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MUSICAL STAIRS

Today we have a different kind of Social Soundtrack. In an effort to encourage more people to take the stairs, a group of Swedish designers transformed a staircase into a piano that plays notes when stepped on. It’s like that scene from the movie Big coming to life. The video is kind of a wake-up call—people don’t…

CAINE’S ARCADE

“Caine’s Arcade” is about a boy named Caine who built his own arcade out of cardboard in the storefront of his father’s shop in East LA.  Director Nirvan Mullick brings us into Caine’s world, showing us how his wonderful imagination and positive spirit.  You adore him from the first moment and the music is a…

THE PATH TO ZION

I’ve always said the only thing more heavy than metal is bronze.  Bad jokes aside, the wonderfully named Grant Standard guides us from A-to-Z in finalizing his bronze piece “Zion,” completed to the crushing soundtrack of “Constructing Towers” by Isis.  The soundtrack, initially quiet yet ominous, introduces our subject and his project in its infancy…

BABY HUMMINGBIRD RESCUED

Cheesy animal videos + cheesy love songs = gold. This video shows the evolving relationship between a young man and the baby hummingbird he rescued after it was attacked. Set to Jack Johnson’s “Better Together,” one of the more popular first dance wedding songs, the collection of clips brings the love between the man and…

THIS CITY WILL EAT ME ALIVE

Using footage compiled from both several gallery openings and the artist’s studio, today’s video presents Australian street-artist Kid Zoom and his 2010 art tour entitled “This City Will Eat Me Alive.”  The video is set to the soundtrack of “Liquid Liquid” by Bellhead, whose combination of dance-punk energy and disco playfulness enhances the youthful and…

RE:CYCLING

At this point in our culture the revival of bicycles, along with the resurgence of vinyl records, is an official stamp for our restless and ironic generation.  In fact, I would love someone to create a chart paralleling the sales of both items over the last decade.  Today’s video depicts the transformation of a 1970′s…

EPIC STAR WARS THEME SONG TRIBUTE

In the introduction for his Star Wars day video, Nick McKaig writes: “This is my tribute to the most amazing film composer ever to live, Mr. John Williams!”  Considering McKaig dedicated 300-plus production hours recreating the Star Wars theme song, his devotion is understated. If everyone had McKaig’s enthusiasm, this world would be exploding with…

FOUR DEAD IN OHIO

We rarely touch politics here at TSS but today’s piece deserves attention.  This past weekend (May 4th to be specific) was the 42nd anniversary of the tragic Kent State University shootings that left four unarmed college students dead.  The most shocking element is that the protesting students were murdered by the Ohio National Guard.  “Ohio,”…

DANCING THROUGH A KALEIDOSCOPE

Kaleidoscopes are something I associate with my childhood. It was always fascinating that a simple apparatus with mirrors and colored glass could create such a unique visual experience. This video, made as an introduction for TEDxSummit, takes my childhood pastime of staring at inanimate objects through a tube to an unprecedented scale. The dancers in…