Findings in music, design and goodwill.Tumblr (3.0; @thegreatuncovery)http://thegreatuncovery.com/<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PxrnyeaKmwk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A small crew followed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28band%29" target="_blank">Phoenix</a> during a 24-hour stretch, leading up to a show at <a href="http://www.mcmenamins.com/CrystalBallroom" target="_blank">Crystal Ballroom</a> in Portland. These guys seem to be right in the sweet spot of fame, where they can freely wander the city by day, then play to a sold out hall the same night. What a life.</p> <p>“We’re not scared of the lack of inspiration. Inspiration is everywhere. It’s not the issue. The issue is editing — what to highlight.” — Thomas Mars</p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/48693601424http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/48693601424Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:16:26 -0400spotifyphoenixmusicthomas marsportlandpdxcrystal ballroom<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A4YNspzNaPiQAdS7ach8wv7&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/47621529585http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/47621529585Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:38:00 -0400musicbarchordsbahamasspotify<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61831560" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“All I ever wanted to be was bold. To just try things. And even if they don’t work, so what. Why does everything have to work all the time? There is merit and beauty in failure.”</p> <p>Great interview with Spring Breakers director <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_Korine" target="_blank">Harmony Korine</a>.</p> <p><span class="tumblr_blog">via </span><a href="http://storyboard.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><span class="tumblr_blog">storyboard</span></a></p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/45432513398http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/45432513398Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:45:00 -0400harmony korinespring breakersstoryboardfilmst. petersburgfloridaboldfailure<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2de6997cb67065cc864cc6b54dbc9dcb/tumblr_mjlqgwfq2g1qzdas4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://letterstonewtown.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Letters To Newtown</a> is a project powered by the compassion of strangers. Following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, letters of sympathy and hope from all over the world have been delivered to Newtown, CT.</p> <p><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/" target="_blank">Mother Jones</a> and <a href="http://ross-macdonald.com/" target="_blank">Ross MacDonald</a> aim to gather these cards and drawings, and share them with the rest of us. It is a simple goal, but no easy feat I’m sure. High-five to those guys.</p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/45266410838http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/45266410838Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:50:00 -0400newtownlettersaustraliaprayersympathysandy hookconnecticutcompassionmother jonesross macdonald<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_44219070028" src="http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/44219070028/audio_player_iframe/thegreatuncovery/tumblr_mixqz1LSHr1qzdas4?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fthegreatuncovery%2F44219070028%2Ftumblr_mixqz1LSHr1qzdas4" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://communityradio.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Community Radio</a> / ‘Happening For Us’ / from <em>Serious Magic</em></p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/44219070028http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/44219070028Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:59:24 -0500community radiohappening for usserious magicmusicbandcamp“There are only two things a leader should worry about: strategy and culture.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/201302/issie-lapowsky/the-way-i-work-will-dean-tough-mudder.html" target="_blank">Will Dean</a></em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/44218318040http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/44218318040Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:39:01 -0500wisdomleadershipstrategycultureinc magazineinc“Truth is the most powerful strategy you can employ.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_Bogle_Hegarty" target="_blank">Sir John Hegarty</a></em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/42301824824http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/42301824824Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:10:00 -0500truthadvertisingbbhbartle bogle hegartycreative morningsparisjohn hegarty“If you’re not creative, regardless of what your role is, you can’t work here, period. It’s cost of entry.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.bigspaceship.com/crew/#michael-lebowitz" target="_blank">Michael Lebowitz</a></em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41807543914http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41807543914Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:13:27 -0500michael lebowitzbig spaceshipcreativethe pastry box project<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_41790357537" src="http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41790357537/audio_player_iframe/thegreatuncovery/tumblr_mhebo20OcT1qzdas4?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fthegreatuncovery%2F41790357537%2Ftumblr_mhebo20OcT1qzdas4" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Shuffle earned it’s keep today. Came across this one from a 2009 record that I never spent much time with. Once that bass line comes in, forget it.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eels_%28band%29" target="_blank">Eels</a> / ‘Beginner’s Luck’ / from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hombre_Lobo" target="_blank">Hombre Lobo</a></p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41790357537http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41790357537Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:40:49 -0500eelsmusicbeginner's luckhombre lobobass“Designers have a great balance of logic versus heart.