MetaFilter posts tagged with love and music

He whose head is in the shadow of love will have heaven beneath his feet

Burhanistan — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:31:48 -0800

Chaiyya Chaiyya - ("[walk] in the shadow"). The smash Bollywood hit from the movie "Dil Se". for ceege Composed by A R Rachman - sung by Sukhwinder Singh - named one of the ten best songs in a poll by the BBC.

God loves my country more than he loves yours.

emelenjr — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:17:33 -0800

Wonderfully artistic video for the song "God Loves My Country", by Balthrop, Alabama, a small-town band.

Love stories

Airhen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:25:25 -0800

This is a story [audio] about how much I love you [audio]. Stories and songs about different kinds of love from Five Chapters, The Stoop and This American Life. Five Chapters previously.

Worship some vinyl

carsonb — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:58:26 -0800

Today is Record Store Day!
What is it about music? It is Love and Passion channeled through a medium that cuts across and through actual definition straight to your soul whether you love Blues, Reggae, Country, Punk Rock, or Quawwali music, your favorite artists take you places you could otherwise never go - and that place is often a place of love and inspiration. - Marc Weinstein Watch videos and read quotes about RSD from tons of artists, or find a record store near you and go flip through some crates tonight.

Just for the funk of it

carsonb — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:24:39 -0800

The Red Bull Music Academy is the best in music, past & present, from around the world, under one roof, getting down just for the funk of it. It is an event that travels the world, a yearly celebration of all the journeys and breakthroughs, all the dreams and intricacies that go into the music we love.
Here on the 'tubes the RBMA mainly consists of lectures, interactive features, and documentaries. Selected Lectures
(Links are to pages containing a hyper-linked transcript and links to hi- and lo-quality embedded QT movies. In the streaming pop-up windows you can find links to non-embedded clips.) Madlib - King of the Beats Oh No - New Jackson Swing Plasticman - Grime Virtuoso Part 1, Part 2 Arabian Prince - Brother Arab Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Sa-Ra Creative Partners - Sound & Space Continuum Part 1, Part 2 ?uestlove - Phrenology Of Hip Hop Part 1, Part 2 Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) - The (Apple) Mac Daddy Hugh Masekela - The Message Gilberto Gil - His Guitar Gently Weeps Atom Heart - Splitting the Atom Part 1, Part 2 Erlend Øye (Kings of Convenience) - Øye Carumba! Bob Moog - The Soul Machine Part 1, Part 2 Caribou (Manitoba) - The Artist Formerly Known As Manitoba Part 1, Part 2 Cut Chemist - Phat Pharmacy, Bring the Funky Sermon Part 1, Part 2 Martyn Ware - Designing Heaven Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Prince Paul - Prince of Thieves Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Ringtones/Extended Version Amp Fiddler - Turn Up the Amp Note: Front page text adapted from the FAQ. Also from the FAQ: Red Bull has decided to support music by letting you do it your way. Frankly, Red Bull hopes to gain your personal respect and props by giving you respect and props and does not want to shove marketing rhetoric down your throat. Staying in the background and giving the gift of an experience to music lovers - that's why you won't find big billboards advertising the Academy, rampant radio ads or any musical or cultural stereotypes being exploited. The Red Bull Music Academy is there to advance and inspire at grassroots level - expect your expectations to be overturned in the best possible way. This is for you.

AEROTONE. | Hello!

hama7 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:33:41 -0800

AEROTONE. | Hello!

Music and Amnesia

homunculus — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:19:58 -0800

The Abyss. Oliver Sacks writes about Clive Wearing (recently discussed here). [Via MindHacks.] In other neuroscience and memory news, a new study has been published on Patient HM, marking fifty years of his participation in neuroscience research.

To Write Love On Her Arms

allkindsoftime — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:09:55 -0800

To Write Love On Her Arms is a story and the response to a story. I first saw the shirt on Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and thought "Hey that's a cool shirt." Months later I saw an ad and went to look them up. That's when I found the story. As their MySpace page points out, they are not a 24-hour helpline, nor are they trained professionals, but they do "hope to serve as a bridge to help." Its a small organization right now, using a unique method of achieving recognition and exposure, but it is an important "movement of love, a commitment to begin answering these needs and offering hope to the many who struggle with depression, addiction, suicide, self injury." (from the FAQ)

365 Days II: 365 MORE Days, The Bloodening

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:54:34 -0800

It's BACK! Otis F. Odder (of The Bran Flakes and Comfort Stand Recordings is reviving his 365 Days project on the WFMU Beware Of The Blog! Hot damn! He opens it with the complete recordings of the Michael Mills Satanic Messages Radio Show and the complete Beatles Forever recordings (previously excerpted in the first incarnation). (Previously on Me Fi)

Rise Stevens

matteo — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:07:36 -0800

For all the hoo-ha about Callas first bringing real acting to the operatic stage, one has only to view the footage of Risë Stevens legendary 1952 “Carmen” to see what kind of Method she brought to the Met. Stevens was the definitive gypsy wanton, and her performance has it all— fire, ice, and that impossible balance between elegance and sluttiness. Her technique is superb—licking her fingers before extinguishing the candles in what will be her death chamber, then flicking off the wax; flinging her unwanted lover’s ring at him, spitting out a contemptuous “Tiens!”.
The Metropolitan Opera Guild honors the Bronx-born singer, now 92. More inside.

RIP Chet

arse_hat — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 23:43:31 -0800

Chet Helms has been dead for a few days. He was not mentioned here and I somehow missed all this. He was a player in the music biz in his day and kinda looks like me if I stopped trimming my beard for a week or two. RIP.

Oh you're absolutely fine ...

Peter H — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:29:23 -0800

I LOVE YOU I WANNA LOVE YOU TENDER . You could be my only sweet surrender. I would never bring you any kind of sorrow. (38 Mb QT)

trox — Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:14:12 -0800

While I'm not a huge Hole fan, Courtney Love's letter to other recording artists makes me look at her a bit differently. The letter is a pretty strong plea for them to organize a union representing their interests. With all of the press that has been genereated over the RIAA/Napster battle, do you think the timing is right?

Garage Bands of the world, Unite! Move over Rick Trumka (link via SVN).