In honour of Lady Gaga’s birthday [March 28], instead of waxing on about her meteoric rise to the top of the world of pop music and performance art, we think [...]

Recently, I sat down with my wise, dear friend, and Different Is Cool “Patron of Cool”, the dark prince of rock, Nikki Sixx. We talked about a lot of things, [...]

If you’re a frequent visitor to this site, you know we love nerds.  Science nerds, math nerds, computer nerds – all variety of thoughtful humans committed to the study of [...]

There is a reason U2′s Bono calls Daniel Lanois the best musician he’s ever come across…his unique strumming style, fuzz and masterful whammy experimentation is unsurpassed in popular music. Through [...]

Thought you’d never see British pop sensation boy band One Direction on Different Is Cool? [Neither did we]. But, when one of their hit songs “What Makes You Beautiful” is [...]

When two of my favourite things are combined – music & robots – it may be my best day ever. Self-described “world’s heaviest metal band” Compressorhead, is a trio of [...]

As we enter into 2013, we take a look back at the most popular music of 2012, via one of our favorite mashup artists, DJ Earworm – with his brilliant, [...]

At Different Is Cool we are passionate about art – art is a tangible representation of the human soul – it tells the story of our collective human history, of [...]

He’s one of our founding Patrons of Cool and we want to take the opportunity to wish our friend Daniel Lanois the very happiest of birthdays.  And 10 thousand more. [...]

Hey, it’s Meatless Monday!  Not a vegetarian?  That’s cool, how about setting aside one day per week to go meat-free?  It’s good for your health and the health of the [...]