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Beck Joins Forces With NASA for Hyperspace: A.I. Exploration
Beck might be one of the biggest alternative artists on this planet, but now he’s ready to conquer other worlds. His latest release, Hyperspace: A.I. Exploration, released today (Aug. 12), sees him team up with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a twist on his 2019 effort Hyperspace. In the visual album, Beck’s music is paired with photos from NASA space missions to create a merging of music and art that’s powered by artificial intelligence. Hyperspace: A.I. Exploration is an interstellar journey through a series of hybrid data and music videos featuring @NASA data provided by @NASAJPL transformed through artificial intelligence, scored to Beck’s Hyperspace by Osk. Explore: https://t.co/5YUvodMxZ7 pic.twitter.com/Gm65Vc9tk9 — Beck (@beck) August 12, 2020 All...
Nick Cave Says Cancel Culture ‘Hampers the Creative Spirit of a Society’
Nick Cave hasn’t been afraid to tackle unpopular issues and in his latest entry to The Red Hand Files, the singer explores mercy and cancel culture. On mercy, Cave wrote that it “allows us the ability to engage openly in free-ranging conversation — an expansion of collective discovery toward a common good. If mercy is our guide we have a safety net of mutual consideration, and we can, to quote Oscar Wilde, ‘play gracefully with ideas.’” While he says that mercy is a quality to be nurtured and aspired to, Cave called cancel culture as its “antithesis” and referred to it as “the unhappiest religion in the world.” Cave wrote: “Cancel culture’s refusal to engage with uncomfortable ideas has an asphyxiating effect on the creative soul ...
Stevie Nicks Urges Mask Wearing, Calls COVID-19 ‘A Real American Horror Story’
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the globe, Stevie Nicks has shared a journal entry, dated Aug. 10, that expressed her feelings about what the Fleetwood Mac singer calls “a real ‘American Horror Story”’ and strongly encourages people to put masks on. “What’s going on in our country now is a real ‘American Horror Story,’” Nicks wrote in the piece posted on Twitter last night (Aug. 11). “Nobody is leading us. Nobody has a plan. Unless people change their attitude from — ‘Oh this is such a bummer to stay in and wear a mask and follow the rules and not party’ — we will never get rid of the virus.” Before urging people to wear masks, Nicks talked about how the coronavirus has left some with lingering symptoms and health issues long aft...
Geddy Lee Cutout Takes In Toronto Blue Jays Game
A smiling cardboard cutout of Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee joined other fans in the stands for a Toronto Blue Jays game at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York. The Blue Jays season ticket holder joins other rocking sports fans “attending” MLB games — including late Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul — whose cardboard doppelganger made an appearance at a Texas Rangers game this week. It’s not clear whether Lee himself was responsible for the cutout’s appearance in the States; the Blue Jays are playing in New York rather than their usual home in Toronto due to border-crossing health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. At the game, Lee wasn’t able to indulge in one of his hobbies due to his cardboard status: Lee is an avid collector of baseballs. His collection...
Future Islands Announce New Album As Long as You Are, Share “Thrill”: Stream
Future Islands have announced As Long as You Are, their first new album in three years, due for release on October 9th via 4AD. In anticipation, they’ve shared a new single in “Thrill”. As Long as You Are is the follow-up to 2017’s The Far Field. It’s the group’s first effort in… Please click the link below to read the full article. Future Islands Announce New Album As Long as You Are, Share “Thrill”: Stream Wren Graves You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet ...
Krill Offshoot Knot Share the Origins of New Song “Horse Trotting, The Feet Not Touching The Ground”: Stream
In our new music feature Origins, we offer musicians the chance to dive deep into the backstory of their latest single. Today, Knot explain what’s up with that “Horse Trotting, The Feet Not Touching the Ground”. Five years after calling it quits, the members of Boston rock outfit Krill decided to… Please click the link below to read the full article. Krill Offshoot Knot Share the Origins of New Song “Horse Trotting, The Feet Not Touching The Ground”: Stream Lake Schatz You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users b...
