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museo subacuático de arte

from dessa posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat

Dessa, 1/7th of the Minneapolis hip hop collective Doomtree, filmed her video for "Sound the Bells," off her solo album Parts of Speech, underwater off the coast of Isla Mujeres. This "Island of Women" is located across the Bahia de Mujeres (Bay of Women) from Cancun.

Watch the video for "Sound the Bells"

The permanent, life-sized sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor are designed to promote coral life. You can read more about the underwater art museum here.

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the spiral (former)

from the strokes posted in music by donkeyoti

A bar/music venue in the 90s and early 00s, The Spiral had the following write-up in the NY Times:

The Spiral's circular theme (curlicue above the door, concrete guitar sculpture just inside with an indented spiral at the center) is actually secondary to its industrial theme. The walls are painted a heavy stone-gray; the tables and chairs are shiny black, and the only light comes from behind metal sconces arranged in a neat line on the wall opposite the bar.

The Strokes played one of their (if not their first) bar gig at Spiral on Sept. 14, 1999. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture recalls:

"It was one of our first shows. There were about five people there. I don't even know if they had much of a PA, it was a crap place." (nme.com)

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edison technical school (former)

from bruce lee posted in movies by crabapple

On Sept 3, 1959, Bruce Lee enrolled at the Edison Technical School to complete his high school equivalency. He graduated on December 2, 1960.

Today, the location is part of Seattle Central College.

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the music building

from the strokes, joey ramone posted in music by donkeyoti

The Music Building (also called the Manhattan Music Building) is a music rehearsal space that has been open 24/7 since 1979. With 69 studios over 12 floors, the building has had numerous musicians honing their craft within its walls over the years.

In 1999, The Strokes would spend countless all-nighters at their rented space rehearsing their material before releasing their first album, Is This It, in 2001.

Other music icons that have used the rehearsal space include Joey Ramone, Madonna, Billy Idol, Television and The New York Dolls.

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jun fan gung fu institute (former)

from bruce lee posted in movies by crabapple

Bruce Lee opened his first Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute at this address in Seattle in 1963. Lee lived in the back of this address during this time.

It was also at this time that Bruce Lee began taking an interest in one of his students, Linda Emery. Lee and Emery were married the following year in 1964.

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