Podcasts about everyday robots

Welcome to another episode of WorkTape, where we wrap up our retrospective on the eclectic music of 2014. In this final installment, we dive into some standout releases that pushed genre boundaries and left a lasting impression. From the unique grooves of Jungle's debut album to the heartfelt melodies of George Ezra's Wanted on Voyage, we explore how these records defined the year. We also reflect on the experimental sounds of Flying Lotus, the long-due return of the Pixies, and the retro-futuristic vibes of Damon Albarn's Everyday Robots. Join us as we conclude our look at this pivotal year in music.Episode Highlights:What makes Hiromi's "Alive" a standout in contemporary jazz?How did Flying Lotus' "You're Dead!" push the boundaries of experimental hip-hop and neo-soul?Did Lana Del Rey's "Ultraviolence" exceed the expectations set by her breakthrough album?Was Jungle's self-titled debut the definitive representation of 2010s modern funk and disco in indie music?How did George Ezra on Wanted on Voyage set himself apart in the folk-pop scene?Did the Pixies' "Indie Cindy" live up to the legacy of their earlier groundbreaking records?

Hans Peter is a serial entrepreneur, technologist and photographer. Most recently, he led Everyday Robots at Alphabet. We talked about the experiences he gained from the companies he founded, his time at Nokia during the rise of the iPhone, and his reflections on leading robotics at Alphabet. Towards the end of our conversation, we talked about our mutual love for photography and got a little nerdy about Leica and photo management.

Alphabet is shutting down its Everyday Robots project - another casualty of job cuts at Google's parent company and the latest in a long list of failed hardware ventures. It was launched in 2019 with an aim of designing armed robots that could help out in domestic and office settings; taking on light custodial work like sorting trash and cleaning tables. What does that mean for the smart cleaning industry? Are humans more cost effective than robots in the sector? On Mind Your Business, Lyn Lee Foo and Ryan Huang find out more Jonathan Quek, Founder and CEO of Globotix, a Singapore-based robotics startup, that is exploring how A.I. can revolutionise the cleaning industry.  This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dustin's Vinyl Episode 81 with Hosts Dustin Chafin and Anthony Kapfer On this week's episode of Dustin's Vinyl, we get into solo albums, and feature Damon Albarn's "Everyday Robots," Scott Weiland's "12 Bar Blues," Frank Turner's "England Keep my Bones," and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In episode 27 of The Gradient Podcast, Andrey Kurenkov speaks to Max Braun, who leads the AI and robotics software engineering team at Everyday Robots, a moonshot to create robots that can learn to help people in their everyday lives. Previously, he worked on building frontier technology products as an entrepreneur and later at Google and X. Max enjoys exploring the intersection of art, technology, and philosophy as a writer and designer. Subscribe to The Gradient Podcast:  Apple Podcasts  | Spotify | Pocket Casts | RSSFollow The Gradient on TwitterOutline:(00:00) Intro(01:00) Start in AI(5:45) Humanoid Research in Osaka(8:45) Joining Google X(12:15) Visual Search and Google Glass(15:58) Academia Industry Connection(18:45) Overview of Robotics Vision(26:00) Machine Learning for Robotics(32:00) Robot Platform(38:00) Development Process and History(43:35) QT-Opt(49:05) Imitation Learning(55:00) Simulation Platform(59:45) Sim2Real(1:07:00) SayCan(1:14:30) Current Objectives(1:17:00) Other Projects(1:21:40) OutroEpisode Links:Max Braun's WebsiteEveryday RobotsSimulating Artificial Muscles for Controlling a Robotic Arm with FluctuationIntroducing the Everyday Robot ProjectScalable Deep Reinforcement Learning from Robotic Manipulation (QT-Opt)Alphabet is putting its prototype robots to work cleaning up around Google's officesEveryday robots are (slowly) leaving the labCan Robots Follow Instructions for New Tasks?Efficiently Initializing Reinforcement Learning With Prior PoliciesCombining RL + IL at ScaleShortening the Sim to Real GapAction-Image: Teaching Grasping in SimSayCanI Made an AI Read Wittgenstein, Then Told It to Play Philosopher Get full access to The Gradient at thegradientpub.substack.com/subscribe

Andl-Beck Boróka, azaz boebeck Damon Albarnról, traumatikus tinédzser évekről, Saturday Night Live-ról, ping-pongról és Disney sztárokról. A többször káoszba fulladó epizódot két (három) részben vettük fel, technikai problémák és némi megfázás miatt. A Tiltott Sáv az NKA Hangfoglaló Könnyűzene támogató program támogatásával készült.

