Brendan O'Connor on The Verge [http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/14/7537391/new-york-city-deer-problem]: > Just before Christmas of last year, John Caminiti, who lives in Staten Island, New York City’s least populated borough, watched traffic come to a standstill...
Jon Tanners, Pigeons & Planes: > Teaming up with Vic Mensa collaborator Stefan Ponce, L.A.-based singer/producer [Roy] English’s new single “Julianne” feels like pure pop filtered through 2015’s old-is-new-again lenses. The production gives the typical robotic grate...
Tilian Pearson surprised me recently by uploading an acoustic performance of “A Faint Illusion,” a song he used to perform with Tides Of Man. The album this song appeared on has stuck with me for years. This was one of...
Rich McCormick for The Verge: > Plex, the media player that can stream video and music from your personal collection to other devices, is finally available on PlayStation in North America. The software launched in Europe and Asia last month, but...
Joe Price, Pigeons & Planes: > It has to be said that no one really knew what to think of Corbin when he initially piqued the internet’s interest as Spooky Black. Was this all a very elaborate joke that someone put...
Punchline on their Facebook page [https://curbside.audio/blog/punchline-announces-new-music]: > After 17 years, 9 albums, hundreds of thousands of miles traveled, the ups and even the downs… we’re still just as thrilled to be here with you. I love...
Bryan Bishop, The Verge [http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/16/7560441/james-cameron-jennifer-lawrence-join-forces-the-dive] : > James Cameron’s new Avatar trilogy may have been delayed recently due to production complications, but that isn’t stopping him from signing up people for his...
Silas Lesnick, ComingSoon.net [http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/400587-the-batman-vs-robin-trailer-is-here] : > Check out the Batman vs. Robin trailer, previewing the upcoming animated feature film, the 23rd overall direct-to-DVD film from DC Comics. One of my favorite storylines in the Batman...
I’ve been making tweaks to my blog for a few weeks now. Nothing you’d probably notice at a first glance, just cleaning up code and budging things into place. I’ve been doing this as I code some...
Scott Loxley, 501st Legion via Kotaku [http://cosplay.kotaku.com/stormtrooper-armor-saves-man-from-snake-bite-1679812287] : > “I could feel the teeth on the plastic scraping, but the armour actually stopped something! SO all those people who rag on stormtroopers, saying the armour doesn’t do...
Ben Woods, The Next Web [http://tnw.co/1AQvb50]: > It may well only be Monday, but Friday will roll around soon enough – and if you’re fortunate to work in a company that relaxes the rules a little, Friday is...
via Stheart [http://stheart.com/blog/x-kara-smarsh/]: > Web designer by day, photographer by… every chance she gets. After briefly crossing paths at a music festival in Chicago, we were instantly drawn to Kara’s feed on instagram [http://instagram.com/...
Ingrid Lunden, TechCrunch: About six months ago, we reported that Facebook was working on a new product aimed squarely at the enterprise market under the working title, “FB@Work.” Now that product is officially coming to light: today the company...
HillyDilly [http://m.hillydilly.com/] is by far the most beautiful and well-crafted music discovery sites on the www. They also curate some of the best written summations of singles, downloads, and other hidden Soundcloud gems around. If you’re...
A memo sent from Scott Dadich to all WIRED employees in San Francisco, obtained [http://www.theawl.com/2015/01/re-new-wired-offices] by The Awl: > It’s an embarrassment: coffee stains on walls (and countertops and desks), overflowing compost bins, abandoned...
Brian Ashcraft, Kotaku [http://kotaku.com/19-year-old-kid-creates-badass-fighting-anime-1679185130]: > There are shades of Dragon Ball here, and well, pretty much every epic anime battle brawl you can think of. That being said, this is pretty darn cool. The kid who animated this...
Jono Diener, Noisey: > An unexpectedly soulful side project from the members of Fireworks. Dave Mackinder and Adam Mercer of Fireworks have started a new project with vocalist Ali Shea. If you’re familiar with the work of Fireworks, this might...
One of the most under appreciated and important aspects of modern filmmaking is the art of color grading. A Kansas City company called Grade [http://www.gradekc.com/] has been uploading samples of their work on Vimeo and it’s...
