BONUS: Debora Iyall and Romeo Void - 1981 (live video)

Once again, Wolfgang's Vault hauls out a terrific archival live video, this time of Debora Iyall and Romeo Void. Although the band broke up in the mid-80s, Debora has continued to live life on her own terms, and has remained active and highly creative with her music, art and poetry. More about Debora at http://www.deboraiyall.com.

BONUS: Björk - Thunderbolt (music video)

Over at BoingBoing, they have an exclusive (for now) of a new Björk video, and it totally lives up to Björk's standards for musical creativity and pure strangeness. Check out her bigger-than-big hair and the tunable Tesla coils that are part of the song:

http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/thunderbolt.html

Found at BoingBoing

BONUS: Instant Encore

Not quite in time for inclusion in my print column is Instant Encore http://www.instantencore.com, which features recordings and videos of classical music artists. Based on my initial listenings, the recordings and performances are generally of good quality, as are the videos (even though most are hosted through YouTube). One of the first performers I found there was Portland's own So Percussion ensemble, performing Reich's Music for Pieces of Wood.

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BONUS: Bernstein having a ball

I love this clip of Lenny conducting his own Candide Overture. He is clearly having the time of his life.

BONUS: Joe Cocker at Woodstock - the real lyrics

For those of us old enough to remember Woodstock - and Joe Cocker - here's a clip that made me laugh more than anything I've seen in the last few months: