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Mr. Carmack and NOODLES are Bringing Prom to You for “One Virtual Night Only”
For some, prom is something high schoolers look forward to since beginning their four-year journey. With COVID-19 shutdowns, that capstone opportunity has been taken away. Fear not, because Mr. Carmack is here to save the day by teaming up with NOODLES to throw their own virtual prom as an alternative for all those students missing out, and even those who want to relive their glory years. The 3-hour night to remember will be hosted on NOODLES’ Twitch channel Saturday, May 16th from 6-9 PM PST. “I chose this date because it’s my high school’s real prom date! Shout out James Logan High School + SOTA High School in SF,” wrote NOODLES in her Instagram post. Get ready for an evening of music, dresses, and suits with prom attire heavily encouraged. If you do end up dre...
Capone Director Josh Trank Discusses the Making of a Monster on COVID-EODROME
COVID-EODROME, our new weekly movie review series on our Twitch channel, will eschew the reviews this week for a series of interviews. Hosts Clint Worthington and Scout Tafoya will speak to the talent behind Capone and Fourteen. Starting at 2:30 p.m. EST / 11:30 a.m. PST, Clint and Scout will speak to Fourteen filmmaker Dan Sallitt and stars Tallie Medel and Norma Kuhling. The story follows a mentally ill woman’s decline over the course of a decade, all from the perspective of her longtime best friend. The film had its premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won over critics worldwide, and hits VOD via Grasshopper Films on Friday, May 15th. Shortly after, Clint and Scout will speak to director Josh Trank, who returned this week with Capone. Together, they’ll ...
Inside ZHU’s New Afterhours Virtual Rave: “Club ZHUM” Had Us Workin’ for It
Yesterday’s preview of ZHU‘s new livestreaming party, Club ZHUM, certainly fit its billing as an “afterhours virtual rave.” With fuzzy, retro visuals broadcasting the producer from “inside” an old school television screen through Zoom, the performance was low-tech but high-energy, bringing us back to the dark, sweaty days of warehouse clubbing. Grungy and exclusive, the set was announced in classic ZHU style through a cryptic Monday night Instagram Story and an email sent to fans just before it began. Only 500 made it from the waiting room into the stream on a first come first serve basis, where they were treated to unreleased tracks and suspenseful deep house grooves. There was also an exclusive link to a “Club ZHUM” T-shirt on sa...
Announcing the Launch of SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream for Concerts Gaming and More
With so many of us stuck at home and craving live music, SPIN is happy to announce the launch of SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream. From concerts and interviews to gaming and fan Q&As, we’ll be streaming these intimate sessions with our favorite artists live from their own homes and studios. The fun starts tomorrow (May 12) and continues several days per week for the foreseeable future. Keep an eye on our social media for weekly schedules and check out the stream for yourself at twitch.tv/spinmag. For now, check out what several of our featured artists have been playing to keep themselves busy during the quarantine.
Thousand Pieces of Gold Cast and Crew Reunite for COVID-EODROME on Twitch
COVID-EODROME, a new weekly movie review series for our newly minted Twitch channel, returns to review the latest Video On-Demand releases. Hosted by The Spool’s Editor-in-Chief Clint Worthington and RogerEbert.com’s Scout Tafoya, the show provides some much-needed film criticism for your quarantine. Starting at 2:30 p.m. EST / 11:30 a.m. PST, the series will spotlight three new releases: –First up is Martha Stephens’ new drama To the Stars, which stars Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Shea Whigham, Tony Hale, and more. It’s currently streaming on Hulu. –Next up is Coky Giedroyc’s comedic adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s How to Build a Girl, which stars Beanie Feldstein and premieres this weekend on VOD. –And finally, we have Driveways, the final film to star the late Brian Dennehy. It...
SoundCloud Launches Its Own Twitch Channel for Original Live Programming
SoundCloud has officially thrown its hat into the music livestreaming ring by signing up for its own Twitch channel. On the heels of some big moves to bolster their position in the virtual music livestreaming space by other major companies, like Facebook, SoundCloud is making a concerted effort to intensify their endeavors in an increasingly robust streaming landscape in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the launch of its own Twitch channel, SoundCloud jumps into the fray to capitalize on the heightened consumer demand for livestreaming experiences by building out its own catalog of original content. SoundCloud will be airing panel discussions with industry experts, DJ and live music sets, and a number of interview series with artists, producers, and creator...
Boys Noize Surprises Fans With Raw Analog Album “STRICTLY BVNKER”
Boys Noize surprised his fans today with a brand new mini album called STRICTLY BVNKER. Recorded during livestreams via Twitch over the course of the last few days of April, the final project is a microcosm of Boys Noize’s raw analogue sessions. Spanning 7 tracks, STRICTLY BVNKER oozes with the dark, ominous flavors that catapulted Boys Noize to the upper echelon of electronic music in the early 2000s. The project proves that he’s still riding that pinnacle, representing a pristine song-cycle of electro house and breaks that are bursting at the seams with industrial flair. Each track is ideal for an underground warehouse party and they encompass a broad range of electronic subgenres, including midtempo (“4TWNTY2”), breaks (“Mftrfckr”), and left...
Tier Drop Ranks Parks and Recreation Characters on Twitch
Just when we needed them the most, the greatest public servants of all time returned with the Parks and Recreation special. Even while socially distancing, Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson, Donna Meagle, and the rest of Pawnee’s favorite residents reminded us how to look out for each other and to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles, work. So to honor the members of the Parks and Rec department, we’re ranking them all on our Twitch show Tier Drop. What’s going to make this particular ranking so challenging is how great the core cast of Parks and Rec is. Whether dorky like Ben Wyatt or baller like Tom Haverford, irritatingly perky like Chris Traeger or lovably misanthropic like April Ludgate, the Pawnee Parks Department is full of people you want to watch. And that’s sayin...
