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The Weeknd Returns with new ‘Take My Breath’ video

The Weeknd has released the video for his pulsating new song, “Take My Breath.” It’s the first single from his upcoming album, which is the follow-up to his 2020 smash, After Hours. In the Cliqua-directed clip, which comes with an epilepsy warning, the singer is seen walking outside in a dawn setting and also down a hallway before he emerges in a club with pulsating strobe lights and dancing. He hooks up […]

todayAugust 6, 2021

Technology

Spotify is testing a less restrictive ad-supported tier costing $0.99 a month

Spotify Plus Spotify Plus is a new low-cost subscription tier being piloted by the streaming service which combines elements of its existing free and premium tiers. The plan still features ads like Spotify’s free tier, but it doesn’t impose any limits on the number of tracks you can skip per hour. Users are also free to pick which specific songs they want to listen to, rather than mostly being limited […]

todayAugust 4, 2021

Music

The Bob Dylan song that changed David Byrne’s life forever

There aren’t many people that have avoided the influence of the freewheelin’ troubadour, Bob Dylan. The singer-songwriter is such a behemoth of culture that to forget his contribution to pop music is to ignore his decades-long impact willfully. Any songwriter worth their salt would point to the “voice of his generation” as a talent to be revered and studied. As such, the idea that David Byrne may cite one of his […]

todayAugust 2, 2021

Music

Jack White launches new website to showcase his art and design work

Jack White has launched the Jack White Art & Design website to showcase his visual and multimedia work. The site features sections for the musician’s graphic design (including album covers), photography, film and directing (such as music videos), instrument design, interior design at various Third Man locations, and more. Preview some of White’s work below. Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram. Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Jack White Live […]

todayJuly 29, 2021

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Olympics ceremony uses music from Japanese video games

The athletes of the Tokyo Olympics were greeted by a few familiar notes Friday night. Those video game songs that get stuck in your head. An orchestral medley of songs from iconic Japanese video games served as the soundtrack for the parade of countries at the opening ceremony. The arrangement included songs from games developed by SEGA, Capcom and Square Enix. Video game themes are often maligned as annoying earworms, […]

todayJuly 24, 2021

Technology

Japan breaks the internet speed record

Scientists at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have smashed the internet transfer record by shifting data at 319Tbps, almost double the last speed test attempted in August 2020. At that speed, you could download over 7,000 high-definition movies in a second. It involved addressing every part of the pipeline, upgrading the fiber optic line with four cores over the usual single core in typical lines, while the laser […]

todayJuly 22, 2021

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Pierce Brosnan to hold art exhibition after selling a Dylan portrait for £1.1m

The James Bond star took to Instagram on Sunday to share a number of pieces with his 1.6m followers, writing: 'I do ponder at times whether to show the work slowly practiced since one dark night in 1987 when I first began to paint.  'However as my darling wife Keely says, you're only going to paint so many in your life time. So come year's end I shall have my first art […]

todayJuly 19, 2021

Technology

Facebook launches Soundmojis, the smileys that makes sounds

Get ready to make some noise! To celebrate World Emoji Day, Facebook is giving a voice – or rather sounds – to some of its emojis. The platform has unveiled Soundmojis – emojis that make sounds – for users to send via Messenger. Emojis are a key part of social networking, especially on Facebook. Thus, to mark World Emoji Day on Saturday, July 17, Mark Zuckerberg’s platform has announced the […]

todayJuly 19, 2021

Technology

Apple blocks TikTok’s attempt to track iPhone users

Ever wonder how you could look up a product online and all of a sudden targeted ads for that product pop up on your phone and other connected devices? Tis not witchcraft, readers. Third party apps and websites track your travels across the internet and also know which apps you've been viewing. When Apple released iOS 14.5 in May, it gave iOS users the opportunity to opt-out of getting tracked with the […]

todayJuly 8, 2021

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