Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week breaks down the recent UK election results and shares some reactions from British artists.
It the middle of January, the holidays are long gone, you have left your resolutions in the dust and you need something to brighten your day. You know what you need? Boston Manor. Right now. You can get more of them by checking our their tour dates here. Including being on tour with Good Charlotte! Don’t miss out. Find them on social media: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
New England Metal & Hardcore Festival have announced their initial line-up for 2014. The festival will take place at The Palladium in Worcester, MA from April 17-19. Bands playing include All That Remains, Iced Earth, Slapshot, Cruel Hand, Twitching Tongues, Reign Supreme and more. It will also be the last East Coast performance from Bleeding Through.
Transit have released a hometown tribute video for their song “Young New England.”
With musical diversity, catchy melodies, and compelling lyrics, Transit have managed to produce thirteen tracks that are both unique and enjoyable, as well as giving their fans a much better understanding of who they are as people and the place that made them that way.
Family, friends and surviving members of the iconic British rock band The Who attended the funeral of virtuoso bass player John Entwistle on Wednesday at a rural church. Guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey and drummer Kenny Jones, who replaced Keith Moon after his death in 1978, attended the service at St. Edward’s Church in Stow-on-the-Wold. Entwistle, who died June 27 in Las Vegas, was now “reunited with Keith up there making great music,” the Rev. Colin Wilson said at the church, 60 miles northwest of London. “I think he would want us all to be strong, determined, unafraid of… Read more »
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Bennett, Paul McCartney, a handful of Hell’s Angels, a gospel choir of 5,000 and a throng of close to 1 million onlookers turned out to help England’s Queen Elizabeth celebrate 50 years on the throne over the weekend at London’s Buckingham Palace. Eric Clapton, Ricky Martin, S Club 7, Spice Girl Emma Bunton, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins, the Corrs, Aretha Franklin, Sir Elton John, Tom Jones, Annie Lennox, Mis-Teeq, Brian Wilson, Rod Stewart, Cliff Richard and Will Young also turned out for the event, which played to a global television audience of millions more over the course… Read more »
Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera, 54, suddenly died on Sunday, July 13, in Gettysburg, PA, while on the Devils on the Run tour, hosted by The New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR). The tour boasted that it would bring Ed and Lorraine Warren’s (the primary inspiration for The Conjuring film series) “investigations to life.” This included showcasing haunted objects from the Warren’s Occult Museum, including the infamous Annabelle doll. At this time, the cause of death has not been shared. Lead investigator Chris “Jeek” Gilloren posted to the official NESPR social media accounts saying, “It’s with deep sadness that Tony,… Read more »
Ethel Cain has shared her new song, “Fuck Me Eyes” from her upcoming album Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, out everywhere on August 8. Cain, aka Hayden Anhedönia, shares, “Continuing in the theme of high school anxieties, ‘Fuck Me Eyes’ (on top of being an homage to one of my favorite pop songs of all time, ‘Bette Davis Eyes‘) is meant to be an ode to the girls who are perfect and have everything, yet carry the reputation of town slut. The beautiful blonde who is just lonely and wants to be loved, that all the adults condemn to… Read more »
While on the road supporting their The Silver Scream-A-Thon Tour, Ice Nine Kills has announced the details of their Hell Of A Summer U.S. headline run. Kicking off in August, the tour welcomes Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, The Funeral Portrait, and Mest alongside INK. “The HELL OF A SUMMER TOUR will be a celebration of all things INK — past, present, and future,” frontman Spencer Charnas shares. “It’s an eclectic bill, and having MEST on some of the shows is a particularly full-circle moment for me. As many Psychos will remember, I formed the band after seeing Goldfinger and MEST in… Read more »
