Experimental artist Holly Herndon and collaborator Mat Dryhurst have launched a new podcast together. It’s called “Interdependence,” and you can access and support the project through Patreon. “We will publish conversations with good people at the forefront of music, technology and policy from our studio in Berlin,” Herndon and Dryhurst wrote on their Pateron page.
Month: May 2020
Iconic saxophonist Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Toto, Supertramp) will be a featured guest on Sirius XM’s hit show Canada Now with host Jeff Sammut. Canada Now airs Monday – Friday from 12-2 PM ET across North America on Channel 167. Canada Now shares the stories that matter to Canadians, going beyond the headlines to shine
It’s the year of the vampire, with YA vampire books coming back into fashion once again. In the style of Suzanne Collins who announced a prequel to her mega-bestselling Hunger Games series called A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (May 19), Stephenie Meyer has announced the release of a book in her huge Twilight series:
It’s not every day that scientists uncover an entirely new species of mammal, let alone a creature whose shrouded origins lie so far back in time, they emanate from the mysterious supercontinent of ancient Gondwana. In a new study, researchers have unveiled the fossilised remains of a new genus and species discovered in Madagascar. Dubbed
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com David Thibodeau, a real-life survivor of the Waco siege, wants to thank Netflix for getting people talking about the tragedy again, and says now’s the time to reveal some untold stories about it. Thibodeau, who’s played by actor Rory Culkin in the series, “Waco” tells TMZ … he’s incredibly grateful
Cast members from Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Company, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Chicago, Diana, Mean Girls, Girl from the North Country, Six, and Mrs. Doubtfire will take part in Sunday’s Broadway Does Mother’s Day, a digital variety benefitting Broadway Cares’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The show is designed to replace
E3 got canceled this year, but EA just announced a digital EA Play Live event full of ‘world premieres, news and more,’ which will take place on June 11. This would have been around the time that E3 would have happened, so hopefully this is a good way to kick off the summer and we’ll get some
Channing Tatum is doing a little spring cleaning, but he’s still hanging on to a pair of gold harem pants straight outta the 90s … and MC Hammer‘s closet!!! Check out these pics of the “Magic Mike” hunk taking out the trash Sunday at Jessie J‘s house in Los Angeles … Channing’s barefoot but rocking
Bizarre fact: it is now May 2020, and Sideshow Collectibles just opened their very first 1/4 Marvel Premium Format Figure pre-order this week. If that’s not a sign of the times, I don’t know what is! But regardless, the new Sideshow Deadpool Premium Format statue is now up for order! Depending on how you count,
Credit: Marvel Comics/Lucasfilm Credit: Marvel Comics/Lucasfilm Marvel Comics’ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1, the launch of the character’s new ongoing series, will debut digitally on Monday, May 4, otherwise known as “May the 4th” or “Star Wars Day” to fans. As just-announced by the publisher Friday, that means the issue will debut digitally 23 days before it’s
Crime: A Most Violent Year J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year admittedly doesn’t have the most fitting title, as there is actually very little violence to be found in the story, but what is delivered is an amazing, tense crime drama that occasionally has the effect of making you feel like your heart is beating
By Sherif Saed, Monday, 4 May 2020 10:00 GMT So far, it doesn’t look like Xbox Series X will be facing any delays, but games are a different matter. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, has once again reiterated earlier comments that Xbox Series X hardware production hasn’t run into any major delays, confirming that the
Sia has shared a new song, as Stereogum points out. It’s called “Saved My Life” and it was co-written by Dua Lipa, with production by Greg Kurstin. The singer debuted the new track during the Americares Foundation’s COVID-19 benefit livestream last night, and all proceeds from sales of the song will be directed to Americares
This upcoming Monday, May the 4th, is Star Wars Day and Toynk.com has some special plans to celebrate! Of course, you can’t celebrate without a sale, so select Star Wars products will be up to 50% off. The Star Wars Day promotion also marks the debut of two different Star Wars Geeki Tikis sets, which
As the Roman Empire drew to a dramatic collapse towards the end of the 5th century, ripples were felt across its former territories. Balances shifted as new powers rushed to fill the vacuums Rome’s retreats left behind. The changes to the everyday lives of the people are far less well documented, but a cemetery in
