Multimedia Monday: Missed
I missed multimedia Monday yesterday, so here are some things you may have missed.
John Mayer had a TV show, appropriately titled “John Mayer has a TV Show.” Watch John Mayer talk to his fans undercover in a bear suit, discuss country and hip-hop music, and talk about boobies. (while it is censored for cable, it’s still on the PG-13 side)
While you may know that actress Scarlett Johansson released a Tom Waits cover album, you may have missed the fact that it’s actually pretty good. And that’s coming from a trained vocalist (you may have missed that I’m a trained—or as we say, tamed—vocalist as well, bonus!) who is very critical of fellow female singers. Listen to “Anywhere I Lay My Head” here.
You’ve probably heard it a thousand times without even realizing it, the Wihelm Scream is probably the most commonly used sound effect. Here’s a compilation:
And now, the final and most fantastic thing you may have missed. There is now an official release date for Woven Hand’s upcoming album, “Ten Stones.” September 9 it is!
You’re thrilled I can tell. More info and a song on the Sounds Familyre blog.
Reese, speaking of missed, I have found something that is not to be missed, musically speaking anyway. NPR (National Public Radio) has a music website that has podcasts and blogs at npr.org/music and on iTunes in the podcast section at All Songs Considered. One of the podcasts is a live concert podcast and one of the more recent concerts is The Raconteurs live from the 9:30 Club in DC. There are plenty others and they are all great. The main All Songs Considered podcast is good too and features a lot of great songs from new artists. You should check it out, it is a really great music listening resource.
Props to you Reese for the Wihelm Scream video! I thought just Star Wars/Ben Burtt geeks celebrated this audio in-joke. I like multimedia Mondays – its a fun feature.
Scott, I don’t really listen to many podcasts, but I’ll check it out, thanks!
Brian, well I am a bit of an audio geek. My first major in college was radio/tv production and we used a lot of sound samples like this in some of our work. I’m glad you like Multimedia Mondays!