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How Online Advertising is Killing Music Journalism

Some thoughts on the "Darwinistic page-view coverage of anything": As print publications move toward blogging, online advertising is becoming the lifeline of music journalism. Herein lies the problem.
David Johnson-Igra
2.21.13
Motherboard Blog

In Estonia, Every Electric Car Is Half-Priced and There's Always a Charging Station Just 25 Miles Away

How the tiny Baltic nation transformed itself into the single pest place to buy and drive electric cars.
Brian Merchant
2.21.13
Features

The Best Foreign Language Cover Versions

Ever heard Tori Amos covered in Cantonese? You're welcome.
Oscar Rickett
2.21.13
News

We Could Fix Port Hope’s Radioactive Rebrand Nightmare

The radioactive town of Port Hope, Ontario gave a Toronto-based graphic design studio over $100,000 to rebrand their toxic image. It totally blew up in their face, and now we're here to fix the problem.
VICE Canada
2.21.13
New music

Premiere: Kool Music - Green Mountain Beauty

We've got a brand new video from Kool Music. It features a beautiful park and dancing dragons.
Julia Romanowski
2.21.13
Film

The Latest In Video Art Bliss From Plink Flojd

Newly released videos from artist collective Plink Flojd transform stale prog-rock into crucial slices of psychotropic video bliss.
Nicole Disser
2.21.13
Motherboard Blog

There's a Big Problem with the Newest Clean Coal Promise

There's no way to make coal truly clean.
Derek Mead
2.21.13
Road To BUKU

Daedelus Feeds Off the Blood of the Audience

All my friends in LA are always talking about mashed yeast and weird hippy shit, but they're also talking about the Low End Theory, a weekly club night that nurtured Daedelus, the cream of LA beat-obsessed crop.
Benjamin Shapiro
2.21.13
Music

Timeboy & Daedelus Present Their New Chaya Live Visual Experience [Exclusive Trailer]

Live motion artist Timeboy and electronic musician Daedelus pair up for the Magical Properties tour.
Justin Staple
2.21.13
Music

Stories You Won’t Hear While Shopping for Music Online: Kill Bill

Tanya, a manager at a record store, performed in a Blondie cover band, wore hangover sunglasses indoors, and was obsessed with serial killers. So much so that she was convinced her co-worker was one.
Kathy Iandoli
2.21.13
The Mercy Rule

That's So Jordan

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever, and that being more or less beyond dispute does not make it something basketball fans are less excited to talk about. But in the decade since his last NBA game, talking about His Airness has become...
David Roth
2.21.13
Art

Your Smartphone Is Covered In Bacteria As These Bioart Images Show

Students turned the bacteria on their phones into artworks.
Kevin Holmes
2.21.13
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