Mount Kimbie: Made To Stray

Commander Chris Hadfield's "Space Oddity" and even more out-of-this-world tunes in our weekly music recap

Mount Kimbie, aka British electronic duo Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, has fast become one of the most respected modern alternative acts since the 2010 debut LP Crooks & Lovers. That album came out on the brilliant Hotflush Recordings, while the follow up Cold Spring Fault Less Youth (which is due on 27 May 2013) is set for release on the British institution that is …

Steve Mason: Monkey Minds In The Devil’s Time

Commander Chris Hadfield's "Space Oddity" and even more out-of-this-world tunes in our weekly music recap

Since the demise of The Beta Band almost 10 years ago, its lead singer Steve Mason has been steadily delivering music in the guise of King Biscuit Time and then, under his own name, he released Boys Outside in 2010. His new album, Monkey Minds In The Devil’s Time, sounds like it might just be his best work to date. Lyrically, there’s a sense that …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Beastie Boys' cover art, 1927 London on film, the $325,000 burger and more in our weekly look at the web

1. The $325,000 Burger Researchers in the Netherlands have been working tirelessly to create an entire hamburger’s worth of beef muscle tissue from laboratory incubators. An expensive process, the point of their efforts is to give legitimacy to the research, which is supported by animal rights and environmental groups who see vitro meat as a more sustainable and humane alternative to traditional husbandry. 2. Shanzhai …