explored them. Jimmy Maher (The Digital Antiquarian) with an extensive history on the Pyramids at Giza and the people who explored them.
posted to MetaFilter by GnomePrime at 1:23 PM on September 12, 2019 (5 comments)

What Chili Peppers Can Teach Us about Pain: U.C. San Francisco researcher and Breakthrough Prize–winner David Julius talks about capsaicin, opioids and snake vision (Scientific American)
posted to MetaFilter by not_the_water at 1:23 PM on September 5, 2019 (2 comments)

Summer School is now in Session. You won't watch most of the shit on this list, and that's totally fine. But I hope you'll find a few doors you never even knew you wanted to walk through: films you'd never heard of, people whose names you didn't know, and references which you might not even have known were references. And once you know who that diva was, or what the film was called, you can read more, and watch more, and study more, until you're flinging out references like RuPaul on a podcast.
posted to MetaFilter by Stewriffic at 3:27 PM on August 18, 2019 (17 comments)

"The Muppet Movie is 40 now. And I could tell you that makes me feel old, but it doesn't. It oddly makes me feel just right. The music has been with me from when I was little until right now, and I can still listen to it and discover new things. How could you not?" Mefi's own Linda Holmes writes about the glories of The Muppet Movie and its music, 40 years on.
posted to MetaFilter by ChuraChura at 7:49 AM on July 26, 2019 (37 comments)

The Mueller Report From Business Insider, adapted by Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down", with illustrations by Chad Hurd, art director at "Archer."
posted to MetaFilter by bunderful at 6:12 AM on July 14, 2019 (11 comments)

On July 12 on the blue there were over 40 posts. They ranged in topic from alchemy to the struggles of black movie directors to making terrariums to giant moths and ghost orchids and a slew of other interesting topics. I haven't seen a day like today in quite some time and jumped down the rabbit hole numerous times. This is what I love about Metafilter and what has kept me here for 18 years. Well done, Mefites!
posted to MetaTalk by ashbury at 11:42 PM on July 12, 2019 (17 comments)