Yikes. It’s been a whirlwind of a 2010 thus far, but we’re finally back in the arts scene. Hopefully you haven’t forgotten how this works – just check out these fantastic finds from the past few days, and help us spread the love by sharing this post with friends and family. Don’t forget that you, too, can appear in our Top 5 Twitter discoveries of the Week by simply following us on Twitter and sending your favorite discoveries to @aliveasart. And now you can also connect with us on Facebook!
1. Kinetic Typography (via @designerdepot)
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It’s been a while since I’ve updated the music related content on Aliveasart – mostly because I’ve been holding out for something truly awesome. If you are one of the unfortunate few who hasn’t heard of the British music duo, Massive Attack, please do yourself a favor and get informed right now. The band’s latest music video, United Snakes, is artistically superb – these guys just never seem to let me down!
Working alongside a talented group of producers, Massive Attack typically collaborates with guest vocalists (e.g. Portishead, Mos Def) to …

This might not be the best thing for a visual and performing arts enthusiast like myself to admit, but I am really not a huge fan of watching the Oscars. There are just too many awards bestowed upon the film community in one sitting, and very little time is spent actually celebrating accomplishments. One of my favorite awards given at the Oscars is the one for short films and animation. It happens to be one of the awards that gets very little attention, and if you ask me, that is …