Numerous high-profile musicians lent their talents to Netflix’s Beatles-inspired series Beat Bugs, so naturally, the streamer is highlighting their contributions. With the show premiering today, Netflix released a behind-the-scenes look at Beat Bugs that features three of its guest stars — James Corden, Jennifer Hudson, and James Bay — talking about what makes the musical series unique. The video also includes clips from Beat Bugs‘ impressive soundtrack.
In addition to teasing covers from artists like P!nk, Eddie Vedder, Robbie Williams, and Sia, the video shares interesting insight on why the project is so special. Hudson, who has both an Oscar and a Grammy to her name, highlights how the series brings the Beatles to a younger generation. “You can’t be an artist if you’re not influenced by the Beatles,” she says.
Bay clearly feels the same way when it comes to the importance of sharing the band’s music. “That’s the greatest thing about all of this,” he said, underscoring how Beat Bugs brings the Beatles to kids in “a different way.”
The music was definitely taken very seriously; the project involved multiple orchestras, brass bands, and children’s choirs as they recorded 53 songs. And these musicians came up with some very catchy covers, based on what we’ve seen so far. The video plays clips of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, The Magical Mystery Tour, Good Day Sunshine, and .
Each of the songs inspires the show’s plot. Creator James Wakely explains in the video that he always loved to imagine the world created by the Beatles in their songs, and he wanted to bring that to kids. To do so, he developed a story that follows a group of five bugs that are “meant to reflect the audience watching them.” Throughout their adventures, they meet other characters, played by all-star singers, who contribute to the soundtrack.
Beat Bugs has already been renewed for season 2, and the 13-episode first season is now streaming on Netflix.
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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