Last week I showed you a house that was built in the mountains. So it would only be fitting that I show you a home that lives amongst the trees. The house started construction in 1997 and was completed in 2004. It was built in Portland, Oregon by Robert Harvey Oshatz. It was located on a flag lot, a steep sloping grade provided the opportunity to bring the main level of the house into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house. level of the house into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house.
A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music. This house evades the mechanics of the camera; it is difficult to capture the way the interior space flows seamlessly through to the exterior. One must actually stroll through the house to grasp its complexities and its connection to the exterior. One example is a natural wood ceiling, floating on curved laminated wood beams, passing through a generous glass wall which wraps around the main living room.
So I will be heading to Bonnaroo in less than 20 days and I'm looking forward to seeing a ton of bands that will be playing at Bonnaroo. There is however a band that is on the top list of people to see and one of them is Local Natives. They currently have a new album out called Gorilla Manor which was released in the US in February 2010. The album Gorilla Manor was named after the house they all shared in Orange County, where most of the album was written. “It was insanely messy and there were always friends over knocking around on guitars or our thrift store piano,” said guitarist Ryan Hahn.
This band has a unique style which consists of different harmonic vocals while blending in different sounds of orchestral melodies. The band has made this record with intention of bring you up and down with songs which you can dance to and others that chill you right out. Another great thing about this band is that their live sessions sound just as good as the album versions. You don't find that the case most of the time. This five piece band has a lot to offer in the indie scene and I highly recommend giving them a listen.
In Switzerland lives a home that is underground. It was designed by SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects, and this home is fully embedded in the alpine landscape of Vals, Switzerland. This home not only has a strange exterior but a beautiful interior with a modern look and feel to the place. It also looks to have an incline to the building giving a different vantage point when viewing the surrounding mountains. This home is also set within walking distance to the famous thermal springs of Therme Vals; a hotel/spa complex that is built directly over the natural springs. Their is also a barn next to the home and that is the entrance to the underground home.
Roc Nation and Skullcandy team up to make a new style of headphones for your listening pleasure. Jay-Z has collaborated with Skullcandy to join in the ranks of providing optimal sound quality headphones so that you have a way of listening and experiencing the soundtracks of your life. The headphones are due out next month and the cost is still to be announced. These over-the-ear 'phones sport 40mm full-rage Mylar drivers, an aviator-inspired contoured fit, a tangle-free nylon cable, and tons of style courtesy of a glossy polycarbonate speaker housing with stainless steel and aluminum accents. Just in case that wasn't enough it also comes with a padded carrying case. I do want to mention though that becoming famous while wearing these headphones is not included.
Specs
Speaker Diameter: 40mm Driver Type: Mylar Frequency Response: 20-20K Hz Impedance 33 ohms Nominal Input Power: 40mW Max Input Power: 100mW Cable Type Nylon Braided Cable Length: 1.3 Plug Type: 3.5 mm Gold Plated
Well it's that time again for you guessed it Bonnaroo! The Music and Arts Festival which is an annual, four to five-day music festival, created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held back in 2002. The festival is located at the Great Stage Park on a 700 acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. So in it's ninth year of celebrating I will get to par take in this monumental festival on June 10th-13th. Bonnaroo which brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music you can think of. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival's 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, yoga classes, and more. This year looks to have some great bands and artists like: Dave Matthews Band, Kid Cudi, The XX, Local Natives, Miike Snow and I could go on and on but I will put up the flier and you can check it out for yourself.
The 2010 Lineup
Note:Lineup is subject to change per Bonnaroo's website.
Today I came about the works of Rachel Caldwell. She is a graphic designer and illustrator from Philadelphia, PA. From what I can tell on her blog "Thirsty Fly" is that she does great work and she has a good sense of humor. I chose some of her works to showcase that were minimal yet eye catching. My favorites out of her works is the "Wisdom of the Nines" which shows different styles of owls and one of them is like "Yo". To me that funny and I think Owls are cool creatures. If you get a chance check out more of her work on her blog.
There are now a number of apps like PocketGuitar, Virtuoso, Ocarina and DigiDrummer which can make your phone into a virtual symphony. So today I found a couple of people who have put down there instruments and have picked up there iPhones, iPod Touches and other devices that can generate sounds.
iBand
The first band is iBand who are truly unique group of musicians. The band's first YouTube video generated over 4.8 million views. Their song "Vitality has also been a huge hit. The applications that they choose to use are iAno, PocketGuitar, IphoneSynth and BeatPhone.
The Mentalists
The Mentalists are a group of girls from the UK that play great covers only using their iPhone and their voices. They have covered songs like "Kids" by MGMT and "American Boy" by Estelle. Their favorite apps are NLog Synthesizer, MiniSynth, RetroSynth, DigiDrummer Lite and Ocarina.
In being that I'm an Android Phone user I'm getting excited to know that soon my Google Nexus One will have Flash capabilities. I will soon be able to watch and see different content on my browser that for so long has been denied. This update will make it so that users of Android will now be able to listen to my Playlists on the go from their phone browser. (self promotion anyone).
The update to Android 2.2 is to be released at Google I/O starting May 19. From the looks of the video in this post. It seems that the update will also have an updated launcher, Android tutorial, and global search box when the OS is revealed. So without a further a do. Check out the video below made by Ryan Stewart so you can see the wonders of Flash 10.1 playing on a Nexus One.
