The annual Boston Calling festival will return for its ninth year at Harvard Athletic Complex this May. Spanning across three days, Boston Calling will be held Memorial Day weekend from May 26-28, and today, they have announced the set times for the upcoming three-day event. With anticipated headline performances from Foo Fighters (Friday, May 26), The Lumineers (Saturday, May 27), and Paramore (Sunday, May 28), there will be several major overlapping sets. Paramore‘s performance, which is scheduled to close out the festival on Sunday evening, will substantially overlap with Aussie rockers, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Read more: Foo Fighters… Read more »
Today WILLOW and Electric Lady Studios have partnered to bring us WILLOW’s brand new five-track EP, WILLOW: Live At Electric Studios. The release features reimagined versions of several hits from her most recent album, <COPINGMECHANISM>, including “curious/furious“, “<maybe> It’s my fault“, “ur a <stranger>“, “hover like a GODDESS“, and “Bag Lady/Spilt“, a mashup of Erkah Badu‘s hit single and WILLOW’s own emotional ballad. On covering Erkah Badu, she shared: “For me, Erykah Badu has been a symbol of grace and pure artistic expression for as long as I can remember, to be able to combine our musical vibes and create… Read more »
Tragedy shook the metal community this past Friday evening when the roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, IL collapsed during a show. At the time, the venue was hosting Morbid Angel, Revocation, Crypta, and Skeletal Remains for the “United States Tour of Terror.” While the featured acts were between sets, a tornado ripped through the area and consequently, the venue. Following the disaster, more than 40 concert-goers were left injured and one victim tragically passed away. Since these events, a GoFundMe page has been organized to help cover the funeral costs for the deceased victim, Fred Livingston Jr. Read… Read more »
— Today we talk about the internet’s investigation of Harry Styles, Brendan Fraser’s return to acting, and Justin Bieber stepping away from tour. — The Internet is Worried, Darling The internet is buzzing right now after this weekend’s Venice International Film Festival. Of course, not all of it is about movies. Leading up to the premiere of Don’t Worry Darling at the festival, there was already speculation of behind the scenes drama. Everything from Shia LaBeouf quitting the film to lead actress Florence Pugh not getting along with director Olivia Wilde. Then you throw in Pugh’s opposite and Wilde’s boyfriend,… Read more »
This week: The Disney Holiday Singalong, CMA Country Christmas, His Dark Materials, 88th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center, Sound of Metal, Small Axe “Red, White and Blue”, Selena: The Series, Big Mouth, Mank, The Hardy Boys, The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, Euphoria
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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 »
Here’s a list of the artists we need to hear more of—and the single album they did put out is why.
Some folks like to pick their top five, top ten, or even top 50 albums they’ve enjoyed over the course of a year… but I find keeping a collective list of albums I’ve fallen in love with is far less stressful.
