Tuesday, 3 January 2017
Here’s Why You Have to Wait So Long for Game of Thrones This Year
Although Game of Thrones‘ seventh season will consist of only seven episodes rather than the usual 10, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have announced that it will air a “little bit later” in the year than previous seasons. While this was previously attributed to the fact that filming was delayed in order to accommodate for the arrival of winter in the show, it seemed as though three less episodes would allow them to make up for that lost time.
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However, during a recent interview with RadioTimes, actor Iain Glen — who plays Ser Jorah Mormont — revealed why that isn’t possible. “They are taking the length of time it takes to shoot 10 episodes to shoot just seven this year, and six next year,” he said. “There are 15 more hours left in Thrones as we understand it, but that may change, but that’s as far as we know. I think the scale and size of the set pieces, the world that is being created it’s just getting more and more extraordinary and they feel they need that time to shoot seven hours as opposed to 10.”
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The show has not yet announced an official return date.
This article originally appeared on TIME.com
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Why Major Zika Outbreak Is Unlikely in U.S.
Higher standard of living reduces odds the virus-carrying mosquitoes will thrive, study says
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Cluster Headaches: Treatable, Often Misdiagnosed
Pain is so intense it often wakes people from their sleep, neurologist says
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Drop Everything and Look at the Insanely Good Coachella 2017 Lineup
A new year means a new Coachella lineup to get excited about, and boy is this one impressive. Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar and Radiohead are set to headline, with The xx, Future, Lorde, New Order, Justice and so many more buzzing acts descending on the Empire Polo Grounds the weekends of April 14-16 and 21-23.
Pre-sale goes live tomorrow, January 4, at 11am. Check out Coachella's official website for more details and take a look at the full lineup below.
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Metformin Best as First Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
American College of Physicians updated diabetes guidelines, said second drug can be added
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Study Ties Alcohol Abuse to Increased Heart Risks
Association similar to that from high blood pressure, smoking, obesity and diabetes, researchers say
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Watch gLife’s “Game Changed” Video Exclusively on Myspace!
Reality used to be a staple of hip-hop, but with more and more artists embracing the concept of fantasy, real life stories have become harder to come by.
gLife is here to rap about real life.
After a full year on the road with the likes of Machild (of Swollen Members), Slaine (of la Coka Nostra), and Adlib, the Utah rapper will be hitting listeners with his third solo album, My Rise, on January 10. In anticipation of this, gLife released a video for the latest single off of the album, “Game Changed,” which features the aforementioned Slaine, and Myspace has the exclusive premiere.
Wanting to know more about the collaborative effort, we caught up with gLife to ask him about “Game Changed.”
What were some of the most important things you wanted to get off of your chest with this song, and video?
That things have changed. It really does seem like "it's more about selfies than dealing with pain.”
This song tells a story, a story that’s really relatable to so many emcees, and people in general. [It’s] the story of trying so hard, day and night, to accomplish a dream, making a way for yourself in this world and having all of that hard work minimized, marginalized and taken advantage of.
I wrote “Game Changed” at a time when I didn't know what was next in my life, and Slaine was really feeling it. He chose this song out of a handful of other strong songs to collaborate on, saying that this one sticks out. I felt his verse also told MY story, which supports the point that so many people can relate to it.
I read Slaine has been hugely influential in your life and career. How did you two link up, and what kind of things have you learned from him?
We met through DJ Street Jesus — a longtime colleague and friend of mine. They had met years prior when Street Jesus booked Slaine's old group, Special Teamz, to play in our hometown of Salt Lake City, UT. Slaine and I had one show together lined up for Salt Lake City, so I reached out to him to see if we could collaborate on a song, or some more shows. He replied quickly, which reminds me, I used to tweet to Slaine every now and then when he would drop a new album, or a new movie — he was in The Town, Killing Them Softly and starred in some lesser known movies. I’ve seen them all, and he would ALWAYS tweet me back.
We collaborated on “Game Changed,” and then the luckiest thing in my career happened: Slaine called me asking about my minivan and said there was an opening to jump on tour with him and Jaysaun (also from Special Teamz). From there, DJ Street Jesus and I went on a two week tour with Slaine and Jaysaun, in my minivan, across the western-region of the US. It was the greatest time!
Slaine has been hugely influential in my life and career, before I met him, and after.
I learned from Slaine that you don't have to party, drink, do drugs, or anything like that on tour, and to hit the gym in the mornings. He showed me things like how to handle a crowd that just wants to see the headliner, how to capture their attention. He is a professional on the road, so I learned how to act more like a professional, as well.
