Daily Archives: June 3, 2011

Karakuri : short documentary

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Karakuri : short documentary

Japan has always been on the forefront of cutting edge robotics. Its roots can be traced back 200-300 years during the Edo period when skilled craftsmen created automata (self-operating machines). Using nothing more than pulleys and weights they were able to make the Karakuri (Japanese automata) perform amazing tasks.

Japan’s modern day robots can be traced back to the Karakuri. Today, Hideki Higashino is one of the few remaining craftsmen who is determined to keep the history and tradition of Japanese Karakuri alive.

Karakuri : short documentary

also check out Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection and Junko’s Shamisen.

The Lazy Song with Leonard Nimoy x Bruno Mars

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The Lazy Song with Leonard Nimoy by Bruno Mars

We gotta kick out of the original music video for The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars featuring the dance moves of the Poreotics. Now, Bruno Mars has released an alternate version featuring none other than Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy. “Mr. Spock” roams around the city in his bathrobe hitting up the supermarket and chilling at home with a beer. Star Trek fans will get a kick out of some of Nimoy’s antics like quick draw Vulcan salutes and flipping the channel with William Shatner on every channel. It’s a pretty funny video, but we still prefer the original. You can get the song on The Lazy Song - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Deluxe Version) or amazon. Don’t be too lazy.

Catch more Bruno Mars music videos for Grenade, Just the Way You Are, and Liquor Store Blues. All off the “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” album.

The Lazy Song (Alternate Version) by Bruno Mars

Lyrics to The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars

Today I don’t feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don’t feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
Cause today I swear I’m not doing anything

Uh, I’m gonna kick my feet up and stare at the fan
Turn the TV on
Throw my hand in my pants
Nobody’s gon’ tell me I can’t, nah

I’ll be lying on the couch just chillin in my snuggie
Click to MTV so they can teach me how to dougie
Cause in my castle I’m the freakin man

Oh Oh, yes I said it
I said it
I said it cause I can
Today I don’t feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don’t feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
Cause today I swear I’m not doing anything

Nothing at all
Ooh hoo ooh hoo
Hoo ooh ooh
Nothing at all
Ooh hoo ooh hoo
Hoo ooh ooh

Tomorrow I wake up, do some P90X
With a really nice girl have some really nice sex
And she’s gonna scream out, “this is great” (Oh my god
this is great)
I might mess around and get my college degree
I bet my old man will be so proud of me
I’m sorry pops you just have to wait

[CHORUS]

No I ain’t gonna comb my hair
Cause I ain’t going anywhere
No no no no no no no no nooo
I’ll just strut in my birthday suit
And let everything hang loose
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahhh

Ohh Today I don’t feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don’t feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
Cause today I swear I’m not doing anything

Nothing at all
Ooh hoo ooh hoo
Hoo ooh ooh
Nothing at all
Ooh hoo ooh hoo
Hoo ooh ooh
Nothing at all

Villian by Bart Kwan x IZ x Alyssa Marie x Decipher

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Villian by Bart Kwan x IZ x Alyssa Marie x Decipher

Comedian Bart Kwan of Just Kidding Films is taking a stab at music. He is joined by fellow rappers IZ of 454 Life Entertainment x Alyssa Marie x Decipher on the track “Villian”. They cut down amateur rappers on their non stop flow. We hope to see more collaboration cross country in the future.

You can download the song FREE below:

Villian by Bart Kwan x IZ x Alyssa Marie x Decipher (contains profanity)

Iridescent music video by Linkin Park

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Iridescent music video by Linkin Park

Linkin Park release their latest music video Iridescent off their album A Thousand Suns and featured on Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Soundtrack. Directed by band member Joe Hahn, the video explores how human existence might be affected by the elements of Transformers robots and the threat of the Decepticons. What would it be like to be citizens in a decaying universe? Watch this post-apocalyptic video that offers hope if earth were taken over by giant robots. It leverages some of the techniques used in Waiting For The End. You can get the song on Iridescent (from Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon) - Iridescent (from Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon) - Single or Amazon.

Previously, Linkin Park was on the Transformers 2 soundtrack for New Divide.

Iridescent music video by Linkin Park

Behind the scenes of Iridescent music video by Linkin Park

Iridescent with footage from Transformer 3 : Dark of the Moon

Lyrics to Iridescent by Linkin Park

When you were standing in the wake of devastation
when you were waiting on the edge of the unknown
with the cataclysm raining down, insides crying save me now
you were there and possibly alone.

Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
you build up hope, but failure’s all you’ve known
remember all the sadness and frustration
and let it go, let it go.

And in the burst of light that blinded every angel
as if the sky had blown the heavens into stars
you felt the gravity of temper grace falling into empty space
no one there to catch you in their arms

Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
you build up hope, but failure’s all you’ve known
remember all the sadness and frustration
and let it go, let it go.

Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
you build up hope, but failure’s all you’ve known
remember all the sadness and frustration
and let it go,

let it go
let it go
let it go
let it go

Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
you build up hope, but failure’s all you’ve known
remember all the sadness and frustration
and let it go, let it go.

Mars Mixtape by D-Pryde

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Mars Mixtape by D-Pryde

Rapper D-Pryde dropped his long awaited mixtape since he signed with Mars Music Group. “This album is basically a story of how my life changed in a short year after signing my deal” said D-Pryde. “I was a kid that grew up too fast; so with all I learned, I flushed all that knowledge and struggle into 15 songs for a fan base that witnessed me grow.” The young artist also has featured collaborations with the likes of Joe Budden, DJ Suss-One, and more. Here’s the tracklisting of the Mars Mixtape:

‎1. MARS (Produced By Chynna)
‎2. Blink Of An Eye (Produced by Den-Z)
‎3. Curtains (Produced by Den-Z)
‎4. Did It On My Own (Produced by Dj Swivel)
‎5. Mr. Prizzy (Produced by Jahlil Beats)
‎6. No Sleep Featuring Joe Budden (Produced By Den-Z)
‎7. In My Mind Interlude Featuring DJ SUSS ONE (Produced by Den-Z)
‎8. Runnin’ (Produced by Reefa)
‎9. PrydeDay (Produced by Den-Z)
‎10. Highway (Produced by REEFA)
‎11. Making My Name Featuring Chantay (Produced by REEFA)
‎12. Ready To Go (Produced by REEFA)
‎13. Big Shot Featuring August Rigo (Produced by August Rigo)
‎14. Outro Flow (Produced by Chynna)
‎15. Start Again (Produced by REEFA)

You can download the mixtape for FREE here. You’ll find out quickly D-Pryde isn’t all about rap and his songs have a message.

Mars Mixtape by D-Pryde

D-Pryde plugging Mars Mixtape

More about D-Pryde
Russell “D-Pryde” LLantino is a 17-year-old writer and rapper with a fan base that extends to well over 250,000 fans across the world. The Toronto native released a series of wildly popular “freeverses” and covers on YouTube that have gained over 31 million views to date. D-Pryde and Mars Music Group partnered up with leading hip-hop and pop producers to develop the sound for MARS. Featured producers include Reefa (The Game, Fabolous, Rick Ross), August Rigo (Justin Bieber, Musiq Soulchild), and talented newcomer Den-Z. Acclaimed rapper, Joe Budden, and Power 105.1 FM’s DJ, Suss-One, make appearances, and Beyonce’s full time engineer, Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young, not only provided production, but also mixing.