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fromInverse
1 day ago

SXSW 2026 Proves AI Is So Last Year - And Space Is The Next Frontier

SXSW showcases innovation, highlighting both AI advancements and immersive experiences like virtual reality simulations of the International Space Station.
NYC music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Tiffany Day thought her career was over. Then she found her truest sound yet

Tiffany Day's new album 'Halo' marks her rise in the hyperpop genre, reflecting her journey from insecurity to success.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Add to playlist: the endlessly inventive, radiant indie rock of Friko and the week's best new tracks

Friko's second album, Something Worth Waiting For, explores themes of yearning and growth through inventive indie rock sounds.
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Ring the alarm! Wake up! Be human!': Aurora and Tom Rowlands on their new dance-pop duo Tomora

Tomora's debut album blends structured dance and chaotic pop, reflecting the contrasting approaches of its members, Tom Rowlands and Aurora.
London music
fromPitchfork
2 days ago

Ladytron: Paradises

Ladytron evolves their sound with 'Paradises', blending sunny themes with their signature goth elements, showcasing growth over 25 years in music.
Marketing
fromVogue
5 days ago

The Anti-AI Slop Playbook

Gucci's AI-generated campaign images have sparked debate about the use of technology in fashion marketing.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
5 days ago

Embrace the Transformation: Faravazs "Butterfly" EP Soars with Empowering New Video - KALTBLUT Magazine

Butterfly unfolds across four unique versions of the same song, each exploring different genres and emotional depths while maintaining a cohesive melody and lyrics.
Berlin music
Music
fromConsequence
2 days ago

of Montreal Announce New Album aethermead, Share Forceful Lead Single "When"

of Montreal's 20th album, aethermead, is a breakup record reflecting personal rebirth and healing experiences of Kevin Barnes.
Books
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Tech Barons Like Elon Musk Love Sci-Fi. They Also Misunderstand It Completely.

Technology moguls often misinterpret the messages of science fiction, despite their admiration for the genre.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Young people are longing for the low-tech 90s and so would I, if I could only remember them

Embracing 90s nostalgia encourages disconnecting from technology to experience life more fully and invites serendipity.
Music
fromConsequence
2 days ago

James Cody Lollar, Musician Known as GOST, Has Died

James Cody Lollar, known as GOST, has passed away, leaving behind a legacy in the dark-synthwave music scene.
SOMA, SF
fromConsequence
2 weeks ago

How Afrofuturism Shaped Our Understanding of Space in 10 Albums

Ten albums demonstrate how Afrofuturism integrates Black history and culture with science fiction to explore freedom, creativity, and liberation through space-themed music.
Gadgets
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 weeks ago

Gen Z Is Obsessed With These 5 Cassette-Era Gadgets & They Just Got a Full Design Upgrade for 2026 - Yanko Design

Streaming's abundance created a thinner listening experience; cassette-era design principles combined with modern technology offer a solution through intentional, tactile music consumption products.
fromWIRED
5 days ago

Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant

Galen Buckwalter, a 69-year-old research psychologist and quadriplegic, participated in a brain implant study to contribute to science that aids those with paralysis. The six chips in his brain decode movement intention, allowing him to operate a computer and feel sensations in his fingers again.
Music production
Music
fromPitchfork
2 days ago

Slayyyter: WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA

Slayyyter's new album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA showcases her boldness and vulnerability through chaotic, explicit hyperpop music.
Marketing
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

In the Age of A.I., What Is Taste? And Do We Still Have It?

Silicon Valley has adopted 'taste' as a critical competitive advantage in the AI era, positioning it as the ability to discern profitable products and create unreplicable market advantages.
#music-releases
fromPitchfork
2 months ago
NYC music

The 64 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2026

Spring 2026 music releases include new albums from American Football, WU LYF, Lykke Li, and more, promising a diverse range of sounds.
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago
Music production

9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now

Pitchfork's weekly music recommendations feature new albums from Kim Gordon, Elucid, Alexis Taylor, and other artists across streaming platforms.
NYC music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

The 64 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2026

Spring 2026 music releases include new albums from American Football, WU LYF, Lykke Li, and more, promising a diverse range of sounds.
Music production
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now

Pitchfork's weekly music recommendations feature new albums from Kim Gordon, Elucid, Alexis Taylor, and other artists across streaming platforms.
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Disturbing AI Food Slop Is Strangling the Internet

