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Mother Mother Announce 2017 Headlining Canadian Tour

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Vancouver-based alt-rockers, Mother Mother, today announced their 2017 Canadian headlining tour, which will kick off in Moncton, NB on February 23. The tour will see Mother Mother hitting twenty-five cities and travelling from coast-to-coast before wrapping in their hometown of Vancouver, BC with four nights at the historic Commodore Ballroom. Joining the band on tour from March 3 – 26 is American alternative indie and hip hop singer-songwriter, K. Flay. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 2 at 10am local time.

The Juno and MMVA nominated Vancouver-based band, comprised of Ryan Guldemond, Molly Guldemond, Jasmin Parkin, Mike Young, and Ali Siadat, earned critical acclaim with their first two outings Touch Up (2007) and O My Heart (2008). Their next two releases Eureka (2011) and The Sticks (2012) delivered the top 5 radio hits “The Stand”, “Bit By Bit” and “Let’s Fall In Love”, making the band the second most aired alternative act in Canada in 2012 and 2013. In 2014 they racked up more hits with “Get Out The Way”, “Monkey Tree” and “Modern Love” from their much-lauded record Very Good Bad Thing. Since then, they’ve garnered over 5 top ten singles on the alt rock charts, over 1.5 million streams on Spotify and over 1.3 million views on Youtube.

VIP packages are available November 25 at 11am EST and include a meet and greet and acoustic performance by the band, as well as an exclusive T-shirt design by Molly Guldemond. Visit www.mothermothervip.com for details.

“We are so very excited to take this new music on the road. It’s in this realm where the connection with our songs, our fans, and ourselves as musicians truly deepens. It’s where the circle completes itself,” comments frontman and creative force Ryan Guldemond.

On February 10, 2017 via Universal Music Canada, Mother Mother will be releasing their sixth studio album NO CULTURE. Co-produced by Brian Howes, Ryan Guldemond and Jason “JVP” Van Poederooyen, the new album delivers a timely statement underpinned by the belief that love wins in a society continuously nurturing a fear-based culture.

The pre-order is available now for NO CULTURE and features two instant grat tracks – one is their current single “The Drugs” and the other “Love Stuck” which, until today, has not been available for public consumption. There will also be a special pre-order package that comes with a limited edition clear vinyl copy of the record, four lithograph prints as well as a limited edition poster. Tickets, VIP packages, and pre-orders can be purchased via Mother Mother’s website mothermothersite.com.

Mother Mother Tour Dates:
02/23 – Moncton, NB @ Tide & Boar Ballroom
02/24 – Halifax, NS @ The Marquee Ballroom
02/25 – Halifax, NS @ The Marquee Ballroom
02/28 – Peterborough, ON @ The Venue
03/02 – Kingston, ON @ The Ale House
03/03 – Ottawa, ON @ The National Arts Centre, Southam Hall*
03/04 – Montreal, QC @ L’Astral*
03/06 – Oshawa, ON @ The Music Hall*
03/07 – Waterloo, ON @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events*
03/09 – Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place Theatre*
03/10 – London, ON @ London Music Hall*
03/11 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall*
03/14 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre*
03/15 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brians Event Centre*
03/16 – Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre*
03/17 – Grande Prairie, AB @ Better Than Fred’s*
03/18 – Red Deer, AB @ Bo’s Bar & Grill*
03/20 – Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium*
03/21 – Nelson, BC @ Spiritbar At The Hume Hotel*
03/22 – Kelowna, BC @ Kelowna Community Theatre*
03/24 – Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre*
03/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom*
03/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom* All Ages Afternoon Rock Show
03/28 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
03/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
*With special guest K. Flay

Security departments can turn headphones into microphones

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Security researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have created a proof-of-concept exploit that lets them turn headphones into microphones to secretly record conversations. The PoC, called “Speake(a)r,” first turned headphones connected to a PC into microphones and then tested the quality of sound recorded by a microphone vs. headphones on a target PC. In short, the headphones were nearly as good as an unpowered microphone at picking up audio in a room.

