Plain White T’s have announced their new Self-Titled album, encapsulating everything that has defined them over the last 25 years.
This week I have singer/songwriter from the band Mest, he and I go back over 21 years, I met him for the first time in Texas when I was on a tour in 2002 that an old band of mine had booked themselves, and we met him in the parking lot after we had one of our self booked shows get canceled. We ended up talking and would see each other throughout the years, fast forward time and we became friends and I even got to fill in for Mest at a show in LA. I interview him to see how he started out in Illinois all the way to today.
Wilmette have shared the details of their upcoming new album ‘Hyperfocused’ and also dropped the buoyant title track.
Sufjan Stevens has a history of creating ballet scores for choreographer Justin Peck. Now we’re getting our hands on a new album made up of scores from a performance commissioned by the Houston Ballet in 2019. Stevens announced he’ll be dropping the album Reflections on May 19. While the music is written by Stevens, it is performed by pianists Timo Andres and Conor Hanick. This is Stevens’ second album made up of scores. The Decalogue dropped in 2019 and is 10 tracks packed with his unique perspective, captured in music even without his typically eerie vocals or more electric sound.… Read more »
In case you missed grabbing your tickets to Coachella, live too far, or just simply could not make it this year – the musical festival has upped its game and they’re bringing it to you. For the first time ever, they are live streaming all 6 stages on their YouTube channel. The best part? It’s absolutely free. This year’s headliners are Bad Bunny on Friday, BLACKPINK on Saturday, and Frank Ocean on Sunday. Other bands include Gorillaz, Becky G, MUNA, Yungblud, Rosalia, boygenius, Kid LAROI, Charli XCX, Porter Robinson, Dominic Fike, Willow, and DJing from Calvin Harris. They’ll stream April… Read more »
— Real Friends just made February real exciting by announcing they’re dropping a new EP called There’s Nothing Worse Than Too Late on the 24th. They had already dropped “Tell Me You’re Sorry” and “Always Lose”, off of the 8-track release. Now, to celebrate the big announcement, they’ve let us in on another single: “Six Feet”. When talking about the new song, the band said, “‘Six Feet’ is a song about longing to be loved and appreciated while you’re still here. I always see and hear good things said about people after something bad happens to them or after they… Read more »
Today we talk about Rage Against the Machine’s first show back in 11 years, Elon Musk vs. Twitter, and Florence Pugh standing up against body shamers. Rage Against the Machine is Back Rage Against the Machine is back and they’re making sure to pack a punch. For starters, they played their first show in 11 years, kicking off their comeback in East Troy, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of the states that has banned abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned. During their performance, the band played a video that read: “Forced birth in a country that is the only wealthy… Read more »
Today we talk about yesterday’s shooting at Highland Park, Harry Styles cancelling his tour in Copenhagen, and an update on Travis Barker. Shooting in Highland Park Yesterday there was a shooting in Highland Park, Illinois at a 4th of July parade, about 25 miles outside of Chicago. According to NPR, authorities said over 70 rounds were shot off of a rooftop from a high powered rifle. The suspect then allegedly ran off and got into a vehicle from his mother’s home to try and escape. Officials reported that after hours of searching he was stopped and taken in by the… Read more »
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Today we talk about The Super-Mario movie cast, Coldplay and BTS’ “My Universe”, the latest on Gabby Petito, and a body found in the llinois River identified as Jelani Day.
