In 1964, a crew of British military men were each given LSD-25 (Acid) while on the field. Here is what happened.
Kid breaks the Rubik’s Cube speed record – 4.9 SECONDS
Holy. Lucas Etter, 14, just finished the Rubik’s Cube in under 5 seconds. He completed the task at the River Hill Fall 2015 competition in Clarksville, Maryland.
RIHANNA ANNOUNCES THE ANTI WORLD TOUR
Global superstar, Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum selling artist, Rihanna, announced today THE ANTI WORLD TOUR. The tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off in North America on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA with nearly 40 shows lined up in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Vancouver, Washington DC and more. Samsung is the presenting partner on the North American leg of the tour, while PUMA is a supporting partner. Travis Scott will be the special guest on North American dates. The European leg of the tour will then follow with dates set up in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Milan, Vienna and more. The Weeknd and Big Sean will be featured as special guests on all European dates. Tickets for all North American and European dates go on sale on Thursday, Dec. 3 at www.livenation.com. A full list of ANTI WORLD TOUR dates is below.
American Express Card Members can purchase North American ANTI WORLD TOUR tickets before the general public beginning Monday, Nov. 30 at 10:00 a.m. local time through Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. local time. Be sure to download the American Express UNSTAGED App to purchase your Rihanna American Express Presale tickets on the go, watch exclusive content from other top artists and learn more about upcoming music events.
Global sports brand PUMA has been a partner of Rihanna’s since December 2014. The superstar has rocked the fashion and sneaker world with the launch of the FENTY PUMA by Rihanna label and coveted PUMA Creeper sneaker. As part of the ANTI WORLD TOUR, PUMA will create unique on-site activations and retail programs in select North American tour venues to support and drive awareness of the upcoming launches within Rihanna’s collection.
TIDAL members will have access to an exclusive presale for ANTI WORLD TOUR tickets beginning on Monday, Nov. 30 at 10:00 a.m. local time through Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. local time. Members can find details for purchasing tickets by logging in to their TIDAL accounts via web browser, desktop app or mobile app. New users can sign up for TIDAL membership at TIDAL.com.
Rihanna has become a modern music, entertainment and fashion icon. As an accomplished performer, she has sold 54 million albums and 210 million digital tracks worldwide making her the top-selling digital artist of all time. She’s released 7 albums in 7 years, achieved 13 Number One singles and won 8 Grammy Awards. She is the most viewed artist on Vevo/YouTube with over 7 billion views and 23 Vevo certified videos, the most of any artist. She is also one of the biggest artists on Facebook with over 81 million friends. In addition, she’s successfully launched six fragrances, two capsule collections with Armani, as well as four River Island collections and is currently the spokesperson for MAC & Viva Glam and the new face of Dior’s “Secret Garden” campaign. Rihanna is PUMA’s global ambassador for Women’s Training and now serves as the Creative Director, bringing her styling sensibilities and innovation to PUMA’s collections. As of July 2015, Rihanna will also serve as Contributing Creative Director and Punk & Poet brand ambassador for Stance.
The Weeknd’s path to Beauty Behind The Madness has defied all conventions. He avoided revealing his face until over a year after he released his very first song online. The story itself is now legendary. In 2011, he released an untouchable series of three critically revered free mixtapes — House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence — and the internet exploded with praise and a whole lot of theories about him as he personally remained silent. Soon though, his reach and appeal exponentially expanded. He teamed up with Ariana Grande for the platinum-selling hit “Love Me Harder.” He then had the mainstream completely in his grip with the release of “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” in early 2015. The first release from the chart-dominating, platinum Fifty Shades of Grey Original Motion Picture soundtrack became a triple-platinum smash that enjoyed 27 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100. “Can’t Feel My Face” formally ushered in Beauty Behind The Madness. The song quickly shot to #1 on iTunes worldwide and within weeks, it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Beauty Behind The Madness went gold just two weeks after being released. In addition, “The Hills” has officially been certified 5x platinum as recognized by the RIAA. The Weeknd has also become a touring force. The 2014 King Of The Fall Tour sold out all dates as did the 2015 The Madness Fall Tour and since then, The Weeknd’s festival appearances, including Coachella, Lollapalooza and HARD Summer, have drawn massive crowds.
