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“This is a full circle moment for me,” Nas said in a statement.

On May 5, Netflix will release The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness, a four-episode chronicle of journalist Maury Terry’s decades-long crusade

okayafrica Image courtesy of artist. PDot O. Interview: PDot O’s Recently Completed Trilogy of Albums Tells a Tragic Tale of Forbidden Love In his Love album trilogy, South African rapper PDot O sheds light on forbidden love and its subsequent tragic ending. PDot O, real name Siphelele Mnyande, is one of the most revered lyricists in South African hip-hop. The East London native boasts one of the most celebrated catalogues, comprising albums such as Devilz Playground (2...

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Talented android A robot wrote a Nirvana song. Does it smell like droid spirit? Apr 12, 2021 A song that sounds a whole lot like a Nirvana track hit the internet decades after Kurt Cobains death. It’s not by a traditional cover band. The only human element in the tune "Drowned in the Sun" is the vocalist. Other that, it was all written and performed by a computer. Ace Piva is behind this project. Hes a founding partner of Over the Bridge, a non-profit based in Toronto. He spoke to K...

  TORONTO -- For anyone who’s ever lost themselves in a Nirvana or Amy Winehouse song and wondered wistfully what music they would have produced if Winehouse and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain had lived beyond their 20s, a new project by mental health organization Over the Bridge has provided an AI-generated answer. “The Lost Tapes of the 27 Club” uses artificial intelligence – and some human assistance – to create ‘new’ songs by Winehouse, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix and the Jim Morri...

Will we ever let Kurt Cobain just rest in peace? 12 April 2021 12 April 2021 Humanity has kind of a fucked up relationship with advancement, right? Every day, millions of people work tirelessly to make even the most insignificant and mundane daily tasks slightly easier for the rest of us. (Do we really need to listen to that audiobook at 2X speed?) These developments are welcomed, but hardly necessary. And, as to be expected, they’ve permeated the music industry as well, from iPods to Spotif...

Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR Apr 9, 2021 12:44 PM What are your thoughts on using AI software to make new music from artists we’ve lost long ago? It’s a valid question these days, as computers are becoming more and more capable! Welcome to the future! There’s now AI software that can help compose ‘new’ songs based off a catalogue of music that’s fed into the computer! An organization in Toronto called Over The Bridge is behind the project – called Lost Tapes of the 27 Club. The pro...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Handout When the Toronto-based non-profit group Over the Bridge recently posted new songs eerily in the styles of dead musicians Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison, interest was widespread. In a feature piec...

Apr 7, 2021 "Drowned in the Sun" is just one of many AI-aided tracks created by the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club, a project founded by Over the Bridge that assists members of the music industry struggling with mental illness. Theyve actually used the Google AI Magenta program to analyze the works of musicians like Amy Winehouse, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and more to try to predict and create what a current song from the artist would be.