Andrea Koporova, a photographer who focuses on surreal photography based out of Vienna, Austria, has released a stunning series named Formation. The series contains some vivid, dream-like visuals that feel sharp to the eye, yet are aesthetically pleasing.
Find more work by Andrea Koporova here.
When analyzing all the gaming consoles that have ever been made, Nintendo 64 is the most controversial one. We all remember N64 games because of the captivating gameplay they gave to us. Though the gaming console is not offered for sale anymore, its extensive library of games is still alive. Moreover, its legendary titles are regarded as the best solution for those who adore retro gaming. And you can still enjoy the gameplay if you download N64 ROMs for free from our website. N64 ROMs download and a suitable emulator are the must-have tools that allow you to enjoy the gameplay on absolutely any device.
In this comprehensive post, we’ll demonstrate how to enjoy retro gaming on any modern device, and show how to download N64 emulator ROMs and finally start playing your favorite Nintendo games that many years ago were stored on cartridges.
Those who wish to play some old classic games today, know for sure that retrogaming is impossible without two mandatory tools – Nintendo 64 ROMs and the emulating program. These tools allow us to experience some happy moments this video game console gave to you when you were a kid.
Many years ago, all the games were stored on cartridges. But the gaming console is not offered for sale anymore. Therefore, if you don’t have an old device at hand, you won’t be able to enjoy the gameplay. Today, N64 emulator games are stored on so-called ROM files – a copy of Nintendo 64 cartridge-based game titles that you can download right away from this website. They allow you to alive your favorite game characters even today, in the 21st century.
But besides ROMs, you also need a powerful emulating program that enables you to run ROMs on your smartphone, computer, or tablet. An emulator is a mandatory component of retrogaming. Their main goal is to open these ROM files on your device. Luckily, the modern software market is overloaded with an extensive set of powerful emulators. You can use the following tools:
All of them are easily configurable and there’s no need to install BIOS files separately. However, first, you need to check the characteristics of this program. Some of them are designed to meet the needs of Mac users, whereas others are developed only for Windows.
Our website is a repository of the most legendary N64 ROMs. After you download a suitable emulating program, you need to choose what games you are eager to play. We offer a broad selection of cool retro game titles, such as:
Here’s a comprehensive guide on what you should do to get a chosen N64 ROM:
That’s all! After this, you should unzip your file and open it via an emulator. Stunning audio and video effects are guaranteed.
If you are a fan of this gaming console and wish to jump into the adventures of your favorite gaming character, this post might come in handy. Follow these directions and finally start playing!
What are classic games? As generally conceived, a game can be called a classic, if it’s at least five years old and should be recognized by the majority of gamers as having a lasting value and being of high-quality. It goes without saying that the titles created for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), also known as Family Computer (famicom) in Japan, definitely have the highest standard against which other similar games are judged. No wonder, even presently, many gamers download emulators and NES ROMs to play on their modern machines. Not only do they want to re-experience the happy childhood moments, but also become part of the gaming history period which is rightly considered golden.
If you also craving to reunite with Kirby, Mario, Zelda, Street Fighter, and Pocket monsters and dive into exciting quests Nintendo Company was expert at. We’ll tell you about the places that are home to fabulous NES console games and the magic tools that will help you play the good old titles.
The history of humanity has known the cases where classics were irretrievably lost. So, long-standing fans of old-school games remain adamant in their intention to preserve the legacy of Nintendo, as well as the titles created for other video game consoles of the past. Such enthusiasts create dedicated programs, retrogaming tools wherewith people may run the old-school games on modern platforms. Such tools are called emulators. As their name suggests, emulators mimic the work of arcade machines and vintage consoles, when installed on modern computers or smartphones. Although you can run into a real retro-styled arcade machine today and even install it at home – find out more here.
You also may be thinking about a program that will help you play your favorite Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But you may find yourself at a loss to know where to start and what tool to download to get the best gaming experience possible. There are tons of options available on the Internet, but you need to be wise and attentive when choosing between them. First of all, you need to make sure the emulator you’re planning to download is actually compatible with your operating system and can support NES ROMs. And last but not least, take care to choose a trustworthy and reliable website to download your emulator software. Otherwise, you risk installing malware onto your computer.