Jonathan is a fellow podcaster. Together with Mark Fransen he creates the podcast Everyday Robots. In his spare time he created the iOS apps Vizard and Lockne.https://everydayrobots.tech/Jonathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/refactoreddVizard on the App StoreLockne on the App StoreEveryday Robots on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_everydayrobotsMark Fransen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/swiftymfPlease rate me on Apple Podcasts.Send me feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me through twitterNewsletter, sign up!My book: Being a Lead Software DeveloperLead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer. Support the show (https://pod.fan/appforce1)

Podcast jest dostępny także w formie newslettera: https://ainewsletter.integratedaisolutions.com/ „Ogłoszenia o pracę online przyciągają dziś dziesiątki, setki, a nawet tysiące podań, głównie ze względu na wzmacniający wpływ Internetu” https://www.crainsnewyork.com/technology/businesses-could-face-fines-new-york-city-crackdown-bias-ai-hiring-tools Narzędzie AI może szybko zasugerować możliwych kandydatów na struktury chemiczne psychoaktywnych „dopalaczy” https://www.newscientist.com/article/2297611-ai-can-quickly-identify-structure-of-drugs-designed-for-legal-highs/ Sekretarz ds https://www.gov.uk/government/news/digital-secretary-asks-cma-to-carry-out-further-investigation-into-nvidias-takeover-of-arm Grammarly, popularne narzędzie do automatycznej edycji do pisania, pozyskało 200 milionów dolarów finansowania o wartości 13 miliardów dolarów od nowych inwestorów, w tym Baillie Gifford oraz funduszy i kont zarządzanych między innymi przez BlackRock. https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/grammarly-raises-200m-at-a-13b-valuation-to-make-you-an-even-better-writer-through-ai Fabryka Moonshot firmy Alphabet szczegółowo opisała projekt budowy „robotów na co dzień” https://9to5google.com/2021/11/19/everyday-robots/ Odwiedź www.integratedaisolutions.com

"Eine online ausgeschriebene Stelle zieht heute Dutzende bis Hunderte bis Tausende von Bewerbungen an, hauptsächlich aufgrund der verstärkenden Wirkung des Internets", sagte Laurie Cumbo, demokratische Mehrheitsführerin des Rates und Sponsor des Gesetzentwurfs. https://www.crainsnewyork.com/technology/businesses-could-face-fines-new-york-city-crackdown-bias-ai-hiring-tools Ein KI-Tool kann aus einer einfachen Analyse schnell mögliche Kandidaten für die chemischen Strukturen psychoaktiver „Designerdrogen“ vorschlagen. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2297611-ai-can-quickly-identify-structure-of-drugs-designed-for-legal-highs/ Digitalministerin Nadine Dorries hat heute an die CMA geschrieben und sie angewiesen, eine eingehende Phase-Zwei-Untersuchung der geplanten Übernahme von Arm durch NVIDIA aus Wettbewerbs- und Sicherheitsgründen durchzuführen. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/digital-secretary-asks-cma-to-carry-out-further-investigation-into-nvidias-takeover-of-arm Grammarly, das beliebte Auto-Editing-Tool zum Schreiben, hat 200 Millionen US-Dollar bei einer Bewertung von 13 Milliarden US-Dollar von neuen Investoren wie Baillie Gifford und unter anderem von BlackRock verwalteten Fonds und Konten aufgebracht. https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/grammarly-raises-200m-at-a-13b-valuation-to-make-you-an-even-better-writer-through-ai Die Moonshot Factory von Alphabet hat vor zwei Jahren ein Projekt zum Bau von „Everyday Robots“ detailliert beschrieben. https://9to5google.com/2021/11/19/everyday-robots/ Visit www.integratedaisolutions.com

