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Innovative Music Performance Allows Audience to See Real-Time Brain Activity of Dancers
There’s a perennial sense of fascination with what goes through the mind of a gifted performer. At professor Anthony Brandt’s innovative dance show “LiveWire,” attendees needed not wonder. That’s because in this particular show, the performers wore EEG caps, which monitored their brain waves throughout the performance and even incorporated their neural activity into the visual elements of the show. Presented by Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, the show, which the university has called the first of its kind, took place at the 2022 International Workshop on the Neural and Social Bases of the Creative Movement. The performers danced to music written by Brandt as part of the “creative experiment.” Anthony Brandt’s LiveWire answer...
Snap and Live Nation to Launch Augmented Reality Experiences at EDC Las Vegas
Snapchat and Live Nation have teamed up to create a series of custom concert experiences in the world of augmented reality, starting with EDC Las Vegas later this month. After inking the high-profile partnership, Snap and Live Nation will work together on AR content for over a dozen music festivals in 2022, including Austin City Limits, Beyond Wonderland, Bonnaroo, Day Trip, Lollapalooza, Rolling Loud, Governors Ball and more. At the recent Snap Partner Summit, the company declared that augmented reality has the potential to become a new creative medium. “We can leverage this huge user base we have in a way that will make augmented reality the next phase of visual expression for artists,” said Snap’s Senior VP of Content and Partnerships, Ben Schwerin. In a statement, Schw...
Reign the Lands Between as Darth Vader With New ‘Elden Ring’ Mod
If you’ve finished fighting Thomas the Tank Engine in the Lands Between and are looking for something new to do in Elden Ring, a new mod will now let you reign in terror as none other than Darth Vader himself just in time for Star Wars month. Created by modders drs2 and Xelerate, the new mod for FromSoftware‘s massively popular open-world action RPG allows you to transform your character into the infamous Sith Lord. The mod essentially changes the skin for the game’s confessor armor, allowing you to gear up with Vader’s helmet, suit, boots and cape. Thanks to Xelerate, you’ll also be able to complete the entire look with his red lightsaber as well, which comes impeccably made with full lighting effects too. You can check out the full character model in action against Godrick the ...
Spotify Enters the Metaverse With Interactive Gaming Island on Roblox
Spotify on Tuesday announced that its entering the metaverse with Spotify Island on Roblox. As the first music-streaming platform to exist on Roblox, Spotify’s virtual universe will connect fans and artists across the globe in a “wonderland of sounds, quests, and exclusive merch,” according to the brand. The digital island takes on signature elements of Spotify’s branding with a primarily green layout, alongside colors and iconography that users will recognize from the app. Players will be able to collect heart-shaped “Like” icons in order to unlock merchandise and “climb the charts,” or rank on the game’s leaderboard. Artists will earn an unspecified percentage from sales of in-game merch, which can also be taken into other destinations on Roblox. At launch, users will be able to unlock f...
Emily Yacina Announces All the Things Compilation, Shares Video for New Song “DB Cooper”: Watch
Emily Yacina is releasing a new compilation called All the Things, which spans her music career. It includes a new single called “DB Cooper,” which is out today. The track was was co-produced by Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and features Gia Margaret on bass. Watch the song’s Sierra Morris and Bec Pecaut–directed video below. “This song is about the experience of losing my dear friend and musical collaborator Eric Littmann in July of 2021,” Yacina said of “DB Cooper” in a statement. “He was a master story-teller, and the last time I saw him in L.A. he told me the story of D.B. Cooper with such life and vivaciousness. The song itself is about losing him, and how grief forces you to stop whatever you’re doing and re-evaluate your life. It’s also about finding meaning when that person is gone—even...
Candy Announce New Album Heaven Is Here, Share Video for New Song: Watch
Richmond, Virginia hardcore band Candy has announced their new album Heaven Is Here with a video for their new song “Human Condition Above Human Opinion.” The digitally-rendered 3D clip was co-directed by Candy guitarist Michael Quick and digital artist Nikita Gorshkov. The LP is due out June 24 via Relapse. Check out “Human Condition Above Human Opinion” and the full tracklist below. Heaven Is Here was produced by Quick and Arthur Rizk, who has worked with Power Trip, Prurient, and others. It’s the follow up to Candy’s 2018 debut Good to Feel. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Candy: Heaven Is Here Heaven Is Here: 01 Human Condition Above Human Opinion...
