DeVotchKa's latest album, This Night Falls Forever, has been on near constant rotation in our home since I picked it up a few weeks ago. As usual, the band's music is heartrendingly beautiful. Straight Shot is the first track on the album and the one that, for me at least, has been the band's biggest ear worm this time around. Read the rest “Weekend Tunes: DeVotchKa – Straight Shot”

Blacknoise is the opposite of a white noise generator: you leave it running and it produces annoying, aggravating sounds that go right through you. Read the rest “Blacknoise generates irritating ambient sounds”

"Hot Dad" made a music video using a Facebook conversation about a photo of a hedgehog. It's is a wonderful thing. Read the rest “Guy makes great song from a Facebook conversation about a hedgehog image”

Syrian refugees who found their way to Canada have been placed in a hotel hosting a furry convention. Wonderfully surreal scenes of displaced kids dancing with fursuiters were captured on video and posted to YouTube. The New York Daily News described an "aww-inspiring" encounter. Read the rest “Syrian refugees placed in hotel hosting a furry convention”