Robots and Opera: Lou Nasti

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Light In A Bottle

I just had to post this. Amazing and simple as it is, it can make people smile everywhere! Check out the video!

 

Light In A Bottle

I just had to post this. Amazing and simple as it is, it can make people smile everywhere! Check out the video!

 

New York, The Roots and John Varvatos

 

We are still getting around all images and experiences that we want to share with you from New York but this latest film from John Varvatos somehow depicts the whole idea of the trip. It may were a little longer than 8 minutes but time flies and the wphole idea of this cool film wraps up the feeling of the trip. New York is fast paced, The Roots capture that tune playing in your head all the time while you're there and John Varvatos is this cool Greek that made it there as Franky said. 

John Varvatos

We Are Back With A Smile (+Jamiroquai Competition)!

How are you all doing? We are back from New York!

We are loaded with polekalo stuff and will be posting them daily! A special section will be available for you to check out as a small "Polekalo New York Guide".

In the meantime check out this artwork competition that came out just today for Jamiroquai's next single which will also be free to download for everyone! That means that your artwork will definitely be seen!

As the competition states:

"We're delighted to announce that Jamiroquai will be releasing a brand new track next week called 'Smile'. This previously unreleased track will be completely free and available on jamiroquai.com, Jamiroquai's Facebook and Soundcloud.

To accompany the release we're inviting fans to submit their own original artwork. However, you have to be quick since we want to release the track on Monday 6th!

To submit your artwork you need to do two things:

• 1. Submit the artwork to Flickr and add it to this group
• 2. Fill out this simple form so we can contact you."

Good luck!

via[Jamiroquai]

 

DJ Shadow Album Announcement!

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DJ Shadow's new album is officially finished! For all you (and us) hungry fans out there, a new EP has just also been unleashed, called "I Gotta Rokk", so that the wait is a bit less painful. The album is called "The Less You Know The Better" and it's coming out in September! We can't wait! What about you?

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Polekalo Travels To New York

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Polekalo is packing the bags! As of May 11th and until the 23rd, we will be in New York, USA for a few days. We are going to be looking for inspiration to share with you! If you are already there, been there or want to be there, just tell as about it! Where to go, what to see, who to meet and anything that comes to mind! We welcome all very good tips and tricks! There will be a complete coverage of all things polekalo* while we are there, with a special section to be presented when we are back!

We are very excited about this trip as it's the first one that Polekalo does as a project trip! We hope that there are more to come in other places of the world so we can hook you up with everything that is polekalo*!

 

*still wondering what it means?

If any artist or company want to meet with us while we are there (Manhattan preferably) you are more than welcome to send us an email on: polekalo (at) live (dot) com

Strobe Lights + Exploding Water Balloons = Amazing

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Three recent images from photographer Ryan Taylor who captures these explosively colorful shots with the help of strobe lights, colored water, milk, paint and balloons.

Check out his flickr here.

 

A Really Negative Graffiti

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This is exactly what it says! A graffiti made in the center of Athens, Greece that was concieved in negative form, so that the positive brings out the real design! Check the positive and the negative image. Kudos to valiacaldadog for digging it out while walking the dog.

 

Coffee Time

Coffee Time from wan-tzu on Vimeo.

 Get your kicks everyone!

When Music And Video Blend With Art

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images on the behance network

I'll be gone from KORB on Vimeo.

Credits:

Music title: MARIO BASANOV & VIDIS feat JAZZU - I'll be gone
Director: Rimantas Lukavicius
CGI: Rimantas Lukavicius
Producers: Martynas Mickenas, Arunas Matacius
Production Company: RGB
Inspired by SOBIESKI
Year of completion: 2008

Single is available at:
juno

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If You Like House Music And Parties You Will Love This

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"Sensation" is a festival for House music that has become international in a very short period of time. The key to it's success is blending the best current DJs, people that love the music, unity in the form of clothing color and an amazing production. Here is a small sample of what the atmoshpere was like in the recent "Sensation White" in Belgium with Martin Solveig. What do you think?

Homer Simpson Did It First!

Well you can't but go on with the flow and Homer does exactly that in the video he made using pictures from the past 39 years! A very rare collection of photographs showing him growing up and becoming the guy we know from the hit television series "The Simpsons". In other news this is a video of a cartoon adding it's take on the a-picture-a-day hype that is becoming big lately.

