Robots Aren’t All Bad
It would be hard to imagine sensitivity on this issue. Whenever technology gets involved in a certain practice, the hand skilled labourers always get sensitive. It happened with factory workers, artists, know-it-alls and horse carriage drivers, but technology is now saving lives, which can’t be bad. In 2009, New York Methodist Hospital performed their first robot-assisted surgery... Read More
Author Of Children’s Classic Passes Away At 83
Maurice Sendak, praised author of the much adored children’s story, Where the Wild Things Are, passed away yesterday due to complications from a recent stroke. He was 83 years old. Although Max’s “Wild Rumpus” was his most well-known publication, Sendak penned a number of children’s classics throughout his lifelong career, including In The Night Kitchen,... Read More
I Think I’ll Go With The Y-Wing
The future is upon us. The prayers of trekkies and males everywhere are in the process of being answered by a Deity of some construct, as ambitious engineers work tirelessly in the heat of the Mojave Desert, California, toward the New Space movement. Members and supporters of the movement believe that the next stage of space exploration will be led independently, or mostly, of the... Read More
“The Scream” Goes for An Audible $120 Million
Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”, one of the world’s most recognisable images, sold Wednesday for a huge $120 million, breaking the record for the sale of an individual piece of art, previously held by Picasso and his “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust”. The auction was held at Sotheby’s auction house in New York City, and purchased by an anonymous... Read More
Grimes Announces NYC Show With Wild Nothing
Grimes Announces 8/9 NYC Show With Wild Nothing At Hudson River Park’s River Rocks Series At Pier 84 Upcoming Tour Dates 06/16 – Make Music Pasadena – Pasadena, CA 07/11 – Ottawa Blues Fest – Ottawa, ON 07/12 – Festival D’Ete – Quebec City, QC 07/14 – Pitchfork Music Fest- Chicago, IL 07/21 – Capitol Hill Block Party... Read More
Simian Mobile Disco: Video Premiere, Album Release and Tour
UK Electronic duo Simian Mobile Disco are unveil the video for “Put Your Hands Together” from their forthcoming album Unpatterns, scheduled to release on May 15. The track can be found both on Unpatterns and as part of the package for the “Seraphim” single, available here: www.smarturl.it/seraphim. Simian Mobile Disco will return to North America for DJ dates in support... Read More
Alcoholic Faith Mission On Tour
Six-piece Danish band Alcoholic Faith Mission is currently in the midst of a North American tour with You Won’t. They are scheduled to play one New York show at Glasslands in Brooklyn tomorrow night (4/27), just in time for the release of their latest album, Ask Me This, on May 1. Having won several awards, their music videos speak for themselves. Check out “Running... Read More
Braking the Cycle 2012!
On the 17th of April, Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, at 126 Crosby Street, is hosting a celebratory kick-off party for this years Braking the Cycle. Braking the Cycle is three-day long civil cycling extravaganza. From the 28th to the 30th of september, participants will cycle from Boston to New York City in order to raise money, benefit the organisation Housing Works and fight... Read More
Google Attempts To Augment Reality
Google has unveiled it’s “open secret” for a design of augmented reality eyewear. The idea is glasses that, seen in the image, partly cover the right eye and display information similar to iPhone software directly to the user. All the technology of text messaging, calendar info, reminders, even as far as receiving phone calls and viewing street directions with... Read More
World Blanket Polishes Off Cover Of Syd Barrett’s “Let’s Split”
Brooklynite Mike Pomranz, performing with a rotating group of band mates as World Blanket, has “polished off” a cover of the unfinished Syd Barrett song “Let’s Split.” Check out Pomranz’s own words on the project: “I’ve always been inspired to cover this song, not just because it’s one of my favorite Barrett tunes, but also because it’s... Read More
