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Nominations Announced for the 2017 GRAMMY Awards
The GRAMMY Awards have just announced their 2017 nominees for the 59th GRAMMYs taking place at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m. EST. First, congratulations to all the artists that were selected as nominees. Second, Chance the Rapper should be listed for the Album of the Year and Record of the Year. His album Coloring Book is the album of the year. He is not a new artist. He started releasing music four years ago. Yesterday, I had a Australian pop group send over material that was extremely similar to American pop music. It lacked
Sundance Film Festival Announces Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Midnight & More
Sundance Film Festival recently released their film lineups for several different categories. Film lineups include: Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, Kids and Special Events. One of the films that excites me the most is Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba by Austin Peters. This documentary is an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program set to screen at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute and actor, will be performing in a film titled The Discovery by Charlie McDowell. Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman and JB Smoove team up in the film The Polka King. Based on the remarkable true story of the
Amazon Go to Open Tech-Fueled Grocery Stores
Amazon announced today their new technology-based grocery store in Seattle. The company has created an application to help shoppers connect with products. The app and store is called Amazon Go. If you watch the video below it gives a walkthrough of how the technology works. Amazon is pushing hard for a checkout-free shopping experience, but I'm not totally buying that line. Yes, customers do not have to check out, which is not all that time consuming overall. In addition, they do have to check in, so I don't see the big difference. Not only do you check in, but
Hour of Code Kicks Off with World Class Athletes
Hour of Code is officially underway in countries around the globe. This initiative helps younger people learn new skills in computer coding. The online platform provides one-hour tutorial designed for all ages in over 45 languages. Join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code. In reality, it is difficult to get young people excited about computer programming overall. They want to exercise and burn energy. This creates a barrier for young people that need to learn computer science skills. Code.org and Khan Academy has started Hour of Code for people that
Deadmau5 Releases W:/2016ALBUM/ and Tours Heavy in 2017
Deadmau5, a renown music producer from Toronto, has just dropped his latest album W:/2016ALBUM/, along with North American tour dates for 2017. When I first saw the album name, my original thought was, well Joel has given up on conventional methods, and is going rouge. Thank goodness for some variety. It might not be the best marketing move, but the album is amazing. Earlier in the day, I had an electronic group from Australia send over their material, and I tore them up for attempting to copy and mirror a broken pattern in pop music, and electronic music. This trend is
Australia Indie Pop Musicians Vallis Alps Set to Tour North America in 2017
Vallis Alps, an Australia electronic duo, has announce dates for their Fable Tour to help support their upcoming album EP Fable. Parissa Tosif and David Ansari create the soundscapes for Vallis Alps. Their latest track 'Fading' relaxing and chill music to wind down at the end of the day. The electronic music fade of using a female vocalist mix with an electronic beat is getting old fast. This band, and several acts like The Chainsmokers, Flume and ZEDD have had radio success, but it wasn't because the music had depth, it has more to do with the easy to consume nature of music.
The Werks Head to the Mountains to Rock Out at Mainstage Morgantown
The Werks returned to Morgantown, West Virginia on Saturday, December 3. The band performed at Mainstage Morgantown and brought their action-packed rock to the Applicahan Mountains. Nicholas Hess was on hand to capture the concert with photography. He mentioned that the group played one hell of a show. Hess felt the vibes in the audience from the people that had been celebrating following a WVU football game against Baylor. Rob Chafin, drummer for The Werks, provided insight on how the show went in Morgantown. "What an amazing weekend, thanks again Indianapolis and Morgantown, best crowd response ever!! And on top of
Rubblebucket forthcoming EP ‘If U C My Enemies’ out January 20
Rubblebucket has continued to inspire audiences with their seasoned indie rock from Brooklyn. The band will be releasing If U C My Enemies on January 20, 2017. Currently, they are touring to support the new music, and give audience in the northeast and midwest an opportunity to experience their work live. NPR All Songs Considered noted: Rubblebucket took inspiration from a Dalai Lama quote for this track: "Our enemies are our greatest teachers." Looking to replace fear with compassion to create hope for the country, the song is about forgiveness. "If U C My Enemies" is from Rubblebucket's EP of the same name,
Britney Spears Celebrated her 35th Birthday at the STAPLES Center
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2016 brought out the big guns for their stop at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber and Britany Spears all joined in for a special night of live pop music. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 02: Singer Britney Spears performs at the 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2016 on December 02, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) On Friday, December 2 the traveling music tour helped Britany Spears celebrate her 35th birthday in grand fashion. iHeartRadio noted some of the highlights from the
Amazon Web Services Releases Three New Artificial Intelligence Services
AWS re:Invent 2016 presented new products and services from Amazon Web Services. During November 28 to December 2 guests traveled to Las Vegas to learn more about future trends in technology. AWS re:Invent works as a product release conference, as well as an informative short-term educative platform. The event is creating more ways for people in the technology industry to acquire skills, and build upon the skill sets they currently have with seasoned professionals. One of the emerging tracks in the tech industry that re:Invent covered was artificial intelligence and machine learning. Amazon and Business Wire noted: "Thousands of
The GRAMMY Awards have just announced their 2017 nominees for the
Sundance Film Festival recently released their film lineups for several different categories.
Amazon announced today their new technology-based grocery store in Seattle. The
Hour of Code is officially underway in countries around the globe.
Deadmau5, a renown music producer from Toronto, has just dropped his latest
Vallis Alps, an Australia electronic duo, has announce dates for their Fable
The Werks returned to Morgantown, West Virginia on Saturday, December 3.
Rubblebucket has continued to inspire audiences with their seasoned indie rock from
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour 2016 brought out the big guns for
AWS re:Invent 2016 presented new products and services from Amazon Web