 

Playing For Change : Changing The World

A Visit to Kirina's New Music School from PlayingForChangeFoundation on Vimeo.

 

 

May 5 Movie Selections: Samurais And a Dog

We have decided to make a weekly post for movies that are coming out and we think are POLEKALO so check out the trailers and let us know what you think on the comments! This week there is a samurai western (there's no other way to describe it), which is the latest film from Japanese cinema’s impossibly prolific bad boy Miike Takashi.Those of you who loved 7 Samurais will definitely like this one.

Quoted as the best animation of the year and as a treat for dog lovers and the dogless alike, it's truly a unique take on love and dogs. As Christopher Plummer says in the trailer "life's a bitch after all!"

Have a movie that you saw and you think that everybody should know about? Is it POLEKALO? Then give as a heads up!

 

Color To The People

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Polaroid film is back for good and this time the impossible project is lettting out a batch of great film for all Polaroid lovers out there! The PX 680 Color Shade First Flush Edition is an ode to color and brings back the fun factor to photography. Imagine all those fun applications that are out on smartphones lately, like Instagram and Hipstamatic, but add real photographs on real Polaroid paper and effects that are manual and depend on your creativity and not an application algorithm. 

Head up to the link to see more photos, testimonials, techniques and to buy this colorful film!

 

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Vintage Hotels And Bananas

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La Banane on St. Barts is an exclusive, retro-chic hotel of nine distinctive bungalows. This hotel's cool vibe of the 1950s is not a fake as it has a great storied past and its stories are based on real life, real events, real personalities. La Banane's founding father was the late Jean-Marie Rivière, a luminary of the Parisian cabaret world, who was often photographed with Zaza Gabor, Brigitte Bardot and other stars. His first sexy revue called La Banane was performed in this hotel where celebrities and Rivière's friends mixed and partied, and enjoyed the green lushness of the surrounding nature. The welcoming Rivière and his show ruled the hotel and gave it its name, its sexy glamorous air and the show-piece island in the middle of the pool. And even more real-life story has been added when La Banane was recently completely revamped. Each of the bungalows and all of the common areas are furnished with pieces that one would expect to see in a home of an avid collector of original pieces by great modernists, with Le Corbusier the chief figure. Several of the pieces are originals created in the mid-1950s when Pierre Jeanneret, went to India to help his cousin, Le Corbusier, who was creating a bold, new city, Chandigarh in the Punjab. There they designed and commissioned local craftsmen to build leading-edge, new-style furniture of rosewood and teak. Each bungalow at Le Banana is named after an artist, designer or craftsman, ranging from Hungarian designer Mathieu Mategot (1910-2001) to American painter and sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976). Each piece of furniture is individually identified and its origin and design explained, so that the guests can appreciate the pieces that surround them. - Bill Tikos

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Danger Mouse + Daniele Luppi + Jack White + Norah Jones = Rome

Even though a LOT of people were let down by the fact that the White Stripes officially ended as a band, Jack White had already made it clear that there was a lot to come from him. This concept album is a prime example of what he has to offer as a singer this time. Norah Jones never ceases to amaze with her skills and vocals. Danger Mouse can now officially say that his music is quality and Daniele Luppi is there to seal the deal on a collaboration that stands in awe of Italian spaghetti western movies of the 60s and 70s.

This are the two brand new singles from this project which was being prepared for the last 5 years. The project is entitled "Rome" and as the official release states:

Over five years in the making, ROME was born out of Danger Mouse and composer/arranger Daniele Luppi's shared passion for classic Italian film music. After an intense songwriting period, the pair traveled to Rome where they sought out several of the original musicians who performed on scores for films such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West. Played and recorded live, straight to tape and in keeping with the recording practices of the 1960s/70s golden age, this ambitious and beautiful record also features vocal contributions from Jack White and Norah Jones. Rome will be released through Parlophone/EMI on May 16th UK/May 17th US. You can purchase the current singles and pre-order the album (including an option with a special screen print) from HERE.

The Black Keys Cover Buddy Holly's Dearest

On June 28, Fantasy/Concord will release Rave On Buddy Holly, a tribute album dedicated to the bespectacled Texan rock and roll pioneer. It features Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, the Strokes' Julian Casablancas, Fiona Apple, Cee-Lo, Florence and the Machine, and more covering the man's songs.

