Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Trump’s recent sharing of a video with a white supremacist message, on the same day as the BET Awards.
The Inbox Jukebox brings you fresh new tunes and bands. This week features tracks from Bohnes, Midnight Kids feat. 90’s Kids, Kyyan Palmer, and Ella Isaacson x Gallant.
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that when The Maine releases something new, we want to be first in line to try it. So when we were offered a trial run of their new fansite, Pillar, we eagerly signed up.
…This is the Inbox Jukebox: The Wrecks – “Out of Style” The Wrecks are about to get you into trouble. “Out of Style” is a bubbling bouncy belligerent middle-finger type of bop (and your hands are about to go up in the air). So much ‘mosh’ in the lyrics, so much boom in that bassline, so much buzz in the sonics—handclaps are inevitable. Your neighbors will be pounding on your door, but you’ll be yelling “bring that beat back” while they fume. This is alt-rock on fire. Burn, babies, burn. — Hunter & The Bear – “Digital Light” Get ready for… Read more »
There’s something inherently off-putting about clowns—the creepy over-exaggerated smiles, the unnatural make-up—but they’re generally supposed to be a sign of fun and happiness. Which is why indie band Circa Waves decided clowns would be the perfect symbol for their upcoming release Sad Happy. “A clown was always an image we thought represented [the album] quite well,” says vocalist/guitarist Kieran Shudall. “Sad Happy is two stark emotions stuck together—I find clowns ultimately terrify people or make them really happy.” When I catch up with Shudall he’s sitting in his Liverpool home with a fresh cup of tea. “It’s very British of… Read more »
Listen Up! This time on episode 595, we talk about breast size, a woman biting a tongue off, and also, can you tell a difference between Japanese and US whiskey?…enjoy. The Brett Davern Show is streamed LIVE daily at 10am (eastern) 7am (pacific) on idobi Radio at https://idobi.com. Follow Brett on social media @BDavv, Katie : @KatieLeclerc, the show @BrettDavernShow
We’re waving goodbye to the 2010s in the latest Geek Girl Riot. Join Sherin, Erin, Kat, Philip, Sam, and Soma in one Riotous celebration!
This week Geek Girl Riot takes on Disney+, Martin Scorsese vs. Marvel, and how to deal with the culture of pointing fingers.
Tropical Storm Irma made landfall in Houston this past week. Miraculously, Dallas was saved from the storm by the power of DAY6’s Korean pop-rock (and, to a lesser extent, meteorological physics).
The man born Danny Rocco has been singing, writing, and performing his entire life — playing bars in punk bands since he was 13.
