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... a monthly column of five topics from the worlds of music, dance, life, art, & culture ...  music According to electronic beats, "in the last few years, DJs and producers have been sublimating their societal anxieties into blood-curdling vocals, grating distortion, and pummeling blast beats." dance Westworld introduces a collection of short films by Wonderbound, set to take the place of its annual fundraising gala, to include a projection mapping performance piece set to the Gasoline Lollipops song "Fast Train." life EarthSky shows us that "for the first time, astronomers have detected a planet orbiting a white dwarf star. If further confirmed, the discovery shows that some planets could survive the destruction of their sun-like stars, and some might even remain potentially habitable" art Gizmodo reviews the latest solo exhibition of Scott Lis...

... a monthly column of five topics from the worlds of  music, dance, life, art, & culture ...  music OneEDM presents a discussion with Birmingham-born Daisy Guttridge about her music career during youth, previous tours, new music available, and upcoming plans. dance Crosscut takes a look at some choreographers are getting creative with their virtual performances in Seattle, during the ongoing physically distancing requirement. life Inverse predicts that information is the fifth element, according to a a new theoretical study, and it holds the potential of inducing a worldwide crisis if ignored. art The Guardian explores a different take on adapting, related to recent exhibition detailing the story of electronic music and its wild cast of characters including Kraftwerk, Jeff Mills, Frankie Knuckles, Aphex Twin and Jean-Michel Jarre, who has loaned objects from hi...

... a monthly column presenting five random topics of interest associated with the underlying themes of the site ... music . dance . life . art . culture ...  music El Búho and Chancha Vía Circuito continue their exploration of the fusion of electronic music and traditional Argentina sounds of cumbia villera in their recent four-song EP "Pleamar."   The downtempo experience mixes wooden claves, stell pans, panpipes,Andean harps, sounds of jungle foliage and native birdsong to warm the soul. dance Talia Favia seizes the opportunity to increase production and deepen her choreographic creativity not by finding the right person, but trusting instincts and creating space within her soul.  The process enables her to continue to be a part of a variety of dance productions  around the world. life A new study titled " Association of Neighborhood Disadvantage in Childhood With DNA ...

... a monthly column presenting five random topics of interest associated with the underlying themes of the site ... music . dance . life . art . culture ...  music A through thoughts on the influence of electronic music and the relative impact in shaping game development and player experience .  Skrillex Quest stands out as an overt example in the article, with other discussions towards Grand Theft Auto V and a few others. dance Dancing alone comes naturally for many people, but more suffer from a self-conscious state that prevent their fully letting go.  A few thoughts from " How to Dance Alone " might just help one get back to that self-contained and carefree mindset of physical expression. life A new study examines the magnitude of human impact on the natural world , and explains how "close to 50 billion years of cumulative evolutionary history worldwide is ...

... a monthly column presenting five random topics of interest associated with the underlying themes of the site ... music . dance . life . art . culture ...  music The Library of Congress recently launched Citizen DJ , a project by Brian Foo developed during his time as an Innovator-in-Residence at the Library of Congress. Inviting the public to create music using the Library’s public audio and moving image collections, the Library hopes listeners can discover items in the Library's vast collections that they likely would never have known existed.  It is an immersive experience quickly increasing in popularity around the world recently, but has been used in a lot of gaming systems over the last couple of years. dance Limitations on life open new possibilities for the exploration of accessible classes, projects, and performances across the globe. Ten professional dancers share their insight on what is worki...

... a monthly column presenting five random topics of interest associated with the underlying themes of the site ... music . dance . life . art . culture ...  music The Groove Cartel  examines the recent trend towards 8D audio aka Spatial Sound, which enables a listener to  appreciate a variety of sounds coming from different directions.  It is an immersive experience quickly increasing in popularity around the world recently, but has been used in a lot of gaming systems over the last couple of years. dance Cultural dances of indigenous people across North America are usually more of a community experience best served "live."  All that is quickly changing as the pow- wow reaches out across the digital divide to offer  the world community emotional support. life As of April 1, 2020, nearly 4,000 people infected with Covid-19 aka coronavirus have died in the United S...

... a monthly column presenting five random topics of interest associated with the underlying themes of the site ... music . dance . life . art . culture ...  music The Wall of Sound is the latest project from the Warsaw-based collective panGenerator, enabling audiences to interact with their own voice recording through infinite variations.  The interaction of light, sound, samplers and sequencers evolves over time too, bringing new voices and new sequences into the mix. dance Zebrafish brain development never looked quite so interesting, until Antonia Groneberg's depiction won the prize this year in an annual contest hosted by Science and American Association for the Advancement of Science.  The winners were only just announced for all categories, along with video of the interpretations . life Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler examine the dawn of a new age for human life , suggesting that ...

... a monthly column presenting five random topics of interest associated with the underlying themes of the site ... music . dance . life . art . culture ...  music Lulu Garcia-Navaro gets a primer straight from Detroit on what to listen for in Deep House, along with a little history of electronic music.  The story includes several samples from some of the greats and look at the influence the music holds on the world of today. dance A One-Reeler Film set to glitchy electronica by Radiohead's Thom Yorke , choreographed by Damien Jalet, featuring actress Dajana Roncione and the  Swedish Göteborgs Operans dance company.  It is fantastic story of anxiety and romance across 15 minutes available now on NetFlix . life An examination of recent findings from the University of Technology in Gothenburg , published in Science Advances , suggesting that cellular membranes on Titan would be inverted, immobile,a...

Branches ignite after falling across power lines, during a recent ice storm in Kansas City. ... a monthly column presenting five random topics of interest associated with the underlying themes of the site ... music . dance . life . art . culture ...  music On the evening of the anticipated release date of the forthcoming album Guiding Light, and while on tour in support of the same , iconic trance producer/DJ Paul van Dyk will be taking folks on a sonic journey  at Club Europe in St. Louis at the end of of January. dance "... [ Metal ] embodies the concept of one world spilling into another with explosive energy," with five dancers and eight metal-heads, traditional throat singing, modern dance, and underground metal, against a backdrop of unique and distinct cultures. life Peter Vickers, Associate Professor in Philosophy of Science at Durham University, suggests that if we discover evidence of alien life, we prob...