Isolated vocal tracks from Bowie and Queen's "Under Pressure" (1981). Original below.
David Bowie and Freddy Mercury singing "Under Pressure," a capella
How to do some easy but cool drum set stick tricks
Drummer Marco Minnemann shows how to add a little showmanship and flair behind the set with these stick tricks. That channel has some wonderful performances of popular songs with the song dialed way down to hear the live percussionist, like this amazingly tight performance of "Smooth Criminal" by Jonathan "Sugarfoot" Moffett. Image: YouTube / Drumeo READ THE REST
Joyous animated video for Nina Simone's "Color Is A Beautiful Thing"
Musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone's Fodder On My Wings from 1982 was one of her mostly forgotten albums until its reissue this year by Verve Records. In celebration, director Sharon Liu and animators Nicolette van Gendt & Duncan Gist created this beautiful and uplifting music video for the High Priestess of Soul's nursery… READ THE REST
Musical composer's pen
I chanced across this 5-line staff liner on Amazon—a pen with five ballpoint tips in a row, for musicians to quickly write musical notation—and impulse bought it. I can't read or write music, but it'll make a great gift for someone else who can't read or write music. These pens are formally known as rastra,… READ THE REST
Check out these grills, ovens, and accessories to make sure summer never ends
We've already had too much taken from us this year to give up outdoor grilling so easily. Let this ungodly year be the moment when you make a stand. Grilling season will end on your own terms, by God. You can help rage against the dying of the briquette light by picking up one of… READ THE REST
The Hestan Cue takes all the guesswork and culinary disasters out of cooking
We all have visions of cooking cool, elaborate meals. Unfortunately, those visions often die after we absolutely butcher a few. We've all been there. Overcooked steaks. Undercooked poultry. A main course sits because we totally mistimed a side. There are any number of ways to well and truly murder a well-intentioned meal. Hestan Cue and… READ THE REST
Take your cocktail making to the next level with these lab inspired bar tools
Mixology sounds like a science because it is…sort of. Oh sure, there's a lot of knowledge and skill that goes into conjuring up just the right balance for making a mixed drink really pop. But part of it really is just an exacting science of combining compounds and properly integrating flavors to make an absolutely… READ THE REST
