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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are back with a new album. Wild God, the follow-up to Ghosteen, arrives August 30, and you can hear the title track below. Cave and Warren Ellis, who released the interim album Carnage in 2021, produced the new LP, with David Fridmann on mixing duties. Colin Greenwood—Radiohead bassist and sometime Cave touring bandmate—and guitarist Luis Almau are billed as additional performers on the LP. Scroll down to see the tracklist and cover art.Cave said in press materials, “There’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves…

New data provided by Discogs has revealed that Daft Punk‘s ‘Random Access Memories‘ has become the “most collected release”. READ MORE: Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ at 10: how it became the era’s most hyped album In a new report by the music release database, the original 2013 2xLP vinyl pressing of the French electronic duo’s – comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel – fourth and final album together has been catalogued in roughly 68,000 Discogs users’ record collections. The report was released in celebration of Discogs’ reaching a milestone of 750million catalogued records in the Discogs Collection Tool. In 2019,…

A group of 41 state attorneys general are demanding that Meta step up its support services for users who have been victims of hacks and account takeovers. “We refuse to operate as the customer service representatives of your company,” the group writes in a letter addressed to Meta’s chief legal officer. “We request Meta take immediate action and substantially increase its investment in account takeover mitigation tactics, as well as responding to users whose accounts were taken over.”The letter, which was first by Wired, pushes Meta to deal with an issue that has long been a source of frustration to…

Poco seems to be gearing up to unveil the Poco X6 Neo in India soon. The Xiaomi sub-brand on Wednesday (March 6) shared a teaser on its social media handle to offer hints about the arrival of the Poco X6 Neo in the country without confirming the exact name or launch date. The Poco X6 Neo is tipped to come as a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 13R Pro that debuted in China in November last year. The upcoming handset is expected to run on a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC.Through an X post, Poco announced the launch of a…

It has been a Mississippi minute since viewers of the Katori Hill-created P-Valley have enjoyed the Starz drama gracing their TV screens on a Sunday night at 10. With the show’s last episode of P-Valley Season 2 airing on August 14, 2022, its absence has left a big hole in the hearts of committed viewers. P-Valley’s time away from the silver screen is thanks to a lawsuit claiming that P-Valley’s premise was taken from another creative in the industry, in addition to the WGA and SAG strikes.  Since so much time has passed, a refresher on…

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 15, 2024 in New York City. Brendan McDermid | Getty ImagesA growing number of Republican National Committee members believe its campaign arm should help pay mounting legal bills for former President Donald Trump, a move that could strain the party’s ability to financially support other candidates in the 2024 election.RNC Committeeman Solomon Yue, who is from Oregon, told CNBC he believes “more than a majority” of members are in favor of helping offset the bills from Trump’s lawyers in four pending criminal cases,…

WASHINGTON — A company developing cislunar navigation systems has won a grant to test its technology on an upcoming commercial lunar lander mission. Rhea Space Activity announced March 6 it won a $750,000 NASA grant through the agency’s TechFlights solicitation to fly two of its Jervis Autonomy Module (JAM) units on a lunar lander mission led by Draper scheduled to launch in 2026. The JAM units will be installed on two spacecraft that will operate in lunar orbit, serving as communications relays for the APEX 1.0 lander that ispace U.S. will design and operate for the Draper-led mission to the…

New Orleans is at greater risk of further floods than we thought because of ground subsidenceWilliam A. Morgan/Shutterstock Sea levels are rising faster than expected in coastal cities in the US, largely due to land sinking as a result of the extraction of underground water and fossil fuels. That means, by 2050, up to 518,000 extra people living in these areas could be at risk of significant flooding, if adequate defences aren’t in place. Coastal cities often experience subsidence – the gradual sinking of land over time. One of the biggest drivers of this is the extraction of resources from…

Battle for the skies: US insists GMT and TMT telescopes must vie for funding – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

I’ll give you a plot and you tell me which 2023 film I’m referring to: A wide-eyed waif who lives in a technicolor world gains sentience and leaves on an existential odyssey that exposes her to the inequalities of a modern society. If you answered Poor Things, you’re right. If you answered Barbie, you’re also right. Both films have been applauded as expert examples of empowering parables about the adversities of being a woman. However, their critiques of capitalism and patriarchy —packaged in delicious pastels and tightly wrapped with a coquettish bow, and delivered with a cutesy wink—are ultimately shallow.…

