To celebrate the 33rd anniversary (!?!) of New Order’s Blue Monday, the Orkestra Obsolete played an old-time version of the song for BBC Arts using only instruments available in 1933. The song, by the way, was written in response to crowd disappointment at the fact that they never played encores.
How Sacha Baron Cohen Snuck Ali G Into The Oscars And What Happened To That Freddie Mercury Biopic
One of the biggest stories to come out of this year’s Oscars was Sacha Baron Cohen’s surprise appearance as his Ali G character while onstage as a presenter with Olivia Wilde.
For several years there have been reports of a Sacha Baron Cohen-led biopic about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Unfortunately, the film was not to be.
The New Trailer For Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War Is Here
Marvel released a new trailer for Captain America: Civil War, the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and people are excited, to say the least. Captain America: Civil War will hit theatres on May 6th, 2016.
Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status-quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
‘The Cyborg Drummer’ Documentary About A Man With a Robotic Prosthetic Allowing Him To Play The Drums Again
In 2012, drummer Jason Barnes was cleaning an exhaust duct when he was electrocuted by 22,000 volts of electricity. He lost his right hand and believed his days as a musician were done. That’s when Gil Weinberg, professor of musical technology at Georgia Tech, stepped in with a robotic hand that gave Barnes his drumming abilities back. In this Atlantic documentary, we explore this particular juncture of music and technology—what it has meant for Barnes and what it could mean for the future of music in the age of artificial intelligence.
Bill Nye: “5 Things You Need to Know About Climate Change”
Bill Nye boils down the basic facts surrounding climate change, and why the rate at which our planet is changing is so important.
