It’s difficult to think of any one item of clothing that has had quite as colourful a history as the humble hoodie. Over the past century, this sportswear staple has gone from playing field to runway, stopping off at every conceivable urban subculture along the way. It’s been name-checked by prime ministers, designers and screeching
Month: March 2020
The Lowdown: Years of playing loud shows at little venues, experiencing the grunt of a punk scene dominated by Brooklyn indie bros, and headbanging until they couldn’t tell the floor from the ceiling have led THICK to the release of their debut album, 5 Years Behind. Guitarist Nikki Sisti and drummer Shari Page formed the
Spotify is working to make its app “more simplified” and “more universal” for users everywhere. According to a new report, Spotify’s new update delivers “a more streamlined, easy-to-use interface with fresh designs to actionable icons that will make playing your favorite song or playlist as simple as the tap of a button.” Both free users
Sponsored by The Unsuitable by Molly Pohlig, coming in April from Holt. Molly Pohlig’s The Unsuitable is a fierce blend of Gothic ghost story and Victorian novel of manners that’s also pitch perfect for our current cultural moment. Iseult Wince, perilously close to spinsterhood, awkward, wastes no time scaring off the suitors her unpleasant father parades before her.
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle litigation accusing it of quietly slowing down older iPhones as it launched new models, to induce owners to buy replacement phones or batteries. FILE PHOTO: An Apple Store employee walks past an illustration of iPhones at the new Apple Carnegie
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese employees permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese state-owned media outlets to retaliate against Beijing over its “long-standing intimidation and harassment of journalists.” U.S. President Donald Trump walks from Marine One as he returns from speaking
FILE PHOTO: A Waymo self-driving vehicle is parked outside the Alphabet company’s offices where its been testing autonomous vehicles in Chandler, Arizona, U.S., March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Heather Somerville/File Photo (Reuters) – Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), said on Monday it has raised $2.25 billion in its first external investment round. In addition
KIRKLAND, Washington (Reuters) – Six people in the Seattle area have died of the illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, as authorities across the United States scrambled to prepare for more infections with the emphasis on increasing testing capacity. Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for the Seattle and King County
(Reuters) – Six people in the Seattle area have died of illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, as authorities across the United States scrambled to prepare for more infections, with the emphasis on ratcheting up the number of available test kits. Dr. Jeff Duchin, chief health officer for Seattle and
PondHawks: “Afraid of Love” by Dale Kent Five stars for this duet on their “Afraid of Love” single! I love The Beatles and obviously so do they as apparent from their newest single. The song is reminiscent of the early Beatles style only Mario and Jorie were able to make it their own. The two
Nate Dogg‘s new headstone is a masterpiece … no better way to pay homage to a legend. The late rapper’s new headstone was unveiled over the weekend at Forest Lawn in Long Beach, his hometown. Fans, family and friends of Nate came out to show their love … including Nate’s brother, Sam, and the LBC’s
Dubbed by her friends “the Kathy Griffin of fashion”, Wendy’s hilarious, occasionally poignant story of how she became – and has remained for 30 years – one of the most successful “fit” models in the country (that size 8 you’re wearing might very well be based on Wendy Stuart Kaplan’s figure), is told with a
Indie R&B/Pop singer/songwriter Ian Guerin is taking the indie music world by storm. His latest album “Irreplaceable,” released by Streetwalker Entertainment, spotlights influences from a vast range of genres including R&B, Soul, Gospel, Pop and Funk, also featuring songs that are reminiscent of music from the amazing musical decades of the past. Writing and performing since age 9, Guerin
In many ways The FMs had a 2019 a small indie band from Brooklyn could only dream about. They had a live performance in a feature film on Showtime, were named as one of Buzzfeed’s twenty bands to watch in 2020, and were asked to play a 10,000 person + festival in Pennsylvania. And yet
Thom Yorke has announced that he’ll perform a rare acoustic solo set at the London festival All Points East. He’ll open for Massive Attack (who invited him to play) on Sunday, May 24. The set will features performances of Yorke’s solo work as well as some Radiohead songs. See the full lineup below. Yorke released
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri will step down in September and be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, who used to work for the Finnish company and is the current CEO of energy group Fortum, Nokia said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO of Finnish utility company Fortum, poses after a