If you’re new to the whole emulation stuff, you may start off by using the emulators which have already become classics. Such emulators as My Nes, FCEUX, and Nestopia are renowned for their ability to smoothly run virtually any NES game even on low-end computers. Such emulators as FCE Ultra and VirtualNes also boast cheat codes you can use to boost your game progress. Some other options you may want to check include Jnes, Super8Plus, and BizHawk. If you want to enjoy classics not only on your PC, but also Android smartphone, check out vNES, vNES J2ME, and Nescube.
Visiting retro gaming websites should be your second stop after you download your NES emulator. As with emulation software websites, you should be vigilant and careful when it comes to selecting classic game ROMs. Though you may be mesmerized by generous offers and colorful images appearing on some gaming websites, you should pay attention to their rating and reputation first of all. There are lots of unconscientious websites that distribute the games illegally. Moreover, some ROMs may contain malicious code. Not to fall victim to scammers, be sure to download your NES ROMs only from reputable websites. Among the well-reputed ROM download resources are Romshub, Roms-download, EmuParadise, and Emulator Zone. You can finally download retro shooters like Duck Hunt or Wild Gunman, or adventure games like DuckTales or Super Mario Bros. You can put your hands on all popular NES games gathered in one place!
Following the release of several singles over the past few months, the recently reunited Bright Eyes have officially announced their first new album in nine years called Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was. The album is set for release on August 21 via Dead Oceans. Below, listen to a new single from the album, ‘Mariana Trench’, and check out the album’s tracklist and cover art.
‘Mariana Trench’ is the fourth single to be released from the album, following ‘Persona Non Grata’, ‘Forced Convalescence’, and ‘One and Done’. The album also includes contributions from Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Flea on bass and Queens of the Stone Age’s Jon Theodore on drums.
The new track is accompanied by video Art Camp, made up of 2,200 hand-illustrated ink paintings based on original 3D animation and archival footage. “The production of the video started at the beginning of quarantine and finished as people came back out of their homes and took to the streets together,” they said in a statement. “In 18 different bedrooms across the world, listening to Bright Eyes, keeping each other company, we got the chance to collaborate on a story about embracing and celebrating change.”
Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was will be the band’s 10th album and first LP release since The People’s Key in 2011.
Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was Tracklist:
1. Pageturner’s Rag
2. Dance and Sing
3. Just Once in the World
4. Mariana Trench
5. One and Done
6. Pan and Broom
7. Stairwell Song
8. Persona Non Grata
9. Tilt-A-Whirl
10. Hot Car in the Sun
11. Forced Convalescence
12. To Death’s Heart (In Three Parts)
13. Calais to Dover
14. Comet Song
Phoebe Bridgers doesn’t need much more than a guitar and her voice to bring tears to your eyes – anyone who’s listened to her stunning 2017 debut Stranger in the Alps can attest to that. But the singer-songwriter’s music goes far beyond what you’re likely to find on any sad indie playlist; her songs are wrapped in melancholy, sure, but that’s not why they’re likely to evoke that reaction. Bridgers’ arrangements carry with them a depth of feeling, a kind of intense sensitivity accompanied by a knack for wry storytelling that comes as close to capturing the overwhelming absurdity of the human condition as possible. Her music avoids platitudes, reaching instead for the kind of emotional truths most artists are too scared to confront.
Bridgers’ second album, Punisher, is still centered around a guitar and her voice, but it also finds the singer-songwriter pushing her sound forward in ways that are both interesting and ambitious. She utilizes a plethora of different instruments – from horns to a variety of stringed instruments and even a hint of heavy metal shredding on the epic closer ‘I Know the End’ – but the expansive approach of the album only serves to amplify the intimate qualities she had already mastered on Stranger, carving out a bigger space for her wrenching compositions to settle into. Punisher also includes contributions from a wide range of artists, including previous collaborators Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, and Conor Oberst on guest vocals, guitarist Blake Mills, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, and Warpaint’s Jenny Lee Lindberg. But these cameos never detract from Bridgers’ vision. Following a string of releases that showcased her collaborative spirit, including 2018’s excellent boygenius EP with Baker and Dacus and 2019’s Better Oblivion Community Center with Oberst, Punisher pulls Bridgers’ singular artistic voice back into focus, further cementing her status as one of indie rock’s most unique storytellers.