"My tiny little noodles, my sweet girls, don't look down," a momma pasta sobs in one clip on TikTok. "Mommy, the air is burning, I'm scared," one of the baby bundles cries. "I don't wanna fall." The spaghetti is then submerged, graphically, into the boiling water, before being dressed up in red sauce.
Artificial intelligence
Music production
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Salvaation Unleashes a Dark Wave Experience with 'LOOP' Music Video and Debut EP Release - KALTBLUT Magazine

Salvaation releases captivating music video for 'LOOP,' showcasing their unique dark wave sound and dynamic live performance visuals.
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Play It Again, Claude

By the early 1900s, player pianos had evolved to more fully reproduce a human performance, including subtle dynamics like tempo changes and the introduction of a damper pedal. The human role went from deskilled to fully deprecated as electric motors replaced foot-powered bellows. With the Seeburg Lilliputian Model L, the only job left for humans who wanted to play the piano in the 1920s was to put in a coin.
History
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Add to playlist: the sharply observed electro-twee of the Femcels and the week's best new tracks

The Femcels' debut album explores modern femininity through euphoric and ironic music, addressing themes like body image and digital relationships.
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

The Intermediate States of Eliane Radigue

Her slowly shifting synthesizer compositions and quiet, meditative pieces for acoustic instruments continue to inspire a deep immersion in their audiences, and her recordings and writings have influenced multiple generations of musicians worldwide.
Berlin music
Music
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

JWords Announces New Album Sound Therapy

JWords releases her second solo album Sound Therapy on May 8, featuring her first lead vocal performances alongside collaborators Kingsley Ibeneche and Nappy Nina.
Music production
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Hop Into These 14 Rabbit Holes This Spring

GLOBALCORE represents a blend of internet sound that unites diverse musical styles, but risks oversimplifying essential cultural differences.
Music
fromOpen Culture
3 weeks ago

Hear Seven Hours of Women Making Electronic Music (1938-2014)

Women played a prominent but largely overlooked role in developing electronic music during the 1960s, with figures like Delia Derbyshire pioneering the genre alongside male contemporaries.
Photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Amazing Vaporwave-esque Reels Where Hesitant Signals Reveal Neon Distortions And Found-footage Glitches At Precise GPS Coordinates

Diverse striking visual projects and photography span street art, surreal AI images, social interventions, illustration, and creative design explorations.
from48 hills
1 month ago

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again) - 48 hills

Metropolis -the tale of an exploited caste of workers breaking free from their oligarchic oppressors by joining together with them to build a new world, as well as an Orpheus-like love story-has famously been in a state of restoration for almost a century, thanks to studio mangling and the ravages of time.
Berlin music
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Add to playlist: the dadaist cubist racket of Angine de Poitrine and the week's best new tracks

Angine de Poitrine is a Quebec duo creating absurdist mantra-rock dada music that blends metal shredding with microtonal guitar, world music influences, and hypnotic grooves while performing in elaborate papier-mache costumes.
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Oneohtrix Point Never on the Music That Made Him

He didn't know the power of this thing. He just wanted it for its accordion sounds. Still, the instrument fascinated the burgeoning musician, and by the time he was five, he had stumbled on an old VHS concert doc that showed him the real power of analog machinery. I was completely consumed by the mystery of how these things were being made.
Music
#ai-generated-music
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago
Music production

AI still has a long way to go. Just ask AI pop star, Tilly Norwood.

AI-generated performer Tilly Norwood released a debut music video demonstrating AI capabilities while emphasizing that human creativity and input remain essential to production.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago
Music production

The problem with Xania Monet: The AI-generated singer who has amassed millions of followers

AI-generated singer Xania Monet achieved mainstream success by combining human authorship with generative AI technology, reflecting a generational shift where emotional resonance matters more than creator authenticity.
Music production
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

AI still has a long way to go. Just ask AI pop star, Tilly Norwood.

AI-generated performer Tilly Norwood released a debut music video demonstrating AI capabilities while emphasizing that human creativity and input remain essential to production.
Music production
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The problem with Xania Monet: The AI-generated singer who has amassed millions of followers

AI-generated singer Xania Monet achieved mainstream success by combining human authorship with generative AI technology, reflecting a generational shift where emotional resonance matters more than creator authenticity.
#visual-art
fromDefector
3 weeks ago

R&B Wants To Make Pop Music Fun Again | Defector

R&B in the 21st century has been in a constant state of flux, tugged between safe traditionalism and blurry attempts at progression. For the last decade-plus that "progression" has seen R&B music become more indebted to trap records and the moody atmospherics of alternative bands like Radiohead, Coldplay, or My Bloody Valentine.
Music
Music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
4 weeks ago

Dive into the Uncharted: personne Unveils New EP "attention economy" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Swiss trio personne debuts with 'attention economy' EP, critiquing digital culture through warm, analogue sound and exploring identity beyond visibility.
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Nondi_: Nondi...

