Coming Soon: The Creative Independent’s 7-Inches For Planned Parenthood

Brandon Stusoy of The Creative Independent has curated a boxset of 7” singles with all proceeds going to Planned Parenthood. Artists that contributed tracks include Chvrches, Mitski, Foo Fighters, St. Vincent, Laurie Anderson, Sleater-Kinney, author Margaret Atwood and much more. A statement on the set’s Facebook page reads, “This curated series of 7-inch vinyl records is being made by a group of people who believe that access to health care is a public good that should be fiercely protected. Do we know there’s a joke in the name? We do. We hope the title evokes the rich history of 7-inch vinyl records as a medium for protest music and resistance.” Check out pre-order information here.

The Seriously Inspiring “Dumpling DJ”

Sumiko Iwamuro is 82 years old. By day, she runs a Tokyo restaurant, making dumplings. By night, she’s a hit DJ in the city’s red light district, proving that someone’s age or day job has nothing to do with their musical taste or talents. Check a mini documentary on Sumiko, via Al Jazeera, here!

Meet The New Killer, Classic Rock Shrimp Species

Last year brought us a tarantula named after Johnny Cash; now, let us introduce you to 2017’s Synalpheus pinkfloydi, a shrimp that can kill (fish, at least) with a pink claw that, when it snaps, produces super loud and deadly sounds. According to rock mythology, Pink Floyd once performed loudly enough to kill the fish in a lake near London’s Crystal Palace. And according to The Washington Post, this shrimp's snaps are 210 decibels loud(for context, a thunderclap is around 110 decibels). Check out a video of a Pistol Shrimp below, which has a similar attack method:

Other Highlights

RIP J Geils, Alan Cumming is opening a new NYC nightclub, Union Hall to reopen in May, Sigur Rós gets their own edition of "Sigurberry" edibles, new music from Palehound and Mitski, a DJ set took place on Mount Everest, and does Coachella want to book Kate Bush, or not?

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