How Does iTunes Radio Stack Up?
Google isn’t the only one trying to get in on the music streaming game. On Monday June 10, Apple announced a new music streaming service called iTunes Radio. Although the company has already created a name for itself in the digital music space, it will now go head-to-head with a whole slew of web radio leaders like Pandora, … Read more
Same Sex Couples Marry Live On the Internet, via Google+
In this amazing video, a gay French couple who have been together for 40 years, decide to take a stand against prejudice in their country: They get married on Google Hangout. Same-sex marriage only became legal in France a few days ago (though the issue is still generating heat). But before that, gay couples would have … Read more
Newly Released Tunes From Disclosure, Portugal. The Man, Toro y Moi and More
Some of the amazing songs that were released this week! Ellie Goulding beautifully covers Alt-J’s Tessellate. Disclosure (First album ‘Settle’ releasing June 3rd) continues to release songs that do not disappoint. You can now stream the entire album here. Toro y Moi has already remixed one of the song’s from Disclosure’s forthcoming … Read more
dirtybird is Taking Over the World
dirtybird records is not holding back as their buzz in the all areas of the music industry is getting louder and louder by the second. From the recent dirtybird Players Tour (hitting Palm Spring, San Francisco, Detroit and many others) to their summer residency in Ibiza to the dirtybird takeover at Hard Summer, this crew … Read more
My Last Days: Meet Zach Sobiech
Zach Sobiech is a 17 year old who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, at the age of 14. When he was told that he has less than a few months to live, Zach turned to music to say goodbye. Zach turned 18 years old on May 3rd, 2013 with a … Read more
The Non-Daft Punk Music Releases of the Week
As a long time fan of Daft Punk (who isn’t?), I am beyond ecstatic over the early stream of the long-overdue album Random Access Memories. However, we cannot overlook the other fantastic song and album releases that took place over the past week. From the jump-worthy sounds of Boys Noize and Baauer to the classic … Read more
The First Multi-Decade Timelapse of the Earth
The data-crunching Google developers are renowned for taking vast amounts of information and processing it into fascinating snapshots of our world. In the most recent endeavor, Google teamed up with Nasa and several other partners to produce a virtual, 30-year time machine. The timelapse shows almost 30 years of satellite imagery of Earth’s surface undergoing … Read more
Google Creates a Touching Mother’s Day Tribute
In honor of Mother’s Day, Google and the agency Whirled have released a video that pays tribute to moms and all of their encouragement, enthusiasm, terrible dance moves, and tender loving care. Like previous tributes, “Here’s To The Moms” makes a viewer feel all gushy by portraying the human connections and emotions enabled by Google services. Whether that’s … Read more
The Majority of the World Lives Within This Relatively Small Circle
As redditor valeriepieris points out in a map projection that depicts the world flatly, over half of the world’s population fits into a relatively tiny circle. The simple visualization seems unbelievable at first–especially considering how much Pacific and Indian Ocean are also contained inside the circle, along with China and Japan–but the numbers seem to add up. … Read more
Above & Beyond Is Going Acoustic
This morning (Tuesday, May 7), the infamous trance trio Above & Beyond posted the above photo to their Facebook page. Although no details provided, I must share my excitement. As a long-time enthusiast of electronic music, my enthusiasm is amplified infinitely when a respected electronic producer portrays their extensive musical ability by producing completely different … Read more
The Collaborators of Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories
The Collaborators, a series of interviews (from The Creator’s Project) with the extraordinarily talented brains that went into the French duo’s newest production, debuted April 3, 2013. So far, 6 interviews have been released – Giorgio Moroder, Todd Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams, Panda Bear and Chilly Gonzalez. ————————- 1. Giorgio Moroder (released: April 3, … Read more
The Human Condition
Steve McCurry’s photo of Sharbat Gula, titled Afghan Girl, appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985 during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. It quickly became one of the most famous photos in the world. McCurry’s work covering the mujahideen’s long fight against the Soviet war machine in the mid-to-late 80s further cemented his position as a hugely … Read more