Tatiana Triplin, performing as Nondi_, creates experimental electronic music blending footwork, breakcore, and avant-garde influences, drawing inspiration from her isolated upbringing in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Cyberpunk Cinema Night | Mission Dist.

Cyberpunk Cinema, by Thrillhouse Records, presents cyberpunk movie classics at The Knockout in the Mission every second Monday of the month from 6:30-9 pm. They'll show one episode of Cowboy Bebop at 6:30 pm, followed by the feature film. Use #cyberpunkcinema during the event to share trivia, thoughts or squishy human feelings on the HD projection screen. Cyberpunk Cinema Every second Monday at 6:30 pm The Knockout, 3223 Mission St., SF FREE
Film
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Meet the musical mind behind the nostalgically '80s sound of 'Stranger Things'

My job is to make sure the best song lands in the right place in the show. Within the budget that we have at hand (laughter), you know, that's another aspect that I think a lot of people don't think about. In other words, we're not just sitting back and staring at the sky and pulling song ideas out. We actually have to make sure that we can afford certain ideas, and we actually have to make sure that we can get them cleared.
Television
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

After Life: Dark Electronica Experience

After Life is a San Francisco club night showcasing heavy electronic darkwave, witch house, industrial bass, and dark techno with featured DJs and immersive mixing.
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

An Artist Layers Synthwave Glow And Surreal Dreams Into Vibrant Worlds Celebrating Neurodivergence And Inner Strength

A diverse collection of provocative visual works spans dark mortality themes, surreal and conceptual art, tattoos, social commentary, and popular-culture phenomena like NFTs.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Teenage Engineering-inspired Music Sampler Uses AI In The Nerdiest Way Possible - Yanko Design

Junho Park's graduation concept borrows all the right cues from TE's playbook, that modular control layout, the single bold color, the mix of knobs and buttons that practically beg to be touched, but redirects them toward a gap in the market. Where Teenage Engineering designs for people who already understand synthesis and sampling, the T.M-4 targets people who have ideas but no vocabulary to express them.
Gadgets
#charli-xcx
Music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Video Premiere: Angele - What You Want (feat. Justice) - KALTBLUT Magazine

Angèle returns after three years with 'What You Want,' a collaboration with Justice blending pop and darkwave electronics that marks a pivotal moment in her discography.
fromWIRED
1 month ago

These Hackers Are Turning Dead Vapes Into Musical Synthesizers

We started from a very silly place,
Gadgets
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

AI Is Changing Music Production - But It Can't Fill Creative Gaps

We tend to think AI music tools are just gimmicks for social media creators, or that they're limited to basic beats. But it's hard to dismiss them when companies like Google, Meta and Stability AI are pouring resources into generative audio models that can produce full compositions in seconds.
Music production
Film
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Giorgio Moroder: "Chase"

Giorgio Moroder's "Chase" uses hypnotic arpeggiated synth bass, delay, and dynamic mixing to create suspenseful film moments and an extended, dancefloor-ready eight-and-a-half-minute track.
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Luci4 Unleashed a Generation of Glitchy Underground Rap

Luci4, an underground rapper who died at 23, pioneered a distinctive nightcore-influenced sound that shaped the underground music landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Add to playlist: the genre-busting, buttery falsetto of Natanya and the week's best new tracks

Natanya tears genres open and rebuilds them in her own image. Her drums swing loose and jazzy over heavy 808s; synths drift dreamily before snapping into gritty guitar riffs. Writing, producing and arranging all her own work, she weaves together neosoul silk, R&B groove, indie edge, and flashes of grunge, all carried by a buttery falsetto that nods to Aaliyah, Amy Winehouse, Janet Jackson and early Destiny's Child.
London music
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Daft Punk Share New Video for "Human After All"

Daft Punk released a new "Human After All" video using Electroma footage, edited by Cedric Hervet, despite the duo remaining defunct.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Add to playlist: the seance-worthy dancefloor music of Miles J Paralysis and the week's best new tracks

