Sound: Last News

As expansive and forward-pushing as rap can be, it’s equally, if not more, steeped in comfort and familiarity. Almost as quickly as trends are set, they become played out.

Concordia University have created a device which turns liquid into plastic using sound waves.The method, called Direct Sound Printing (DSP), makes it possible to create shapes underneath the skin that would previously require intensive surgery, such as cochlear implants for the hearing impaired or a new nose. Patients just need to be injected with a small amount of plastic resin.

Clairo and Holly Humberstone have had to pull out of this year’s Primavera Sound, with new names added to the line-up.Primavera Sound is being held across two weekends in Barcelona this year, with a number of acts having to pull out due to COVID-related issues.Last week, The Strokes announced they were unable to perform at the festival’s first weekend due to a band member testing positive (Tame Impala then paid tribute at the festival with a ‘Last Nite’ cover), but are still set to appear for weekend two on Friday night (June 10) as it stands.Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers have also pulled out of weekend two, with the festival now formally announcing that cancellation, along with Clairo, Holly Humberstone and Tainy.Replacing them will be Mura Masa, Chet Faker, Hurray For The Riff Raff and Ferran Palau, the festival announced.See the fully updated line-up for the festival’s second weekend below.A post shared by Primavera Sound (@primavera_sound)Another act playing weekend two at Primavera Sound is Run The Jewels, who had to cancel a gig in Birmingham last night (June 7) due to El-P contracting laryngitis. It’s not clear yet whether he will recover in time to perform in Barcelona.After the opening day of the festival’s first weekend (June 2), Primavera apologised for “problems” amid a number of complaints from attendees about large queues for bars, lack of access to water despite high temperatures, and overcrowded stages.Attendees took to social media to raise complaints, with one fan saying: “I’ve been going to Primavera almost yearly for over a decade and last night was the worst I’ve ever seen it in terms of organisation.

before his Hell In A Cell match, so when the WWE confirmed he was still participating in his high-profile bout against Seth Rollins, some questioned if the injury was faked as part of a storyline. Suffice to say that any Peacock Premium subscribers who had doubts changed their tunes quickly upon seeing the nasty and discolored bruising from Rhodes’ swollen pec, as well as the plainly apparent pain he endured during what is already being viewed as one of his most iconic matches.

Primavera Sound festival organizers have apologised for problems with bar services on the first day of the event. The three-day festival, which takes place in Barcelona, Spain, features a line-up including Tame Impala, Gorillaz, Charli XCX, and Tyler, The Creator. However, the first day of the festival was marred by many festivalgoers taking to Twitter to complain of overcrowding, a lack of access to water, key travel lanes being open only to VIPs, and hour-long queues to get served at the bar.

Remember how carefree you were as a child, living in the moment and finding joy in every day? Adulthood takes a toll on our health and wellbeing but, says child psychologist Dr Amanda Gummer, “Connecting to our inner child is great for both our physical and mental health. “Keeping curious and doing things just for fun helps life-long learning, while working on your fitness and flexibility could add years to your life. “See the world through a child’s eye and you’ll enjoy the benefits of a more active and fulfilling life, no matter how old you are!” Bend it like baby Bet you recall a time when you could so easily touch your toes and curl up very small? As we age, we lose these abilities, but, says wellbeing and fitness expert Sara Picken-Brown (sarapickenbrown.com), it’s vital to maintain them as adults.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds played Primavera Sound Festival last night (June 4) and dedicated a song to Cave’s two sons.Before performing ‘I Need You’, from 2016’s ‘Skeleton Tree’, Nick Cave told the crowd “This is a song I want to dedicate to my two boys, Luke and Earl. They’re probably over there waiting for Bauhaus to begin.”“Hang on, is my hair alright,” he joked after the emotional performance, before performing ‘Waiting For You’ from 2019’s ‘Ghosteen‘.Yesterday’s show was only the second gig Nick Cave has played since the death of his son Jethro Lazenby, after The Bad Seeds headlined Northside Festival earlier this week. Jethro passed away at the start of May at the age of 31.

Bleachers have alerted fans that, due to members of touring party coming down with COVID-19, both of their upcoming shows in London have been postponed, and their slot at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona has been cancelled.The Jack Antonoff-led group were due to play at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Tuesday June 7 and Wednesday 8. These shows have now been rescheduled to Saturday September 3 and Sunday 4, respectively.

Tame Impala have covered The Strokes‘ 2001 hit ‘Last Nite’ during their headline set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, after the latter were unable to perform at the festival due to a band member testing positive for COVID-19.The cover was performed as the first song of the encore on Thursday night (June 2). It marked the first time Tame Impala had performed the song, and frontman Kevin Parker indicated it would be the last when introducing it, saying: “Probably never again.

The Strokes have announced they will be cancelling their headline set at Primavera Sound Festival due to a COVID-19 infection within their camp.The band were due to close the Friday night of the festival (June 3) but Caribou will now be taking The Strokes’ place, with Mogwai filling the gap left by Caribou.Taking to Twitter, Primavera wrote: “We have tried everything. We wanted The Strokes to be at Primavera Sound Barcelona this weekend but you can’t always get what you want.”“Since we heard about the cancellation of the band’s concert in Boston on May 28, we have been in contact with the band to see how the festival could help make their concert happen.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentA group of prominent Algerian film directors is launching an alarm over the de-facto cancellation of the country’s national film fund which they say puts Algerian cinema “at risk of death.”In an open letter to Algerian culture minister Malika Bendouda, the North African country’s filmmakers are lamenting that they “see no future for our films” after the government support scheme called the National Fund for the Development of the Arts and Techniques of Cinema (Fdatic) was scrapped by last year by the government.The culture ministry has given Algeria’s film community vague assurances that this fund would be replaced by another support scheme which however has not materialized. Nor has the minister replied to several previous, less clamorous, requests for clarification about the future of what is considered a crucial driver for local filmmaking.