To be more precise, though, the songs here don’t so much settle into the album’s atmospheric soundscapes as much as they are submerged into them. ‘DVD Menu’ opens the album with ominous strings and liquid guitar tones that make it feel like you’ve just fallen underwater, struggling to swim back to the top as your consciousness fades in and out. The rest of the album, too, is concerned with trying not to let the crushing weight of your emotions drag you down, to keep picking yourself back up and become more self-aware instead of dissolving into some kind of dream state. “I don’t know how, but I’m taller/ It must be something in the water,” she sings on the dreamy ‘Garden Song’, just after recounting a recurring nightmare where a “screen turns into a tidal wave”. The very same thing that can drown you, Bridgers seems to suggest, can help you grow.
The album continues to waver between dream worlds and reality. Accompanied by nylon guitar chords, ‘Moon Song’ sees Bridgers shifting from past to present tense just as we enter yet another dream, this time “nautical themed”, before being presented with the stark image of “You might be dying/ But you’re holding me like water in your hands.” Bridgers’ lyrics can be abstract and powerfully symbolic, but they can also be harrowing yet morbidly funny in their specificity. On the very same track, Bridgers sings, “We hate Tears In Heaven/ But it’s sad that his baby died/ And we fought about John Lennon/ Until I cried.” At times, the thoughts being laid out here are so grisly that it feels less like listening to a record than intruding into the most private parts of someone’s mind, like on the song ‘Halloween’, which opens with: “I hate living by the hospital/ The sirens go all night/ I used to joke that if they woke you up/ Somebody better be dying.”
If you’ve never heard of Phoebe Bridgers’ music before, you’re probably thinking, “Wow, that’s a lot of death.” But though the singer-songwriter’s obsession with death dates back to her 2015 Killer EP, what makes Punisher stand out is the way it blurs the line between death as metaphor and death as reality. On ‘Savior Complex’, a song about an “emotional affair/ overly sincere”, she describes the demons of her past as skeletons, then offers an emotional trade-off: “Show me yours, and I’ll show you mine.” On ‘Kyoto’, she once again assumes the role of the killer, threatening to “kill you/ if you don’t beat me to it.” Elsewhere, though, she confronts the inevitability of death with haunting earnestness: “I think when you’re gone, it’s forever,” she admits on ‘Chinese Satellite’. Yet her desire to transcend the limits of mortality comes up more than once, most potently on the title track, in which she imagines having an encounter with the late Elliott Smith. “What if I told you/ I feel like I know you?” she sings on the chorus.
It all culminates with ‘I Know the End’, an explosive 6-minute track about a literal apocalypse that erupts into a chaotic whirlwind of horns, screams, and a chorus of vocals from Bridgers, Oberst, Dacus, Baker, Bills, and others chanting “The end is here.” A song about the end of the world hits differently right now, especially when closing off an album whose prevailing sentiment is one of crushing isolation. But Punisher is a soundtrack to the apocalypse as experienced by those who are faced with feelings of existential dread and loneliness on the regular, who “romanticize a quiet life” and are “not afraid to disappear” (‘I Know the End’), who have “been playing dead” all their lives (‘I See You’). Those who know what the end feels like. And yet, it doesn’t romanticize death as much as it yields up to it, and with searing force. In context, the line “we’re not alone” appears to be a reference to extra-terrestrial life, but when so many voices come together to deliver it, it becomes much more than that. It’s an act of collective defiance – and Punisher is nothing short of a triumph.
Global Citizen and the European Commission have announced a new virtual concert called ‘Global Goal: Unite for Our Future’. To be hosted by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, the concert will take place June 27 and will feature performances from Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Shakira, Christine and the Queens, Quavo, J Balvin, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Chloe x Halle, and more. The event will also feature appearances from non-musical guests including Billy Porter, Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Jackman, and others.
