Aaron Mook, a contributor on this website, will be releasing an EP with Richie Colosimo of Frame and Mantle under the name Flower Crown next Friday. The EP will be titled Hypnausea and they’ve shared the debut single, “Sunflowers.”
I recently came across a Last.fm collage generator that lets you put in your Last.fm username and it’ll spit out a graphic of the albums you’ve been listening to over a given period of time. Personally, I like the 5×5 rendition that shows what I’ve been listening to over the past month.
I’m curious — what have you been listening to over the past month? Hit the little quote bubble1 to jump the forums and share your latest obsessions. I’ve been on a huge Tiger Army kick.
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Josh Constine, writing at TechCrunch:
People only post the highlights of their life on Instagram, so today the app adds its own version of “Stories” to poach goofy, off-the-cuff, everyday content from Snapchat. It works exactly like Snapchat Stories, allowing you to post 24-hour ephemeral photo and video slideshows that disappear. But because Instagram Stories appear at the top of the old feed, your followers will inevitably see them without you needing to build a new audience in a different app.
I mean, yeah, it is a clone of Snapchat’s feature, but it is also exactly why I post rarely to Instagram and post stupid things all the time on Snapchat.
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Sleeping With Sirens are moving across the country all summer long on the Warped Tour in support of their album, Madness. I caught up with the band on this year’s tour, and a video interview with the guys can be found below.
Kevin Devine has announced a mini-tour to Austin City Limits this October. Dates can be found below.
Deafheaven will be opening for Slipknot on a few September tour dates.
Andy Hull from Manchester Orchestra and Julien Baker are in the studio working together.
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Lindsey Stirling’s new video for “Something Wild” (feat. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness) has been released. Whole lot of Andrew on this one and he’s definitely the best part.
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Restorations have released two new songs on Bandcamp. You can stream “See” and “Sea” below.
Claudia Rosenbaum, writing for Buzzfeed, on Kesha dropping her sex assault case against Dr. Luke in California to focus on releasing music:
“Kesha is focused on getting back to work and has delivered 28 new songs to the record label,” Daniel Petrocelli, partner at O’Melveny & Myers, said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. “We have conveyed to Sony Music and the label Kesha’s strong desire to release the single and an album as soon as possible.”
Moose Blood have released their new song “Cheek.”
More than one hundred new and redesigned emoji characters will be available to iPhone and iPad users this Fall with iOS 10. This exciting update brings more gender options to existing characters, including new female athletes and professionals, adds beautiful redesigns of popular emoji, a new rainbow flag and more family options.
Sarah Gless, writing about the typography of Stranger Things:
The opening to Stranger Things is pure, unadulterated typographic porn. With television shows opting for more elaborate title sequences (think GOT and True Detective), the opening of Stranger Things is refreshingly simple. It trims the fat and shows only what is necessary to set the mood. More importantly, it proves a lesson I’ve learned time and time again as a designer: you can do a lot with type.
Amazon has launched a section of their store dedicated to products that were launched on Kickstarter:
Getting a creative idea off the ground is often just the first step. Amazon Launchpad is a chance for creators to be discovered by new audiences, and to serve those audiences well by using Amazon’s retail expertise and infrastructure. The program offers custom product pages, comprehensive marketing support, and access to Amazon’s global fulfillment network.
