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The song appears on her recent LP, What Now Brittany Howard appeared on The Tonight Show to showcase her recent single, “Prove It to You.” Performing with a live band and two back-up singers, the singer emphasized the psychedelic vibe of the track with smoke and a hazy rainbow backdrop. Howard released “Prove It to You” last month ahead of her new LP, What Now, which dropped last week. She described the single as “a fun four-on-the-floor dance track that makes you want to dance but at the same…

Back in the 1980s, Steve Reich abandoned writing for symphony orchestra, disheartened by conductors and classical musicians who simply didn’t get his uniquely challenging vibe. The opening concert in the Hallé’s three-day Reich mini festival was a chance to hear both 1985’s The Desert Music – the work that broke the camel’s back, so to speak – and 2018’s Music for Ensemble and Orchestra, the octogenarian composer’s bounce-back piece, encouraged by a new generation brought up on his intricate rhythms and distinctive sound…

Within three minutes of sitting down opposite Nadine Shah, the musician is trying to sell the house on the Kent coast she still shares with her ex-husband to me, or indeed anyone reading this. “No one wants it, so I’m going to try and make this article an advertisement for how Ramsgate is amazing,” she jokes.Shah is a singular force in British rock, as funny and charismatic in person as she is on stage and in song. The Tyneside songwriter’s atmospheric, tragicomedic post-punk songs tackle tough themes with an acid tongue,…

Many office workers have rejoiced in the ability to work from home in the post-pandemic years, but for those who miss the camaraderie of an office or coworking space, a startup called Groove lets people find coworking partners by the hour.Groove got its start, unsurprisingly, during the height of the pandemic-era lockdowns, when CEO Josh Greene and his cofounders were looking for a way to capture the experience of sitting alongside colleagues in a coworking space or coffee shop. They settled on an app where users can meet…

There was a moment when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seemed like the Republican Party’s best bet to move on from Donald Trump. That moment — on election night in November 2022 and in the few weeks beyond it — passed quickly. Trump used the spring of 2023 to re-coagulate and recover his dominant position in the party, with a little help from Manhattan Dist. Atty. Alvin Bragg and Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith.DeSantis hesitated, waiting 197 days after his massive reelection victory as Florida governor to…

January 10, 20243 min readThe evolution of beat perception likely unfolded gradually among primates, reaching its pinnacle in humansBy Henkjan Honing & The MIT Press ReaderNewborn baby participating in listening experiment. Credit: Eszter Rozgonyiné LányiIn 2009, my research group in Amsterdam, in collaboration with colleagues at the HUN-REN Research Center in Hungary, found that newborns possess the ability to discern a regular pulse — the beat — in music. It’s a skill that might seem trivial to most of us but that’s…

It’s really going down now. The Japanese channel for Atlus, atlustube, released a taste of the ‘reloaded’ versions of classic Persona 3 songs alongside some new music tracks for Persona 3 Reload. Released to promote the Limited Edition of Persona 3 Reload, Atlus previews some of its two-disc soundtrack. The video showcases returning classics like Mass Destruction, When the Moon’s Reaching Out Stars, and Living with Determination. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_YJZgD6x6I Meanwhile, samples for new songs exclusive to…

The mountain of merchandise revealed at San Diego Comic-Con this year included a couple of toys we wish we could un-see. Lego’s two foot-tall brick-built Chewbacca’s beady eyes are already a staple of our nightmares, and is soon to be joined by a growing Groot Hasbro that makes the character look like he’s being stretched out on a medieval torture device.Watch Chris Pratt and the Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Open Their Own ToysIn Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 we got to see Groot mature from a sassy teenager to a…

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsLow costBluetooth capabilityDecent sound qualityConsNo HDMIAwkward remoteLimited LED status lightOur VerdictThe Soundbar 75 is an impressive piece of budget audio kit for the price. By forgoing most smart features, and sticking with basic AV connections, Groov-e has managed to keep the cost down while still packing in capable sound. The Groov-e Soundbar 75 sounds better than it looks. That’s not to say it’s an eyesore, but given the budget price tag and basic ‘black box’ design, the…

Yamaha has tapped into the spirit of its low-power combustion-engine scooters for the funky design of a pair of U-framed urban electric rides called the Booster Easy ebike and Booster S-pedelec electric moped.Yamaha has been an ebike innovator for around three decades, and has built a solid reputation for quality and reliability. The Booster models "are designed to offer the today’s urban dwellers an easy, enjoyable and affordable way to move around their towns and cities with zero emissions," and join recent releases as…