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D.U. sometimes gets turned onto things we otherwise wouldn’t by following @Iheartnoise on Twitter. One example of that is seeing them promote something from the Twitter feed of @Hainbach101. Based Continue reading Helpful tips from Hainbach, an electronic musician
Executive producers John Varvatos and Iggy Pop have run the last episode of the four-parter TV documentary PUNK on Epix. As the show’s description says, “PUNK explores the music, the fashion, the art Continue reading “PUNK” documentary series concludes on Epix
A new Music Industry Connection newsletter noted that RIAA (the Recording Industry Association of America) has released a new report on music industry sales. Interesting bits highlighted in the newsletter include Continue reading More trends in the music industry: digital and physical
The above headline might not come as a surprise, but Human Rights Watch (HRW) has a new piece detailing what some parts of the Russian government and other officials are Continue reading Music groups censored in Russia
There’s a new supergroup on the block: Alphanumeric. Grindcore fans, take note: the band members are Paul Pavlovich (from Assück fame) on vocals, Criss Messina (from Swamp Gas) on guitar, Lee Continue reading Song premiere from Alphanumeric: new band from old Assück singer
Looking for advice on what to do with your band’s Instagram feed? Over at Hypebot, Hugh McIntyre shares four best practices for getting the most out of it: Use pro Continue reading Instagram advice for bands
A few years ago, Elizabeth Stinson wrote for Wired about SolarBeat, an interactive data website that “uses the real orbital frequencies of the major bodies of our solar system, and uses Continue reading SolarBeat lets you play the solar system
At the Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins in Laurel, Maryland, the New Horizons space probe team rang in 2019 at midnight and then called Dr. Brian May (that’s right, Continue reading Brian May of Queen premieres new song for New Horizons
File under: source material. In December, NASA posted audio captured by the Mars InSight lander of Martian winds blowing on it. This should be of interest to noise artists or Continue reading NASA releases audio of winds on Mars
The ground is thick with anti-Trump compilation albums that started coming out in 2016 (your humble editor’s band appeared on one that came out on Election Day 2018, even). Some Continue reading The internet abounds with anti-Trump comps