Art & Music

Animoto - Automatically create music videos from your photos [VIDEO]

Animoto - Automatically create music videos from your photos [VIDEO]

So I heard about a young startup called Animoto that automatically creates music videos from photos and MP3s, and I finally got around to giving it a shot. I was really surprised...this is simply very cool! The video above took literally less than five minutes to create. I took some of our highlight shots from our various Grooveeffect Galleries, uploaded a mix I put together for our MySpace page, and Animoto created this video for me...effec ... READ MORE >>

Joshua Lucian Rickenbaugh's Horror Series Art Book

Joshua Lucian Rickenbaugh's Horror Series Art Book

So after coming across a 'Lucian' the other day, I was talking to Ivy about how I thought the name 'Lucian' was invented for vampire movies. Then I get a note from Joshua Lucian Rickenbaugh about his new art book, 'Horror Series', and lo, another Lucian. It must be the universe's way of telling me not to be so damn ignorant with names. But in any case, I was looking over his stuff and he's definitely got talent. His sketch / art book includes ... READ MORE >>

Five Four Clothing hits LA with 54 identically dressed guys [VIDEO]

Five Four Clothing hits LA with 54 identically dressed guys [VIDEO]

So another marketing / advertising video, but this one is pretty cool. Kind of a play on the flash-mob gatherings that nerds people organize online, only this time they toured LA attracting attention from many a confused onlooker. Definitely worth a look, even if it runs a little long for my tastes. Five Four Clothing  ... READ MORE >>

At this moment, your bum is completely exposed [AD]

At this moment, your bum is completely exposed [AD]

Really clever ad for denim that I came across via the interwebz. Not sure where I saw the pic, I think via Digg or Reddit, but I sent it to myself and am now finally getting around to posting it. Full text reads, "At this moment, your bum is completely exposed. If it were in a sexy pair of jeans, it would attract attention all the time!" Ad looks as if it's for "Je's" denim, but a quick Google didn't pull anything up. I ... READ MORE >>

Indie Hip Hop Artist - Edreys

Indie Hip Hop Artist - Edreys

This is our first installment of Grooveeffect's Artist Pages - where we feature up and coming music artists and performers from all around the world to give you an inside scoop on what's hot. We're going to expose new and emerging talent that's worth listening to with a focus on indie and underground music. For our first installment we caught up with Edreys, an Indie Hip Hop lyricist from New York to talk to him about his music and his style. ... READ MORE >>

Beautiful/Decay launches newly redesigned interactive Web site

Beautiful/Decay launches newly redesigned interactive Web site

A little over a month ago Beautiful/Decay launched a completely redesigned version of its website at www.beautifuldecay.com. The new design of course is tight, and there's new features such as a public feed where you can post news, and a user generated events section to share local art and design shindigs in your area. More info from the release: Visitors will now have greater interactivity with the site: they can post their own events i ... READ MORE >>