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Cheers Bar Closing Permanently Due to Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has forced countless businesses to close their doors due to a sudden lack of income. Unfortunately, that list now includes the replica bar from Cheers in Boston, Massachusetts. Cheers sits inside Faneuil Hall Marketplace as an exact replica of the NBC sitcom’s joint. The spinoff location first opened in 2001 to immediate praise and has since become a constant fixture ...
Josh Homme, Jeff Tweedy, Josh Klinghoffer, Tom Morello Perform on Joe Strummer Livestream Tribute: Watch
Happy birthday, Joe Strummer! The Clash frontman would have turned 68 today, August 21st, and some of the biggest names in entertainment came together to celebrate with a gargantuan livestream tribute. It included Bruce Springsteen, Bob Weir, Lucinda Williams, Jeff Tweedy, Josh Homme, and more, all while raising money for struggling live music venues. While the list of contributors is as starry as...
Perfume Genius Performs “Whole Life” on Colbert: Watch
On Thursday, Perfume Genius delivered a #PlayAtHome performance of “Whole Life” on The Late Show. Despite not actually broadcasting from a proper TV studio, the artist born Michael Hadreas still held viewers captive, thanks to some dramatic lighting and his magnetic body language. The whole thing was shot in a dimly lit room in Los Angeles with longtime collaborator Alan Wyffels. Hadreas can be se...
Trump Replaces The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” with “Y.M.C.A.” at Rallies
The Rolling Stones (photo by Heather Kaplan), Donald Trump, and Village People (photo by Heather Kaplan) Donald Trump is running out of songs for his rallies. The White House’s current occupant continues to be sued by artists who don’t want him using their music, including The Rolling Stones, which has apparently left him with no option but to replace “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” with “Y.M...
DJ Snake Taps Malaa for Nasty House Remix of “Trust Nobody”
Earlier in the month of August, French compatriots DJ Snake and Malaa joined forces for “Best of Both Worlds,” a collaborative livestreamed DJ set. To no surprise, the tandem threw down, playing out a slew of their own originals as well as a number of unreleased tracks that had their fanbases clamoring to identify them. One of those IDs has now seen the light of day, thanks to the sere...
BTS are Releasing an EDM Remix of Their English Language Single “Dynamite”
Record-breaking K-pop group BTS are swerving into the dance music lane with a forthcoming remix. Shortly after they released their new English language single “Dynamite,” the group announced that an EDM rework is on the way. In addition to the electronic remix, the South Korean band also announced that an acoustic rendition of “Dynamite” will hit streaming platforms ne...
Bruno Martini Joins Forces with IZA and Timbaland on Empowering New Single “Bend The Knee”
Bruno Martini has released a bona fide summer anthem, titled “Bend The Knee,” in collaboration with IZA and Timbaland. The three artists are in their best form on this track, delivering an intoxicating performance that feels radio-ready for airwaves worldwide. When stars of this caliber enter the studio together, magic is bound to follow. “Bend The Knee” highlights th...
PEEKABOO Transports REZZ and Grabbitz’s “Someone Else” to the Netherworld with Sinister Trap Remix
Following Malaa‘s official remix of “Someone Else,” REZZ and Grabbitz have recruited—well, someone else for a monster trap rework. This time around, the electronic music stars have tapped blossoming bass producer PEEKABOO to twist their collaborative hit into a raucous trap rendition. While Malaa went the deep house route, PEEKABOO transported the single to the darkest valle...
Google’s Pixel Buds sound noticeably better with new bass boost, but connectivity issues remain
Google pushed out a significant firmware update to its Pixel Buds this week, adding several new features to the true wireless earbuds including a “bass boost” setting, sharing detection (so you can individually set volume for each earbud when sharing one of them with someone), attention alerts, and more. The updated firmware was also supposed to address the connectivity and audio dropout problems ...
Read the emails between Epic and Apple that led to Fortnite’s App Store ban
It’s been just over a week since Fortnite developer Epic Games initiated an unprecedented antitrust legal fight with Apple over its App Store rules, and the lawsuit is shedding new light on how the companies came into conflict. Today, Apple entered into evidence a series of emails from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, in which he asked top Apple executives to exempt Fortnite from its standard 30 percent cut ...
WordPress founder claims Apple cut off updates to his completely free app because it wants 30 percent
WordPress, the iOS app, lets you build and manage a website right from your iPhone or iPad. Separately, WordPress.com also happens to sell domain names. Now, WordPress founding developer Matt Mullenweg is accusing Apple of cutting off the ability to update that app — until or unless he adds in-app purchases so the most valuable company in the world can extract its 30 percent cut of the money. Head...
Palantir still relies heavily on government contracts despite push for more corporate customers
Palantir, the controversial analytics and data mining firm, still relies heavily on its US government contracts for revenue despite its public statements that it was branching out into more corporate clients, according to screenshots of the company’s S-1 filing acquired by TechCrunch. The financials, which the New York Times also has viewed, show Palantir has not once turned a profit since its fou...
