"GOOBYE LEMMY" THE TRUE ROCK STAR

"GOOBYE LEMMY" THE TRUE ROCK STAR

Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister died on Monday, December 28th at the age of 70. The band confirmed his death on its Facebook page. "There is no easy way to say this ... our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer," they wrote. "We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren’t words." MORE VIA ROLLING STONE

 

"Spectre" by Radiohead unused James Bond theme

Rock N' Roll & INSPIRE

Radiohead “Spectre”
 unused James Bond theme

They decided to release  to fans on Christmas

#AChristmasMiracle! That Christmas Radiohead posted a song titled "Spectre" to soundcloud, the song was written for the James Bond movie of the same name, although it ended up not being used with producers deciding to use Sam Smith for the theme instead. The British band  decided to release the song to fans on Christmas.  Listen and Enjoy.

"The BEST of 2015" 1000 musicians play Learn to Fly of Foo Fighters

Rock, Collaboration   & Disrupt
The BEST of 2015:
1,000 musicians play "Learn to Fly" of  Foo Fighters

1000 musicians play Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters to ask Dave Grohl to come and play in Cesena, Italy.  "Learn to Fly" is the first single from the Foo Fighters' third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose, released in 1999. Video was published on YouTube of 1,000 Italian musicians in Cesena, Italy all playing and singing the song in unison, followed by a plea for the Foo Fighters to come play a concert in Cesena.

"Crowdsourcing" Abriendo sus Ideas a la Colaboración

Open Creativity and Innovation

Crowdsourcing: Abriendo sus Ideas a la Colaboración

El desafío del Crowdsourcing es integrarse a la sociedad, ya que plantea una forma de trabajar desconocida hasta hace unos pocos años.

Desde hace ya gran parte de esta década, el concepto de “crowdsourcing” —utilizado por primera vez en un artículo de la revista Wired en 2005— ha ganado cada vez más adeptos, especialmente en el mundo del emprendimiento. En este modelo, la ejecución de una tarea determinada se externaliza en una comunidad abierta en la que muchos individuos pueden trabajar, como una forma de lograr mejores resultados a través de las comunidades de profesionales y personas que existen en la red.



 

"Technology Is the Great Amplifier of Our Humanity"

ROck N' Roll & DisrupT

Technology Is the Great Amplifier of Our Humanity

  Interview with @EmiliaLahti By Alison Berman via @singularityhub

Kentaro Toyama used to speak about the idea that technology amplifies what's already out there. I'm very interested in finding ways to cultivate virtues such as compassion and kindness—all the things that actually help us relate to each other. Then exponential technology can meet this fertile ground, and the results will be more beneficial for humankind. Technology is not a miracle drug. It's not going to just go and fix everything if we are corrupted in our minds and in our hearts. Technology can help to bring more people into this global conversation, but we need to also talk about the quality of that connection. How are we using the technology to facilitate connection? Is it something that can help empower people’s voices? That is something we have to decide. We have to create the infrastructure—it's not going to happen just by itself. This is part of the global consciousness discussion. It’s definitely a global challenge—how to make people be more aware.

 "We have this massive power to open doors for each other, but also, to close them. So let's make sure that our behavior, when we encounter people, is the kind that opens doors and elevates people. I think that's the only way to really change the world for the better." One of My favorite quotes is from Aristotle, "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."    –Emilia Lahti.    See full Interview via Singularity Hub...

"The Clash - London Calling" Tribute to 36th Aniversary

ROck N' Roll & DisrupT

The Clash "London Calling"

Tribute to 36th Aniversary

London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band the Clash. Released today in 1979, the cover was an homage to Elvis Presley debut album...    London Calling has been considered by many critics to be one of the greatest rock albums of all time. In a contemporary review for The New  York Times, John Rockwell said the album finally validated the acclaim received by the Clash up to that point because of how their serious political themes and vital playing were retained in music with innovative features and broad appeal: "This is an album that captures all the Clash's primal energy, combines it with a brilliant production job by Guy Stevens and reveals depths of invention and creativity barely suggested by the band's previous work." 

"Anna Razumovskaya" Beauty & Provocative

Open Creativity and art

  "Anna Razumovskaya"
Beauty & Provocative ART

With her classic figurative forms, highly acclaimed Russian  magically captures the lyrical romanticism of renaissance portraiture, while creating art that is completely modern and original.

"Creative Commons & Photography" In the Library Room

In the Library Room by  Risto Kuulasmaa  CC BY NC

"THE ROCK STAR" SCOTT WEILAND TRIBUTE

"THE ROCK STAR"

SCOTT WEILAND TRIBUTE

Upon his death, many critics and peers offered reevaluations ofWeiland's life and career, including David Fricke of Rolling Stone and Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, the latter calling Weiland one of three "voices of the generation" alongside Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley.

 

Creativity is the Key Skill

Creativity is the Key Skill for the 21st Century

By Dr. Mark Batey,  via creativitypost.com

Against a backdrop of uncertainty, economic turmoil and unprecedented change a new picture is emerging of the skills and traits for success (and perhaps even simply survival) in the modern era. At the heart of this essential skillset for the future lies... creativity.

A raft of recent research studies demonstrates that creativity is vital from the shopfloor to the boardroom and at the level of the individual to the organization as a whole.  What is more... our economic fortunes at a societal level probably rest on creativity too. Below are 7 (magnificent!) themes and some research studies that convinced me.  I wonder if they will convince you of the cruciality of creativity too.