RIHANNA – THE ANTI WORLD TOUR
*All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.
| Friday, February 26, 2016 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena |
| Sunday, February 28, 2016 | San Jose, CA | SAP Center |
| Tuesday, March 01, 2016 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| Friday, March 04, 2016 | Austin, TX | Frank Erwin Center |
| Saturday, March 05, 2016 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Sunday, March 06, 2016 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| Tuesday, March 08, 2016 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center |
| Wednesday, March 09, 2016 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Saturday, March 12, 2016 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Arena |
| Sunday, March 13, 2016 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | Miami, FL | American Airlines Arena |
| Friday, March 18, 2016 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Saturday, March 19, 2016 | Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena |
| Sunday, March 20, 2016 | Charlotte, NC | The Time Warner Cable Arena |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center |
| Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | Buffalo, NY | First Niagara Center |
| Thursday, March 24, 2016 | Auburn Hills, MI | Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Saturday, March 26, 2016 | Hartford, CT | XL Center |
| Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center |
| Saturday, April 02, 2016 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center |
| Sunday, April 03, 2016 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo |
| Tuesday, April 05, 2016 | Quebec City, QC | Centre Videotron |
| Wednesday, April 06, 2016 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre |
| Saturday, April 09, 2016 | Baltimore, MD | Royal Farms Arena |
| Sunday, April 10, 2016 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Wednesday, April 13, 2016 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Center |
| Friday, April 15, 2016 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Monday, April 18, 2016 | Winnipeg, MS | MTS Centre |
| Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place |
| Thursday, April 21, 2016 | Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Saddledome |
| Saturday, April 23, 2016 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| Sunday, April 24, 2016 | Seattle, WA | KeyArena |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | Salt Lake City, UT | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
| Friday, April 29, 2016 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay |
| Tuesday, May 03, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | Forum |
| Saturday, May 07, 2016 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
RIHANNA – THE ANTI WORLD TOUR – EUROPEAN DATES
| Saturday, June 11, 2016 | Amsterdam, Holland | Amsterdam Arena |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2016 | Coventry, United Kingdom | Ricoh Arena |
| Thursday, June 16, 2016 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Cardiff Stadium |
| Saturday, June 18, 2016 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Stadium Of Light |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | Dublin, Ireland | Aviva Stadium |
| Friday, June 24, 2016 | London, United Kingdom | Wembley Stadium |
| Monday, June 27, 2016 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hampden Park |
| Wednesday, June 29, 2016 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Emirates Old Park |
| Monday, July 4, 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | Tele2 Arena |
| Thursday, July 7, 2016 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Refshale Island |
| Saturday, July 9, 2016 | Hamburg, Germany | Volkspark Stadion |
| Wednesday, July 13, 2016 | Milan, Italy | San Siro |
| Friday, July 15, 2016 | Nice, France | Allianz Stadium |
| Sunday, July 17, 2016 | Frankfurt, Germany | Commerzbank Arena |
| Tuesday, July 19, 2016 | Lyon, France | Grande Stade |
| Saturday, July 23, 2016 | Lille, France | Stade Lille |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | Synotip Arena |
| Thursday, July 28, 2016 | Cologne, Germany | Rhein Energie Stadion |
| Saturday, July 30, 2016 | Paris, France | Stade de France |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2016 | Berlin, Germany | Olympiastadion |
| Friday, August 5, 2016 | Warsaw, Poland | PGE Narodowy |
| Sunday, August 7, 2016 | Munich, Germany | Olympiastadion |
| Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | Vienna, Austria | Ernst Happel Stadium |
| Friday, August 12, 2016 | Zurich, Switzerland | Letzigrund Stadion |
Will Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Caine On Advice To Their Younger Self
What advice about acting would you give your younger self?
MICHAEL CAINE: No matter how bad it gets, you’re going to get there. Nine years in little theater, and I thought I was never going to make it to the West End. And then an American director called Cy Endfield cast me as an officer in Zulu, which was the start of my movie career. No English director, even if he was a left-wing communist, would have cast me as an officer.
SAMUEL L. JACKSON: I was a kid sitting in the movie theater watching that movie, going, “That dude, he’s f—in’ mean! There’s only eight of those dudes [soldiers], and there’s like 8 million Zulus out there, and they won the fight.” I would tell myself it’s not a normal job. I thought this was like every other job — you start in the mailroom and then you get higher and higher. So I thought, “OK, I’m doing theater, and eventually I’ll get a commercial, and then I’ll become a movie star.” I thought that was the progression. I had no clue. And after 25 years, I finally figured out that it works a whole ’nother way. But I fell in love with the theater, which was the really wonderful thing. My love for audiences, and performing in front of people live, gave me a deal of satisfaction that I don’t get when I do this movie. That’s a very different thing.
MARK RUFFALO: I started in the tiny 30-seat theaters here in Los Angeles, of all places.
CAINE: In those little dressing rooms, when you’re starting, there’s no toilet, and when you get nervous, you want to pee. So the first thing you learn to do as an actor is learn to pee in the sink. (Laughter.)
BENICIO DEL TORO: That’s where he comes from.
WILL SMITH: It was tough for me ’cause I have to poop before. … (Laughter.) It’s probably an American/British thing. We learn to poop in the sink.
CAINE: The first time I went onstage, there was a bucket there. I said, “What’s that bucket for?” They said, “Well, in case you want to throw up.” And a couple of times, I did. I threw up in the bucket, I was so nervous.