These days, you don’t need the Millennium Falcon to journey to a galaxy far, far away, you can do it from the comfort of our own home! Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the ninth installment in the world’s most beloved space saga is currently available to buy or rent on digital platforms like Apple
Social distancing has made it difficult for sports fans and athletes alike to find content to enjoy. Video games have helped in a major way, particularly as athletes have started to participate in esports competitions for charity. The latest such example is the Mario Tennis Aces Stay At Home Slam. The Nintendo Switch competition was
Rick May, the iconic voice behind Starfox 64‘s Peppy Hare and Andross and Team Fortress 2‘s Soldier, passed away last month from COVID-19 at the age of 80, and now Team Fortress 2 developer Valve has added a touching tribute to May’s life and legacy in-game. Throughout the month, players will be able to pay their respects to one
Ever since 3dfx debuted the original Voodoo accelerator, no single piece of equipment in a PC has had as much of an impact on whether your machine could game as the humble graphics card. While other components absolutely matter, a top-end PC with 32GB of RAM, a $4,000 CPU, and PCIe-based storage will choke and
DJ Khaled is NOT a single man — which he had to remind one lovely lady who tried ambushing him with a live twerking session on Instagram … which he quickly shut down. The guy went live on Instagram over the weekend, and like several of his contemporaries have been doing lately — especially Torey
In the depths of space 3.5 billion light-years away, two supermassive black holes are locked in one of the most extreme orbital dances in the Universe. Their riotous, somewhat erratically flaring death spiral has been documented for decades. With new observations, astronomers have now characterised the way they whirl about each other in the centre
If ever we could use a little magic in our lives, we need it in May 2020, am I right? That’s terrific timing for the return of Good Witch, one of the most enchanting series on television. Good Witch stars Catherine Bell as Cassie, a highly perceptive woman, as she navigates community life and family
EXCLUSIVE: Despite recent, scattered press reports suggesting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was snubbing Broadway by shutting the industry out of his New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board, the state and the theater industry are working closely on how to re-start, Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, tells Deadline. “We are completely aligned
Welcome to the 41st edition of Box Art Brawl, the weekly vote to find the best of a bunch of regional box art variants from video gaming’s past. Last week we had a blast from the past with Mega Man returning to the brawl. Perhaps as expected, the infamously poor North American cover finished in
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson unveiled a state reopening plan on April 27 that includes a note that live concerts can resume starting on Monday (May 4), Billboard reports. Missouri is the first state in the U.S. to reopen live events amid the coronavirus pandemic. The plan dictates that “seating shall be spaced out according to
Collectibles companies have been playing it safe over the last couple months and heavily limiting new pre-orders during this challenging economic time for many, but we’ve finally started seeing more new pre-orders over the last couple weeks. And to close out April, Hot Toys launched their first two new Marvel 1/6 figures in a while:
Cameron Boyce’s final appearance before his death just got revealed in the Paradise City trailer. The actor played Simon Ostergaard on the series and that trailer is dipping its toes into the darker side of Hollywood. Boyce’s character was a musician caught up in forces that he might not have understood. At one point, he
Waiting For Guffman (1996) Christopher Guest is responsible for some of the greatest mockumentary films of all time like This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, and Waiting For Guffman, a 1996 film about a small town in Missouri that thinks they found the perfect way to celebrate their 150th anniversary. Like everything else created
The official SEGA Forever Twitter has announced that SEGA AGES G-LOC Air Battle is now available on the Nintendo Switch. If you don’t know what the game is, it’s a combat flight simulator arcade game that released in 1990 for arcades, the Master System, Game Gear, and SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. It’s a spin-off of SEGA’s
Play video content Exclusive There’s an old saying — “Close but no cigar” — which precisely describes what went down at Luke Bryan‘s Florida cigar bar Friday night, because patrons were super close to each other. Luke’s cigar bar, Shore Thing Cigars, is located in Watersound, Florida, and on Friday night it was the backdrop