Archive for December, 2009

  • Sita Sings the Blues Sita Sings the Blues

    Mythology and music are my greatest passions. So, anything that mashes the two up together in a new way is something I'm likely to find very cool. Such is the case with Sita Sings the Blues --an audience funded adventure that I only recently had the pleasure of discovering. Enjoy it here, then...

  • ‘orbit’s a movie sta…’

    A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song......

  • 中醫: Chinese Medicine Hall 中醫: Chinese Medicine Hall

    Know much about Chinese medicine? Well, friends and I were fortunate enough to learn more about the subject as we made our way through the National Museum of Natural Science (國立自然科學博物館) in Taichung City (Taiwan) this past weekend. Displays within the museum include alchemic c...

  • Copenhagen Live :: The UN Climate Conference Copenhagen Live :: The UN Climate Conference

    Here at DeeJayDog.TV, politics aren't really our thing. But we've decided to become more committed to communicating about environmental issues here, as they are a matter of health. It's hard to live in health harmony with nature, if we continue to destroy nature and its rhythms. To shove off i...

  • 花海: Flower Sea 花海: Flower Sea

    You guessed it! That's primarily what you're going to see when you visit the annual 'Flower Sea' in Taichung (Xinshe), Taiwan. Flowers! Lots of them! :-) ...

  • i call this one come play with me…

    pure genius. now laugh. LOL!! :-)...

  • Liufang Liufang

    Unparalleled in the universe as we know it, Liufang (劉芳Liúfāng), from Yunnan Province, China, is one of the most prominent pipa players in the world. (Talk about beauty, style and grace - Most of us don't even get close!) This is a true master. The Chinese pipa (琵琶 pípá) originated ...

  • The Heritage of Kraftwerk The Heritage of Kraftwerk

    'Who Knew That Robots Were Funky?' asks a recent New York Times article that describes Kraftwerk, a highly influential electronic music band from Germany, as the 'godfather of American hip-hop and black electronic dance music.' Journalist Mike Rubin compares Kraftwerk to other great music innova...

  • out of our depths/wolves

    How are you like the wolf? --- I just like wolves. It's others who then say I'm like one. If I didn't say I liked them, would they still say I'm like one? --- :-)...

  • 國立台灣美術館: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts 國立台灣美術館: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

    This past weekend I took a long, quiet stroll through the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. Some of the media exhibits were really astounding. As a person with a background in news/radio/broadcasting, there was a lot to appreciate and absorb. Here are few shots I got off - between security checks...

  • Dancing Pictographs Dancing Pictographs

    Chinese characters (汉字) have been developed over time and are based on man's observations of natural phenomena. The following is a simple illustration that attempts to reflect this ongoing relationship. Enjoy! Music by Alexandre Navarro : Running Breathing :-)...

  • Thanks, Day 7: The Internets (And Thao and the Get Down Stay Down)

    Internet, I thank thee heartily for bringing me gifts like these. You're so nifty -- the way you scatter these treasure about to be found now or later. You make me happy. Take Thao and the Get Down Stay Down. Never heard of them before. Now I have. That is cool. (And yes, I skipped a cou...