Swans "To Be Kind" is out May 13th (12th U.K.) via Young God Records / Mute. Pre-order your copy of the 2CD, 2CD+DVD or 3LP (SIGNED BY M. GIRA) from the Young God Records webstore here:
http://bit.ly/1rY35P8. Pre-order on iTunes here:
http://bit.ly/1iSsIfqSwans Tour Dates 2014:
http://bit.ly/1gZALsaSWANS SPRING US TOUR:
May 14 - Washington DC @ Black Cat MainStage *
May 15 - Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer *
May 17 - Boston MA @ Royale Nightclub *
May 18 - New York NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
May 19 - Brooklyn NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
UK TOUR:
May 22 - Manchester UK @ Academy 2 *
May 23 - Newcastle UK @ Hoults Yard *
May 24 - Glasgow UK @ The Arches *
May 25 - Aberdeen UK @ The Lemon Tree *
May 27 - London UK @ Electric Brixton *
May 28 - Bristol UK @ Trinity Community Arts *
May 29 - Reading UK @ Sub89 *
May 31 - Birmingham UK @ Supersonic Festival - Custard Factory *
June 01 - Leeds UK @ Cockpit
June 02 - Brighton UK @ Concorde 2
June 17 - Quebec City, Quebec @ Le Cercle #
June 18 - Montreal, Quebec @ Theatre National #
June 20 - Toronto, Ontario @ MNW Festival (Yonge-Dundas Square) #
June 21 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall #
June 22 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall #
June 24 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room #
June 26 - Dallas, TX @ Trees #
June 27 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk #
June 28 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Upstairs #
June 30 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In #
July 01 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre #
July 02 - Louisville, KY @ The New Vintage #
July 03 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater #
July 05 - Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall #
July 06 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place #
Sept 02 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
Sept 04 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Sept 05 - Vancouver, BA @ The Venue
Sept 06 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Sept 08 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
Sept 11 - Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
* = w/ Jenny Hval
# = w/ Xiu Xiu
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This site provides links to random videos hosted at YouTube, with the emphasis on random. 🎥
Origins of the Idea 🌱
The original idea for this site stemmed from the need to benchmark the popularity of a video against the general population of YouTube videos. 🧠
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Obtaining a large sample of videos was crucial for accurate ranking, but YouTube lacks a direct method to gather random video IDs.
Even searching for random strings on YouTube doesn't yield truly random results, complicating the process further. 🔍
Creating Truly Random Links 🛠️
The YouTube API offers additional functions enabling the discovery of more random videos. Through inventive techniques and a touch of space-time manipulation, we've achieved a process yielding nearly 100% random links to YouTube videos.
About YouTube 📺
YouTube, an American video-sharing website based in San Bruno, California, offers a diverse range of user-generated and corporate media content. 🌟
Content and Users 🎵
Users can upload, view, rate, share, and comment on videos, with content spanning video clips, music videos, live streams, and more.
While most content is uploaded by individuals, media corporations like CBS and the BBC also contribute. Unregistered users can watch videos, while registered users enjoy additional privileges such as uploading unlimited videos and adding comments.
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YouTube and creators earn revenue through Google AdSense, with most videos free to view. Premium channels and subscription services like YouTube Music and YouTube Premium offer ad-free streaming.
As of February 2017, over 400 hours of content were uploaded to YouTube every minute, with the site ranking as the second-most popular globally. By May 2019, this figure exceeded 500 hours per minute. 📈
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