The album openes with the Black Keys' sunny, laid-back take on the ballad "Dearest".

Amazing Video Shows Everything In Symmetry

Symmetry from Everynone on Vimeo.

"Hello Future" Video Competition + Free Moby Tracks!

There are cases when music video competitions are VERY GOOD or POLEKALO as we prefer to say it! This is one of these cases. Moby, vimeo and Saatch & Saatchi have come together to bring you the chance to be featured in Cannes! Are you up for the challenge? You have until the 9th of May!

You also have the chance (probably for the next 3 days only to download 3 brand new tracks from Moby for FREE!

As the brief says:

This year, as part of The Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Saatchi & Saatchi partners with Vimeo and Moby to discover
yet another unique filmmaking talent, with a Music Video Challenge.

The brief is simple: interpret and bring to life the idea of 'Hello, Future' in the form of a fantastic music video for one of Moby's tracks from his new album, 'Destroyed'.

The winner will be announced and their video screened at this year's New Directors' Showcase in Cannes, as well as on the Vimeo site.

Historically, many featured directors in the Showcase have gone on to seriously successful careers: Tarsem, Michel Gondry, Mark Romanek, Spike Jonze, Ivan Zacharias, Kinka Usher, Danny Kleinman and Jonathan Glazer included.

No pressure.

 

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New Retro Summer Banger

K7 - Come Baby Come (FK5 v Nextmen - Danizm mash) from Ego on Vimeo.

 

It's a classic mashed with favorite Fort Knox 5 and Nextmen! What is there not to like?

Best Of Auto Correct!

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Ok so this is self explanatory but in any case this is how the iPhone can make your day even if it's a pretty bad one! The link will give you even more funny moments!

 via [damnyouautocorrect]

 

Little French Girl Makes Up Fairy Tale

Hollywood you should listen up! Little ones have all the crazy ideas you need!

Sky In Motion

Sky in motion from Chris Kotsiopoulos on Vimeo.

A great video using time lapse photography. Images shown are from Greece. If you haven't been to any of these places this is one way to admire them.

What's Up, Doc: 10 Classic Looney Tunes

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and their Looney Tunes brethren are back in TV land with the premiere of Cartoon Network's 'The Looney Tunes Show', a fresh spin that puts our beloved cartoon faves in a cul-de-sac setting ... yep, Bugs has gone to the 'burbs.

In honor of the Looney gang's comeback, we're counting down our 10 all-time favorite classic Looney Tunes. Narrowing it down to just 10 was tough, and other 'toon fans probably have a thing or two to add about their own favorites, so, sufferin' succotash, feel free to sound off in the comments.

10. 'One Froggy Evening' (1955)
Stars: Michigan J. Frog
What's the hubbub, Bub: Little did that construction worker know what he was in for when he unearthed the singing frog at a demolition site! Michigan J. Frog (as he would later become known) spelled ruin for every man who tried to capitalize on his ability to belt out tunes like 'Hello! Ma Baby.' Until the 1990s, anyway, when he was the mascot for the then-successful WB TV network.

9. 'The Scarlet Pumpernickel' (1950)
Stars: Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd and Sylvester the Cat
What's the hubbub, Bub: Upset that he was being typecast in comedies, Daffy went to Warner Bros. exec J.L. and pitched his own drama script: 'The Scarlet Pumpernickel',' a story thousands of pages long (penned by "Daffy Dumas Duck") that had no ending and featured Daffy as a Zorro-ish hero who had to save the fair Melissa from marrying the Grand Duke (Sylvester), a man (er, cat) she didn't love. As Daffy pitched an increasingly over-the-top plot at a feverish pitch, it became evident that he was out of story, prompting a 'Scarlet Pumpernickel' ending so harsh that it's often edited when shown on TV.

8. 'What's Opera, Doc?' (1957)
Stars: Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd
What's the hubbub, Bub: You can take in an entire performance of Wagner's 'The Ring.' Or you can watch this Bugs Bunny spoof of it ... "Kill the wabbit!" We know which one we choose.