"A job posted online today attracts tens to hundreds to thousands of applications, largely due to the power of the internet," said Laurie Cumbo, Democratic majority leader of the council and sponsor of the bill. https://www.crainsnewyork.com/technology/businesses-could-face-fines-new-york-city-crackdown-bias-ai-hiring-tools An AI tool can quickly suggest possible candidates for the chemical structures of psychoactive “designer drugs” from a simple analysis. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2297611-ai-can-quickly-identify-structure-of-drugs-designed-for-legal-highs/ Digital Minister Nadine Dorries wrote to the CMA today instructing them to conduct an in-depth phase two investigation into NVIDIA's proposed acquisition of Arm for competition and security concerns. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/digital-secretary-asks-cma-to-carry-out-further-investigation-into-nvidias-takeover-of-arm Grammarly, the popular auto-editing tool for writing, raised $ 200 million on a valuation of $ 13 billion from new investors like Baillie Gifford and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, among others. https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/grammarly-raises-200m-at-a-13b-valuation-to-make-you-an-even-better-writer-through-ai Alphabet's Moonshot Factory detailed a project to build “Everyday Robots” two years ago. https://9to5google.com/2021/11/19/everyday-robots/ Visit www.integratedaisolutions.com

#mlnews #gaugan #gpt-3 Your weekly dose of ML News! More GauGAN images here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... OUTLINE: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Sponsor: Weights & Biases 2:20 - OpenAI's removes GPT-3 Waitlist 4:55 - NVIDIA releases GauGAN2 Webapp 9:45 - Everyday Robots tackles real-life tasks 12:15 - MetNet-2: 12-hour Rain Forecasting 14:45 - TinyML Dog Bark Stopper 15:55 - AI learns to drive Mario Kart 64 on real hardware 17:40 - NYC regulates bias in AI hiring tools 21:05 - Beverage companies big into AI 21:50 - How does AlphaZero play Chess? 23:35 - Helpful Things 28:00 - ArXiv founder awarded Einstein Foundation Award References: OpenAI's removes GPT-3 Waitlist https://openai.com/blog/api-no-waitlist/ https://beta.openai.com/playground?mo... NVIDIA releases GauGAN2 Webapp https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearn... http://gaugan.org/gaugan2/ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2021/11... https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2019/03... https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.07291 Everyday Robots tackles real-life tasks https://everydayrobots.com/ https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext... https://archive.ph/YC4XG#selection-92... MetNet-2: 12-hour Rain Forecasting https://ai.googleblog.com/2021/11/met... TinyML Dog Bark Stopper https://www.hackster.io/NathanielF/ti... AI learns to drive Mario Kart 64 on real hardwware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9E38... NYC regulates bias in AI hiring tools https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local... Beverage companies big into AI https://www.just-drinks.com/features/... How does AlphaZero play Chess? https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.09259.pdf https://storage.googleapis.com/uncert... Helpful Things https://huggingface.co/sberbank-ai/ru... https://github.com/MathisFederico/Ope... https://blog.tensorflow.org/2021/11/i... https://github.com/tensorflow/gnn https://github.com/jurgisp/pydreamer?... https://danijar.com/project/dreamerv2/ https://github.com/danijar/dreamerv2 https://deepgenx.com/ https://github.com/DeepGenX/CodeGenX https://devpost.com/software/heyoh-ca... https://heyoh-app.github.io/heyoh-pro... https://github.com/heyoh-app/heyoh-pr... ArXiv founder awarded Einstein Foundation Award https://idw-online.de/en/news781515?u... Links: TabNine Code Completion (Referral): http://bit.ly/tabnine-yannick YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/yannickilcher Twitter: https://twitter.com/ykilcher Discord: https://discord.gg/4H8xxDF BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/yann... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykilcher BiliBili: https://space.bilibili.com/2017636191 If you want to support me, the best thing to do is to share out the content :) If you want to support me financially (completely optional and voluntary, but a lot of people have asked for this): SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/yannick... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yannickilcher Bitcoin (BTC): bc1q49lsw3q325tr58ygf8sudx2dqfguclvngvy2cq

Heute u.a. mit folgenden Nachrichten: - Aktien des Toniebox-Herstellers werden wohl ab heute gehandelt - Volocopter sagt Spac-Börsengang ab - Gorillas Betriebsrat gewählt - Tile verkauft sein Business - Elon Musk erklärt, warum Tesla auf die Fördergelder für seine Batteriefabrik verzichtet. - Wirecard-Skandal: Weitere EY-Prüfer geraten ins Visier der Aufsicht - Koreas "künstliche Sonne" bricht erneut Weltrekord - „Make Amazon Pay“ in 20 Ländern - Apple warnt polnische Staatsanwältin vor Pegasus - Google-Schwester Alphabet X stellt Everyday Robots vor - Forscher züchten Neandertaler-Gehirne, um sie in Roboter zu pflanzen Heute begrüßen wir im Rahmen der Reihe “Investments & Exits” Carlo Schmid, Principal bei Cherry Ventures.

