Infinite Pong and the blurry JPGs

Here's the latest posts on my Substacks:

GOOD INTERNET

• [links] Infinite Pong / Deepfakes go Hollywood / Hieronymous Boschian Model Trains (Opens in a new window) plus: Black Midi at the record store, The Onion on Large Language Models, Model trains in the garden of earthly delight

• It's on (Opens in a new window): Microsoft vs Google in an "A.I. arms race" for lost business cases. Plus: Stable Attribution / Salman Rushdie / Gen-1 / RIP.zip Abraham Lempel and a very badass wasps nest

• AI-Systems as JPGs / Deepfakes from China / Teenage Brains on Social Media / Jon Haidts After Babel (Opens in a new window)

GOOD MUSIC

Indie:  

•  Kate Davies / Fidlar / A Certain Ratio / Portugal. The Man / Winona Forever / Gengahr / Purling Hiss / Mark Peters / Midwife x Allison Lorenzen  (Opens in a new window)

•  100 Gecs / Bully x Soccer Mommy / Men I Trust / Flycatcher / Girl Scout / Choncy / Avey Tare / No Age / Smirk (Opens in a new window) 

• FIDLAR / MSPaint / Steady Holiday / Seán Barna / Purr / Paramore / Fenne Lily / Kolezanka / Thus Love (Opens in a new window)

• Alex Lahey / Speelburg / Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows / Die Cigaretten / Yves Tumor / AJJ / Cathedral Bells x Rew / Tee Vee Repairman / Gewalt (Opens in a new window) 

• Hyd / Autobahn / Jen Cloher / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Hazel English / Black Belt Eagle Scout / @ / Dick Stusso / Das Behälter  (Opens in a new window)

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Shalom / FACS / 7ebra / The Altons / Forever Pavot / Lunar Vacation / Barrie / Black Helium (Opens in a new window) 

Dance, Hip Hop and Electronica:

•  Alan Braxe, Fred Falke / Kae Tempest / Brandt Bauer Frick x Mykki Blanco / Holly Waxwing / Sleaford Mods / Black Thought x El Michels Affair / Zulu / Sunroof / Skrillex x Bibi Bourelly (Opens in a new window) 

Hardcore and Metal:

•  Gilla Band / Death Goals / Chat Pile / Sunrot / Summoning The Lich / Kruelty / Jivebomb / Spy / Section H8 (Opens in a new window)

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Enjoy and have a good weekend!