Monthly Archives: May 2021

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Me’ Harry Nilsson (1968)

Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), known professionally as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, returns to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. A tenor with aContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Me’ Harry Nilsson (1968)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Moondust’ Madis, Laser Harp

The Laser Harp is a light-sensitive musical instrument. It is played by moving hands over laser light sources in order to send MIDI commands when a beam is interrupted. These commands can be sent to different electronic devices such as synthesizers, samplers, controllers and other. Don MatthewsMay 2021

France’s Expensive Train Bungle

Year: 2014Location: FranceCompany: RFF gave the wrong dimensions to SNCFEstimated Damage Value: $68 million* Companies like American Airlines might be busy ruling the skies, but what about the rails? Railways and the Metro are heavily used in France, so when the train operator SNCF decided to invest in a new transportation project it seemed like a good idea atContinue reading “France’s Expensive Train Bungle”