On Wednesday, OnLive unveiled a new version of OnLive Desktop -- a iPad application that lets you access a virtual Windows desktop and Windows applications housed on servers in the proverbial cloud -- and this new version includes a browser equipped with Adobe Flash. Famously, Apple doesn't not…
von Caleb Garling
23 Februar 2012 01:13
Maverick writer will be teaching students at Brunel University's school of the arts and its school of the social sciencesSince graduating from Oxford in the early 1980s, Will Self's career has been nothing if not diverse. He has swept streets, drawn cartoons and made cold calls; he has written as a…
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23 Februar 2012 01:01
The California Department of Justice issued a press release Wednesday detailing an agreement among leaders in the mobile space to strengthen user privacy and transparency policies for mobile apps. Apple, Google, HP, Amazon, Microsoft and RIM signed the agreement.
von Christina Bonnington
23 Februar 2012 00:25
Teenage Cool Kids Denton, TX indie punk outfit Teenage Cool Kids, whose members include Andrew Savage of Fergus & Geronimo, kick off a Northeast tour with their first show in the last year and a half TONIGHT (2/22) at Cake...
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23 Februar 2012 00:17
The sensational result that neutrinos can travel faster than the speed of light may be undone by nothing more than a simple mechanical error.
von Adam Mann
23 Februar 2012 00:01
Ski Beatz After releasing the 24 Hour Karate School parts I and II mixtapes, hip hop producer Ski Beatz released the album, 24 Hour Karate School Presents: Twilight, on February 14 via DD172. The album features contributions from Curren$y, Smoke...
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22 Februar 2012 23:42
The churning British BTW 2:54 landed on our radar in November thanks to their tracks “Scarlet” and “Got A Hold.” And judging by new single “You’re Early,” a swirling and soft dream-pop track with a surprisingly vicious low-end, they’re going to stay…
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22 Februar 2012 23:24
Barbra Streisand will remain on Columbia Records, the Sony Music-owned label has announced today.
22 Februar 2012 23:15
Country Living recently did a photo shoot at Neko Case’s Vermont farm, a 100-acre property with a 225-year-old farm house in Vermont’s Green Mountains. A few notable things — mostly, Neko is paid, y’all — but there’s probably nothing more notable than the kitchen…
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22 Februar 2012 23:13
DOWNLOAD: Crocodiles - "Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)" (MP3) Noisy-shoegaze band Crocodiles, previously a duo but now a 5-piece, will welcome Endless Flowers on June 5th via Frenchkiss Records (and June 4th overseas via Souterrain Transmissions). The LP features the new...
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von brooklynvegan
22 Februar 2012 23:02
today in NYC * Bjork @ Roseland Ballroom * Marketa Irglova @ Joe's Pub * Holy Ghost Party, Rik Rab @ Zebulon * Sarah Jaffe, Echosuite @ Mercury Lounge * Jill Sobule, Vance Gilbert @ City Winery * The...
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22 Februar 2012 22:49
Let it never again be said that ripping songs from the radio died with the dawn of the MP3: this afternoon, DJ Zane Lowe of BBC's Radio 1 dropped a rip of the long-awaited Converse track from Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000, "DoYaThing," on Soundcloud (via Pitchfork). It sounds…
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22 Februar 2012 22:47
If you think At Least We Have Each Other the beautifully bummed-out debut by The Hobart Brothers with Lil' Sis Hobart is sad now count your blessings Had noir songwriters Freedy Johnston and Jon Dee Graham stuck to their original idea this might have been a concept album about washing...