... pero puede que sea malware / Pony Messenger / 100 robots en las oficinas de Google / Cohetes ultra-baratos / Celeron y Pentium vuelven con Alder Lake / Facebook intenta una moderación diferente Patrocinador: La gala de premios Huawei Next Image son el mayor concurso de fotografía móvil https://consumer.huawei.com/es/community/next-image/ del mundo. Más de dos millones de personas de todo el mundo han participado, y este año viene con más premios que nunca. — Las inscripciones están abiertas https://consumer.huawei.com/es/community/next-image/ hasta el 30 de noviembre, y puedes participar en múltiples categorías. Si algún lector gana que lo comparta conmigo, ¿eh? ... pero puede que sea malware / Pony Messenger / 100 robots en las oficinas de Google / Cohetes ultra-baratos / Celeron y Pentium vuelven con Alder Lake / Facebook intenta una moderación diferente

Focus sur le leader de Blur, de Gorillaz et de The Good, The Bad & The Queen ce mercredi, avec Nicolas Sauvage qui publie "Damon Albarn : L'échappée belle" au Camion Blanc. Dès 11h30, retrouvez la « Bagarre dans la Discothèque » avec Corentin Candi et Laurence Bibot. Et dès midi : "Paroles, Paroles" de Sébastien Ministru : "Bateau mouche" d'Eddy de Pretto. Nicolas Sauvage pour son livre "Damon Albarn : L'échappée belle" (Camion Blanc). Damon Albarn est un cas unique dans la grande histoire de la pop mondiale. De Blur à Gorillaz, de ses incursions en terres africaines au casting de rêve que constitue The Good The Bad & The Queen, il est impossible de limiter son parcours à un seul de ces aspects sans risquer une lecture parcellaire de son oeuvre. Révélé au monde avec Parklife et l'épopée Britpop qui en découla, Damon Albarn décide rapidement d'envoyer valser les étiquettes pour suivre un chemin aventureux, ponctué d'innombrables collaborations. Modern Life Is Rubbish, The Great Escape, blur, Think Tank, Mali Music, Demon Days, Plastic Beach, Dr Dee, Rocket Juice & The Moon, Everyday Robots, Merrie Land... nombre de disques incontournables de notre temps portent la signature du chanteur et multi-instrumentiste de Blur et Gorillaz. L'Anglais est aujourd'hui à la tête d'une discographie pléthorique au sein de laquelle se croisent Lou Reed et Snoop Dogg, Paul Simonon et Bobby Womack, Noel Gallagher et Toumani Diabaté, Robert Smith et George Benso. Trente-cinq ans après l'entrée fracassante de Blur dans l'univers de l'indie pop, Damon Albarn s'est imposé comme l'un des artistes les plus essentiels de l'histoire musicale britannique. Ce livre propose de rendre compte le plus justement possible de la trajectoire hors-norme qui est celle de Damon Albarn. La chronique de Josef Schovanec : Dumbo. Les sorties cinéma en VOD avec Hugues Dayez : - « La mission » sur Netflix - « Map of tiny perfect things » sur Amazon TV - « Irrésistible » de Jon Stewart avec Steve Carell sur Amazon TV

Nicolas Sauvage pour son livre "Damon Albarn : L'échappée belle" (Camion Blanc). Damon Albarn est un cas unique dans la grande histoire de la pop mondiale. De Blur à Gorillaz, de ses incursions en terres africaines au casting de rêve que constitue The Good The Bad & The Queen, il est impossible de limiter son parcours à un seul de ces aspects sans risquer une lecture parcellaire de son oeuvre. Révélé au monde avec Parklife et l'épopée Britpop qui en découla, Damon Albarn décide rapidement d'envoyer valser les étiquettes pour suivre un chemin aventureux, ponctué d'innombrables collaborations. Modern Life Is Rubbish, The Great Escape, blur, Think Tank, Mali Music, Demon Days, Plastic Beach, Dr Dee, Rocket Juice & The Moon, Everyday Robots, Merrie Land... nombre de disques incontournables de notre temps portent la signature du chanteur et multi-instrumentiste de Blur et Gorillaz. L'Anglais est aujourd'hui à la tête d'une discographie pléthorique au sein de laquelle se croisent Lou Reed et Snoop Dogg, Paul Simonon et Bobby Womack, Noel Gallagher et Toumani Diabaté, Robert Smith et George Benso. Trente-cinq ans après l'entrée fracassante de Blur dans l'univers de l'indie pop, Damon Albarn s'est imposé comme l'un des artistes les plus essentiels de l'histoire musicale britannique. Ce livre propose de rendre compte le plus justement possible de la trajectoire hors-norme qui est celle de Damon Albarn.