“Game Changed” is off of your upcoming album, My Rise. How much does “Game Changed” set the tone for the album, and what are some of the other topics you’re tackling on My Rise?
I think it sets the tone really well. The tone for the album overall is a little bit dark, deep, hard-hitting, reality check time. It tackles the issues of losing loved ones to drugs, suicide and even cop-related killings — the things that keep me up at night. It talks about depression, anxiety, love ... I feel there's a good range of emotions coming out on this album.
Earlier you mentioned touring with Slaine. How much traveling have you done, and how many miles have you gone, all in the name of hip-hop?
I've done more traveling than I can remember! My first tour was right around 2008-2009. It was sponsored by Seedless brand clothing out of California. I've done several tours every year since then.
2016 was a big year of touring for me, starting with our own headlining tour to and from SXSW and jumping on tour with Slaine and Jaysaun. Then I went on tour with Adlib for ten days; I went on a four day tour with Madchild from Swollen Members and I hit Indie Week Canada for four shows with my good pals Family Grind from Detroit, who I will be touring with again February 15 - April 2, 2017.
It has been a blast. I’ve destroyed two vans, and I'm on my third transmission in my minivan right now. Hoping this album will pop and we can upgrade to a nicer mode of transportation!
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FREIA: Vibing an Electro-tribal Sound, with Feelings
“I've been singing since I was five years old — since then I knew that this is what I want to do all my life,” says FREIA, a 22-year-old singer from Bucharest. She describes her sound as “unique pop-electro with tribal sounds,” and first got noticed online with her home-produced, video covers. Since then, FREIA’s begun a collaboration with French DJ Kungs (who made the contemporaneous smooth jazz-dance hit “This Girl”). Born Victoria Ioana, FREIA is featured on “Bangalor Streets” from Kungs' debut album Layers. She’s also been featured on Showtime’s TV show Roadies.
Watch her cover of The Weeknd's "Starboy" and get to know her a little better below.
Hometown: I'm from nowhere and everywhere. I am constantly embracing so many different cultural influences, feeling at ease in big cities as well as inspired by countryside and desert landscapes.
What does FREIA mean?
My real name is Victoria Ioana. Freia is inspired from Freja, the Norse Goddess Of Love, and I chose it because I really love how it sounds. It just describes perfectly my tribal vibe.
How did you start writing music?
I started writing lyrics a few years ago, but it was kinda just for fun and it was tricky for me at first to write down my emotions. The moment I started my first independent music project — Freia — with my producer Quba was actually the moment when I felt free to express my feelings. When you are working on something so personal, you just know that the only way that it will truly reach people's hearts is by writing this story yourself and being sincere, true to who you are. Quba is the one making the music that inspires and represents me — and that's because he knows me so well, and the creative process starts in my head when I hear an idea from him and my mind just writes down the feelings born from those sounds. This changed my life completely, because I constantly see that the music that comes from my heart is loved and appreciated — it's the best feeling in the world!
Do you play any instruments?
I don't. I really wanted to play the piano and the guitar when I was very young, but I had the unfortunate experience to learn from a teacher that wasn't good for me. When you are 6 and the teacher constantly hits your fingers when you make a mistake, you kinda get scared and run; at least that's what I did. It's never too late, though... so who knows?
Who would you love to collaborate with?
Coldplay. That would be a huge dream come true.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Honestly, my inspiration is the tribal music.
What's your relationship with Kungs?
I met Kungs when I and Quba went to London to record the song. Before that, he sent me a demo and we had a couple of days to make the voice lines and the lyrics. I am so happy that we made this collaboration! He is an amazing young producer!
If you were a hashtag, what would it be?
#jungle
What are your new year’s resolutions?
I worked really hard this year to finish my first album and now that it's done, I dream that 2017 will be an amazing year for my career.
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Coldplay Releases New Fan-Collab Video for "Amazing Day"
When Coldplay performed at the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai last year, the British band asked everyone to film and share what they had going on at that moment in their parts of the world. After an overwhelming amount of people shared clips, Coldplay did a little editing and weaved the videos together to make a visual for "Amazing Day," a track off their 2015 record, A Head Full of Dreams.
"On November 19 2016, we asked you to show us what was happening in your corner of the world for our Amazing Day global film project. Thousands of you did. Here is the finished film," the band posted on their Facebook page.
If you were looking for something to warm your heart today, this is definitely it. Watch it below.
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