It sounds like something out of a Dan Brown book, but it isn’t: The whole internet is protected by seven highly protected keys in the hands of 14 people.
And in a few days, they will hold a historic ritual known as the Root Signing Ceremony.
On Friday morning, the world got a good reminder about the importance of the organization these people belong to.
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Muse talked with Music Week about how they wanna use magnets on stage during their next tour so they can levitate:
Asked what his biggest challenge is, he said: “It is ridiculous, but trying to dream up something more adventurous is always our challenge, where does the next bolt of lightning come where you capture the essence of it and trying to put it into a record or a tour, it’s definitely my permanent challenge.
“We want to do a stage made of magnets so the band can levitate on other magnets. It’s those questions that keep me awake every night of my life. If there are any magnet technicians out there, please come and see me because that’s what we’re trying to achieve.”
Magnets!
Where can you legally take a selfie with your ballot? Make sure you know what your state says.
The “Black & Chrome” edition of Max Max: Fury Road is now available to stream or download on Amazon. The physical copy comes out on December 6th.
Netflix has released the trailer for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
Yeasayer’s b-side, “Loan Shark Blues,” can be streamed below.
The Damned will release their new album next year. They have started a PledgeMusic and announced some new tour dates.
I caught up with Kevin Devine on the same morning that his new album, Instigator, launched for stream onto the internet — a fact he seemed almost as relieved as he was excited about. Over the next hour, we talked all kinds of things from the connection between the album’s title and its artwork, how his song “No Time Flat” has aged over the past decade, and what full-length album he might want to cover next.
The Airborne Toxic Event have released the new song “America.”
The Japanese House has unveiled “Swim Against the Tide,” the title track to her forthcoming EP available November 11th, on Spotify and Apple Music.
Switchfoot have released their new live album, Live in Chicago.
Cover Your Tracks have released their new video for “Cages.”