The Amity Affliction’s Joel Birch talks us through the creative and emotional catharsis behind their recently released album ‘Not Without My Ghosts’.
Following her debut Coachella performance, alt-pop starlet Ashnikko (she/they) has launched her latest effort “WEEDKILLER.” Through the release and its accompanying visual, Ashnikko takes us one step deeper into the dystopian universe that she’s created across her forthcoming, debut album, WEEDKILLER. Ashnikko’s debut full-length is available to preorder here. “WEEDKILLER” is a sonic journey defined by a variety of genres and soundscapes, showcasing Ashnikko’s versatility and unique style. The new track effortlessly blends elements from punk rock, pop, and electronic music, creating a dynamic, energetic, and catchy experience. WATCH: Royal & the Serpent Talks Baby Food and Fall Out Boy… Read more »
Today we’ve got Disney & Pixars Luca, new Waterparks, Lady Gaga’s dogs stolen, what’s happening with Mr. Potato Head, The Band Camino’s new music video, and Twitter’s Super Follow.
What a day for celebration! Breaking records, new shows, new musicals, and Tony’s 720s in his 50’s! – Haim Sets the Tone for Netflix’s New Musical “The Witch Boy Three-time Grammy nominated band, Haim are set to embark on a new musical venture. Teaming up with Oscar-nominated director Minkyu Lee (Wreck It Ralph), the band will write and compose all original music for the upcoming animated musical, The Witch Boy. Based on the best selling novel by Molly Knox Ostertag, The Witch Boy is the story of a world in which girls become witches and boys become shapeshifters—and one boy… Read more »
NEW YORK —- On the heels of the release of the second volume of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo’s home recordings, the alternative rock group is now taking a look back into its own vaults. Cuomo told Billboard he has “no idea” when the tentatively titled “Odds and Ends” will be released, but describes it as “just another fun project to do. They’re great songs, but for some reason they didn’t make the final cut for (a) record. They span a vast period of time from the very beginning of our career in the early ’90s right up to the present… Read more »
Since MP3s first became popular a decade ago, music industry executives have obsessed over this question: when would digital music revenue finally surpass compact disc sales? For Atlantic Records, the label that in years past has delivered artists like Ray Charles, John Coltrane and Led Zeppelin, that time, apparently, is now. Atlantic, a unit of Warner Music Group, says it has reached a milestone that no other major record label has hit: more than half of its music sales in the United States are now from digital products, like downloads on iTunes and ring tones for cellphones. “We’re like a… Read more »
These days, the old west rail hub of Las Vegas, New Mexico, is little more than a dusty economic dead zone amid a boneyard of bare mesas. In national elections, the town overwhelmingly votes Democratic: More than 80 percent of all residents are Hispanic, and one in four lives below the poverty line. On February 5th, the day of the Super Tuesday caucus, a school-bus driver named Paul Maez arrived at his local polling station to cast his ballot. To his surprise, Maez found that his name had vanished from the list of registered voters, thanks to a statewide effort… Read more »
Against Me! have released the “Thrash Unreal” EP on iTunes. The EP features the video for the band’s current single “Thrash Unreal” and completely new acoustic versions of “New Wave” and “Animal.” Currently, the EP is available for purchase here. Against Me! will kick off a U.S. tour on September 4th in Poughkeepsie, NY with Matt & Kim and David Dondero. The band will be out in support of their new album, New Wave, in stores now. Scheduled dates can be found below. Catch Against Me! On Tour: September 4th Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance September 5th Brooklyn, NY –… Read more »
Faced with a protracted sales slump, record labels are now tapping into the tween scene, after Walt Disney Co. has become the unlikely hitmaker of the year with chart toppers like “Hannah Montana” and “High School Musical.” “A lot of entertainment companies are trying to figure out how to replicate Disney’s formula and crack the tween code since it’s one of the market’s few sweet spots,” said entertainment lawyer Fred Goldring. After mostly ignoring tweens, kids aged 6 to 12, music labels from Sony BMG Music to Warner Music Group and EMI Group Plc are now signing or distributing tween… Read more »
During the first two weeks in January, the most popular album in the country was the soundtrack to “Dreamgirls.” But that statistic was less impressive than it might have been, because for those two weeks, “Dreamgirls” sold around 60,000 copies each week, which made for the two lowest totals for a #1 album in the history of the SoundScan era, which began in 1991. Granted, January is always a pretty slow month for album sales and releases. But around that same time, the new Fall Out Boy album, Infinity on High, leaked online and was one of the most eagerly… Read more »