Foo Fighters release new EP, Saint Cecilia, for free download
Foo Fighters have released a surprise new EP — and it’s available to download for free. The EP, Saint Cecilia, turns out to be what a counter on the band’s site has been ticking down to for the last month. Pre-orders are also ongoing for a vinyl edition. The EP was recorded at the Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin. In a letter accompanying the release, Dave Grohl writes that “this project has now taken on an entirely different tone” in light of the Paris attacks, after which the band canceled the final shows of their European tour.
Via The Current
Eagles of Death Metal give first interview since Paris attacks
While reporting on last week’s horrific terror attacks in Paris, we realized with shock that the band playing at the Bataclan, the venue where 89 rock fans had their lives taken, was the Eagles of Death Metal.
You never expect the people you know to be caught up in such things, but the Eagles are a band we’ve interviewed many times before and Jesse Hughes, the lead singer, hosted a video series on VICE’s music channel, Noisey.
While Jesse and the band thankfully survived, some of the people closest to them did not. They include the band’s merchandise manager, Nick Alexander, as well as three colleagues from their record label, Thomas Ayad, Marie Mosser, and Manu Perez.
This week VICE founder Shane Smith sat down with Jesse and bandmate Joshua Homme to talk about those they lost, what happened that night, and to try to figure out what it is that they—and we—can do next.
The story of X-Ray Audio: What would you risk for the sake of music?
Stephen Coates, a composer and music producer, presents an incredible story of bootleg technology, Cold War culture and human endeavour with images and sounds drawn from the X-Ray Audio project. He came across the subject of the X-Ray recordings when travelling to Russia to perform as The Real Tuesday Weld.
Watch The Rarely-Seen “A Celebration” Video From U2
U2’s A Celebration was released as a non-album single in March 1982, between the records October (1981) and War (1983). U2 have re-released the track on two occasions; on the 2004 digital compilation album The Complete U2, and on the bonus disc of the remastered October in 2008. It’s the only U2 b-side to be played more than a hundred times on their tours.
The track was absent anything, really, even though the band did film and release a video for the song, most of which was shot in and around a prison in Dublin. The video was directed by Meiert Avis, who later wona Grammy Award for U2’s “Where The Streets Have No Name” and MTV Music Video Awards for U2’s “With or Without You” and Sakamoto and Iggy Pop’s “Risky”.
In a 1983 interview with KZEW Dallas, Bono indicated that the song was the source of controversy due to misinterpretation of the verse “I believe in a third World War / I believe in the atomic bomb / I believe in the powers that be / But they won’t overpower me” by fans who questioned his motives.
Interviewer: I wanna play the other side of that, which is ‘A Celebration’, since we have no hope in the world of hearing this tomorrow, since the band’s forgotten it we’re gonna play that. This is a terrific track, is it ever going to appear on an album?
Bono: No…(laughs) I don’t think so. It ah –
Interviewer: Do you not like it?!
Bono: No I do like it actually, I’m… sometimes I hate it, I mean it’s like with a lot of music, if I hear it in a club it really excites me, and I think it is a forerunner to War and a lot of the themes. It was great in Europe because… A song like ‘Seconds’ people thought was very serious – on the LP War ‘Seconds’ – it’s anti-nuclear, it’s a statement. They didn’t see the sense of humour to it, it’s sort of black humour, where we were using a lot of clichés; y’know It takes a second to say goodbye, blah blah, and some people took it very seriously. And it is black humour, and it is to be taken sort-of seriously, but this song had the lines in it, I believe in a third world war, I believe in the atomic bomb, I believe in the powers that be, but they won’t overpower me. And of course a lot of people they heard I believe in a third world war, I believe in the atomic bomb, and they thought it was some sort of, y’know, Hitler Part II. And Europeans especially were (puts on outraged French accent) Ah non! Vive le France! and it was all like, all sorts of chaos broke out, and they said, What do you mean, you believe in the atomic bomb? And I was trying to say in the song, I believe in the third world war, because people talk about the third world war but it’s already happened, I mean it’s happened in the third world, that’s obvious. But I was saying these are facts of life, I believe in them, I believe in the powers that be BUT, they won’t overpower me. And that’s the point, but a lot of people didn’t reach the fourth line.
https://youtu.be/vlfEtJaHakw
David Bowie’s New 9 Minutes And 59 Seconds Video For “Blackstar” Is Kinda Creepy
David Bowie’s new song Blackstar made its debut atop the opening credits of British crime series The Last Panthers. This week, with a running time of 9 minutes and 59 seconds, we have the video where Bowie plays a doomed, blind prophet in the title track from his new album. He’s untouchable now.
Watch Adele Audition As An Adele Impersonator
As part of the promotion for her BBC live special, the singer participated in a stunt with Graham Norton in which she posed as an Adele impersonator named Jenny at a fake reality show audition. The real Adele misses her cue before she sings with superb, heart-tugging ability, affecting vocals, fooling all of them.
