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May 24, 2023 0

A naming cr-ISIS

From 2015: “A French rock band changed their name from Isis Child to Angel’s Whisper as the attention on ISIL had overshadowed them on search engines.“

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Mar 9, 2023 0

Popcorn jazz!

“No audience, no player, no composition: this popcorn controlled robotic drumset is the most hygenic and the random performance we ever built.”

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Sep 26, 2021 0

The 25 most-collected Disney albums, according to Discogs

No surprised to see the Star Wars franchise featuring prominently in the top 10.

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Sep 25, 2021 0

Thing: remembering the Black queer zine and its relationship with house music

“Even before Thing reached peak circulation, it had become a lifeline for gay and trans people from all walks of life, Black and otherwise—and sometimes that was because of its music coverage.”

(Image credit: Terry Martin)

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Sep 24, 2021 0

LEGO®’s first-ever kid creative director is Lil Bit Saucy

Lil Bit Saucy

The 12-year-old rapper and rising star has been hired as the first-ever Kid Creative Director for LEGO Group, where she will join nine other young creatives through the company’s Kids Creative Studio.

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Sep 23, 2021 0

36 Days of Type: Hip Hop Edition by Nadina Ali

Super dope art from Nadina!

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Sep 21, 2021 0

Jay-Z has spoken

“Take the $500,000.”

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Aug 29, 2021 0

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry (1936–2021)

RIP The Upsetter.

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