Conch shell flower pots, Radio Flyer wagons-turned-go-karts, bamboo bicycles. The Internet's made it easy to share individual projects. But the web's also given designers a sense of community, says Shoshana Berger, Wired Development Editor and curator of Wired Design, the magazine's newest addition…
von Bryan Lufkin
17 Mai 2012 02:17
Virgin Atlantic begins offering cell phone coverage on trans-atlantic flights. The pricey, and somewhat limited, service will use items found in space and in the home's of outlying carrier customers to help passengers call in sick to work while flying to London.
von Roberto Baldwin
17 Mai 2012 02:11
by BBG Pioneer of the musical artform known as go-go music, Chuck Brown passed on at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore today according to The Washington Post. The DC native was hospitalized due to pnuemonia contracted after an...
von brooklynvegan
von brooklynvegan
17 Mai 2012 01:01
The rapper says he is 'motivated to just be with her'
von NME News
17 Mai 2012 00:30
In the early days of Web 1.0 beta (i.e., the '90s), most of us who were paying attention thought music middlemen were on their way out. Things didn't really pan out that way, but we're sniffing a return of the "direct to fan" ecosystem. Here are five apps that could rewrite the industry's rules.
von Evolver.fm
17 Mai 2012 00:20
The rapper is rumoured to be starring in a promotional video for a game called Acid Ghost
von NME News
17 Mai 2012 00:10
by BBG Dam-Funk at Union Pool in 2011 (more by Erez Avissar) Professor of the groove Dam-Funk is one of the many artists on board for Northside Festival this year. He'll team up with The Rub for a show on...
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von brooklynvegan
17 Mai 2012 00:10
OK, this YouTube is a few years old. But it’s NEW TO ME (thanks Videogum). Obviously we couldn’t let you go for the day without sharing details on a gnarly two compact disc (or two cassette!) compilation that’ll change your life. After hearing deep cuts from Huey Lewis, Culture…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
17 Mai 2012 00:06
by Andrew Sacher A$AP Rocky at Coachella 2012 (more by David Andrako) As mentioned, the Bamboozle festival goes down in Asbury Park this weekend (May 18-20). The festival, which has a continuing history of booking some of the lamest pop...
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von brooklynvegan
17 Mai 2012 00:00
16 Mai 2012 23:52
Known as the Godfather of Go-Go, Brown was a monumental figure in the Washington, D.C. music scene.
von Rock
16 Mai 2012 23:30
by BBG Ty Segall at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG) Just a reminder that Ty Segall, White Fence, The Strange Boys, The Men, and the impeccable record collection of the one and only DJ Jonathan Toubin will descend...
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von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 23:29
Brain implants, a robotic arm, thought control ? it sounds far out. But in Brown University?s BrainGate experiment, the combination worked. Scientists helped stroke survivor Cathy Hutchinson train her mind, a computer, and a robotic arm to work together to perform a simple task her own body hasn?t…
von Nathan Hurst
16 Mai 2012 23:29
Ben Chasny will release a new Six Organs Of Admittance record this summer, and that lineup will feature several of his Comets On Fire bandmembers. It’s the follow-up to 2011′s Asleep On The Floodplain. Today, Chasny dropped the leadoff track from the new record, the chaotic scorcher…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 23:27
As Parakeet, Yuck bassist Mariko Doi has already dropped her solo track “Tomorrow.” Today, we get to hear that track’s single, a bit of fuzzed-out dreampop called “Paper, Scissors, Stone.” It plays alongside some abstract nature footage in the video below. The self-rele…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 23:23
Dub pioneer, living legend and genuine eccentric, Lee "Scratch" Perry is currently on a US tour that will stop at Gramercy Theater on Thursday (5/17) with openers Subatomic Sound System. Tickets are still available. All Lee Perry dates are...
von brooklynvegan
von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 23:11
photos by Joe McCabe [M. Ward] did not disappoint on Friday. While playing pretty much straight through for almost an hour-and-a-half, he included songs from all of his albums. There was also very little chit-chat, lots of guitar work, and...
von brooklynvegan
von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 23:09
ABC reports that Chuck Brown, the musician who basically invented the Washington, D.C. percussive funk subgenre go-go, died today in Washington, where he’d recently been hospitalized for pneumonia. He was 75. Brown got his start playing with local D.C. jazz and soul bands in the ’60s,…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 23:06
In the inaugural episode of Wired's video show The Monitor, senior editor Peter Rubin talks about new movies (The Avengers, Dark Shadows), comics (Dial H) and videogames (Max Payne 3).
von Wired Staff
16 Mai 2012 23:02
In the song "Castles Made of Sand" Jimi Hendrix sang about a "little Indian brave" who dreamed of growing up to be a fearless warrior "I was surprised to find myself the main character in the second verse" recalls Leon Hendrix the late guitarist's kid brother who is now 64 The...
von RollingStone.com: Music News
16 Mai 2012 23:00
Ty Segall band @ Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 (more by BBG) today in NYC * Glass Ghost @ Zebulon * Destruction B BB King's * The Big Terrific @ Cameo * Steel Panther @ Irving Plaza * Willie Nelson...
von brooklynvegan
von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 23:00
Chuck Brown a pioneer of Washington DC's Go-Go music scene died today at the age of 75 reports WJLA Brown had been sick for some time and was hospitalized with pneumonia last week Brown a guitarist and singer was known to fans as the Godfather of Go-Go  He played in bands...
von RollingStone.com: Music News
16 Mai 2012 22:55
16 Mai 2012 22:45
Producing a quality Kickstarter project requires little more than computer access, a functioning camera, and some old-fashioned wit. Here are our tips on how to pull it all together to get funded.
von How-To Wiki
16 Mai 2012 22:35
How many of these can we take? Ok, one more (via Funny Or Die). What, no reunions this year?
