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Steve Gadd has to be one of the best drummers around. Forget massive drum kits and the egos that go with them. This is a classic clip of Steve Gadd in action.



Here's the link to Paul Simon and Steve playing the track live in 2000. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiyLuZOs1A&feature=related

This beats clunk click

Sometimes you see an advert and you think wow. This is one of those. An advert that communicates its message 100% at an emotional level. It just connects.

Any one for a Swedish TV license? No, well watch this instead.

When someone sent me this video it made be "jump" when it got to the reveal.  Yep, it is designed to pay your TV license in Sweden.  And yes, it is definitely viral. 

Here's my version.....
http://en.tackfilm.se/?id=1272225365762RA11

I just loved this video (and the concept!)

Breeze reflection by Djeff @ "Mal au pixel" France from djeff on Vimeo.

Winston Churchill (auto tuned!)

There has been a lot of discussion about the use of "auto tune" technology on many pop records. It started off as a method for correcting the odd vocal slip up, but then started to appear as a vocal effect in it's own right (on Cher's 1998 recording of "Believe"). There has been much discussion lately about it's overuse by less talented artists, however, I really like the effect that schmoyoho has produced by re-mixing famous speeches and even news items. Check out the videos on YouTube.

Mental Floss

This is an American website full of all sorts of facts and trivia, including:

• Bizarre Brand Extensions
• A history of toilet paper
• The nautical roots of common phrases
• 15 companies that originally sold something else
• And lots of other stuff!

The ultimate iPod protection...make it look like a Microsoft Zune!

Yes, it is a joke, but it made me laugh.....You can get to the spoof site here.

It's great to be British! Now where did I park my Austin Princess?

Clash of the Titans trailer

Over the summer, Clash of the Titans was being filmed in the Dinorwig Slate Quarries in Llanberis.  Access to the quarries during the filming was restricted and a numberof the permissive footpaths closed to the public.  It seemed to go on for a number of weeks during which time mysterious "COTT" direction signs appeared on surrounding roads.

I have taken a number of photos in the Dinorwig Quarries over the years including this one.

Here's the trailer.  It is clearly not only filmed in Llanberis, but if you are familiar with the area you will recognise bits.

Logos with hidden messages

Came across this article today on logo design with hidden messages.  Great article that goes a long way to explaining what makes a great logo.

http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/hidden-logos-in-graphic-designing/

Urban Voodoo Machine

Saw these guys playing live today and was really blown away.  Just a great show!!

Nudging users to do the right thing!

To encourage people to take the staircase instead of the escalator, Volkswagen converted a set of steps at the Odenplan subway station in Stockholm into working piano keys. The effort is just one stunt that appears on the carmaker’s Rolighetsteorin.se or “Theory of Fun” website, which showcases efforts to get people to change by simply making things more fun.

Anyone who has read "Nudge" will recognise how important this is!

Useless customer reviews

I don't know why people feel they need to write a review of a product that they haven't used YET.  Why do people think that a review of a product you haven't used will be of any use to anyone else?  Isn't this what we have advertising agencies for?

You occasionally see them on Amazon, but this one made me smile.  It is for the review of a pair of walking boots:

"Ordered this product miday wedesday, received it Friday morning. Excellant service. Not worn the boot outside yet but it fits fine and feels really comfortable."

Having not worn the boots yet, the reviewer compelled to give it a 4 out of 5 star rating.  Thanks.  Really useful (not)!

Olympus Advert

How could I resist this? Courtesy of the Fire Wire.

MSN predicts the future

I can never resist articles like this http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/lists/?article=FuturePredictions

A Microsoft future?

Microsoft Sustainability from Kray Cédric on Vimeo.

The Big Bang Theory

I watched a couple of episodes of this when I was in the US last month. I had never seen it before even though I believe that it has been broadcast in the UK.

This has to be one of the US's funniest sitcoms in years. Really fun and unfortunately sometime I can see bits of myself in it. Many years ago, of course!

I have just about finished watching Series 1 courtesy of LoveFilm.com. Series 2 starts next Thursday (26th March) on Channel 4, 9:30pm. If you haven't seen it, keep an eye out for it.

Reality check

Improv Everywhere

If you follow the links on YouTube, you will find lots of other Improv Everywhere videos. Another one of my favourites is the Food Court Musical. You will find it here.

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