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'Devo' Review: Chris Smith's Documentary Is As Much Fun As Its Subject

The film traces the band's music, its videos, its freak success, and its big message, which remains prophetic and often misunderstood.

Patrick Nagel

The Pop Art of Patrick Nagel needs little introduction. His minimalist style defined an era with cool, seductive women that became the most iconic of any single generation. His elegant graphic work and his portrayal of the contemporary woman made figurative design before him look instantly old. Today his unique sensibility and style continue to resonate with generations of young designers, illustrators and artists who have found inspiration from his trend-setting style. Nagel was in the forefront of a new wave of illustration in Los Angeles in the late 1970’s and early 80’s, re- imagining the graphic arts and in the process defining Los Angeles as the epicenter of award-winning visual arts. It was a reciprocal relationship; Los Angeles influenced his evolving style and in return he left his indelible mark on the city and far beyond. Through cultural cross-pollination, his work absorbed the moment – from the fashion photography of Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton to influencing the look of music videos by David Bowie, Robert Palmer and George Michael, to creating the album cover art of Duran Duran.

Patrick Nagel faux fur blanket makes a great gift for members of Duran Duran

If you want to get your Eighties on with your home décor, why not this Patrick Nagel faux fur throw blanket? It’s a Huf x Nagel collaboration.

Olivia Newton John - Magic (live on the midnight special)

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OZZY OSBOURNE - "No More Tears" (Official Video)

Listen to Ozzy Osbourne: https://OzzyOsbourne.lnk.to/listenYD Subscribe to the official Ozzy Osbourne YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/OzzyYTSubscribe Ozzy's video for the song 'No More Tears' available on the MEMOIRS OF A MADMAN Two DVD set as well as the CD version. Order your copy now at http://bit.ly/memoirsdvd Follow Ozzy Osbourne: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ozzyosbourne Instagram: https://www.twitter.com/ozzyosbourne Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ozzyosbourne Website: https://www.ozzy.com Spotify: http://bit.ly/ozzyosbournespotify YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ozzyosbourne Chorus: No more tears, tears, tears No more tears, tears, tears No more tears, tears, tears No more tears, tears, tears #OzzyOsbourne #NoMoreTears #MusicVideo #Ozzy #OfficialVideo

THE OLDEST SONG IN THE WORLD

This song to the Hurrian goddess Nikkal, is the oldest piece of music for which we have both the words and the accompanying musical notes. The work was written on clay tablets around 3500 years ago, and was discovered by archaeologists in the 1950’s in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit. The tablets, which are written in the Hurrian language using Sumerian cuneiform script, have been studied for years by a number of eminent scholars, and several theories have been advanced as to how the music should be interpreted. In my opinion, the most thorough and convincing interpretation (and by far the most musical), is that offered by archaeomusicologist, Dr. Richard J. Dumbrill, and that is the one which you hear in this video. The long-necked lute you see me playing is a cross between the Turkish baglama and the Persian setar. I made this instrument myself as an experiment. It has four strings but the bass notes are a double course. It is tuned F-C-F. Lutes of this type have been played since the most ancient times throughout Mesopotamia and Anatolia. The pipes you hear are replicas of the 5000 year old silver pipes discovered in the Sumerian city of Ur in the 1920’s. These are reed instruments but since I cannot play wind instruments and sing at the same time, I sampled the pipes and I am playing them by means of a pedal keyboard, similar to the kind of pedalboard used by organists. My left foot controls the lower register pipe, and my right foot the higher register. Players of these instruments used the technique known as “circular breathing”, which is still used today for wind instruments like the Armenian duduk, and the Australian didgeridoo. This song was performed live, in a single pass. Nothing was added or overdubbed. The text of the song is not well understood because the Hurrian language has not been thoroughly studied and the original tablet has bits missing. The goddess Nikkal, like most lunar deities, was associated with fertility and childbirth. Here is a very rough idea of what experts believe is being sung by the singer. I have tried to make this poetic rather than literal. I have made offerings to the goddess That she will open her heart in love, And that my sins will be forgiven. May my jars of sweet sesame oil please her, That she may look kindly upon us, And make us fruitful. Like the sprouting fields of grain, May women bring forth with their husbands And may those who are yet virgins One day be blessed with children.

Razzlekhan - VERSACE BEDOUIN aka "CROCODILE OF WALL ST" 🐊 (official music video)

“Versace Bedouin” is Razzlekhan’s anthem, dedicated to all weirdos, entrepreneurs, hackers, misfits, and all the unique people who pursue what they want. This song represents who I am: a badass CEO and female rapper, who's ready to take on Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and any other place that oppresses individual uniqueness and self expression. We wanted this video to give people a taste of what it’s like to have synesthesia, so it kind of feels like an LSD acid trip, and has a bit of the “burning man vibe.” Just like art and fashion of the unfortunately murdered Gianni Versace, the visuals of this cinematography feature bright bold colors and sexuality, but with a North African bedouin twist (as opposed to Greco-Roman). Learn more about why Razzlekhan is so weird here: https://razzlekhan.com/ Listen to Razzlekhan in all available platforms: https://ampl.ink/gqeo9 Connect with Razzlekhan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razzlekhan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/razzlekhan

"There's not a shred of evidence on the internet that this band has ever existed": This apparently AI-generated artist is racking up hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams | MusicRadar

The Velvet Sundown has no online footprint, a suspiciously artificial artist image and a ChatGPT-generated biography - but somehow has almost 350,000 monthly listeners