Tom Waits Working on New Album
Some Tom Waits news is better than others. While limited-edition chap books are nice and all, work on a new album is much more exciting.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTV on the Radio Starts Rolling Out Tour Dates on Twitter
As you may have heard, TV on the Radio is releasing a new album this spring. Now, the band has started a Twitter account and is rolling out tour dates on it.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsOur Favorite #AwfulSupergroups So Far
Last night, Tweeters worldwide started combining musical groups with uncomplimentary styles to form #awkwardsupergroups. What happens with jazz-rockers join forces with an electro-pop artist? Steely Dan Deacon, of course. Put a blues-rocker next to some post-rockers and get Jon Spencer Blues Explosions in the Sky. Swedish folk guitarist and a popular ’70s funk group? The Tallest Man On Earth, Wind and Fire. You get the idea.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesOur Favorite #WatsonsNextChallenge Tweets So Far
IBM artificial-intelligence program Watson successfully accomplished its objective this week by defeating Jeopardy! legends Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Watson, who possesses a baffling 15-trillion byte memory filled with category upon category of Jeopardy! knowledge, clearly have plenty of space in his databank take on some more challenges. Maybe Watson could prevent all future accidents on the set of Spiderman: Turn of the Dark or partner with AWESOM-O 3000 to write scripts for the next 10 Adam Sandler movies? Plenty of folks on Twitter have suggested challenges for the robot, and you can see some of our favorites in the... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesRadiohead Tweets Mysterious Japanese Message
Update: According to NME, a Radiohead spokesperson has confirmed that the band will definitely not be playing live in Tokyo. “The band will not be in Japan tomorrow so people should not go to Shibuya expecting to see the band in person,” they said. This seems to make AtEaseWeb’s speculation about the square’s large screens slightly more plausible, but we’ll just have to wait and see.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRahm Emanuel Calls Out Twitter Impostor With Charitable Offer
Former White House chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel has an alter-ego that has been doing quite a bit of tweeting lately. Shortly after Emanuel left the position at the oval office, the Twitter handle @MayorEmanuel was created. Stating what the rest of the world already knew as wildly obvious, Emanuel said the person doing all the tweeting is not him.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsHow Much are Your Tweets Worth?
Twitter was recently valued at $10 billion. “How do the millions of Twitter users fit into this?” you ask. Well, Esquire has the answer.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsFourteen Hilarious Valentine's Day Tweets
Valentine’s Day is upon us. A time of joy and celebration for those of us sitting in happy coupledom, and a time of angst and bitterness for those of us forever alone. What better way to celebrate than a list of hilarious tweets from musicians, comedians and various other people worthy of note? Check out 14 of the funniest we could find on Twitter below:... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesDetroit Artists Work to Fund RoboCop Statue
What started off as a simple joke has now become a movement to erect a statue of RoboCop in Detroit.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsScalpers Sell LCD Soundsystem Tickets for $1,500, James Murphy Gets Pissed
Scalpers got their hands on pre-sale tickets for LCD Soundsystem’s finale in New York, and James Murphy got quite angry, going off on a string of angry tweets. You can read them below:... read more
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