detail from cover art from the book Electrical Banana: Masters of Psychedelic ArtSlinga has posted the perfectly wonderful 45 minutes of Funky Old Japanese Soundtracks to chill out to, and we love it.
Camp Halen
Vank Walen – “Your Jumpin’ Heart” (SLYT).
Van Halen/Hank Williams Jr. mash-up (via b3ta)
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Video killed the radio star
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YouTube earlier this year announced its plans to significantly invest in original creator content for its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts, with the introduction of a $100 million YouTube Shorts Fund. The fund will reward creators for their most engaging and most viewed short-form videos over the course of 2021 to 2022, with the goal of quickly […]
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YouTube Bans Sky News Australia for One Week Over Misinformation
“YouTube has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for a week, saying it had breached rules on spreading Covid-19 misinformation,” writes the BBC.
Long-time Slashdot reader Hope Thelps shares their report:
YouTube issued a “strike” und…