Meet the Font Detectives Who Ferret Out Fakery
Glenn Fleishman, writing for Wired:
What does international political corruption have to do with type design? Normally, nothing—but that’s little consolation for the former prime minister of Pakistan. When Nawaz Sharif and his family came under scrutiny earlier this year thanks to revelations in the Panama Papers, the smoking gun in the case was a font. The prime minister’s daughter, Maryam Sharif, provided an exculpatory document that had been typeset in Calibri—a Microsoft font that was only released for general distribution nearly a year after the document had allegedly been signed and dated.
A “Fontgate” raged.
Limbs Sign with Equal Vision Records
Kevin Devine Officially Announces ‘We Are Who We’ve Always Been’
Kevin Devine’s We Are Who We’ve Always Been will be going up for pre-order tomorrow. The album features reimagined and acoustic versions of songs from Kevin Devine’s 2016 album, Instigator.
Sherwood – “Waiting”
The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Matt Bellinger
Jason Heller, writing about the passing of Planes Mistaken for Stars’ Matt Bellinger:
A basic obituary isn’t enough to sum up a life, let alone one that had as much impact as Matt’s.
When I met Matt in 1998, I had yet to even dream of being a journalist. Back then, I worked the cash register at Wax Trax, while Matt and the other members of Planes lived in Peoria, Illinois, where they had grown up. Their singer-guitarist, Gared O’Donnell, visited Denver frequently in the ’90s to see his mom, who lived in Colorado.
Paramore Stripped Down at the Sound Lounge
Jason Isbell Performs on Kimmel
Jason Isbell performed “If We Were Vampires” and “Cumberland Gap” on Jimmy Kimmel last night.
Citizen – “Fever Days”
Citizen have released their new song “Fever Days.”
‘Tomb Raider’ Trailer Released
The first trailer for the new Tomb Raider movie has been released.
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‘Watchmen’ Coming to HBO
Damon Lindlehof’s HBO series for Watchmen looks like it’s a go.
Noah Gundersen Streams New Album
Noah Gundersen’s new album, White Noise, can be streamed below. He does a track-by-track breakdown of the album over at Consequence of Sound.
PUP Featured on Carson Daly
PUP’s performance at the High & Low fest was broadcast on Carson Daly.
Fall Out Boy Perform on Kimmel
Fall Out Boy performed “The Last of the Real Ones” on Kimmel last night.
iOS 11: The MacStories Review
iOS 11 is out today. As always, Federico Viticci over at MacStories has a fantastic review:
But perhaps more importantly, unlike iOS 10, iOS 11 presents a cohesive narrative for both the iPad and iPhone. A story where, for the first time in years, the iPad is informing some of the design principles and features of the iPhone’s software. Even from different angles, and each with its own past struggles, both acts in iOS 11 end up asking the same question:
Where does the modern computer go next?
Forum Members Compilation: Brand New Covers
Our music forum has put together a cover compilation of Brand New songs. You can stream that below.
Real Friends Share Some Acoustic Sessions
Real Friends have released acoustic renditions of “Skeletons” and “Mokena.”
Someone Tried to Kiss Alvvays Singer Molly Rankin on Stage
Molly Rankin, the lead singer of Alvvays, was harassed on stage in Antwerp, Belgium over the weekend. During their set some idiot jumped on stage and tried to kiss her. The venue has issued a statement:
This weekend a man got on stage during the Alvvays show at Trix and harassed the band’s singer. Trix regrets this happened on our stage. It is incredible and saddening that we should still spell this out in 2017, but here goes: it is in no way, shape or form acceptable to harass women on or off stage.
Man Who Saved the World From Nuclear Armageddon in 1983 Dies at 77
Matt Novak, writing for Gizmodo:
On September 26, 1983, Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov received a message that five nuclear missiles had been launched by the United States and were heading to Moscow. He didn’t launch a retaliatory strike, believing correctly that it was a false alarm. And with that, he saved the world from nuclear war. But now reports have surfaced that Petrov died this past May. He was 77 years old.
Morrissey – “Spent the Day in Bed”
Morrissey will release his new album, Low in High School, on November 17th. Today he’s debuted the new single “Spent the Day in Bed” and pre-orders are now up.