This Day in Music History – October 16th

1951 – Little Richard held his first recording session in Atlanta, GA. 1954 – Elvis Presley made his first radio appearance on the “Louisiana Hayride.” 1965 – The Beatles were decorated with the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. 1966 – Joan Baez and 123 other anti-draft demonstrators were arrested for blocking the […]

There’s a Month left in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Tropical Season and Forecasters Warn More Storms are Brewing

Tropical storm ocean waves against Atlantic Coast

With over a month left in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific tropical season, AccuWeather meteorologists warn that more named storms could be brewing. As AccuWeather reports, while a tropical wind and rainstorm pounds mid-Atlantic and New England beaches with coastal flooding, beach erosion and gusty winds, another tropical storm spun up in the Atlantic Ocean. “At 5 […]

Microsoft Announces “the next step on our journey”

Microsoft sign outside of their HQ

Microsoft AI has just announced its first text-to-image generator, MAI-Image-1, designed and developed in-house. The tech giant, which recently announced its first in-house Microsoft AI models, called the new image generator “the next step on our journey.” As The Verge reports, Microsoft says it sought feedback from creative professionals in order to avoid “repetitive or generically-stylized outputs.” […]

Sandy Liang is Celebrates all things Girlhood with GAP

Exterior front of Gap store

Off the back of collaborations with Beats and Salomon, New York-based designer Sandy Liang is getting back in her clothing bag for Gap, and the new collab blends Liang’s signature girlhood-centric aesthetic with Gap’s classic silhouettes. As Hypebae reports, the new collaboration features the brand’s icons, seen through an entirely new lens. Including bow-detailed denim and playful outerwear, the collection […]

A Bottle of Bubbly from England has been Crowned Best Sparkling Wine in the World

Champagne bottle popping cork

The Champagne region in France is often considered the uncontested front-runner in the sparkling wine category, but at this year’s steeply competitive International Wine Challenge (IWC), a bottle of bubbly from outside the lauded French region was crowned the best sparkling wine in the world. As Food & Wine reports, Nyetimber, a renowned English sparkling wine producer, took home […]

Here are 4 Quick and Easy Theme Halloween Home Decorating Ideas You Can Get Done in a Pinch

Front door with pumpkin face design, porch and steps decorated with fall garland, bats and pumpkins

Whether you’re into natural cornstalks and scarecrows, smiling goblins or ghoulish zombies, Halloween offers an opportunity to pull out all the decorating stops! It’s hard to overdo Halloween; you could argue that the more decorations you have, the more protection from evil spirits — or tricksters — on All Hallow’s Eve. But at this point, […]

Sleep Token Blurs the Lines Between Metal and Pop on the Charts

Sleep Token’s genre-defying rise continues as their latest album Even in Arcadia not only smashed expectations on streaming platforms, but also claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 — a rare feat for a modern metal act. The album’s success isn’t just about numbers. Singles like “Emergence” broke into the Billboard Hot 100, […]

Old Dominion Riffs on Cars and Country: How Automobiles Fuel Their Music

Country powerhouse Old Dominion isn’t just revved up in the studio — they’re revving engines too. In a recent interview with Car and Driver, frontman Matthew Ramsey and guitarist Brad Tursi took fans on a ride through their automotive passions and explained how cars and country music share a poetic bond. Ramsey’s prized possession: a […]