Consequence of Sound — The veteran stage actor passed away from natural causes in St. Marys, Ontario. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Roger Ebert succumbed to cancer in 2013, but the film festival that bears his name celebrates its 20th anniversary this week at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Ill. “Ebertfest started off as a birthday party for HAL 9000, the computer from �... more info

XLR8R — Red Bull Music Academy alum and keyboardist Niels Broos released the Niels Broos EP last month on LA-based imprint Alpha Pup. The release is Broos' first solo title and collects music recorded over the last two years. The writing process began in a t... more info

Guardian Music — RR regular AngryIrishPunk gives us his choices from last week's thread on songs without chorusesThis week's RR topic generated a great deal of discussion, as various regulars debated those age-old philosophical questions: "Who are we? Why are we here... more info

Metalsucks — Despite the fact that their moniker promises that the band will leave you the fuck alone, djeathstep outfit Motionless in White have released a new song, “Devil’s Night.” It basically sounds like Meshuggah, Slipknot, and HAL 9000 had a baby; i... more info

Soul Sides — I originally meant to write this as a dedication to Burt Bacharach, having recently prepped a mix for the Burt Bacharach Tribute night at Devil’s Pie. I was running behind (as I often do these days) but today, Hal David died. I’m sure someone... more info

Altsounds — *I AM A CAMERA* are performing live at Church Gone Wild at The Registry in Portsmouth on Thursday October 27th. Inspired by the likes of John Carpenter / 'Assault On Precinct 13', Robert Mapplethorpe, Spike Jonze, Brian Duffy and HAL from Â... more info

Altsounds — I AM A CAMERA are performing live at Underbelly in Hoxton on Wednesday October 12th. Inspired by the likes of John Carpenter / 'Assault On Precinct 13', Robert Mapplethorpe, Spike Jonze, Brian Duffy and HAL from “2001:Space OdysseyÂÂ�... more info

Altsounds — The Pack a.d. release their brand new long player, Unpersons, today and they are celebrating by christening their brand new touring van HAL and hitting the road for the next few months to support it. Don't miss the loving homage to Gary Numan's "Car... more info

Totally Fuzzy — From my SoundCloud inbox... "Hello, My name is Tei. I'm a Korean Native - Nu Disco with a hint of Shoegaze kinda guy - who likes to make music, and share it :) I've found some great music through your blog and I would like to thank you for that. ... more info