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Music is ingrained into our everyday existence: we spend an eighth of our waking lives listening. We’re surrounded by sound. (Thank you Internet, thank you headphones, thank god for headphones.) But what do we sound like? That’s the question at the core of Mickey Hart’s project, Superorganism. The former Grateful Dead drummer and musicologist’s new…

Download Linkin Park: StageLight on BitTorrent. We all want to grow up to be rockstars. That’s actually a statistical reality. There’s been a 510% increase in independent musicians over the course of the last decade. What you write in your room, practice all night, put out there on stage: it’s easier than ever to get…

Download Fly or Die on BitTorrent. Say you’ve got an idea for the next great scripted series. Well, you’re in good company. Each summer, the major American broadcast television networks receive about 500 elevator pitches for new shows from writers and producers. In fall, the field is narrowed down to 70. By January, 20 pilots…

Get the Absence Bundle on BitTorrent. Download the full film on iTunes. Strange things are happening in Wrightwood, California. Lights in the sky. Children gone missing. The truth is out there. And it’s not what you think. In partnership with Cinedigm, we’re releasing an exclusive first look at the new indie horror film, Absence. Absence…

Download Jet Life X BitTorrent. Yeezus. Magna Carta… Holy Grail. Summer radio has been dominated by crazy massive statements about the state of hip hop. Hashtag New Rules, yo: it’s not about the music, anymore. It’s about marketing; the no-strategy-strategy of Kanye, the sponsorship politics of Jay. It’s about more than that, too. This is…

Since 2008, we’ve been partnering with consumer electronics manufacturers to make smart Internet-connected devices. Today, we announce our latest partner, Korean-based set top box manufacturer Fortis. Fortis is an industry leader; delivering complete solutions that include premium content and Video-on-Demand. Fortis is now shipping multiple models of BitTorrent Certified devices for operators and consumers in…

In this edition of Friday Download: a first look at Evangeline Lilly’s new graphic storybook, The Squickerwonkers. Grab it here. Introduced by Peter Jackson, and illustrated by Weta Workshop’s Johnny Fraser Allen, the book tells the tale of a girl who falls in with traveling troupe of vice-stricken marionettes. Dark. We caught up with the…

Metal is about blurred lines; catharsis and doom, chaotic and calculated, masked and stripped bare. Maybe no one knows this better than Corey Taylor: the lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour; two of the biggest bands in recent rock history. According to Taylor, “Nobody is one side.” Nobody less so than this artist. Blur…

Just Enjoy This Shit is the motto behind Jet Life’s brand of hazy-aimless-cool rap. Okay, deal. We’re all for a crew that’s always been about fans first; giving away new tracks for free, and bringing mixtapes to the masses. The question Jet Life asked us (and it’s a big ask, and it’s a crazy ambition):…

Surf-punk, screaming and subversive pop: the loud-quiet-loud sound of PIXIES became the sound of alt; the driving beat behind grunge. They broke up. They got back together. And now, for the first time in almost ten years, they’re releasing new music. Their single “BAGBOY” debuts right now on BitTorrent. Unlock it with your email, and…