The finalists in the 2016 comedy wildlife photography awards have been announced. Looking at animals doing funny things is always a good way to spend your time.
2016 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
Brian Wilson Talks With NPR
Brian Wilson recently sat down with NPR for an interview.
While there’s much to process from his past, Wilson is living in the present, touring with a band for the 50th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. (“I feel pretty good,” he says. “People love it, they just love it.”) And he’s also looking toward his future. He says he plans to write “a rock ‘n’ roll album” soon — one “that’s gonna make people want to dance, clap and yell.”
KFC’s Latest Adman is Pete Campbell
Jessica Wohl, writing at Ad Age, on the new pitchman for KFC:
Vincent Kartheiser, better known as Pete Campbell to “Mad Men” fans, is the latest actor to step into a Colonel Sanders role. He’s playing the Nashville Hot Colonel and viewers can expect to see Mr. Kartheiser appear in a variety of ways in subsequent commercials. […]
Mr. Kartheiser gets to wear an embellished version of the Colonel’s white suit, including sparkling studded lapels. But you’ll have to look carefully to find him in the first spot –he does not act in the first TV commercial, but appears throughout the 30-second spot on album covers, posters and other decorations in the bedroom of a teenage girl seemingly in love with the Nashville Hot Colonel and his chicken.
iOS App Chordify Launches
Drake’s “One Dance” Becomes Most Streamed Song in Spotify’s History
Spotify has announced that Drake’s “One Dance” has become the platform’s most streamed song in history. According to a press release, the song has now been listened to over 880 million times.
The 1975 Perform on Kimmel
Bad Timing Records Fall Sale
Bad Timing Records are having a fall sale:
As we wrap up the year and begin to look toward 2017, we would like to cut down on our physical warehouse space a bit, making Bad Timing slightly more nimble in regards to maintaining our inventory, picking up new releases when we can, things of that nature. So we’ve gathered together a decently large list of CDs, 7″s, 12″s and more that we’re putting up for sale on this page.
Nobel Committee Can’t Reach Bob Dylan
The Guardian is reporting that the committee that they’ve been unable to get in touch with Bob Dylan after he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
“Right now we are doing nothing. I have called and sent emails to his closest collaborator and received very friendly replies. For now, that is certainly enough,” the academy’s permanent secretary, Sara Danius, told state radio SR on Monday.
Justin Timberlake Working With Pharrell, Timbaland, and Max Martin
In a recent interview with the BBC, Justin Timberlake mentions that he’s been in the studio working on new music with Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Max Martin.
Green Day Grab Third Number One Album
Green Day earn their third number one album as Revolution Radio tops the charts this week.
Green Day rocks the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 with its third chart-topping album, Revolution Radio. The band’s 12th studio effort enters atop the list with 95,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 13, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 90,000 were in traditional album sales.
Aimee Mann, Josh Ritter, and More Contribute to Compilation
Aimee Mann, Josh Ritter, Franz Ferdinand, and more have all contributed more to the “30 days, 30 songs” project.
Bring Me the Horizon Announce Live DVD
Bring Me the Horizon will release their live DVD, Live At The Royal Albert Hall, on December 2nd. Pre-orders are now up.
Leonard Cohen Streams New Album
Leonard Cohen’s new album, You Want it Darker, is streaming NPR.
John K. Samson Streams New Album
John K. Samson is streaming his new album, _Winter Whea_t, on CBC Music with a track-by-track breakdown.
Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News
The Washington Post tracked Facebook’s “Trending Topics” section for three weeks. They found a bunch of fake and inaccurate stories.
Our results shouldn’t be taken as conclusive: Since Facebook personalizes its trends to each user, and we tracked results only during work hours, there’s no guarantee that we caught every hoax. But the observation that Facebook periodically trends fake news still stands — if anything, we’ve underestimated how often it occurs.
Maybe it’s time to re-think this whole thing, yeah?