Despite evidence that traditional deodorants are relatively safe, natural deodorants are very much on trend, and for a variety of reasons. Because they are formulated sans harmful chemicals, they’re the ideal choice for those with allergies, sensitivities or those looking to tamp down on toxicity in general. Like getting rid of your ex, the best natural deodorants for men are a safe bet. Another benefit of many natural deodorants is the ability to neutralize bacteria on the skin by working with the body’s detoxification process and optimizing the skin’s pH. This helps to fix odor and sweating problems instead of…

If you’re going to spend a lot of money on a pair of shoes, it certainly softens the blow when they’re shoes that have stood the test of time and that even celebrities love. In this instance, that celebrity is Sophie Turner, and the shoes are Manolo Blahnik Maysale Mules. In case you’re not familiar, here’s a little backstory about the Maysale mules: They were first created in 1991 when Isaac Mizrahi approached the brand to create a shoe with a pilgrim buckle for his runway show. 33 years later, the iconic style is still one of the most popular…

After hearing their voices on the Big Bang Theory spinoff, two actors from the original series will be appearing in the Young Sheldon series finale. Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik will be reprising their Big Bang Theory roles as Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler, respectively, in the Young Sheldon series finale airing Thursday, May 16 at 8/7c on CBS (and streaming on Paramount+). Any further details are being kept under wraps. Parsons and Bialik last appeared on screen together in the Big Bang Theory series finale in May 2019 (pictured above). Parsons is an executive producer on and narrates Young Sheldon. Bialik has provided…

Copper plates on wagons ready for onward shipping at the Mufulira refinery, operated by Mopani Copper Mines Plc, in Mufulira, Zambia, on Friday, May 6, 2022.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesKoBold Metals, a mining startup backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is bullish on the discovery potential of some of the most sought-after energy transition metals.It comes shortly after the Silicon Valley-based metals exploration company announced the rare discovery of a vast copper deposit in Zambia.Josh Goldman, president of KoBold Metals, told CNBC that the firm’s investors were thrilled by the discovery, particularly at a time when the mining…

Wu Qing, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, answers a question at a press conference during the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 6, 2024. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s top securities regulator vowed to “strictly” crack down on market manipulators, while stating that protecting small investors was a “core task.”Ensuring fairness, especially in a market dominated by smaller investors, is the regulator’s core task, said Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, on…

Mustafa, the Toronto artist formerly known as Mustafa the Poet, is back with another new song and news that he’s signed to Jagjaguwar. “Imaan” is a tender love song between two people in search of God and purpose. Helping to establish that dynamic is Snoh Aalegra, who adds guest vocals to the song. Watch the self-directed video, which stars Imaan Hammam and includes creative direction from Ramy Youssef, below.In a statement, Mustafa further elaborated on the making of “Imaan,” stating, “It’s about longing for all that we don’t have evidence of. Two Muslims journeying through their love of borderless Western…

NCT Dream have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘The Dream Show 3: Dream( )scape’ world tour, with concerts in Asia, Europe, the US and more. NCT Dream’s 2024 ‘The Dream Show 3: Dream( )scape’ world tour currently features 17 shows across Asia, with concerts in nine different cities. The Latin America, US and Europe legs of the tour will be revealed on May 8. ‘The Dream Show 3: Dream( )scape’ will kick off with a three-date concert on May 2 in Seoul, South Korea. In the same month, the K-pop boyband will also play two shows each in the Japanese cities…

Elon Musk, who sued OpenAI for violating its non-profit mission and chasing profits, allegedly wanted the organization to merge with Tesla when it was starting to plan its transition into a for-profit entity in order to accomplish its goals. Well, either that or get full control of the company, OpenAI said in a blog post. The organization responded to Musk’s lawsuit by publishing old emails from 2015 to 2018 when he was still involved in its operations.When OpenAI introduced itself to the world back in 2015, it announced that it had $1 billion in funding. Apparently, Musk was the one…