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Death Grips Go Into GIF Retrograde, Reinvent the Music Video Again

A piece of music is heard by everyone differently; that's a big part of the idea even. Pop music in the 21st century does amazing work, however, of micromanaging music into "something as unfree as possible":http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/03/2...
Michael Byrne
4.4.12
Tech

Cyberpunk'd

We caught up with William Gibson IRL.
ALEX PASTERNACK
4.4.12
Music

Noisey Met Up with H.R. from Bad Brains

Turns out he's BFFs with Beyonce.
Noisey Staff
4.4.12
Music

Nothing Says 'Jesus Has Risen' Like a French Rave

Kitsune and Don't Panic are throwing a party this Easter Sunday.
Elektra Kotsoni
4.4.12
Art

User Preferences: Tech Q&A With Media Artist Martin Bircher

Each week we chat about the tools of the trade with one outstanding creative to find out exactly how they do what they do.
Kevin Holmes
4.4.12
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William Gibson in Real Life

Talking with Gibson about his massive, multi-platform legacy.
ALEX PASTERNACK
4.4.12
Motherboard Blog

Forget Wimpy Plans and NIMBYs, Let's Solve the Energy Crisis by Blowing Up Mercury

With all the squabbling about oil killing us all, climate change screwing with polar bears, nuclear plants "falling apart":http://motherboard.vice.com/2011/7/1/u-s-nuclear-reactors-are-past-their-expiration-date--2, solar panels sucking on a cloudy day...
Derek Mead
4.4.12
Art

A Vitruvian Man For The Digital Age

Well-defined muscles and ideal proportions are replaced by triangulated, videomapped shapes.
Kevin Holmes
4.4.12
Chunklet to Go Go

How to Best Ruin Your Band’s Legacy

Before you form a band, you should figure out how to best generate nostalgia that would make someone want to see your hypothetical band at a later date in the distant future.
Alex Koenig
4.4.12
The Creators Project: San Francisco 2012

Minha Yang's Meditation 1208~ at Fort Mason 2012

Get a glimpse behind the scenes at The Creators Project: San Francisco 2012 with Korean artist Minha Yang as he explains how facets of Korean...
The Creators Project
4.4.12
News

Real Life War Stories Aren't Very Heartwarming

Transcripts from interviews with Rwandan child soldiers and ex-IDF veterans.
Alice Mckeever
4.4.12
Music

A Robot Band Covers The Beatles While Another Makes Maroon 5 Listenable

Robots make a Maroon 5 song sound good, while another mechanical band cover “Come Together.”
Kevin Holmes
4.4.12
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