After battling it out with a lightsaber, wrapping up a smuggler’s run, or turning in a fresh bounty, it’s time to relax. Good thing the Star Wars galaxy offers some of the coolest nightspots this side of wild space. The next time you land your starfighter, consider one of these seven venues for live music, […]
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iPod Modders Give Apple’s Abandoned Music Player New Life
By modifying old hardware with modern—and often more colorful—components, listeners create their dream iPods and kick their Spotify habits.
Dispatches from the Halcyon: Meet the Characters Aboard Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
It’s easy to see why Ouannii, the Rodian Lumosynth player performing live music aboard the Halcyon starcruiser, and star Twi’lek songstress Gaya have already generated a following. Although the experience just launched this month, voyagers have already been seen wearing Ouannii bounds — ensembles inspired by the color palette and style of the character. And […]
Still on Facebook? Here’s How to Create Those New Reels
Reminiscent of TikTok, Facebook Reels allow you to create short, engaging videos with music, effects, and a green screen.
“Point of View Expands Cinema”: A Conversation with Rick Famuyiwa for Black History Month
Director Rick Famuyiwa is no stranger to storytelling. Bursting onto the scene with his first feature film The Wood in 2000, Famuyiwa has become a fixture in the galaxy far far away with his contributions to The Mandalorian, directing three episodes of the Disney+ series: “Chapter 2: The Child,” “Chapter 6: The Prisoner,” and “Chapter 15: […]
“It’s Pure Magic”: Celebrating John Williams and His Music
Star Wars, and many of the movies we love, would not be the same without John Williams. With a body of work that includes the scores for the nine-film Star Wars saga, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park, to name but a few, Williams’ compositions are embedded in our […]
From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: Billy Dee Williams and Donald Glover Talk Lando in Galaxy’s Greatest Heroes Special – Excerpt
Hello, what we here? The next collection of classic Star Wars Insider features — Star Wars: The Galaxy’s Greatest Heroes — arrives February 15, celebrating the Jedi, rebel princesses, and Wookiee warriors we love. But not to be left out, of course, are the charming rogues. In StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt of the magazine special, Billy […]
Go Figure: How Classic Star Wars Toys Made Me A Fan
This was 1978, and Kenner had only made 12 figures — Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Obi-Wan, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, Death Squad Commander, Tusken Raider, and Jawa. That decision was how I learned about sales tax (the price tag at the toy store said $1.99 but you needed $2.13 at the register) and to […]
Should You Ditch Spotify Too?
This week, we decide whether to switch music streaming services, and we offer some tips for those choosing to get their groove on elsewhere.
New to YouTube Music? Here’s What You Need to Start
Are you considering the switch to YouTube Music? We’ve got everything from plans to playlists.