The Gothamist is reporting that the St. Marks Record Shop “Sounds” is closing. From 7 to 0. Sounds is survived by Turntable Lab, Academy Records and Good Records in the neighborhood. ::pours one out::
Category Archives: News/Lolz
The History Of Caucasian Dance. Lollerskates.
This is kind of amazing & surprisingly well choreographed/performed. Remind me to do the Shopping Cart more often.
Hilariously Terrible Hard Copy Segment Involving A Dead Trent Reznor, A Retired Cop & The FBI in 1991.
The year is 1991 and Hard Copy’s boner for cops is on display. NIN was a year old and the cops just couldn’t understand why there was video of his dead body that landed in a corn field in Michigan. This is amazing & why the hell was that artistic dramatization paid for? (via Metafilter)
Lethal Sound System Created At The European Space Agency.
The Large European Acoustic Facility produces 154 db. That’s right, just in case you wanted to die via loudness, you could stand in this thing. It’s been described as the equivalent of standing next to several jets taking off. Just in case you needed context, the facility was created to inflict sonic conditions on satellites similar to the stresses of being launched in a rocket into space. And no, it does not play dubstep. (via The Daily Mail)
Pandora Now Accepting Comedy & Music Submissions Directly!
In a surprising turn of events, Pandora posted a somewhat ignored announcement over the weekend. If you think you’ve got the chops, and want to bypass all of them middle-people, you can submit your comedy recordings or music/tracks directly to Pandora now. No label crap, no iTunes stupidity, just hit them up. Hey, DIY DJs & Producers, make it happen, and I’ll make channels based around your wacky comedy and combination trap/electro/chillout/disco banger just to see the Pandora algorithm sweat. Submit your stuff here: https://submit.pandora.com/submit/submission
The Cure Announce A New Album, Dumped People Everywhere Rejoice.
Robert Smith & The Heartaches, I mean, erm, The Cure, have announced they’re putting out their 14th studio album. Possibly titled “4:14 Scream” the album was recorded when 4:13 Dream was (really? that’s what we’re going with for the next album name?). There’s going to be a live Cure DVD released and a series of their “Trilogy” live shows, in which they play 3 albums from their discography in full. So, just in case you thought he’d gotten over that girl, or if you did, get excited to cry and eat ice cream on the couch just like in high school all over again. (via FACT)
10 Facts About Berghain, Berlin’s Legendary Techno Club (Warning: Beatport Article Hilariously NSFW)
Beatport took a quick look at the club everyone splooshes about at Resolute & Blackmarket parties here in NYC. The space, notorious for you just straight up not being able to get in, with its very own Techno Vampire bouncer (below, yes, seriously, that’s him, and no, seriously, he won’t let you in), is considered one of the best clubs on the planet, especially if you’re a. a fan of techno or b. gay. Beatport explains more, just don’t open it on a monitored computer. Please.
Mamoru Samuragochi Admits Two Decades Of Fraud, Didn’t Compose Music From Resident Evil Or Onimusha
The guy responsible for a TIME magazine story calling him a “digital-age Beethoven” admitted he’d not composed the last 20 years of the music attributed to him and may not even be deaf. The now-outed artist was largely celebrated in Japan, having been awarded a citizens award by the mayor of Hiroshima for his Symphony that became a best selling album. The award has now been retracted & Nippon Columbia has since stopped distribution of his work.
Well, there you have it folks, don’t cheat. Make your own stuff and always give credit where credit is due. He was asked to provide music for the Sochi Olympics and it seem it’s all been made up this whole damn time. (via FACT & NPR)
Why “Man” Is Used The Way It’s Used.
This kinda speaks for itself huh? (via Traditional Hard Robots)
Deadmau5 Turns His Car Into The Most Expensive Nyan Cat Tribute In The World.
Just when you thought Holden Caulfield…I mean, erm, deadmau5, could get any wackier, EDMTunes reports (with pictures) on the hilarious paint job deadmau5 gave his ride. I wish his Coffee Run series had an external GoPro to record the reactions of people on the street or in cars driving by. For the lulz of course. (via Liz Kate of EDMTunes)
Terry Gotham 