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Ballet gets futuristic in a new Chemical Brothers video, Shamir covers soon-to-be tourmates Duran Duran, Flume + Vince Staples and more in new music

The Chemical Brothers feat. Beck: Wide Open Building upon the thoughtful, at times haunting vocals we’ve come to expect from Beck, The Chemical Brothers’ track “Wide Open” from 2015’s Born In The Echoes delivers potent melody. The newly released accompanying music video makes a statement of its own. What commences as a beautiful dance performance by ballerina Sonoya Mizuno shifts into a surreal, science-fiction-like art …

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A tribute to the Eagles' Glenn Frey, plus new music from Thomas Cohen, !!! and Fake Laugh in our musical round-up

Thomas Cohen: Bloom Forever Five-piece rock band S.C.U.M called it quits in 2013 (after the release of just one album in 2011) so members could pursue solo projects. Lead singer Thomas Cohen had begun writing solo material—releasing the single “Honeymoon” along the way—and is now ready to offer the collection of songs to the world. It’s significant to note that during the writing process, the …

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Juan Wauters gets beaten up, Kelsey Lu serenades with cello and remembering David Bowie this week in music

David Bowie: Starman While the world mourned the passing of David Bowie earlier this week, it’s difficult to comprehend that he was—in fact—mortal. With a career that crossed six decades and a mesmerizing ever-evolving sound and aesthetic, Bowie had (in his own words) “a repulsive need to be something more than human,” which is all too accurate. With “Starman”—a late addition to 1972’s The Rise …