Philosophy
If you're anything like me and enjoy genres like hard rock and classical music, but have no musical talent of your own, I bet you've wondered what a heavy metal rendition of certain classical pieces would sound like.
Yes, there's Vanessa Mae's techno take on a lot of good songs, and it doesn't hurt that she's pretty hot, but she's normally accompanied by an orchestra or a DJ that takes care of things like rhythm and background harmonies. In the following jaw-dropping video, however, we have Tina S, a 14-year-old one-person heavy metal orchestra who really knows how to shred...
If your child is just learning how to play Mary had a little lamb, you might want to quit now.
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My Fellow Comedists, The funniest of all instruments is the kazoo. But what is it that accounts for its humorousness? Is it that it takes no talent or training to play? Is it the flatulence-like sound? Is it that it looks like an instrument, but is found...
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- This Will Never Change...money Is Involved...sex And The Symphony
Actreass Teri Garr. Trumpet player Alison Balsom. Violinist Nicola Benedetti. "'Sex sells' in classical music, Dame Jenni Murray says" Women struggle to succeed in classical music unless they “go along with the old idea that sex sells”,...
- Element #112=copernicium [cp]--maybe
A few months to wait for a definitive name and the debate continues. "Element 112’s Likely To Be Called Copernicium" by Mitch Jacoby July 16th, 2009 Chemical & Engineering News What's in a name? That all depends on who's doing the naming....
- Ig Nobel Project Candidate For 2009?
Van Allan Eau De Cologne "What does outer space smell like?" October 16th, 2008 ITV.com Ever wondered what space smells like? Well, a British chemist knows and he's now recreating the odour in a laboratory. For those of you who can't wait until...
Philosophy
Vivaldi, meet Heavy Metal; Heavy Metal, meet Vivaldi
Yes, there's Vanessa Mae's techno take on a lot of good songs, and it doesn't hurt that she's pretty hot, but she's normally accompanied by an orchestra or a DJ that takes care of things like rhythm and background harmonies. In the following jaw-dropping video, however, we have Tina S, a 14-year-old one-person heavy metal orchestra who really knows how to shred...
If your child is just learning how to play Mary had a little lamb, you might want to quit now.
- Kazoo Who?
My Fellow Comedists, The funniest of all instruments is the kazoo. But what is it that accounts for its humorousness? Is it that it takes no talent or training to play? Is it the flatulence-like sound? Is it that it looks like an instrument, but is found...
- Hyperacccumulator Plant...rinorea Niccolifera
"New species of metal-eating plant discovered in the Philippines" May 9th, 2014 ScienceDaily Scientists from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños have discovered a new plant species with an unusual lifestyle -- it eats nickel for a living --...
- This Will Never Change...money Is Involved...sex And The Symphony
Actreass Teri Garr. Trumpet player Alison Balsom. Violinist Nicola Benedetti. "'Sex sells' in classical music, Dame Jenni Murray says" Women struggle to succeed in classical music unless they “go along with the old idea that sex sells”,...
- Element #112=copernicium [cp]--maybe
A few months to wait for a definitive name and the debate continues. "Element 112’s Likely To Be Called Copernicium" by Mitch Jacoby July 16th, 2009 Chemical & Engineering News What's in a name? That all depends on who's doing the naming....
- Ig Nobel Project Candidate For 2009?
Van Allan Eau De Cologne "What does outer space smell like?" October 16th, 2008 ITV.com Ever wondered what space smells like? Well, a British chemist knows and he's now recreating the odour in a laboratory. For those of you who can't wait until...