I had a great thing to write about, but then my mind got full of other things, so this is what you’re getting tonight… Not so much of a busy day at work – the usual things. The maths lessons at the moment are the busiest they will ever be. Today we looked at mean, […]
Can you tell whether a book is any good from its cover alone? A fun little game that takes Amazon book reviews and pits 5 star rated ones again 1 1/2 star ones, then asks you to guess which is which based on its cover. Link: Monkeon.co.uk – Judge A Book By Its Cover
Following on from The Shape Of Song comes this visualisation of JS Bach‘s Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565). The Toccata and Fugue in D minor is a piece of organ music believed to have been composed by Johann Sebastian Bach sometime between1703 and 1707. It is one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire, and […]
The Shape of Song is an attempt to answer this seemingly paradoxical question. The custom software in this work draws musical patterns in the form of translucent arches, allowing viewers to see–literally–the shape of any composition available on the Web. The resulting images reflect the full range of musical forms, from the deep structure of […]
(The rogue apostrophe in the title is ironic… honest.) I am a hater of the apostrophe – but only its misuse. The apostrophe is used to denote missing letters in words that over the years have been dropped to ease pronunciation. The commonest examples are the auxiliary verbs and the word ‘not’. Thus I am becomes I’m […]
Just like the doctor himself, the Doctor Who title sequence has regenerated on a regular basis. Some are great, and some are awful. But just like the series, they all have a special magic. [Via Current.com]
Later this month, my favourite group of all time, The Divine Comedy – well, Neil Hannon – releases a new album, Bang Goes The Knighthood. The first single will be The Indie Disco. And it’s a cracker! You can watch the video here (and here, in HD) I actually cannot wait for the album…
Oh my word, this is superb. Take 20 musical YouTube videos, start them at any time, mix them using the volume sliders and you’ve made your own song. In Bb 2.0 is a collaborative music and spoken word project conceived by Darren Solomon from Science for Girls, and developed with contributions from users. It’s just […]
I discovered Tom Scott‘s web site recently and, after writing this entry yesterday, thought one of his videos would fit in perfectly. His other work in the Things I’ve Made section are also worthy of your time. Enjoy! Edit: I’ve now realised that I haven’t just discovered him – I knew I knew the name […]
The Simpsons have changed their opening title sequence for the first time since 1989. And it was well overdue. I really like it.