More bands have been announced for Reading and Leeds. You can find the new listing below.
More Bands Announced for Reading & Leeds
Post Visual Development in Rogue One
Alexander Gustaveson, writing on ILM, about the digital work done on Rogue One:
Much of the work in Post Visual Development is pure design. We design digital environments and sets, we alter designs from pre-production, we create ships, weapons, and creatures.
Designing digital environments after plate photography allows flexibility in storytelling. For example: the Citadel sequence. The modular design and concentric circles allowed Gareth visual cheats: a character can jump huge distances geographically as needed for the plot, but the audience is not lost visually because the symmetry of the design.
Fascinating read.
Matt and Kim Cancel Remaining Tour Dates After Knee Injury
Matt and Kim have canceled their remaining tour dates after an injury to Kim. They have posted up a couple video updates explaining what happened. Ouch.
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Jack White – “Battle Cry”
Jack White has released the new song “Battle Cry” on Spotify and Apple Music.
Teenage Bottlerocket to Release ‘Stealing the Covers’
Teenage Bottlerocket will be releasing a new cover album, titled Stealing the Covers, on July 14th.
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Walt Mossberg to Retire in June
Walt Mossberg, one of the great tech writers, will be retiring in June.
Over my career, I’ve reinvented myself numerous times. I covered the Pentagon, the State Department, and the CIA. I wrote about labor wars, trade wars, and real wars. I chronicled a nuclear plant meltdown and the defeat of communism. I co-founded a couple of media businesses.
And, in the best professional decision of my life, I converted myself into a tech columnist in 1991. As a result, I got to bear witness to a historic parade of exciting, revolutionary innovation — from slow, clumsy, ancient PCs to sleek, speedy smartphones; from CompuServe and early AOL to the mobile web, apps, and social media. My column has run weekly in a variety of places over the years, most recently on The Verge and Recode under the Vox Media umbrella, where I’ve been quite happy and have added a podcast of which I’m proud.
How We Turned 1,000 Fans Into 100,000 by Actually Giving a Shit…
Another invaluable thing we’ve learned along the way is to never underestimate our fans. At times, I’ve wondered if people are going to understand the message we are trying to convey with a song or a video or even something as simple as a tweet. Time after time, I have learned that this community we have created will be there for us through thick and thin. If you go back in time and listen to our first record all the way up to where we are now, it is no secret that we stretched ourselves in every direction.
Dreamcar – “Born to Lie”
Dreamcar’s new song “Born to Lie” is up for stream on Spotify and Apple Music.
The Dopamines – “Common Rue”
The Dopamines have released their new song “Common Rue.” You can stream that below.
Spotify Is Testing Lossless Audio. Can You Hear the Difference?
The Verge has up a test to see if you can tell the difference between compressed and lossless audio:
Below are three songs, each presented in three different versions: a lossless version at 1,411 kbps, a “premium” version at 320 kbps, and standard version at 160 kbps. Try and see if you can pick the lossless audio out of the three.
No cheating.
Eat Your Heart Out – “Patience” Video
Eat Your Heart Out have signed with Fearless Records and released a new video for “Patience.”
Incubus – “Undefeated”
Incubus have released the new song “Undefeated.”
Red City Radio – “In the Meantime” Video
Red City Radio have released a video for “In the Meantime.”
Kendrick Lamar to Release New Album Next Week
Kendrick Lamar’s new album is up for pre-order on iTunes. It’s due out next Friday, April 14th.
Albums in Stores – April 7th, 2017
Quite a few notable releases coming out today, including new albums from The Maine, Michelle Branch, The Flatliners, and Father John Misty. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.