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22 Februar 2012 22:45
Jon McIntire who managed the Grateful Dead in the early Seventies and helped create the community of Deadheads died February 15th of complications from lung cancer at home in Stinson Beach California He was 70 It was McIntire who arranged to have an insert included in copies of the band's self-titl…
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22 Februar 2012 22:40
Mark McGuire, guitarist for synth-droners Emeralds, has teamed up with Skaters’ Spencer Clarke, recording under his Charles Berlitz pseudonym, to release a new album called Inner Tube, which is already out. Below, check out the album track “MR,” named in honor of surf legend Mark…
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22 Februar 2012 22:31
Hadley Freeman wants to talk to Tom Wilkinson about awards, exotic locations and hanging out with Johnny Depp. But he just wants to talk about failure, lying low – and their shared hatred of jeans'Maybe I want to pack acting in," says Tom Wilkinson, one of Britain's best-loved…
von Hadley Freeman
22 Februar 2012 22:31
The "signature wounds" of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury -- are both rooted in traumatic events. Until recently, though, military docs mostly treated them as two different health problems: one physical, the other psychological. That…
von Katie Drummond
22 Februar 2012 22:19
The US President treated the crowd to a few lines from 'Sweet Home Chicago'
von NME News
22 Februar 2012 22:15
The band's sophomore album, titled "Reign of Terror" (out this week), shows the band facing follow-up pressure with newfound vulnerability and at times, even a bit of artistic restraint.
22 Februar 2012 22:15
Christopher Reimer, guitarist for the lo-fi Canadian noise-pop band Women and touring member of the Dodos, died in his sleep Tuesday at age 26. His cause of death has not been released, but according to Flemish Eye, the band's Canadian label, Reimer suffered from a heart condition, along with other…
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22 Februar 2012 22:10
Elizabeth II. tut gut daran, sich nicht an intellektuellen Klimmzügen abzuarbeiten. Ein freundlicher Ratschlag unseres London-Korrespondenten für Joachim Gauck.
22 Februar 2012 22:03
The-Dream, who helmed Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" remix with Chris Brown, doesn't believe that the songs should be judged against the former couple's unseemly past.
22 Februar 2012 22:00
The Canadian group will put out their fifth album on June 11
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22 Februar 2012 21:57
Many people believe the toughest part of an artist's career is getting a label deal. And, make no mistake about it, it's not easy getting offered a contract. However, according to Mercury recording artist Canaan Smith, signing on the dotted line is only the beginning.
22 Februar 2012 21:45
Mirroring is a new project that pairs up two women who are truly excellent at making diffuse, spaced-out, vaguely ominous home-recorded ambient music: Liz Harris, better known as Grouper, and Jesy Fortino, who records as Tiny Vipers. The two joined forces to record a new album called Foreign Body…
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22 Februar 2012 21:33
Carl Barat, Alan McGee, 'Bonehead' all featured in the online TV version of the film
von NME News
22 Februar 2012 21:33
“DoYaThing,” the previously-announced blockbuster collaboration from the Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000 is now online in radio-rip form, and we’ve got it streaming below. As promised, Damon Albarn quasi-raps a couple of verses before Andre jumps onto the track and generally…
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22 Februar 2012 21:31
SYNTHETICA is about being able to identify the original in a long line of reproductions. It's about what is real vs what is artificial. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com
von Sean Adams
22 Februar 2012 21:11
The Year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand "Thriller" is changing kids' lives. Inspired by the Oscar nominated Two Cars, One Night, BOY is the hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age tale about heroes, magic, and Michael...
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22 Februar 2012 21:10
Well, here’s a pretty ridiculous story. Tim Burgess, frontman of the early-’90s-vintage Madchester rock band Charlatans UK, was apparently hanging out on Twitter recently and mused that someone should make a cereal called Totes Amazeballs, which is exactly the sort of goofy-ass thing…
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22 Februar 2012 21:05
The Obama administration is urging the Supreme Court to halt a legal challenge weighing the constitutionality of a once-secret warrantless surveillance program targeting Americans? communications that Congress eventually legalized in 2008.
von David Kravets
22 Februar 2012 21:05
Paramount Studios is trying to block a novel, which offers an earlier instalment of the crime family sagaYou're never far from a "horse's head" gag when it comes to Godfather-related news. Nor, it turns out, a convoluted, generation-spanning family feud. Call it the curse of the Corleones. The Coppo…
von Steve Rose
22 Februar 2012 21:00
Paramount Studios is trying to block a novel, which offers an earlier instalment of the crime family sagaYou're never far from a "horse's head" gag when it comes to Godfather-related news. Nor, it turns out, a convoluted, generation-spanning family feud. Call it the curse of the Corleones. The Coppo…
von Steve Rose
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22 Februar 2012 21:00
by BBG Loss in Nashville (more by Diana Zadlo) After their injury and subsequent cancellation from last year's megashow with Disma, Oak and Coffinworm, Loss has been itching to make it back up to NYC to make up the lost...
