Bill Moyers has long been one of my favorite journalists. Thoughtful, dignified, and with a progressive sensibility that seems incongruous with his Southern gentleman persona, his voice has told many stories that have shaped my thinking over the years. From his 'Power of Myth' series with Joseph Campbell to his 'Bill Moyers on America' series, he's rarely touched on a topic that failed to sate my intellectual curiosity.

This interview, done shortly before the election, is about a documentary film and album put together by Mark Johnson, the founder of the "Playing For Change Foundation," an organization focused on creating change through music. Hard not to be down with that message.

By now you've heard about the Jay-Z/Santogold collaboration on 'Brooklyn Go Hard,' which was leaked recently as news of the Notorious B.I.G. biopic started to spread. MSN & (RED) also released a video, and it's pretty sweet.

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The visionary behind this video is Evan Roth, who has been exploring the art of 'Font.' If you want to see some of his other work, check out: http://evan-roth.com/typo_illus.php (The B.I.G. video is pretty tight, too).

The Carpenters had one. The Osmonds had one. Sonny & Cher had one. But did you know the Thor Erics had one, too? No? Well, if you missed out, some of their long lost footage has been re-discovered (courtesy of Thor Eric groupie, Myla Ablog). So, come take a peek at what was once and is sure to be again a Holiday phenomenon..

Thor Erics doing the 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Faeries' from their long lost Christmas special

Snowball shenanigans with Thor Erics, from their Christmas Special

Technical note: If you're having trouble seeing this, try using Mozilla. IE, as usual, often ends in 'FLASH EMBED FAIL'

Here's yet another rare group photo of that Swedish-Filipino phenomenon known as the Thor Erics. There's a buzz building that if their popularity keeps growing, they could go back on tour.. or at least re-release some of their T-shirts & posters to keep their fans happy.   Can't wait to hear the mighty guitar roar of the Thor Erics.

You've heard of ABBA; you've maybe even heard of Simsalabim; but the depth of Sweedish 'Rock' goes much deeper. Here's the little known band, the Thor Erics (Pinoy Style). Gotta love that hair!   To see more of these sweet bands, check out:   http://pics.yemii.com/swedish-dance-bands.html

A video worth watching, for the message and the bass-heavy beats by DJ Lorin & Freq. Nasty. Here's the info from YouTube:

"Viva-TIbet" is a 5 minute music video that dramatically shows the intense human rights abuses perpetrated by China in Tibet and calls upon the world to step up in a peaceful, non-violent way for justice and truth. The Music for this 5 video was produced in April 2008 as a collaboration between Lorin Bassnectar and FreQ Nasty - two preeminent Bay Area DJs who's tracks have slammed the bass bins around the world, and who consistently bring a conscious beat to the dance of the movement. Digital Dharma Films formed in April 2008 by Andrea Vecchione and Tom Sepe in response to the Chinese crackdown on the massive March 10th protests in Tibet.

Learn more about this video and about the Tibet struggle at:

http://digitaldharmafilms.org/2008/08/china-time-to-know-the-truth/