Bradford producer Miles J Paralysis blends dark dub, northern folklore and gothic tropes into hypnotic electronic music; EP Don't Forget the Ritual releases 28 February.
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Inner Magic (ex Chromatics / Smashing Pumpkins) share debut single ft Ruth Radelet + Spacemen 3 cover

Inner Magic is the duo of former Chromatics guitarist Adam Miller and former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder. They met in 2024 and bonded over their love of '80s UK indie legends Felt, krautrock and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, and then decided they should make music together.
Music
Music
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Legendary composer Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and 'AI'

Laurie Spiegel's 1986 Music Mouse, an 'intelligent instrument' enabling algorithmic music via an XY mouse grid, is being revived for modern machines with Eventide.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Add to playlist: the Regency-styled 80s synth-pop revivalism of Haute & Freddy and the week's best new tracks

Haute & Freddy revive mid-80s synth-pop with maximalist, theatrical sad-pop bangers and Regency-styled visuals ahead of debut album Big Disgrace.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Anti-pop and an alien sigil: how Aphex Twin overtook Taylor Swift to become the soundtrack to gen Z life online

Aphex Twin's obscure tracks, led by QKThr, have surged in popularity among Gen Z on short-form platforms, driving a back-catalogue renaissance and major streaming gains.
Music
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Is AI Ruining Music?

Streaming economics, algorithmic recommendations, and generative AI commodify music, reduce artist revenue, and threaten creative control and discovery.
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

12 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Charli XCX, Feng, and More

When director Emerald Fennell needed to hire a musician to score her Wuthering Heights adaptation, only one person came to mind: Charli XCX. Not only did the British pop star accept the offer, but she used her soundtrack to capture love in all of its grandiose, moody, and elusive ways. As she described the soundtrack on her Substack, it's a "dive into persona, into a world that felt undeniably raw, wild, sexual, gothic, British, tortured and full of actual real sentences, punctuation and grammar."
Music
Music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Choosing the Artificial Over the Real in Dash Hammerstein's "Noise Machine" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Dash Hammerstein blends Americana songwriting and filmmaking to create intimate, melody-driven songs and film scores that mix folk-pop sensibility with subtle production flourishes.
Music
fromFast Company
2 months ago

How the Grammys are adapting in a world of AI music, 'KPop Demon Hunters,' and a changing music marketplace

Grammy nominees reflect voting members' preferences, aiming to mirror marketplace trends amid a shifting music industry shaped by Latin artists, rock resurgences, and AI.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Moby Preps New Album Future Quiet

Moby releases mostly ambient album Future Quiet on February 20, featuring a reworked 'When It's Cold I'd Like to Die' with Jacob Lusk.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor Returns With New Album Paris In The Spring

Alexis Taylor releases seventh solo album Paris in the Spring on March 13 via Night Time Stories, featuring collaborators and the single 'Out of Phase'.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

The answer to AI in music isn't suppression. It's data

But to anyone tracking the data over the past few years, it was inevitable. In 2022, Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti redefined the market, driving Latin music's streaming growth to new heights. It later became the first Spanish-language album nominated for Grammy Album of the Year. The takeaway is simple: When you have accurate, real-time data, you don't guess where culture is going, you know.
Music
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Danny L Harle: Cerulean

Danny L Harle's Cerulean pursues prog-sized ambitions, trading hyperpop irony for formal, classical-referenced compositions inspired by ocean and heartbreak.
Music
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Korg Phase8 Is a Cyberpunk Kalimba for Producers Who Are Bored of Regular Synths - Yanko Design

Korg Phase8 is a tactile tabletop instrument using electromagnetic hammers and acoustic pickups to enable 'Acoustic Synthesis' and encourage physical interaction to shape sound.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

FKA twigs Wins Best Dance/Electronic Album at 2026 Grammys

FKA twigs won Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2026 Grammys, beating Fred Again.., PinkPantheress, Rüfüs Du Sol, and Skrillex.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

The 55 Most Anticipated Albums of 2026

Multiple contemporary electronic and indie artists released genre-blending albums combining dance, techno, rave, experimental rap, and indie elements with diverse influences.
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Green-House Sign to Ghostly for New Album

Green-House will release new album Hinterlands on March 20. The Los Angeles duo of Olive Ardizoni and Michael Flanagan has left their longtime home of Leaving to sign with Ghostly for the follow-up to A Host for All Kinds of Life. Listen to a new song from the record, "Farewell, Little Island," below, and scroll down for the album art.
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