Blood Orange: Augustine

With a track like “Augustine” (and the accompanying video), it’s hard to think of things Blood Orange (aka Dev Hynes) can’t do. Off his just dropped album Freetown Sound (which features songs made in collaboration with Debbie Harry, Ta-Nehisi C, Carly Rae Jepsen and more), the song maintains Hynes’ signature soulful vocals and drum-and-piano instrumentation, but introduces what feels like a far more complex song …

Doppler Labs’ Here One Listening System

Wireless earbuds with adaptive, noise-controlling technology like you've never seen (or heard) before

Only a year ago, SF-based Doppler Labs (whose mission is to put a computer in every person’s ear) raised $635,189 on Kickstarter for their debut product Here Active Listening, a set of earbuds that allows wearers to alter sounds in the real world with a focus on real-time manipulation of music playing at a live concert. The brand has since shipped those products and today …

GRINDR’s Pride Week Art Party: SLUMBR

The social media service partnered with Visionaire for five one-off immersive installations

What, one may ask, does “black tie pajama” entail? That was a question on many guests’ minds as they prepared for an uncommon Pride party in NYC this weekend. SLUMBR, set at The Standard, High Line (within their now-iconic The Top of the Standard lounge, the rooftop terrace and across rooms on the 17th floor), saw social media service GRINDR once again partner with NYC-based …