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Bing’s AI chatbot amuses and terrifies. Band frontman Colin Meloy has ChatGPT write a Decemberists song. Trends in experiential design. A metallic print that maps the history of jazz in the style of a circuit diagram of a 1950s phonograph. Graphene-based water purification. Stay off the sidewalks: robotaxis now approved for on-street use in California. Bill Watterson of Calvin & Hobbes fame has a new project coming out. Researchers are working on giving humans a robotic third arm that can be c...

At first blush, Total Refreshment Centre (TRC) may not seem like a musical community but instead, conjure up some kind of vacation imagery. 

The drinking may be down, but the live jazz scene is on the up this month, says Rob Ryan

Jazz aficionados take note: these are releases you need to hear, and the gigs you'll need to attend in 2023

London Library Lounge, United Kingdom 31|12|2022

Many eateries established without environmental impact assessments, claims official.

Garbage dumping into Margallas endanger wildlife, biodiversity

The Comet Is Coming: the London future-jazz titans on a decade of mind-bending sonic ecstasy and innovation

Showcasing rising UK talents like Two Shell and the Comet Is Coming alongside Detroit legends Underground Resistance, Gilles Peterson’s festival is a delight

Signed to International Anthem, Branch released two solo albums and her voracious collaborations included the likes of TV on the Radio, Spoon and Alabaster dePlume