Heffron Drive members Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt announce the release date of their newest single “Rain Don’t Come”
The wait is finally over for fans of the California-based band Heffron Drive. The band announced that the international release of their brand new single “Rain Don’t Come” is set for April 8th on iTunes.
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According to a February 25, 2016 Public Policy Polling survey, 38% of Floridians are either unsure or believe that Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer, the California serial killer who claimed to have murdered 37 people in the late 1960s and early 70s.
Who said Smorgasburg was only a summer event?
Though many usually only envision its outdoor incarnation at the mention of the well-known food event, Smorgasburg carries on even during the winter season. From November to March, the 40 food stands and 100 Brooklyn Flea market vendors move indoors for the Winter Market. This year, the weekend market operated out of an old warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Pimp-pimp hooray!
The now reigning “king” of hip-hop Kendrick Lamar continues to share his excellent music with the masses with a new EP titled untitled unmastered. Disclaimer: it features 8 untitled and unmastered tracks but despite the raw nature of the album, it sounds so skillfully created that what is meant to sound incomplete is more complete than any newly released music this year.
Virtual reality has finally become a reality — and its cooler than we imagined.
Large technology companies like Oculus, Valve and Sony are trailblazing this illusory path and behind them are an entire network of inventors, designers, and visionaries looking to capitalize on the bright, shining future of virtual video gaming.
While virtual reality technology isn’t totally brand new, it hasn’t been until now that game developers have given it its just due. Video game behemoth Sony is planning to launch their virtual reality apparatus for their PlayStation 4 system as early as this October.
The new virtual reality experience goes by the alias PlayStation VR and it will allow its users to experience gaming on a unique level. Retailing for $499.99 USD, gamers will be able to pre-order the headset as soon as the end of March. Containing everything that’s included in the PS VR “Core” bundle (the headset, cables, stereo headphones and demo disc), the limited “Launch” bundle will also contain a PlayStation Camera coupled with two Move motion controllers and the game PlayStation VR Worlds.
The future of virtual reality has been clouded by uncertainty. First introduced in the late 1980’s, VR flourished as educational and military applications, with a brief stint in the commercial world through peripherals like Nintendo’s Virtual Boy, Morton Heilig’s The Sensorama and VRML. Recently, however, achieving a viable and sustainable virtual reality model came closer to fruition thanks to the creative efforts Palmer Luckey, the California native that created the VR gaming device called Oculus Rift.
Also, with Google Cardboard and Samsung’s Gear VR apparatuses looming on the horizon, developers have actually reached a level of efficiency earlier than many expected — leaving many customers salivating over the perspective of owning a affordable and aggressive VR platform very soon. When people look at what VR has accomplished in such a small span, they will see why these economical friendly mobile VR systems have quickly mesmerized over 5 million users since their inception.
Among the 200,000 developers involved, and a minimum 700 startups globally, and of course the tech titans cited above, we are way past the “if” phase of Virtual Reality and on to the “when” aspect.
Not only have Oculus, Valve, and Sony made VR cost efficient, but they have also produced a quality of devices that move simulator sickness from a technical trial and error issue to one that good design can probably answer. Undoubtedly, there is still ample space for technical improvement for things like retina displays and haptic feedback issues, but even in the first iteration of these proper VR systems (which are bound to desktop computers or gaming consoles) are dominant by comparison.
Get ready, folks: your dream of total video game immersion is virutally a reality.
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Constantly rewinding. Praying that the thin brown, reflective ream holding your favorite album doesn’t get caught in and pulled by the spokes of your boombox. Having to deal with the wonky sounds that came from over-playing.
Listening to cassettes was nothing short of nerve wracking in the decades before CD’s or iTunes. So, when news outlets around the globe like Bloomberg report that cassette sales are “back and better than ever,” it’s hard to believe music consumers would take a daunting trip back in time when there are more convenient and accessible options available to them.
The Bernie or Hillary memes pit the two candidates against each other in non political ways. Courtesy of obviousplant.tumblr.com
Social media has become the watchdogs for many aspects of the 2016 U.S. presidential primary race. And because of the Internet’s keen attention to whom will become the next President of the United States, the mainstream public now has the unique task of cataloguing this pop culture examination of the jokes, memes, hashtags and gifs accompanying the races. One of the best memes displayed so far, created by and for Bernie supporters are the “Bernie or Hillary?” memes.
Photo: Steve McCurry
Photographer Steve McCurry has been dazzling viewers with his iconic photographs for over 30 years, producing some of the most recognizable images of the 20th century. Now until April 4 New Yorkers can catch a glimpse of McCurry’s work at the Rubin Museum of Art.
McCurry is best known for his image, “Afghan Girl,” which appeared on the June 1985 issue of National Geographic, and for his extensive use of Kodak’s Kodachrome film. He has spent most of his career covering armed conflicts around the world and bringing breathtaking images back with him.
The photographs featured in Steve McCurry: India were taken over decades of visits. He first traveled to India as a freelance photographer. According to his National Geographic biography page, his trip to India taught him how to watch and wait: “If you wait,” he said, “people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up into view.”
(Source: Creativetime.com) Part of the flock that will be featured in Fly By Night
There was a time in the history of New York when pigeons were considered more than eyesores or simple nuisances to some city residents.
Duke Riley, a Red Hook based artist, wants New Yorkers to remember the bird’s majestic past by training thousands of pigeons to fly in formation over the East River while having tiny LED lights harnessed on their legs. Called “Fly By Night,” the performance piece’s goal is to instill a greater appreciation for birds once commonly used for services and kept for companionship.
Before I start fawning about what a masterpiece of a show The Americans is, let me preface with this. I’m not shy about the fact that Game of Thrones is my favorite show ever. It’s number one — GOAT. Enough said. So, since it’s pretty difficult to top the best, it’s often more interesting and even easier for me to talk about the other shows that are in my Top 5 and Top 10 favorites.
The Americans, which can be found on FX and binge watched on Amazon Video, safely occupies my number 2 spot. But the only reason The Americans has to be relegated to number 2 is just because Game of Thrones exists. In a world without HBO and George RR Martin, The Americans would reign supreme.