“This moment requires all of us to act,” Miley Cyrus said in a press release. “As Global Citizens, we’re calling on leaders around the world to combat the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has on marginalized communities by committing funds to develop and deliver tests, treatments, and therapeutics. Because of this global effort, we will be more able to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to COVID-19 testing and treatment, regardless of their income or where they live.”
Shakira added: “Global Citizens around the world are calling on world leaders to help bring an end to COVID-19 by urging them to commit the billions of dollars needed to deliver testing, treatments and vaccines to everyone, everywhere. We need health equity and global justice, and we know that only by uniting to fight for the world we want can we build back toward a healthier future for all.”
In the US, the concert will air on NBC and iHeartMedia. It will also be available for streaming globally on Apple, Roku, Tidal, Twitter, Twitch, YouTube and other platforms. For more info, visit Global Goal’s website.
Hamilton Leithauser and his family performed a special remote edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Released yesterday (June 21) in celebration of Father’s Day, the Walkmen frontman was joined by his wife, daughters, nieces, and father while playing tracks off his last two albums. Watch the five-song performance below.
All five of the songs Leithauser performed were from his last album, this year’s The Loves of Your Life, with the exception of ‘In a Black Out’, which is taken from his 2016 LP with Rostam, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine. Speaking of his new album, which came out in April, Leithauser said: “I wrote these songs about individual people. I wrote stories and I wrote music; and then I matched them up. Not one story was originally intended for the music it ended up marrying. These are people I know, and strangers I’ve come across in the last few years.”
On Thursday, Noname released a new Madlib-produced track called ‘Song 33’, seemingly in response to J. Cole’s latest single, ‘Snow on Tha Bluff’. “Little did I know all my reading would be a bother/ It’s trans women being murdered and this is all he can offer?” she rapped. Yesterday, she took to Twitter to issue an apology for responding in the song.
“i’ve been thinking a lot about it and i am not proud of myself for responding with song 33,” she wrote. “i tried to use it as a moment to draw attention back to the issues i care about but i didn’t have to respond. my ego got the best of me. i apologize for any further distraction this caused.”
She explained that she doesn’t plan to take the song down, but will donate her share of the earnings to mutual aid funds. “madlib killed that beat and i see there’s a lot of people that resonate with the words so i’m leaving it up but i’ll be donating my portion of the songs earnings to various mutual aid funds. black radical unity.”
Neither Cole nor Noname explicitly name each other on their tracks. Recently, Cole wrote on Twitter: “She has done and is doing the reading and the listening and the learning on the path that she truly believes is the correct one for our people. We may not agree with each other but we gotta be gentle with each other.”
madlib killed that beat and i see there’s a lot of people that resonate with the words so i’m leaving it up but i’ll be donating my portion of the songs earnings to various mutual aid funds. black radical unity ✊🏾
— Noname (@noname) June 21, 2020
Kurt Cobain’s guitar from Nirvana’s legendary MTV Unplugged performance was sold at a charity auction on Saturday for a record $6 million (£4.8m).
Sold as part of the ‘Music Icons’ sale at Julien’s Auctions on June 19 and 20, the 1959 Martin D-18E used in the band’s 1993 performance was originally expected to sell for between $1 and 2 million, with opening bids at $1 million. The sale went on to break several world records, including the most expensive guitar ever sold and the most expensive piece of band memorabilia ever sold. After a total of seven bids, the guitar was sold to Peter Freedman, founder of RØDE Microphones, who plans to display the guitar in a worldwide exhibition tour. All proceeds will be donated to performing arts organizations to help struggling artists.
“It’s a big deal,” Freedman said. “I didn’t even buy it for me. I paid for it but I’m going to use it to highlight the plight of artists worldwide by touring it around and then I’m going to sell it and use the dough for that as well, later.”
The guitar, which Cobain bought at Los Angeles’ Voltage Guitars before having it customized, also came with its original hard-shell case which he had decorated with a flyer for Poison Idea’s 1990 album Feel the Darkness, three baggage claim ticket stubs, and an Alaska Airlines sticker, as well as a half-used pack of guitar strings, three picks, and a “suede ‘stash’ bag” with a small silver spoon, fork, and knife.
