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Orbit Radiate Pulse: The Videos
In October 2025, I discovered an app called Grok. It added a whole new layer to my creativity. At first, I used it for silly things, like making photos of my mom and me screaming at each other. It was really funny. But pretty quickly, I realized I could use Grok to bring my Gloria stories to life.
By Rick Henry Christopher about 23 hours ago in Beat
Why Actors Like Andreas Szakacs Are Stepping Into Production
From Interpreting Characters to Shaping Stories For many actors, the early years are focused entirely on craft — building emotional range, mastering technique, refining presence. That foundation remains essential. But storytelling decisions often happen long before cameras roll.
By Andreas Szakacs9 days ago in Beat
10 Dark Americana Tracks Brimming With Quiet Anguish
If you asked me to describe one of the 2020's most popular musical aesthetics, I'd immediately jump to the genre that conjures images of haunted churches, grimy trailer parks and tattered American flags wavering in the wind. This genre has a lot of labels, including slowcore, indie pop and Southern gothic, but I've always thought of it as "dark Americana."
By Kaitlin Shanks10 days ago in Beat
It's 2026. Songs Turning 10 This Year. Top Story - February 2026.
In 2016, we saw the rise of short form videos and what would lead to the birth of TikTok. We cannot forget the Snapchat filters no matter how cringe worthy some of them might have been. It was also the year in which the hit series Stranger Things debuted.
By Jasmine Aguilar12 days ago in Beat
Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
I first came across the name Gainsbourg when Charlotte’s dad Serge released “Je T’Aime . Moi Non-Plus” with Jane Birkin which was banned by the BBC for being too naughty. The music was quite pleasant but Serge was never bothered about stepping on moral toes, recording and releasing the song “Lemon Incest” with his daughter. There are several copies on Youtube if you want to investigate and it entered the French charts and number seven peaking at number two, It appeared on Serge’s album “Love on the Beat” in 1985 and Charlotte’s debut album “Charlotte Forever” in 1986.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 14 days ago in Beat
Playlist: shoegaze to blues
Spacecadetbloom – Playing Cards Going back more than 30 years, My Bloody Valentine were on the bill at the first gig I ever attended (in the glamourous surroundings of Whitley Bay Ice Rink, no less). I’d mostly gone to hear the Mary Chain, but MBV’s wall of dense, swirling sound made a huge, positive impression. Blur, the odd man out on that Rollercoaster tour, also made a huge impression, but sadly not a positive one.
By Andy Potts16 days ago in Beat
Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette released an alternative music masterpiece in 1995 called Jagged Little Pill and that was the year that Alternative music was really hot and the flannel fashion thing had just happened, i got this album and I loved it i was always sitting in my room listening to it because to me it was a fresh and exciting new sound that I had never heard before period I first saw the single hand in my pocket and the video for it on VH11 late night when it first came out. The premise of the you of the hand in my pocket video was some type of weird and strange black and white parade with Alanis Morissette dressed in a black and white suitDriving around singing her lyrics and stuff well interesting thingsWe're happening around her as she sang the lyrics to her songPeriod well I don't know what the song really meansI just know it was a really good song that I liked a lot everything about it was greatIt was very tongue-in-cheek andI still don't know what hand in my pocket really means but I'm willing to bet just you knowLayback and take things as it comes I guess and you know just go with the flow I mean I'm just spitballing here but that's the kind ofIdea I got from just listening to this songIn general.
By Revista Miko:XCI 21 days ago in Beat
Hot Topic
Hot Topic has had a great evolution in its existence period it began as a heavy metal store that catered to the heavy metal set in its Inception and then as musical trends went on it became something else period hence the name I think that's why the name of the store is Hot Topic because it always stays current andAnd yes it goes along with Trends but still in a good way. That's how you stay successful in business you go along with Trends and you stay current but all the while you stay true to who you are and what your originalBusiness model had been.
By Revista Miko:XCI 22 days ago in Beat
More Songs That Make Me Feel More Alive
It's been six years since I posted my article Songs That Make Me Feel Alive Again. The songs in that list certainly still hold up and serve as a time capsule for what I was dealing with and how I was feeling at that moment in time. But the best thing about music is that people keep making it. There's so much new music as well as old music that's new to me. It continues it's pursuit of filling and fueling me and making me feel emotions I can't even give names to. So, to honor my original article's fifth birthday (which I actually think is in September, but disregard), here are more songs that make me feel more alive. In no particular order...
By Raine Neal22 days ago in Beat
Playlist: Changing narratives
Amelia Coburn - Something Wild If you’ve been following these playlists from the start, you’ll know all about my enthusiasm for Amelia Coburn. Her See Saw, from the excellent 2024 album Between the Moon and the Milkman, featured in the first of these, and she continues to go from strength to strength.
By Andy Potts22 days ago in Beat
United States Smart Display Market is projected to exhibit a growth rate| (CAGR) of 17.59%. AI-Generated.
Overview: The United States smart display market has exhibited robust growth in recent years and is expected to continue expanding through the 2025–2033 forecast period. According to industry analysis, the market is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 17.6 % from 2025 to 2033, driven by rising demand for real-time monitoring tools, smart home integration, and advanced communication features built into these displays.
By Ashutosh Srivastava22 days ago in Beat
