Trevor Daniel made his television debut Wednesday night, performing his songs “Falling” and “Past Life” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Daniel performed with a string quartet in the desert, even climbing into a hot air balloon for the second half of the performance, which you can see here. Daniel hails from Austin, Texas, […]
By Eamonn Burke A study back in May of this year by a Columbia professor found that the unemployment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could increase homelessness by 45%, following a peak unemployment rate in April of 14.7%. Using data from previous recessions as well as current unemployment trends, Dr. Brendan O’Flaherty estimated that another […]
Yesterday, three police officers in Cedar Park, Texas, were shot while responding to a call at a home. The officers, two of which went home Sunday night and one having had surgery on Monday morning, were responding to a 3:10 pm call from a woman who said her son had kicked a door in and […]
By Eamonn Burke New footage of the shooting of 42 year old Mike Ramos in Austin, Texas was released by the Austin Police Department last week. On April 24 of this year Ramos was shot after being cornered by police when a 911 was placed reporting two people (the other was his girlfriend) doing drugs […]
By Eamonn Burke Greenfield Central Junior High School in Indiana opened on Thursday, as one of the first high schools to do so in the country. Within hours, the school had to quarantine when a student tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. It appears that the student was tested days before and went to school […]
Up-and-coming rapper Quin NFN dropped his newest single, “G-Route” feat. Mozzy, today. Raised in the Northeast part of Austin known as “Da 4,” Quin NFN has become the Texas capitol’s top rapper for his high-energy flows. Following his singles “Sewed Up” and “Detroit Flow,” “G-Route” delves into his more serious side. On the track, Quin […]
Columbia Records recording artist and producer CHASE B just dropped the video for his new single “Cafeteria” with Don Toliver and Gunna. CHASE premiered the song on the first episode of Season 2 of his .WAV RADIO show with Travis Scott on Monday. In this episode, CHASE also announced his upcoming joint project with Don […]
Texas-based duo Surfaces have announced an extended version of their collaborative single “Learn To Fly” with legendary multi-GRAMMY Award winning Elton John, along with an accompanying extended music video, both out now. The extended video was directed by Ivan Dixon (Childish Gambino’s “Feels Like Summer”) and produced by Sean Zwan from Studio Showoff. Released on […]
By Eamonn Burke Heather Valentine, a 24 year old ICU nurse in Houston, is now in the ICU with a case of the novel coronavirus. After noticing heightened exhaustion during her shifts and later a fever and cough, she got an antibody test. She came back negative, but according to the CDC these tests can […]
Researchers at Rice University find that charcoal, and other materials described in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Applied Nano Materials, could aid treatment COVID-19 patients. In the project co-led by Rice chemist James Tour, researchers found oxidized charcoal nanoparticles are not only effective antioxidants, but can also be made from an activated carbon source that […]