The hack is fairly ingenious. It essentially “retasks” the RealTek audio codec chip output found in many desktop computers into an input channel. This means you can plug your headphones into a seemingly output-only jack and hackers can still listen in. “Our experiments demonstrate that intelligible audio can be acquired through earphones and can then be transmitted distances up to several meters away,” wrote researcher Mordecai Guri. “In addition, we showed that the same setup achieves channel capacity rates close to 1 Kbps in a wide range of frequencies.”

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Infographic: How Social Media Influences Online Shoppers

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The rise of social media over the past decade has not only changed the way people communicate, it has undoubtedly also had an impact on how they shop, be it online or at a boutique around the corner.

Before making a purchase, consumers now have the chance to scroll through thousands of product photos on Instagram or Pinterest, look for promotions on a retailer’s Facebook page or scroll through comments in a brand’s Twitter feed.

According to PwC’s Total Retail 2016, a global survey of nearly 23,000 people, 78 percent of consumers are influenced by social media when shopping online. The following chart sums up in which ways social media affects online shopping behavior.

Infographic: The Great Influencer | Statista
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The Story of Rubber Duckies and How They Came to Make Bathtime Lots Of Fun

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In 1970, everyone’s favorite orange roommate sang a song to his bathtime buddy. “Oh, rubber duckie, you’re the one. You make bathtime lots of fun,” cooed Ernie to his squeaky yellow friend. While the rubber duckie had been around for at least a century prior to Ernie and his mellow melody, this Sesame Street tune shoved the bathtime toy into the popular culture lexicon where it has remained ever since. From a chew toy to a piece of art to Ernie’s best friend (sorry, Bert), here’s the story of how the world got into the bath with the rubber duckie.

Duran Duran bassist John Taylor and Roger Taylor release song created with at-risk youth

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Check out “No Rewind”, a new track written & recorded by Road Recovery’s youth band Type II with some help from Duran Duran’s John Taylor & Roger Taylor!

Road Recovery helps young people battle addiction and other adversities by harnessing the influence of entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar crises and now wish to share their experience, knowledge and resources. With support from the mental health field, Road Recovery provides hands-on mentorship training, educational/performance workshops, peer-support networking and “all access” to real-life opportunities by collaborating with young people to create and present live-concert events.

Malcolm McLaren’s Son Burns Original Sex Pistols Record

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Joe Corré, the son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, burnt his original acetate of the Sex Pistols’ classic single “Anarchy in the U.K.” on Tuesday evening after it failed to sell on eBay.

Corré, who is the co-founder of lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, made headlines in March when he announced his plans to torch his entire extensive lot of punk memorabilia, citing disgust with how punk has been appropriated by the commercial sector and the state.

The single was placed on eBay last week, and reached a high bid of nearly $78,000 by Nov. 17. Corré took it down for failing to reach the reserve price, which he’d set at a million British pounds (around $1,243,000 USD), and proceeded to light the disc up in flames.

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Keith Jarrett on his definition of music and the most important thing in life is for a musician

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Keith Jarrett gives an acceptance speech at the NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony about his definition of music and his opinion of what the most important for a musician in life is.

“Free yourself, but I don’t believe that there is a specific fixed way.”

New Yorkers are going crazy over Spectacles, Snapchat’s new video-recording sunglasses, and here’s why

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A playful and limited launch strategy has turned Spectacles into a phenomenon.

Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” Guitar Parts Filmed From The Inside Of Guitar

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This Youtuber places his phone inside an acoustic guitar, then begins to play Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” from their self-titled 1991 album with a bright but cloudy sky in the background. Thanks to his phone camera’s rolling shutter effect, the actual waves of the vibrating guitar strings are as clearly visible as if they were on an oscilloscope, says Open Culture.

https://youtu.be/CyHjY5HB21g

Student Hides A Swear WordIn His Graduation Program, And It Went Unnoticed For 12 Years

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12 years ago, a senior student and budding designer at Palisades Charter High School was given the task of handling the graduation program cover art. Like a true rebel, he left a swear word that went unnoticed until now. Did you find it?