Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the use of music without permission at political campaign rallies.
Saturday, August 31, The Pixies and The Cure will share the stage again for the first time in 30 years at the Daydream Festival in Pasadena, CA. The Cure are throwing the festival to commemorate their 40 year musical anniversary. The festival will take place at the Rose Bowl with 10 bands, namely Deftones, Mogwai, The Joy Formidable, Throwing Muses, Chelsea Wolfe, The Twilight Sad, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Kælan Mikla. After Daydream Festival, The Pixies head out on a world tour in support of their upcoming “Beneath The Eyrie” album on release day, September 13. It’s a good time… Read more »
August 15, The Maine will don Arizona Diamondbacks jerseys instead of their matching suits as John O’Callaghan throws out the ceremonial first pitch at Chase Field in Phoenix. The Maine hail from Phoenix as the first pitch is a huge honor for baseball lover O’Callaghan. “I’ve been a fan of both music and baseball since I left my mother’s womb, and have been fortunate to play both though only music professionally,” O’Callaghan said. “Tomorrow, I will be trying out for my favorite professional baseball team, thee Arizona Diamondbacks. Technically, I’m just throwing the first pitch, but I figure if it’s… Read more »
With the Vans Warped Tour 25th anniversary shows and genre sensation blink–182 touring the 20th anniversary of their “Enema of the state” album a massive pop-punk revival is underway. Blink–182’s new album “NINE” will be out September 20 and after the outstanding reception of “blame it on my youth” one can only imagine the trajectory from there will skyrocket. The tracklist for NINE definitely sounds like it will be a good time at the very least. That title of track 13 though – I’m here for it. 1. “The First Time” 2. “Happy Days” 3. “Heaven” 4. “Darkside” 5. “Blame… Read more »
To celebrate Late Night’s release , Amazon Studios is sharing some fabulous stories of women and people of color who are killing it in their respective fields of business, politics, media, sports, and entertainment. Cheers to that!
During Black Mirror, introspective questions and reflections on modern life abound.
Essence has released exclusive audio recorded during a conversational interview of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs with his friend and writer Dream Hampton for the May Cover Issue. Combs became emotional during the recording as he spoke of the passing of his soul mate Kim Porter. He wasn’t expecting as vulnerable as he was during the interview and wasn’t completely on board with the audio being released but agreed to it after he recognized the positive impact it could have on culture. In the recording He says “…This Mother’s Day is going to hurt. We’re definitely going to celebrate all the… Read more »
America’s 44th President was honored over the weekend with a street naming. The new name of Rodeo road, now Barack Obama Boulevard, in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area of Los Angeles, was unveiled in a ceremony Saturday. Thousands of people were in attendance to celebrate. Former President Obama held a campaign rally at the same spot just after announcing his bid for office in 2007. Thandiwe Abdullah, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Youth Vanguard, took the stage saying “A lot of people will say it’s just another street, but for me, being 15 years old, a black child looking up… Read more »
Today, two days before Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy’s birthday, Martin Garrix has dropped a fresh new collaboration featuring Stump and Macklemore.
Not every band can release a song on a Wednesday, then have everybody in the audience scream each word back at them live on the following Friday. And not every band can put together a festival in their hometown and bring in fans from around the world in the middle of January. But The Maine is not like every band. “We’ve been so fortunate and lucky to experience what we have,” says vocalist John O’Callaghan. We’re sitting in a building inside Civic Space Park in Phoenix, AZ on the second day of 8123 Fest. Through the windows, This Century plays… Read more »