Washington D.C. singer, producer, and DJ Davon Bryant, aka dreamcastmoe, has signed to Ghostly International’s Spectral Sound.

Japanese Breakfast was joined by Wilco‘s Nels Cline during her set at Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts, over the weekend.The musical moniker of Michelle Zauner, Japanese Breakfast welcomed Cline onstage towards the end of the set, to help in playing ‘Posing For Cars’ from her 2021 LP ‘Jubilee’. During the song, the Wilco guitarist shredded his way through a masterful guitar solo, captured by fans in the audience.“Nels Cline just ripped a fucking solo on my fucking song,” Japanese Breakfast shared on social media, later returning the favour for the rock outfit and joining them onstage for ‘Jesus, Etc.’.

Phillip Schofield was forced to cut a segment short on This Morning on Monday after the show experienced sound issues.The 60 year old and co-host Holly Willoughby, 41, had been watching gardening guru and influencer Daisy Payne, 24, speak to fellow floral enthusiasts about a giant flower arrangement shaped in the silhouette of the Queen at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. As viewers were about to get an insight into the impressive piece made in honour of the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee, the sound through the transmission could be heard cutting out — leaving Phillip with no choice but to stop the segment.

Addie Morfoot ContributorFollowing Doc10 Film Festival’s opening night screening of “The Janes” on May 19, several original members The Jane Collective — an underground abortion clinic led by women in the pre-Roe v. Wade era — urged audience members to take to the streets and get focused on protecting women’s reproductive rights, now believed to be at risk with a new Supreme Court ruling in the works.“The fight is not over,” said Marie Leaner, a former Jane. “It’s only just begun.”“The Janes” is one of 10 docus that will screen during the four-day Chicago-based festival.

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Santigold has shared a new single ‘High Priestess’, on which she said she was looking for “the future sound of punk rock” – scroll down the page to hear it now.The track marks the artist’s first solo release since her 2018 mixtape ‘I Don’t Want: The Gold Fire Sessions’.‘High Priestess’ started life as a collaboration between Ray Brady and Boyz Noize, according to the star. Psymun and Gayngs’ Ryan Olson joined the mix as the song grew.“I had started working on this beat and I didn’t have anything in mind for a topic, I just knew I wanted to do a sort of rap punk song (as dangerous as that sounds),” Santigold said in a statement.

Kim Kardashian has been accused by fans of changing her California accent to sound more like that of her Staten Island-raised boyfriend, Pete Davidson. In a clip from a recent episode of her family’s new Hulu show, The Kardashians, Kim, 41, can be heard speaking to her mother, Kris Jenner and friends (and partners), Simon Huck and Phil Riportella.The group were discussing Kim’s sister Kourtney’s upcoming wedding to Blink-182 drummer, Travis Barker, and Kim joked about her own experience with marriage after she's been wed three times.

Rosmarie Trapp, the daughter of Georg and Maria von Trapp — the couple whose family inspired The Sound of Music, has died.The family of the Austrian singer shared the sad news via an Instagram post on Saturday.The post featured two photos of her and said that she 'passed away peacefully on Friday evening at the age of 93; she was in the presence of loved ones all day long.' Sad news: Rosmarie Trapp, the daughter of Georg and Maria von Trapp — the couple whose family inspired The Sound of Music, has diedThe first of two images showed the musician wearing a blue windbreaker and white helmet as she posed on a bike.The two-wheeler had a basket secured to the handle bars at the front, and she held onto them while smiling. Rosmarie's white hair spilled out of her protective headgear and she teamed her look with a long skirt, tube socks, and sneakers.The family statement continued, 'Her kindness, generosity, and colorful spirit were legendary, and she had a positive impact on countless lives.' Statement:The family of the Austrian singer shared the sad news via an Instagram post on SaturdayHer loved one -Johannes, Lynne, Kristina, and Sam von Trapp - asked fans to 'Please respect our family’s privacy as we take time to process this loss, and prepare to celebrate the life of an amazing woman.'The caption ended: 'We believe the best way to recognize Rosmarie is to demonstrate the same selfless kindness and generosity that she exemplified daily.'The post was liked by over 1,800 of theTrapp Family Lodge's 21,000 followers.

"Her kindness, generosity, and colorful spirit were legendary, and she had a positive impact on countless lives."Please respect our family’s privacy as we take time to process this loss, and prepare to celebrate the life of an amazing woman."We believe the best way to recognize Rosmarie is to demonstrate the same selfless kindness and generosity that she exemplified daily."Rosmarie’s family was inundated with support as other social media users took to the post’s comments section to pay their tributes.Girakofi commented: “So sorry for your loss.“Sending condolences to the whole Von Trapp family.”Annamaria.antal7 added: “Please accept my deepest condolences. I feel privilaged to have met her and called her my friend.“She had an impact on countless lives, including mine.“Forever grateful to this wonderful lady.

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