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22 Februar 2012 20:58
Apple has confirmed that it will build a data center in Prineville, Oregon -- next door to the massive computing facility Facebook opened last year -- and according to the Prineville city engineer, Apple is planning to build a facility that's "similar" to Facebook's energy-conscious creation, making…
von Cade Metz
22 Februar 2012 20:58
Fox's "Raising Hope" will arrive into its new time slot with a touch of fireworks. The Greg Garcia comedy has booked pop star Katy Perry for a guest turn, the network announced Wednesday.
22 Februar 2012 20:50
Für das Kino-Remake der ABC-Fernsehserie "The Night Stalker" war schon seit einiger Zeit Johnny Depp als Star im Gespräch, jedoch war der Posten des Regisseurs noch vakant. Diesen Job konnte sich nun Edgar Wright sichern und wird die Grusel-Story für die Disney-Studios inszenieren.>> Artikel…
22 Februar 2012 20:48
Simian Mobile Disco at PS1 in 2011 (more by Erez Avissar) Simian Mobile Disco will release their next album, Unpatterns, on May 15 via Wichita Recordings. The tracklist and album artwork are below. The duo will be touring internationally in...
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22 Februar 2012 20:47
Allen takes to Twitter to defend the '21' star
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22 Februar 2012 20:45
In civilian life, the iPad is the clear tablet leader. But in the military, the Pentagon likes its Android devices, and has shunned Apple products. But that may be about to change, as an Air Force office buys 18,000 (mostly) iPads, giving Cupertino a new chance to win the military's OS and tablet…
von Spencer Ackerman
22 Februar 2012 20:44
The Clean @ Cake Shop (by tim soter) The Clean are returning this year for Chaos in Tejas, and following their performance at that festival with a tour with Merge labelmates Times New Viking. That tour hits NYC on June...
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22 Februar 2012 20:43
by BBG Art for Bone Awl's Meaningless Meaning Less I'm proud to announce that BV & Order of the Serpent will present a rare show celebrating the tenth anniversary (!) of primitive black metal fiends Bone Awl at Saint Vitus...
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22 Februar 2012 20:41
A robotic fish has sailed across an aquatic uncanny valley by tricking real fish into following it upstream.
von Dave Mosher
22 Februar 2012 20:41
Philly choogle-rock crew Dr. Dog’s new album Be The Void has already yielded one music video, for “That Old Black Hole.” Today, it gets another, for “Warrior Man.” In the clip, co-frontman Toby Leaman shows off a nifty new pseudo-fauxhawk while the band goes about the…
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22 Februar 2012 20:36
It's Ester Dean's moment. The Oklahoma native had a hit as a solo artist a couple of years ago with bass-heavy Polow Da Don production "Drop It Low," and she has songwriting credits on loads of hits (including Rihanna's "Rude Boy," Kelly Clarkson's "Mr. Know It All," and Beyoncé's 2011-conqueri…
von Daily Noise Blog | SPIN.com
22 Februar 2012 20:34
The Leicester festival also sees sets from Asian Dub Foundation, Jonathan Richman and Reverend and the Makers
von NME News
22 Februar 2012 20:27
Just like a camera, the best store is the one you have with you. And most of us carry our smartphones with us everywhere we go and buy things all day long.
von Tim Carmody
22 Februar 2012 20:25
The former Jam frontman and general all-around Brit-rock icon Paul Weller has a new album called Sonik Kicks coming out, and it features guest appearances from spiritual descendents like Noel Gallagher and Blur’s Graham Coxon. And in the video for the buoyantly catchy first single “The…
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22 Februar 2012 20:15
If nothing else, Neal McCoy definitely qualifies as a survivor in the hectic world that is the music biz. With a list of hits to his credit as "Wink" and "If I Were A Drinkin' Man," the singer has remained a fan favorite -- both on record, as well as his stage show. McCoy returns to the spotligh…
22 Februar 2012 20:15
von Eliot Van Buskirk
22 Februar 2012 20:09
