science fiction

Many people associate NFTs with digital images used as valuable collectibles. For this reason, NFTs are similar to physical artworks or collectibles, which are exchanged because of their value in the collector market. However, NFTs are also an important link in the growing sphere of what is commonly called the metaverse. Read more: Warner Music […]

They are horror’s sole survivors—the women who take on deadly monsters, masked killers and terrifying aliens on their own terms. From Halloween’s Laurie Strode to Scream’s Sidney Prescott, the final girl has been a staple of horror movies since the early 1970s.  An alternately empowering and problematic character, the final girl, as defined by author […]

Stephen King is one of the most popular and prolific authors in history. As of this writing, the man who reinvented horror for a generation has over 200 novels, novellas and short stories in print. With over 50 of his works adapted for TV and film so far, there’s still plenty more King for Hollywood […]

“Manifest,” the first real song (after the spoken-word piece “A Brief History Of The Future”) on sci-fi modern-rock outfit Starset’s new album, is both a call to adventure and a mission statement. Frontman Dustin Bates’ vocal prowess is richly melodic and in the present without having to resort to going alien Cookie Monster on us. […]

As a civilization, we’ve come too far along to just require our bands to be able to simply “rock out, man.” Sci-fi rockers Starset realize this, which is why the term “half gestures” isn’t in their vocabulary. Anticipation is high for the release of their new album DIVISIONS and it’s more than just empty hype. Frontman/chief […]

Last year, a mysterious interstellar object known as Oumuamua passed through outer space. Now, two scientists at Harvard are hypothesizing that the celestial body may have been an alien probe as opposed to just a simple asteroid. Read more: Billie Joe Armstrong reacts to Vince Staples’ Green Day-ish album art The object shot past our Sun […]

[Photos by: Warner Bros., The Verge/YouTube] Nokia is getting nostalgic with the reintroduction of their 8110 slider phone, a distinct piece of mid-'90s technology made eternal by an appearance in the Wachowskis' sci-fi blockbuster The Matrix. Are you ready to follow the white rabbit with a Neo-style, throwback cellphone? Read more: Will the iPhone X […]

When Brand New's long-awaited fifth album Science Fiction was first announced, we all clamored to pre-order the limited edition vinyl version from the band's label, Procrastinate! Music Traitors. The album was released on Aug. 17, and the limited vinyl version was initially expected to arrive in October. Now, with the Halloween month just a few […]

Brand New's Science Fiction is climbing it's way back up the charts, re-entering the top 10 on both the Sales Plus Streaming chart and the Building Album Sales chart.  Read more: Brand New confirm their end will be in 2018 Science Fiction came as the band's fifth studio album and their first release in eight years. Upon it's […]

[Photos by: Jared Leto/Instagram, Know Your Meme] Actor and Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto says he's still in talks to do Tron 3, the sequel to 2010's Tron: Legacy that was previously reported as canceled by Disney. (So far, there's been no comment from Tron Guy!) Read more: Jared Leto to play Hugh […]

Brand New's latest album Science Fiction may have released in August, but fans are still waiting patiently for the “very limited” vinyl version to arrive at their homes.  Read more: Brand New’s full-length albums, ranked by you The fifth album was originally announced via the band's own label, Procrastinate! Music Traitors, and fans have been […]

This weekend marked the launch of the first ever High And Low Festival in San Bernardino, California with an incredible lineup that included Tegan and Sara, Death Cab For Cutie, Best Coast and more with Brand New coming in as the festival's big headliner. The timing couldn't be better with Brand New's latest album Science Fiction hitting […]

Brand New are an anomaly. The band defy all “standard” business savvy, yet continue to succeed and grow far beyond most contemporaries. Their fifth studio album Science Fiction skyrocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard charts without any press release, marketing campaign, interviews, radio play, music videos or really anything that would resemble a “traditional […]

[Photos by: Keeahtay Lewis, Thobias Fäldt, Brandon Sloter] Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly is discussing the impact of Brand New's Science Fiction on a new episode of the Vinyl Me, Please podcast. Check out what Rickly has to say about the album, and hear the podcast, below. Read more: There's a Brand New “countdown” and fans have […]

By Jackson Simmons, Little Image The first time I was exposed to Brand New was while watching Brianna Hunt, a musician who operates under the name Many Rooms, cover “Jesus Christ” at a show. Something resonated within me during that performance. At the time, I wasn’t even aware it was a cover, but after eventually […]