"Paroles, Paroles" de Sébastien Ministru : "Bateau mouche" d'Eddy de Pretto. Nicolas Sauvage pour son livre "Damon Albarn : L'échappée belle" (Camion Blanc). Damon Albarn est un cas unique dans la grande histoire de la pop mondiale. De Blur à Gorillaz, de ses incursions en terres africaines au casting de rêve que constitue The Good The Bad & The Queen, il est impossible de limiter son parcours à un seul de ces aspects sans risquer une lecture parcellaire de son oeuvre. Révélé au monde avec Parklife et l'épopée Britpop qui en découla, Damon Albarn décide rapidement d'envoyer valser les étiquettes pour suivre un chemin aventureux, ponctué d'innombrables collaborations. Modern Life Is Rubbish, The Great Escape, blur, Think Tank, Mali Music, Demon Days, Plastic Beach, Dr Dee, Rocket Juice & The Moon, Everyday Robots, Merrie Land... nombre de disques incontournables de notre temps portent la signature du chanteur et multi-instrumentiste de Blur et Gorillaz. L'Anglais est aujourd'hui à la tête d'une discographie pléthorique au sein de laquelle se croisent Lou Reed et Snoop Dogg, Paul Simonon et Bobby Womack, Noel Gallagher et Toumani Diabaté, Robert Smith et George Benso. Trente-cinq ans après l'entrée fracassante de Blur dans l'univers de l'indie pop, Damon Albarn s'est imposé comme l'un des artistes les plus essentiels de l'histoire musicale britannique. Ce livre propose de rendre compte le plus justement possible de la trajectoire hors-norme qui est celle de Damon Albarn. La chronique de Josef Schovanec : Dumbo. Les sorties cinéma en VOD avec Hugues Dayez : - « La mission » sur Netflix - « Map of tiny perfect things » sur Amazon TV - « Irrésistible » de Jon Stewart avec Steve Carell sur Amazon TV

After a month away, Dillon and Trevor return to finish off season five of Hallelujah Monkeyz with a review of Damon Albarn's solo record, Everyday Robots. Sure, there may only be one gorilla's name on the cover, but there are a whole lot more monkeying around behind the scenes!

After a month away, Dillon and Trevor return to finish off season five of Hallelujah Monkeyz with a review of Damon Albarn’s solo record, Everyday Robots. Sure, there may only be one gorilla’s name on the cover, but there are a whole lot more monkeying around behind the scenes!

