Hello,
I've been trolling the youtubes and discovered something awesome. For the first time in a long time, I discovered music that is exciting. It is raw, full of energy, emotion and humor. The best equivalence I can make is it reminds of early punk. Lo-fi. Gritty. Accessible to anyone with a guitar and a desire to share their words with the world.
It's called Antifolk.
Here's a sampling. It includes two documentaries.
Stay inspired!
Cheers,
Maurice
Voice One Oy
www.voiceone.fi
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Get an EDGE
Hello,
It's not often that I think David Brooks of the New York Times has something worth discussing. However, I will give the man considerable credit for his insightful opinion piece about the recent EDGE symposium.
The concept of the EDGE symposium is simple.
1. Provide a compelling question.
2. Draw on as many different thinkers as possible.
This year's question was proposed by Stephen Pinker: "What scientific concept would improve our cognitive tools?"
The results were fabulous. Here are a few results:
Evgeny Morozov, the author of “The Net Delusion,” nominated the Einstellung Effect, the idea that we often try to solve problems by using solutions that worked in the past instead of looking at each situation on its own terms. This effect is especially powerful in foreign affairs, where each new conflict is viewed through the prism of Vietnam or Munich or the cold war or Iraq.
Daniel Kahneman of Princeton University writes about the Focusing Illusion, which holds that “nothing in life is as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it.” He continues: “Education is an important determinant of income — one of the most important — but it is less important than most people think. If everyone had the same education, the inequality of income would be reduced by less than 10 percent. When you focus on education you neglect the myriad of other factors that determine income. The differences of income among people who have the same education are huge.
Stay inspired!
Cheers,
Maurice
Voice One Oy
www.voiceone.fi
It's not often that I think David Brooks of the New York Times has something worth discussing. However, I will give the man considerable credit for his insightful opinion piece about the recent EDGE symposium.
The concept of the EDGE symposium is simple.
1. Provide a compelling question.
2. Draw on as many different thinkers as possible.
This year's question was proposed by Stephen Pinker: "What scientific concept would improve our cognitive tools?"
The results were fabulous. Here are a few results:
Evgeny Morozov, the author of “The Net Delusion,” nominated the Einstellung Effect, the idea that we often try to solve problems by using solutions that worked in the past instead of looking at each situation on its own terms. This effect is especially powerful in foreign affairs, where each new conflict is viewed through the prism of Vietnam or Munich or the cold war or Iraq.
Daniel Kahneman of Princeton University writes about the Focusing Illusion, which holds that “nothing in life is as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it.” He continues: “Education is an important determinant of income — one of the most important — but it is less important than most people think. If everyone had the same education, the inequality of income would be reduced by less than 10 percent. When you focus on education you neglect the myriad of other factors that determine income. The differences of income among people who have the same education are huge.
Stay inspired!
Cheers,
Maurice
Voice One Oy
www.voiceone.fi
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Comedian/Musician of the week: Reggie Watts
Howdy,
Thought I'd share a comedian/musician I just came across. Fantastic. He's a one man show -- vocals over beat box with sort of stream of consciousness comedy. A bit hard to classify this one.
I'd recommend checking out his other videos, but warning: NSFW.
Stay inspired!
Maurice
Voice One Oy
www.voiceone.fi
Thought I'd share a comedian/musician I just came across. Fantastic. He's a one man show -- vocals over beat box with sort of stream of consciousness comedy. A bit hard to classify this one.
I'd recommend checking out his other videos, but warning: NSFW.
Stay inspired!
Maurice
Voice One Oy
www.voiceone.fi
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Creative writing -- new venues
Hello,
Science fiction writing in the comments to a $6,800 speaker cable. Bravo!
Find it here.
Stay inspired!
Maurice
Voice One Oy
www.voiceone.fi
Science fiction writing in the comments to a $6,800 speaker cable. Bravo!
Find it here.
We live underground. We speak with our hands. We wear the earplugs all our lives.
PLEASE! You must listen! We cannot maintain the link for long... I will type as fast as I can.
DO NOT USE THE CABLES!
We were fools, fools to develop such a thing! Sound was never meant to be this clear, this pure, this... accurate. For a few short days, we marveled. Then the... whispers... began.
Were they Aramaic? Hyperborean? Some even more ancient tongue, first spoken by elder races under the red light of dying suns far from here? We do not know, but somehow, slowly... we began to UNDERSTAND.
Stay inspired!
Maurice
Voice One Oy
www.voiceone.fi
Monday, November 15, 2010
Fake Science
Hello,
I'm always amazed when someone hits upon a great new idea. "Wish I had thought of that!"
The folks at Fake Science have done just that. Provided you learned something in science class at school and do not disavow evolution, you will catch the comedy gold here: http://fakescience.tumblr.com/
Stay inspired!
Cheers,
Maurice
Voice One Oy
www.voiceone.fi
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Comedy: Patton Oswalt and Dave Burbank
Hello,
To celebrate Halloween, I'm posting a choice clip from one of my favorite comedians--Patton Oswalt. He's fairly well-known for his supporting role on the King of Queens and as the voice of the rat in Ratatouille. However, he's also known for his biting, sarcastic, and darkly funny stand-up comedy. Here is a bit about Dave Burbank and living in the suburbs for Halloween.
Warning: NSFW!!
Stay inspired!
Cheers,
Maurice
Voice One
www.voiceone.fi
To celebrate Halloween, I'm posting a choice clip from one of my favorite comedians--Patton Oswalt. He's fairly well-known for his supporting role on the King of Queens and as the voice of the rat in Ratatouille. However, he's also known for his biting, sarcastic, and darkly funny stand-up comedy. Here is a bit about Dave Burbank and living in the suburbs for Halloween.
Warning: NSFW!!
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Stay inspired!
Cheers,
Maurice
Voice One
www.voiceone.fi
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Music of the Week: The Bad Shepherds
Hello,
I've got a wicked treat for you this week.
Everybody knows Adrian Edmondson, one half of the comedy violence duo that was Bottom, the Young Ones, the Dangerous Brothers. (The other half being of course, Rick Mayall (genius!)) Never satisfied with leaving a legacy of comedy gold -- Eddie has embarked on new endeavor that left me with a grin from ear to ear.
Having bought a mandolin on a lark, he started learning to play songs he liked. What songs came first -- punk! He calls a mate they work out a few more. Thus, the Bad Shepherds were born. Punk classics played on traditional folk instruments. Again, creativity -- finding something completely new by melding two seemingly different things.
Here they are doing the Clash's 'London Calling'. Enjoy!
Stay inspired!
Cheers,
Maurice
Voice One
www.voiceone.fi
I've got a wicked treat for you this week.
Everybody knows Adrian Edmondson, one half of the comedy violence duo that was Bottom, the Young Ones, the Dangerous Brothers. (The other half being of course, Rick Mayall (genius!)) Never satisfied with leaving a legacy of comedy gold -- Eddie has embarked on new endeavor that left me with a grin from ear to ear.
Having bought a mandolin on a lark, he started learning to play songs he liked. What songs came first -- punk! He calls a mate they work out a few more. Thus, the Bad Shepherds were born. Punk classics played on traditional folk instruments. Again, creativity -- finding something completely new by melding two seemingly different things.
Here they are doing the Clash's 'London Calling'. Enjoy!
Stay inspired!
Cheers,
Maurice
Voice One
www.voiceone.fi
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