A. G. Cook Unleashes 49-Song Project 7G: Stream
PC Music founder and producer wizard A. G. Cook has released his sprawling new project 7G. Stream it in full below via Bandcamp. Consisting of a whopping 49 tracks, 7G is divided up into seven “discs”, each devoted to a different instrument: “Drums”, “Guitar”, “Supersaw”, “Piano”, “Nord”, “Spoken Word”, and… Please click the link below to read the full article. A. G. Cook Unleashes 49-Song Project 7G: Stream Lake Schatz You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
David Bowie’s Young Americans to Receive 45th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue
David Bowie’s 1975 album Young Americans is receiving a limited edition vinyl reissue in celebration of its 45th anniversary. Due out on September 18th, the reissue comes pressed on “brick and mortar” gold-colored vinyl. Bowie’s self-described “plastic soul” album, Young Americans was recorded in Philadelphia with longtime producer Tony Visconti. Bowie… Please click the link below to read the full article. David Bowie’s Young Americans to Receive 45th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue Alex Young You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, bloggi...
Kanye West Is Polling at Just 2% With Black Voters
Kanye West’s presidential campaign hasn’t made any inroads since a poll last month showed him polling at 2%. According to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, the rapper/mogul/presidential candidate is still only at 2% overall and only has 2% of the Black vote well. By comparison, the “No Opinion” option of the poll has 9%. The poll also shows that West isn’t having any impact on the race, as Joe Biden’s nine-point lead over President Donald Trump remains the same with or without West in the race. “I think a lot of people of color view Kanye’s bid for the presidency as a quixotic one, and they don’t see him as being legitimate for the office. It’s more of yet another Kanye publicity stunt,” Ron Christie, a Black Republican strategist and former aide to D...
Hit-Boy Named Executive Producer Of New Nas Album
Source: press handout / Hit-BOy Nas may be a GOAT rapper and MC, but if there’s one criticism that has dogged him throughout his career, it’s his sometimes suspect beat selection. Perhaps because of this, producer Hit-Boy has been announced as the executive producer of the Queens rapper’s forthcoming new project. View this post on Instagram 8.21 #HitBoyOnTheBeats A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Aug 10, 2020 at 10:00am PDT Per 2020 Hip-Hop protocol, the announcement was made via an Instagram post. Hit-Boy and Nas shared a trailer of themselves, and others, working on the album that is slated to drop very soon, as in next Friday, August 21. In the teaser, Nas can be heard saying, “I’ve been trying to do this with this man, for years,” referring to t...
Will Smith Appears To Catch Golf Club Fade To The Teefuses
Source: Will Smith / Instagram Will Smith has become a master of social media with a masterful stroke of self-deprecation despite his massive worldwide fame. Joining fellow social media star Jason Derulo on TikTok, the veteran actor and rapper caught a golf club fade to the teeth, which appears to be a mocking of Derulo’s mechanical corn on the cob incident. The video, which appears to be filmed inside Smith’s at-home production studio, shows Derulo getting a lesson in golfing from Smith. With the Fresh Prince standing in way too close, Derulo’s backswing decks Smith in the teeth and it looks like they went flying. Sharing the video to Instagram, Derulo comically tells Smith that he knows a good dentist, which is true after the singer knocked out his front teeth doing a s...
Who?!: One Of Those MTV’s ‘Real World’ Black Guys Popped For DUI
Source: @the_ty_ruff / Instagram MTV’s The Real World is the OG reality television series and has been on for a cool 33 seasons. But this post is about one of its Black cast members getting popped for driving under the influence. According to TMZ, Ty Ruff, who has appeared on other MTV competition series, was busted for DUI in Los Angeles. We’ll do some of the Google-lifting for you, Ruff is from Baltimore and was part of The Real World: D.C. cast—the 23rd season which ran back in 2010. As for his struggle on early Tuesday (August 11) morning. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … cops pulled over Ty around 2:30 AM after officers say they observed his 2011 Mercedes Benz swerving over traffic lines and doing about 20 MPH over the posted speed limit. Our sources say Ty bombed ...