Shock World Service 057 So Regency My Dear by Jon Averill 19/10/14 London, United Kingdom 1. Freescha - Kite High A warm & fuzzy start to ease us into this episode from Californian duo Freescha. Despite their electronic pretensions the pair also wrote ‘Heaven On Earth' for Britney Spears. 2. Dead Can Dance - Saltarello This song has been in several podcasts before but never quite made the final cut so glad I could finally fit it in. ‘Saltarello' (a reference to a long lost Italian folk dance) was recorded at Quivvy Church just north of Dublin. 3. Francisco - Love Sweet Love Taken from ‘Cosmic Beam Experience', recorded in 1979. ‘Love Sweet Love' is actually the most conventional track on an album permeated with avant garde psychedelic experimentation 4. Cashmere Cat - Mirror Maru Drum programming that could be lifted straight out a grime track plays off dramatically against layers of pitched up vocals & harpsichord lines underpinned by squeaky toy FX. 5. Ólafur Arnalds - Poland For this podcast i've tried to make each track in opposition to that last, this beautiful piece by Ólafur Arnald also serves as a backing for the next... 6. John Betjeman - Song Of Night-Club Proprietress As someone who comes from a family with English origins John Betjeman represents a sort of lost eccentricity & war time whimsy from an England long gone, or perhaps that never existed. 7. Art Garfunkel - Waters Of March ‘Águas de Março' is a Brazilian song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim & covered here by the other one in Simon & Garfunkel. 8. Mariah - 心臓の扉 Mariah is the brainchild of Yasuaki Shimizu. There's not a huge amount of information out there on Mariah other than they made 5 albums under the name between 1980 & 1983, this being the last. 9. Béla Bartók - Andante I've always loved this piece, it sounds like it was performed on a rusty gate. As also sampled recently for Damon Albarn's ‘Everyday Robots'. 10. Red Snapper - 4 Dead Monks (Demo) This is a demo of ‘4 Dead Monks' which is actually very similar to the final version but with a little less going on, this is the version which I prefer. 11. Oliveray - Growing Waterwings Often in the podcast I'll combine 2 pieces of music or dialogue that sit well together, this piece of music from Oliveray was chosen to underpin & also dilute the next… 12. Iceberg Slim - Pimp: The Story of My Life Iceberg Slim was an American pimp & later author. This is an extract from his autobiographical novel ‘Pimp: The Story of My Life' which tells the tales of a cruel & vicious life before his incarceration & subsequent change of career. 13. Almeeva - Soviet Superstructures My description of this track as sounding like a slightly hyperactive version of The XX is both lazy & accurate. 14. Francis Bebey – Il N'y a Pas de Crocodiles a Cocody A short interlude from Cameroonian artist, musician & writer. Much like there are no snakes in Ireland there are no crocodiles in Cocody apparently. 15. The Shangri-Las - I'll Never Learn The Shangri-Las are the coolest girl group of all time. 16. Zackey Force Funk - Cocaine Lady Zackey Force Funk regurgitates the affectations of 80's r'n'b as a maladroit, clumsy & unpolished style all of his own. 17. Medium Medium - Hungry, So Angry We used to feature a lot more post-punk on the World Service so to make up for its absence of late here's one of the better known tracks of the genre from Nottingham's Medium Medium. 18. Not Waving - Battle Mountain Alessio Natalizia has a knack of making music that whilst unreservedly electronic concurrently swells & pulses in the most organic manner. 19. Dinah Washington/Max Richter - This Bitter Earth/On The Nature Of Daylight We close with a mash-up of two tracks; Max Richter's ‘On The Nature Of Daylight' & ‘This Bitter Earth' by Dina Washington. Arguably the two together create something that's greater than the sum of it's parts.

This week we explore the much-awaited solo project of Damon Albarn, the English singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist behind such projects as Gorillaz and Blur. His album is called Everyday Robots, and we're breaking it down. Afterwards, we discuss the conflicts of passion and fluidity in songwriting, particularly with respect to concept albums. Often conceived from a singular inspiration and executed with a singular ambition, it's easy for artists to overlook aspects of their work when a theme takes center-stage. Does this leave audiences wanting more or does it blow over with the more concept-minded clique? Continue reading

Dans ce 29e épisode, vous trouverez: des gens qui se mouchent au micros, d'infâmes trahisons, du LOL en barre, mais aussi, critiqués par l'équipe de Focus Vif, les objets culturels dont tout le monde parle: *"Tom à la ferme", le nouveau long-métrage de Xavier Dolan: Pose arty ou vrai propos? (vers 1'30'') *"La fête de l'insignifiance", le dernier roman de Milan Kundera. 144 pages: Petit livre, ou livre peu épais? (vers 13'35'') *"Everyday Robots", l'album solo de Damon Albarn: Une démarche 100% honnête, dit-il. Aurait-il dû mentir un peu? (vers 27'00'') *"Mad Men": La toute dernière saison est en marche aux USA. Mais pourquoi cette série unanimement saluée par la critique semble-t-elle à ce point réservée aux happy fews? Tout ça, et bien plus, durant 59 minutes emmenées par Myriam Leroy, featuring Ysaline Parisis, Guy Verstraeten et Laurent Hoebrechts.

John Wilson is in the recording studio with Damon Albarn to discuss his latest album Everyday Robots, an autobiographical journey in which he returns to his childhood and his London and Essex roots. Albarn describes the stories that lie behind the songs of this his first fully-realised solo album. Roger Wright reveals the line-up for his last ever BBC Proms. The poet and crime writer Sophie Hannah on her new novel The Telling Error, a psychological puzzle about about the seductive appeal of lying. Plus The Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar announces the shortlist for the Museum of the Year Prize. Producer Elaine Lester Presenter: John Wilson.

After a month away, Dillon and Trevor return to finish off season five of Hallelujah Monkeyz with a review of Damon Albarn's solo record, Everyday Robots. Sure, there may only be one gorilla's name on the cover, but there are a whole lot more monkeying around behind the scenes!