Cyndi Lauper Documentary Let the Canary Sing in the Works
Cyndi Lauper is the subject of a forthcoming career-retrospective documentary titled Let the Canary Sing. It’s directed by Alison Ellwood, who also oversaw the 2019 Go-Go’s documentary and a two-part documentary about the Laurel Canyon scene for Epix in 2020. The project does not yet have a release date, but is in production via Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division. According to a press release, Let the Canary Sing will cover the pop star’s ascent from her Queens upbringing to the top of the pop charts in the 1980s and beyond. Ellwood shared a statement about the project: Like many people, I assumed when Cyndi Lauper burst onto the music scene in the early ’80s, that she was another young star experiencing a meteoric rise to fame and success thanks to MTV. Her music videos w...
Bomba Estéreo Announce 2022 Tour
Bomba Estéreo have announced a tour in support of their Grammy-nominated album Deja. The group has shows lined up in North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Check out Bomba Estéreo’s tour schedule below. Bomba Esteréo released Deja in September 2021. Recently, the band shared the music video for the album’s “Tierra.” Read about Bomba Esteréo’s “Agua” at No. 1 in “The 7 Best Music Videos of February 2021” on the Pitch. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Bomba Estéreo: Deja World Tour 2022 Bomba Estéreo: 05-14 Jalisco, Mexico – Akamba Festival07-08 Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao BBK Live07-10 London, England – Somerset House08-17 Toronto, ...
Josh Klinghoffer Goes Back to the Future in Latest Pluralone Video
Josh Klinghoffer utilizes a deserted concrete bunker as an unexpected performance space in the new video for “Offend,” drawn from his latest album under the Pluralone moniker, This Is the Show. Klinghoffer strums a red, white and blue acoustic guitar in the Stephi Duckula-directed clip and is eventually accompanied by a doppelganger of himself on drums, before he climbs back out of the giant structure and wanders off into the surrounding desert. [embedded content][embedded content] “Once upon a time, this video we did looked rather like the future,” Klinghoffer says. “I’m thinking I’d like to go back to that future and look around, for the one that lies ahead seems a bit scary.” The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist/current Pearl Jam touring multi-instrumentalist told SPIN earlier thi...
Daniel Radcliffe Becomes ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in New Biopic Trailer
Last year, news broke by none other than “Weird Al” Yankovic that not only was he getting a biopic, but Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe would be playing him (Evan Rachel Wood will play Madonna). Today, a teaser trailer for the film, aptly titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story gives a glimpse into that full transformation. In just under a minute, Radcliffe’s transformation into the parody king is complete. Sporting Yankovic’s ’80s look (glasses and curls), the trailer sees Radcliffe’s Yankovic perform in front of a large number of fans before cutting back to trace his rise. “Anybody got an accordion,” the character asks before being handed a number of them. [embedded content][embedded content] Yankovic co-wrote the film’s script with Eric Appel, who is directing the film. In...
Saweetie Promises “A Lot of Soul” on Her Debut Album ‘Pretty Bitch Music’
Since going viral for a rap freestyle over Khia’s “My Neck, My Back” and landing a Warner Records deal in 2017, Saweetie has been focused on building her own empire. Between dominating charts with hits including “My Type” and “Tap In;” receiving two 2022 Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rap Song for her Doja Cat collaboration “Best Friend” and even creating her very own McDonald’s meal, the “Icy Grl” singer has certainly made her mark. Now, the music world awaits the 28-year-old’s debut studio album, Pretty Bitch Music. “You can expect me to be in the studio for the next month,” Saweetie told HYPEBEAST of her progress on the upcoming record, ahead of her performance at Liquid I.V. House of Hydration during Coachella weekend. “This album is the first time I’m working wit...
Broken Social Scene Announce You Forgot It in People 20th Anniversary Tour
Broken Social Scene will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their beloved sophomore album, You Forgot It in People, by embarking on a North American tour this fall. The Canadian collective will “play tracks from that album and more of your favourites” on the 18-date outing, which kicks off in Vancouver on September 23rd. The tour also includes stops in Portland, Denver, Iowa City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, before concluding with two nights at New York City’s Webster Hall on October 15th and 16th. Tickets go on sale beginning Friday, May 6th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. A Live Nation pre-sale precedes the public on-sale on Thursday, March 5th (using the code FINALE). Advertisement Related Video In related news, BSS recently partnered with Z2 Comics for a graphi...