Robbie Gonzalez, i09 [http://io9.com/star-wars-spinoff-movie-loses-scriptwriter-gary-whitta-1678716338] : > We were excited to hear that Gary Whitta would be producing a screenplay for the standalone Star Wars film, to be directed by Godzilla’s Gareth Edwards. But now, Whitta has left the...
Joe Coscarelli, New York Times: > As technology has eroded the traditional barriers between musicians and their admirers, the old-fashioned methods of connection — sending fan letters into the record label ether, sneaking backstage at a concert for a photo — have given...
David Bauder, AP: > The network has been doing well financially but has been criticized, particularly by the scientific community, for some specials that have stretched the boundaries of truth. Most recently, animal rights activists were angered by the “Eaten Alive”...
Watch the iconic Batman, Superman, Spider-man symbols morph through time.
Zack Zarrillo, in answer to Mike Meeze [https://twitter.com/PunkOutLGBT/status/552896672322568192]: > Ultimately, the decision about which bands we cover on the site falls on me. On a normal day, it seems clear which bands align themselves with my...
Chris DeVille, Stereogum [http://www.stereogum.com/1727831/runaway-brother-moth-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/] : > Cleveland pop-punk ragers Runaway Brother have a new album called Mother coming soon. The soaring “Moth” goes all-in on nasal emo aggression – you might say that it really takes back...
Bad Timing Records: > We feel comfortable expressing the opinion that Mansions’ Dig Up The Dead is one of the greatest emo records of the last decade. In his 2011 review, AbsolutePunk.net’s Drew Beringer called it “a refreshingly bold...
If you’ll allow me to get a little Upworthy on you for just a moment, I wanted to share this heartwarming video of Jason Mraz performing “Be Honest” on his YES! Tour in Taipei. “Be Honest” is a stripped...
> Our latest single, “Moona Festival.” Polyenso returns with a stellar new single. This is best heard with a good set of headphones. There is a lot happening in the production....
Colin Campbell, Polygon: > [Gerard] Folz says he plans to draw and release a cartoon-panel illustration based on the original Star Wars movie, every day this year. “In anticipation of #StarWarsEpisodeVII I’m going to turn one #StarWars scene a day...
Devin Faraci of Badass Digest [http://badassdigest.com/2015/01/05/stars-of-the-raid-to-appear-in-star-wars-the-force-awakens/] , > Twitch is reporting that Iko Uwais, star of The Raid and The Raid 2, will be joined by fellow Raid-ers Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog) and Cecep Arif Rahman...
Humble Bundle: > The Doctor is IN with over $447 worth of audio adventures in the Humble Doctor Who Audiobook Bundle! Humble Bundle strikes again [https://www.humblebundle.com/books] with an incredible collection of Doctor Who audio adventures. For $15,...
Zack Zarrillo writes: > Today, we’re incredibly excited, nervous, and ready to begin the next phase of PropertyOfZack. I’ve been updated by Zack throughout the planning process for today’s relaunch [https://propertyofzack.com/] for a while. Months of...
Chris Mills, Gizmodo [http://gizmodo.com/this-website-could-be-the-ultimate-all-in-one-torrent-m-1677265492] : > As I recently discovered whilst trying to teach my roommate about torrenting – educationally, of course – downloading illegal stuff off the internet still isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Bitport is a...
Sean Hollister of Gizmodo writes [http://gizmodo.com/typo-2-review-thsi-is-smoe-bulsiht-1676234765]: > I must be a masochist. I’m typing this whole review on a Bluetooth keyboard smaller than my two thumbs. Touch-type a dozen letters or so—until I make a mistake,...
One of my favorite music blogs is Pigeons & Planes. They currently are open for pitches. > Or, if you don't want to start a blog, write for Pigeons & Planes. Send your ideas: pitches(at)pigeonsandplanes(dot)com — Pigeons & Planes (@PigsAndPlans) January...
Appearance And Reality is by Hungarian animator Elro. > A short story about shown and hidden feelings. Sometimes we mask our feelings and put on a front. We hide. Maybe we shouldn’t....