We already knew that the Tupac Hologram wasn’t really a hologram but rather a modern regurgitation of the old mid-19th century trick known as “Pepper’s Ghost”. If you were confused on how that illusion worked, be confused no more! Here it is.
The video of a dead Tupac Shakur rapping on stage at Coachella is really quite amazing. Now, the creator of the hologram has explained to MTV how he brought the rapper back to life.
If you were curious as to how a dead Tupac and Nate Dogg were going to “perform” at Coachella, well, here it is. Not looking a day over 25, the digitally created Tupac Shakur hologram acknowledged the Coachella crowd and rapped two of his songs.
I can’t remember the last time I noticed anything about a stage, versus the people performing on it. Had I been at this year’s Coachella, I certainly would have (mind-addling drugs aside) – the thing was a rumbling LED supernova.
The reality of any concert today is that your vision is probably going to be locked by hundreds (or thousands) of arseholes holding up cameras and phones to capture an event they’re already attending IRL. Fine. But with an iPad?
The Coachella Music Festival is going on RIGHT NOW. And according to LA Weekly, Coachella is trying to foil gate crashers by covering the top rail in grease. When you grab the fence, your hands will presumably slip and you’ll fall on your arse. Maybe some EXTREME Simple Green will help? [LA Weekly via Daily Swarm]
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Giant music festivals are awesome, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could just hover above without any of the packing or mud-caked feet? This tilt-shifted video gives a stellar vantage point and makes it all look so damn cute.
