Keith Nelson Jr.
Former Staff Writer, Entertainment
Author/Co-Author of 480 articles
Keith Nelson Jr is a music/tech journalist making big pictures by connecting dots. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY he graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor's Degree in English & Textual Studies. Keith keeps a critical eye on all transgressions in the music technology field.
Simon Pegg on humor, horror, a ‘Hot Fuzz’ TV show, and a Tarantino Star Trek
With his new film Terminal in theaters now, actor Simon Pegg discusses his knack for finding the light moments in dark subject matter, his thoughts on Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Star Trek movie, Tom Cruise's stunts, bringing Hot Fuzz to TV, and the next film for the Cornetto crew.
These four virtual reality experiences will make you feel real emotions
At this year's Tribeca Film Festival, four exceptional virtual reality experiences felt real enough to inspire actual emotions in real life. Join us as we take a closer look at 1,000 Cut Journey, Vestige, Hero, and The Day The World Changed.
The Handmaid’s Tale cast on why only Gilead’s powerful men get to use technology
The Handmaid's Tale stars Samira Wiley and Joseph Fiennes, and the show's executive producer, Warren Littlefield, reflect on how technology is a form of oppression in the hit show, as well as the scenes too gruesome to shoot, and what we might see in a potential season 3 of Hulu's award-winning series.
50 years in, Nike’s new digital studio defends its title as the king of kicks
Formed in late 2016, s23NYC is Nike’s first ever digital experience studio tasked with helping Nike innovate in a constantly changing sneaker industry. The studio is responsible for turning Nike’s sneaker reservation app, SNKRS, from a shopping experience into a paragon of everything that is the sneaker culture.
Unbeknownst to most fans, chips embedded in footballs help NFL gather more stats
The NFL tracking footballs' velocity, speed, and location in every game this season and next is done by implanting an RFID chip in the balls.
+Pool will be a swimmable sanctuary in a sea of sewage, if NYC ever allows it
+Pool, a self-filtering pool, has had trouble getting approved by the city of New York because it is something that has never been done.
You won’t watch a live NFL game in VR this year. Here’s why
Reps from the NFL, and virtual reality production companies NextVR and Voke, explain why there are no live NFL games in virtual reality.
Meet the hacker keeping ‘Mr. Robot’ so real it’s scary
'Mr. Robot' writer and tech consultant Kor Adna spoke with Digital Trends about how his hacking past helped 'Mr. Robot' take down EvilCorp in season one + more.
Exclusive: Comedian Dan Soder talks internet porn, Louis C.K., and his ‘Not Special’ special
Digital Trends spoke with comedian Dan Soder about his upcoming Comedy Central special, Not Special and why he hates everything artisanal.
Viceland’s Noisey shows how music is a natural resource in danger
Viceland, the first TV channel from Vice, explores the music scene of Sao Paulo, Miami and Bompton through the eyes of the natives.
Remembering the ’70s with Vinyl’s mutton-chopped legal guru, P.J. Byrne
On Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's HBO music drama Vinyl, PJ Byrne plays record label lawyer Scott Levitt and spoke exclusively with Digital Trends.
Hannibal Buress talks Netflix, phones at comedy shows, and racist babies
In an exclusive interview, Hannibal Buress breaks down the making of his one-hour Netflix comedy special "Comedy Camisado", his XBOX one prowess and more.
Sisters Review
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler prove why they are still the best comedic tandem in the business with the hilarious new film "Sisters".
#SneakerHeads: How a new generation of sneaker fans are taking over the Internet
Cash rules everything around sneakers, but SneakerCon proves the sneaker culture is all about the people, but it wouldn't run without the power of the Internet.
New ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ trailer reveals release date, Beyoncé parody
In a new trailer, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Titus Andromedon remakes Beyoncé music videos to announce season four's release date.
Here is the best of what you’ll be able to stream from the Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival features 98 films and dozens of TV episodes, many of which will be available for streaming later this year.
10 great tv shows you won’t watch because there is too much TV
In a world where people are watching less TV as the most TV shows are being made, great TV gets missed.
Dying to watch ‘American Gods?’ Here’s how to stream it without getting cable
'American Gods' is quickly becoming one of the most talked about shows on television. Find out how to get your fix without cable.
Everything we know about the new season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Here are all of the updates on season 9 of Larry David and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. It's the first season in more than five years.
Airbnb now lets you rent a room in New York City's biggest record store
Sonos has put one of its HiFi Listening Rooms in Rough Trade NYC and now anyone can rent the room for a night on Airbnb.,
Get a sneakerhead: how to use the internet to buy the rarest sneakers
The difficulty in getting limited edition sneakers has been alleviated thanks to the internet and DigitalTrends shows you how.