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 22:32
Two years ago, we made the Savannah sunburst-pop duo Sunglasses a Band To Watch. And now, an internet eternity later, they finally have a record coming out. Lefse will release their Namesake/Swim cassette EP later this summer. And below, we’ve got a download of their seven-minute track “…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 22:22
This really happened, earlier today, “in the middle of Ohio,” according to @HereWeGoMagic: Iconic eccentric filmmaker John Waters hopped in the Here We Go Magic band van after sticking his thumb out on an interstate highway. Here’s the tweetstream: Just picked up John Waters hitchh…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 22:21
The Momofuku restaurants are famous for hip Asian cuisine. Their secret ingredients: mold and bacteria.
von Peter Andrey Smith
16 Mai 2012 22:16
Andrew Hogan says heavy fringes could damage young people's vision
von NME News
16 Mai 2012 22:14
Oracle and Google have struck a deal in their ongoing Java dispute which could speed the case along, but with one catch: Oracle has now essentially bet the farm on its claim that Google violated its copyright by cloning its Java application programming interfaces (APIs). The two companies have been…
von Caleb Garling
16 Mai 2012 22:04
I'm on a boat, with a dick in a box... Dick Dale on a Rocks Off Cruise (more by Deneka Peniston) Surf guitar legend Dick Dale will head out for some Midwest/East Coast dates in July, heading as far south...
von brooklynvegan
von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 21:59
Canuck electroclashers Doldrums will put out a new 12” this summer, and recently they dropped the lead single from that release. It’s called “Jump Up,” and it’s a ravey romp that rides an irregular, off-kilter pulse. Download it below. Doldrums – “Jump Up…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 21:54
This week, British dance duo Simian Mobile Disco return with their new album Unpatterns. Years removed from the blog-house zeitgeist that birthed them, SMD are now all-in on near-minimal instrumental electro blips and bleeps. We’ve already posted videos for “Seraphim” and “Pu…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 21:50
The former Guns N' Roses guitarist's second album, 'Apocalyptic Love', is out next week
von NME News
16 Mai 2012 21:49
Brent council backs off from emptying shelves, as protesters complain offer to run service with volunteers was ignoredShortly after midday on Wednesday, one of the local authority workers caught up in the often bitter hostilities between Brent council and those fighting to save Kensal Rise library…
von Sam Jones
von Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk
16 Mai 2012 21:48
You've heard of startups fueled by ramen noodles. But what about tech companies whose daily bread is toast? Meet Danger Awesome, a laser-cutting design shop founded by MIT grad students Ali Mohammad and Nadeem Mazen. The duo got their start after?convincing indie rock YouTube darlings OK-Go that an…
von Joseph Flaherty
16 Mai 2012 21:47
Was the plot to poison the Dalai Lama real? How successful are contact-poison assassinations likely to be? Find out on Elemental, the newest addition to the Wired Science Blogs network, where Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Deborah Blum will be investigating chemistry, poisons and the…
von Deborah Blum
16 Mai 2012 21:43
Future of The Left at #HotelVegan (more by Amanda Hatfield) The previously discussed Future of The Left date as part of Northside Festival is now officially announced for June 17th at Europa (support TBA). The show is their only US...
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von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 21:41
Shipments of HTC's One X and Evo 4G LTE smartphones have been delayed by U.S. Customs enforcement as the result of a December Apple patent lawsuit win over the Taiwanese smartphone maker.
von Nathan Olivarez-Giles
16 Mai 2012 21:33
16 Mai 2012 21:30
"For three intimate evenings, Philip Glass comes to ISSUE Project Room, New York's City's only European Chamber Music Hall. His only performance in Brooklyn this year, "Philip Glass: Music With Friends" is a rare occasion featuring Glass in duo performances...
von brooklynvegan
von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 21:28
The socialite will get behind the decks at next month's Pop Music Festival in Brazil
von NME News
16 Mai 2012 21:18
Today, the brand new Brooklyn-based label Young One announced its formation, and it’s already got a small but seriously impressive roster: Bay Area cloud-rap pioneers Main Attrakionz, wide-eyed Queens trio Children Of The Night, and buzzy young Houston MC Fat Tony. Next month, Tony will link…
von Stereogum
von Stereogum
16 Mai 2012 21:16
The graphics chip giant Nvidia has combined forces with Citrix to deliver graphics processing power from the cloud.
von Mike Barton
16 Mai 2012 21:15
by BBG Agalloch at Inferno 2012 (more by BBG) Agalloch will be on the East Coast this month for Maryland Deathfest, and will be back to the East Coast for more shows very soon. The black-metal tinged crew will hit...
von brooklynvegan
von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 21:08
photos by Amanda Hatfield School of Seven Bells just released the video for "White Wind" which was filmed by the For No One folks who like to put bands in empty rooms have them play live to just the cameras....
von brooklynvegan
von brooklynvegan
16 Mai 2012 21:05