Auction house CEO Darren Julien said in May: “This important guitar has earned its rightful place in rock & roll history as the instrument played by one of rock’s most influential musicians and icons in one of the greatest and most memorable live performances of all time.”
But there has been quite a lot of controversy over the years regarding the guitar’s ownership. Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, and wife Courtney Love have long been involved in a legal tug-of-war trying to retrieve the guitar from Frances’ ex-husband, Isaiah Silva, who claims it was given to him as a wedding present. While it appears that Silva is the one auctioning the item, a representative for the auction house said the seller wishes to keep their identity anonymous.
The 1959 Martin D-18E guitar wasn’t the only piece of memorabilia that was sold at the auction. Other MTV Unplugged performance items included included Curt Kirkwood’s handwritten lyrics for the Meat Puppets’ ‘Oh, Me’, a typed setlist, typed-out lyrics for David Bowie’s ‘The Man Who Sold the World’ and the Meat Puppets’ ‘Lake of Fire’, as well as a letter to Cobain from Nirvana’s management company regarding the setlist for the show.
At the same auction a day earlier, a custom guitar played by Prince at the height of his stardom in the 1980s and 1990s, the Blue Angel Cloud 2, was also sold for $563,500.
Last year, the green cardigan Cobain wore at the Unplugged performance was also sold at Julien’s Auctions for $334,000, breaking yet another record.
Check out our deep dive into Nirvana’s ‘All Apologies’ here.
According to Finder.com, 78.2% of British adults have succumbed to impulsive buying, meaning that the majority of us are affected by it. The sustainable fashion movement argues against the production of throw-away clothes; it’s needless, wasteful and exploitative. Before choosing to buy any clothes, researching the brand and the process of how they are made can be crucial when it comes to supporting sustainable fashion. It also is essential to consider other factors like your financial situation. To help out, we have made a short checklist to use before buying new clothes, especially online.
It may seem simple, but sometimes we get struck by an impulse. Big bright sales can look fantastic and appealing. But is it something we need and did you want that jacket before the sale came on?
I would say this is the first question you should ask yourself in any situation when it comes to buying, no matter if you are buying clothes, a car, or even just a decoration for your house.
This one is a hard one to answer, as it is time-consuming to do the research. Big brands do get reviewed on things like re-investing and the process that involves their clothes being made. However, it’s worth considering such questions like do they pay fair wages to their workers?
To find out more about the ethics of a company, you can use Google to help you out. Make sure to read the information provided by third-party sources like charities and organisations outside the brand’s circle.
The production of a material and the overall process that makes clothing happen is crucial to know when it comes to buying clothes. To understand better, identifying materials and where they come from will help you when it comes to buying sustainable clothing. Choosing organic cotton over regular cotton is excellent, but are you choosing denim that’s produced sustainably too? There are a lot of brands greenwashing to present themselves as ethical and sustainable; however, they are not taking any legitimate action to improve. Before buying, look into the brand and the transparency between them and you. If brands are creating sustainable clothing, they won’t hide it behind streams of wording.
Moreover, if you are buying vintage style clothes, charities can be a great option to look at. This way, you are not just helping the charities, saving yourself money, but also extending the life of clothing you are buying.
Quality tends to be priced higher, but it is not always the case. Some brands might release regular cotton clothing but may price it higher as it’s in a limited run.
Other brands use their brand image to price their clothes higher as it reflects a status. Marketing budgets can also drastically affect the pricing of clothing.
Ethical and sustainable fashion tends to be priced higher, as brands tend to invest more in the workers that make the clothing. If you cannot afford particular clothing, it’s worth thinking about setting up a saving fund to which you can add overtime and buy the high-quality clothing you want. It’s better to buy once than twice.
While it’s nice to buy fashionable clothing, a lot of clothing in the fast fashion world goes out of “date” pretty much as soon as you wear it. Constant changes in what influencers wear make these fast fashion labels adapt as quickly as possible. It is important to note, not all clothing made in high-end stores is for every season to come, so think before buying.
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