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For some reason, Will.I.Am becomes first artist to debut song on another planet

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Yesterday (the 29th og August) at 9PM BST (That’s space-time), the creatively titled “Reach For the Stars” by Will.I.Am was broadcast from the Mars Curiosity Rover, making Will.I.Am the first artist ever to debut a song from another planet. Well, as the song itself says, “I know Mars might be far, but baby it ain’t [...]

In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock – NASA Plays The Beatles on Mars

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If Martians had been listening in to Earth’s radio signals as of late, they too would no doubt be sick of hearing unnecessary remix after unnecessary remix of Gotye‘s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’. NASA are presumably worried of this, and employee Eric Blood has revealed on Reddit that a list of  ’wake-up calls’ are used to [...]

Listen: The Flaming Lips & Lightning Bolt – “I Want to Get High But I Don’t Want Brain Damage”

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Lately The Flaming Lips have been doing more collaborations than album releases without gummy exteriors.  Their recent work with Prefuse 73 in May and Neon Indian in March caused a lot of buzz, but this newest effort might take the cake. The Flaming Lips, who need no introduction, are now teaming up with Lightning Bolt, [...]

Video: U2 Collaborates With NASA On Commemorative Video

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U2 has worked with everyone else on the planet, so why not NASA. NASA and U2 released a commemorative video highlighting a year’s worth of collaboration in space and on the Irish rock band’s 360 Degree tour. U2 approached NASA in 2009 with an idea to include a dialogue between the band and the crew [...]