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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 …

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Ryan Hemsworth performs in virtual reality, a washing machine album and more in this week's music

Ryan Hemsworth feat. Kotomi: Surrounded In the music video for electronic dance track “Surrounded,” Ryan Hemsworth dons a spandex motion-capture suit, an Oculus Rift Gear VR and performs in an imagined world. Though he’s jamming out alone in “real life,” vocalist Kotomi and a bandmate support him on the virtual stage (set inside a cathedral that might be familiar for Assassin’s Creed players) and they’re …

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Róisín Murphy remixed, Animal Collective sings of Florida, Julian Casablancas' punk duet with Jehnny Beth and more in this week's music

Jehnny Beth + Julian Casablancas: Boy/Girl Julian Casablancas and Jehnny Beth of Savages rock out in their cover of an ’80s punk track from Danish band Sort Sol and American singer Lydia Lunch, “Boy/Girl.” It’s a fierce duet that’s rough around the edges, especially with Jehnny Beth’s half-howl, half-singing voice. Even the new music video is a nod to the original—the opening sequence, some body …