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681248/designing-better-ways-to-give-back" target="_blank">Dawn Hancock</a></em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41361854505http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41361854505Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:25:03 -0500dawn hancockco.existFast Companyfirebelly designreason to givedesign<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_41139578394" src="http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41139578394/audio_player_iframe/thegreatuncovery/tumblr_mgzy1cKK0f1qzdas4?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fthegreatuncovery%2F41139578394%2Ftumblr_mgzy1cKK0f1qzdas4" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.patrickleemusic.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Lee</a> / ‘The Story of Youth Without Age & Life Without Death’ / from <em><a href="http://patricklee.bandcamp.com/album/ampersand" target="_blank">Ampersand</a></em></p> <p>(high-five to <a href="http://rebeljones.com/" target="_blank">Rebel Jones</a>)</p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41139578394http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/41139578394Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:20:00 -0500patrick leemusicampersanddjproducerdenver“I try to only put things on my calendar that have meaning for me.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1746447/david-kelley-designing-curious-employees" target="_blank">David Kelley</a></em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/39930473640http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/39930473640Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:05:13 -0500david kelleyideofast coleadershipprioritiesplanning<embed src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf" scale="noscale" salign="lt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" background="#333333" width="400" height="262" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="si=254&&contentValue=50138327&shareUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50138327n"></embed><br/><br/><p>These are two of my favorite dudes. Great profile on designer, entrepreneur and educator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Kelley" target="_blank">David Kelley</a>.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.mslipmann.com/post/39895091014/lovely-charlie-rose-60-minutes-interview-with">mslipmann</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Lovely Charlie Rose/60 Minutes interview with David Kelley of Ideo, on design thinking (and life in general). It’s worth the 12 minutes.</p> </blockquote>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/39927384436http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/39927384436Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:46:41 -0500david kelleyideocharlie rosecbs<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_39567968437" src="http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/39567968437/audio_player_iframe/thegreatuncovery/tumblr_mg223l2SI31qzdas4?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fthegreatuncovery%2F39567968437%2Ftumblr_mg223l2SI31qzdas4" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://brokeforfree.com/" target="_blank">Broke For Free</a> / ‘Night Owl’ / from <em>Directionless</em></p> <p>Now I need a jacket with a scorpion on the back.</p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/39567968437http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/39567968437Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:09:21 -0500broke for freenight owldirectionlessmusicelectronica“We’re not afraid of charging what something should cost.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="https://vimeo.com/54457480" target="_blank">Nathan Clark</a> — founder of <a href="http://www.wondermade.com/" target="_blank">Wondermade</a></em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/38874516549http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/38874516549Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:49:31 -0500marshmallowswondermadenathan clarkcreative morningsorlando<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5b2952a71db4519add33cbc68dd5889/tumblr_mfnd0m9vw31qzdas4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I spent some quality time on <a href="http://www.letteringvscalligraphy.com" target="_blank">Lettering vs. Calligraphy</a> this morning. What a great concept for a daily blog — slash showdown — between <a href="http://www.letteringvscalligraphy.com/about-lettering-vs-calligraphy/" target="_blank">two</a> talented friends.</p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/38874491582http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/38874491582Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:49:00 -0500letteringcalligraphytypographydesigndaily blog“I trust a city that always makes way for music.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://on.ted.com/Chang" target="_blank">Candy Chang</a> — TED Fellow and New Orleans resident</em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/37798225835http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/37798225835Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:08:00 -0500candy changTEDnew orleansmusiccity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fcf333488cd5521cd6a79015f2f387c5/tumblr_mexaaogopf1qzdas4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/bigbeargarden/" target="_blank">@bigbeargarden</a>)</p>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/37788678455http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/37788678455Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:44:48 -0500instagrambigbeargarden“The most important thing about scouting is to look at yourself first and to know your own weaknesses better than your opponent’s.”<br/><br/> - <em>legendary high school football coach <a href="http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/story/_/id/8677343/summerville-high-football-coach-john-mckissick-looks-back-600-wins-espn-magazine-interview-issue" target="_blank">John McKissick</a></em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/37260551265http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/37260551265Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:27:22 -0500football coachjohn mckissicklegendwisdomscoutingespn mag“Taggers aren’t selling anything. They just want to show they exist. That’s it.”<br/><br/> - <em>Wagi — in <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_It" target="_blank">Bomb It</a></em></em>http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/37000283340http://thegreatuncovery.com/post/37000283340Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:55:00 -0500graffittibomb itdocumentaryfilm