I watch a lot of movies, and I have noticed that in modern movies, almost every shot has a very restricted palette of two colors. Could someone tell me when this practice became standard? [more inside]
posted by Jimmy Havok at 6:35 PM - 9 answers

Looking for newer, poppier Christmas/seasonal songs from Ireland and China. [more inside]
posted by Navelgazer at 3:28 PM - 3 answers

Besides Lost in America, Easy Rider, Surfwise, and Into the Wild, what other films are about people who make an affirmative decision to live on the road? The closest Wikipedia seems to get is Road Movies, which is not really apt. If not movies, what other cultural works of fiction deal with that kind of decision?
posted by artlung at 12:39 PM - 35 answers

Can people recommend diagrams and electronic guitar tuner gadgets to help a 12 year old tune a guitar? [more inside]
posted by memebake at 12:38 PM - 19 answers

I heard part of a feature about this eccentric artist's extraordinary technique on NPR just this weekend - so why can't I find any reference to him/it anywhere? [more inside]
posted by Jody Tresidder at 9:41 AM - 6 answers

Help me win a dance-off at my hip hop class next week - or at least not make a fool of myself. Need inspiration for dance moves and music. [more inside]
posted by AV at 7:51 AM - 5 answers

Can anybody identify this artist? http://tinyurl.com/yfmybfj I have found a bunch of pictures just like this and have been curious as to who is pictured in them!
posted by cheechman85 at 7:39 AM - 10 answers

I don't understand Connie Hilton's role in the last episode of Mad Men. [more inside]
posted by creasy boy at 5:45 AM - 17 answers

I'd like to start a festival. This time I actually have a plan and possibly some people. Where do I start? [more inside]
posted by divabat at 5:08 AM - 5 answers

HELP! I am (was) using my ipod instead of a DJ for my wedding that is in 10 days and it just CRASHED! It synched to my computer without warning and now all my wedding playlists are GONE! I'm a dope and only very recently started using an external hard drive...long story short I need help to rebuild my wedding playlists. With the stress of the wedding planning I cant even remember to poop, let alone the collection of music ive been building for years!! [more inside]
posted by madmamasmith at 1:35 AM - 20 answers

Can anyone help me find some Lebanese (or Arabic) instrumental music? I went to a wedding recently with a fantastic Lebanese band and would really like to hear more celebratory instrumental stuff. Anyone know any band names or people I should look out for? I have some Fairuz and Ouum Kathoum and other Arabic vocalists, so I am looking just for instrumentals. Thanks!
posted by gerls at 1:35 AM - 8 answers

I had an idea for my sisters Christmas present, help me make it... [more inside]
posted by Marky at 10:13 PM - 6 answers

Help me gather the music of my misspent youth? Call it 1989-90, 1993-96, starting with small-town quasi-secretly-gay-dance-club (but definitely barely-post-new-wave and a little wannabe Stark Club, not radio/"dance" pop) through danceable goth/industrial. I put in my hours on the dance floor, and rarely gave up my spot, but I feel like there are huge gaps in the songs I can actually identify. Can you help? [more inside]
posted by Lyn Never at 7:51 PM - 31 answers

Have you read an informative, engaging book on German history? If so, what is it? [more inside]
posted by bluishorange at 7:49 PM - 16 answers

ReggaeFilter: What is this reggae song I heard on the radio? [more inside]
posted by griphus at 7:25 PM - 6 answers

Please help me identify this scene/sketch. [more inside]
posted by thivaia at 4:06 PM - 5 answers

I am looking for a band that played the Rathskeller in Penn State with a song titled "Procrastination". This was between the years 1999-2002. Anyone know who this was or where I can find a digital copy of this song?
posted by elgalan207 at 3:02 PM - 5 answers

If you could pick one rap song for every year, what would those songs be? I'll take individuals suggestions or entire lists. I'm looking at 1986 to 2009. [more inside]
posted by kensington314 at 1:37 PM - 68 answers

I'm looking for a print or poster of this image. [more inside]
posted by Ildeth at 1:30 PM - 5 answers

I need examples (good and bad) of how radio stations, DJs or programmes use Facebook. [more inside]
posted by almostwitty at 1:23 PM - 6 answers