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Apple Music Launches Africa Rising to Amplify the Continent’s Next Generation of Artists
Apple Music has announced a new artist discovery initiative that seeks to spotlight the emerging artists of the world’s second largest continent. The launch of the Africa Rising initiative sees the addition of a new playlist to the Apple Music ecosystem by the same name. The mission to uplift Africa’s next generation of stars arrives with Nigerian Afro-fusion artist and producer Omah L...
“The Sopranos” Star Michael Imperioli to DJ at Forthcoming NTS Radio Broadcast
Michael Imperioli, star of prestigious crime drama The Sopranos, is trading weapons for waveforms as a DJ. Imperioli, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004 for his portrayal of DiMeo crime family member Christopher Moltisanti, will be DJing at a forthcoming one-off broadcast by NTS Radio. Spinning a “personal selection” of music he calls ...
Here is a Techno Song Featuring Vocalized Versions of Elon Musk’s Best Tweets
Elon Musk, the eccentric billionaire, Tesla boss, DJ, and father to a human named X Æ A-Xii, is sauntering through life with an iridescent glow after his flagship automobile and battery company dethroned Toyota as the world’s largest automaker by market value. A decade after Tesla went public, the company’s market cap recently eclipsed a staggering $224 billion, almost 30% more th...
Hudson Mohawke and Tiga Join Forces for Wonky Single “Love Minus Zero”
Hudson Mowhawke and Tiga have teamed up to release a new single called “Love Minus Zero,” a rave-ready breakbeat beast released independently. Following its July 6th debut on Annie Mac‘s BBC Radio 1 show, HudMo took to Twitter to exult that the single has been “quietly in the works the last couple of years” while likening it to “hardcore romance.”...
Bob Mould and Milana Rabkin Join Kyle Meredith Live
Kyle Meredith Live… Bob Mould and Milana Rabkin Kyle Meredith Live, our new bi-weekly series exclusively on Consequence of Sound’s Instagram, returns with another round of guests to discuss the hottest topics in music going down at the moment. Today, Kyle will speak with legendary singer-songwriter Bob Mould, who will discuss politics, Black Lives Matter, Pride, and how it all factors into h...
Axl Rose’s Worst Nightmare: Maskless Revelers Dance to “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at Packed Michigan Lake Party
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Axl Rose has been one of the staunchest proponents of social distancing, even getting into Twitter spats with government officials who’ve seemingly downplayed the protective practice. Now, the singer’s worst nightmare has manifested itself: a sea of unmasked revelers dancing to the Guns N’ Roses hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at a Fourth of July lake party in Michigan....
Martin Scorsese to Direct Documentary on New York Dolls’ David Johansen
Martin Scorsese and New York Dolls’ David Johansen (photo via Montecruz Foto/Wikipedia) For his next film project, Martin Scorsese is highlighting the life of one of New York City’s esteemed rock icons. Showtime Documentary Films has announced that the legendary filmmaker will be directing a new documentary on New York Dolls frontman David Johansen. According to its official synopsis, the as...
Relic Is a Terrifying and Touching Allegory for Dementia: Review
The Pitch: Three generations of women deal with the inevitability of death in the face of a global pandemic largely affecting the elderly. Kay (Emily Mortimer) and her daughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) travel to grandmother Edna’s (Robyn Nevin) remote Australian home after receiving news that she has disappeared. When Edna returns days later with no memory of where she’s been, the house begins to cha...
Mike Shinoda Talks Making an Album on Twitch and Life After Quarantine
Despite being in quarantine for the past four-plus months, Mike Shinoda hasn’t only found time to stay busy, he’s managed to be productive. The Linkin Park/Fort Minor singer has used his time at home to hang out with his kids, jam on new tunes by Run the Jewels, Thundercat, Trash Talk, and of course, to make new music. But what’s garnered the most attention lately have been Shinoda’s Twitch s...
How the commercialization of bug bounties is creating more vulnerabilities
This week on The Vergecast interview series, Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to founder and CEO of Luta Security Katie Moussouris. Moussouris has a long history in computer security, working at Microsoft and the Department of Defense creating their first bug bounty programs to incentivize catching and reporting security bugs and vulnerabilities in software systems. Nilay and Katie discuss ...
eSkootr is a high-speed electric scooter racing series launching in 2021
A group of Formula One and Formula E drivers is starting a new racing series that will pit competitors against each other on ultra-fast custom-built electric scooters. The series — dubbed “Electric Scooter Championship,” or “eSkootr” — is set to launch in 2021, and the launch video shows riders whizzing through city streets on Tron-style vehicles and wearing matching neon-accented gear. There are,...
Go read this Kotaku story about Ubisoft’s pervasive toxic culture
Over the past few weeks, dozens of people connected to the game industry have shared stories of abuse on Twitter. One company, in particular, Ubisoft, has had multiple allegations leveled against high-ranking employees, including executives Tommy François and Maxime Béland. In a story from Kotaku, Ethan Gach reports that employees of Ubisoft Toronto are speaking up to leadership “with grave concer...