7. 'Rabbit Seasoning' (1952)
Stars: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
What's the hubbub, Bub: In this second of three classic hunting-themed 'toons with Bugs and pals, the bunny and Daffy yet again argue about whether it's duck season or wabbit season. But this time, Daffy takes an unfortunate series of gunshots to the bill when he experiences "pronoun trouble":

6. 'Hair-Raising Hare' (1946)
Stars: Bugs Bunny
What's the hubbub, Bub: We didn't know his name yet, but the big red furry monster we've come to know (and love) as Gossamer was introduced in this 'toon. Bugs met up with the monster when he followed -- in his most Groucho Marx-ian stalk -- a wind-up female bunny into the lair of an evil scientist (we knew he was evil because the words "Evil Scientist" were blinking in big lights). The doc's nefarious plans were for naught, though, as Bugs charmed Big Red with a manicure ("My, I'll bet you monsters lead innnnnteresting lives") and scared him off by alerting him to the presence of the audience before Bugs himself was tempted again by the robo-rabbit babe.

5. 'Rabbit of Seville' (1950)
Stars: Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd
What's the hubbub, Bub: Elmer just wanted to shoot him some rabbit, but Bugs had other, more musical, plans. As Elmer chased him into a theater and onto a stage, Bugs donned barber gear and gave his foe a shave, prepped a fruit salad on Elmer's noggin and used everything from a can opener to a paint brush to work pedicure magic on Fudd's feet. The 'toon also gave Looney fans a peek at both Bugs and Elmer in drag: Bugs as Carmen Miranda and Elmer as the bride Bugs dumps into the cake of 'The Marriage of Figaro,' reminding us of the 'Seinfeld' episode where Elaine tells Jerry all his knowledge of high culture comes from Bugs Bunny cartoons. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

4. 'Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century' (1953)
Stars: Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Marvin the Martian
What's the hubbub, Bub: Daffy, a.k.a. space traveler Duck Dodgers, and his trusty companion Porky, a.k.a. Eager Young Space Cadet, have miraculously found their way to the Planet X (actually, they followed planets A thru W to get there), which they plan to claim in the name of Earth. Unfortunately, good ol' Marv arrives at the same time and wants Planet X for his own, leading to a battle of (nit)wits that ends, of course, with the complete annihilation of Planet X. No worries for Duck, though; he persevered and even got his own spin-off cartoon series, 'Duck Dodgers,' on Cartoon Network in 2003.

3. 'Duck! Rabbit, Duck!' (1953)
Stars: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
What's the hubbub, Bub: Was it rabbit season, mongoose season, fiddler crab season? Daffy was a "duck bent on self preservation," but despite his best efforts to convince his stooge, Elmer Fudd, that it was anything but duck-hunting season, Bugs, as always, kept one-upping him. Even in the end, when it appeared Bugs and Daffy had been in cahoots, Bugs proved what a dirty skunk he was, earning one of Daffy's trademark "You're desthpicable!" lines.

2. 'Duck Amuck' (1953)
Stars: Daffy Duck and ... a very special guest
What's the hubbub, Bub: Daffy may think of himself as the Rodney Dangerfield of the Looney Tunes set, but this gem is easily one of the all-time greatest Daffy, and Looney, performances. In it, Daffy was tormented by an unseen animator who constantly changed his shape (like turning his head into a flower) and his scenery (making a snowy background into a spring meadow while Daffy's skiing), and, in general, made Daffy's life more difficult just for the sport of it. Daffy, while breaking the fourth wall, expressed his dismay throughout -- "Thanks for the sour persimmons, cousin" is a line that just cannot be quoted often enough -- but it's only when the animator tired of using Daffy as his plaything that we saw the hand that had been rocking Daffy's world. And no, in case you've been living under a rock -- a very sad, sans-Tunes rock -- we won't spoil the identity of the antagonistic artist ... check it out for yourself in the clip below.

1. 'Baseball Bugs' (1946)
Stars: Bugs Bunny
What's the hubbub, Bub: This classic actually starred Bugs and the Gas-House Gorillas, though, as always, it was Bugs who stole the show. He singlehandedly took on the muscled mugs in a game of baseball ("Now pitching for the Tea Totallers: Bugs Bunny. Playing first base: Bugs Bunny. Second base: Bugs Bunny. Third base: Bugs Bunny. Catching: Bugs Bunny") that saw him playing every position on his team, taking a taxi to the "Umpire State Building" to catch a ball and delivering to a "pathetic palooka" a "powerful, paralyzing, perfect, pachydermous, percussion pitch." Needless to say, Bugs emerged victorious, 96-95, in the end.

via[tvsquad]