Home Features (Image credit: Rough Trade) The first drop of Record Store Day 2021 records arrives on Saturday 12th June. It’s that time of year when record shops stock all manner of rarities, reissues, special editions and exclusives produced especially for the big day itself. For us vinyl anoraks, it’s like Christmas, but without the… Read more
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Record Store Day 2021’s official beer is available today – and it’s for charity
Home News (Image credit: Meantime, Record Store Day) Record Store Day 2021, which brings together over 250 independent record shops across the UK, is gearing up for two big drops on Saturday 12th June and Saturday 17th July. And for the first time, Meantime Brewing Company is proud to become the ‘Official Beer Partner’ for… Read more
read more...Canelo vs Saunders free live stream: how to watch the boxing on DAZN
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders are set for a blockbuster showdown in Texas on Saturday. The 12-round super-middleweight unification bout tops a big-time boxing bill that will be streamed exclusively on DAZN. Can Canelo become a three-belt holder at 168lbs? Follow our guide on how to watch a Canelo vs Saunders free live… Read more
read more...AT&T violated labor law but can still ban workers from recording conversations, NLRB rules
An AT&T policy that bars employees from recording conversations with managers or colleagues is legal, according to a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board Monday. The board found that while AT&T violated US labor law in how it had applied the policy, the recording ban itself was not illegal. According to AT&T’s rules, “employees… Read more
read more...Record Store Day’s free docuseries celebrates UK indie record store owners
Home News (Image credit: Record Store Day) Ever wondered what goes on behind the counter of the UK’s independent record shops? Well, wonder no more because Record Store Day and Classic Albums have teamed up with Bowers & Wilkins to announce series two of Behind the Counter. The 12-part documentary series will once again shine… Read more
read more...Anthrax rocks Record Store Day with a 3-inch mini turntable
Home News (Image credit: Anthrax / Record Store Day) With more than 538 limited edition releases dropping over two days, Record Store Day 2021 is already starting to make our heads’ spin. But just to ramp up the excitement yet further, US heavy metal band Anthrax have announced a Record Store Day bundle, comprising a… Read more
read more...Miles Davis, The Clash among 2021 Record Store Day releases
Home News (Image credit: RSD) The full list of Record Store Day 2021 releases has been announced – and it’s packed with rare and exclusive vinyl featuring The Clash, Miles Davis, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and Prince, to name but a few. Taking place over two days – Saturday 12th June and Saturday 17th July… Read more
read more...Herring vs Frampton live stream: start time, full fight, how to watch the boxing for free in UK, US and more
Jamel Herring will mix it up with Carl Frampton this Saturday in Dubai as two of the fighters at 130lbs battle it out for the WBO super-featherweight title. Incumbent Herring has already made two successful defences of the belt but can 34-year-old Belfast-native Frampton stop a third? UK fans can watch the blockbuster bout free… Read more
read more...Nils Frahm: “When I like something I want to know why; I want to understand the principle”
Home Features (Image credit: Leiter Verlag) “I suppose you can’t have true respect for something unless you’re willing to challenge it,” we posit to Nils Frahm. “Exactly,” he replies. “Exactly.” It feels good to have Frahm agree with you. Not only because his music is as much part of our homes – and the What Hi-Fi?… Read more
read more...New Trailers: Stowaway, Made for Love, The Suicide Squad, and more
I had to take a break from streaming Hannibal because I’m about halfway through season 3 and I don’t want it to end (also it’s just too intense for a binge watch, let’s be real). But I just watched the first episode of The Irregulars — loosely based on the Baker Street Irregulars from the… Read more
read more...Beeple sold an NFT for $69 million
Until October, the most Mike Winkelmann — the digital artist known as Beeple — had ever sold a print for was $100. Today, an NFT of his work sold for $69 million at Christie’s. The sale positions him “among the top three most valuable living artists,” according to the auction house. The record-smashing NFT sale… Read more
read more...Twitter tries to fix problematic image crops by not cropping pictures anymore
Twitter has devised a potential solution to its problematic image cropping issue: no more cropping. The company said on Wednesday it’s now testing a “what you see is what you get” image preview within the tweet compose box and experimenting with displaying full-frame images. That way, images will show up in the Twitter timeline looking… Read more
read more...Making fanfiction beautiful enough for a bookshelf
The only thing more beautiful than the red cloth stretched across the cover of Sarah Lesure’s handcrafted book is the swirling font filling up the pages inside. Each page is meticulously crafted to feel luxurious, like an expensive tome tucked on a back shelf in a little book shop. Lesure spends hours making sure each… Read more
read more...New COVID-19 reporting tool is another patch for the US’s rickety health data system
Antigen tests run at a university in WisconsinPhoto by David Joles/Star Tribune via Getty Images But the CDC system doesn’t fix the foundational issue It was taking staff all day to wrangle rapid test results at assisted living facilities like Via Elegante in Tucson, Arizona. The facility doesn’t normally run medical tests, but this year,… Read more
read more...How to watch the 2021 Golden Globes online
Awards season in Hollywood begins Sunday, February 28th, with the 78th Golden Globe Awards, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Golden Globes, usually considered a harbinger of who may take home awards at other shows like the Oscars, will look a bit different this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. The hosts and… Read more
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