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The Maine releases new album ‘American Candy’
The Maine have released their new album American Candy, which is now available in stores and on most digital platforms.
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The Maine have released their new album American Candy, which is now available in stores and on most digital platforms.
In 1919 four film industry pioneers formed United Artists. Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks, and Griffith decided they had had enough of non-artists working with their art and they took control of their careers. It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost 100 years since then, but something similar is bubbling up in the music industry. Meet Tidal, Jay-Z’s new streaming service. He has given 16 notable names (and maybe more) equity in his new company to join him in his streaming revolution. Maybe you’ve heard of some of these people? Kayne… Madonna… Two punks named Daft. First, let’s all thank Jay-Z… Read more »
Thursday, March 19th I flew into South by Southwest this afternoon. Tonight, I strode 6th Street. amid the scene here in Austin. I felt a tension between, and within, the musicians, attendees, and the city. The dichotomy is an inclination toward indie values, opposed by the gravitation of commercialism. I realize this as I happen on IFC’s Fairgrounds, which features a music stage, interactive attractions such as a Velcro wall, and food trucks and a beer stand. It’s like a festival within a festival and it is a microcosm of SXSW. It’s an insular fantasy realm manifested by marketers and… Read more »
It’s Monday morning. The thought of getting out of bed makes you want to punch a hole in the wall. There’s no bacon or eggs for breakfast, your ex won’t stop calling, and your overly cheerful co-worker won’t stop chatting your ear off about some “super fun-tastic!” projects. If any of this applies to you, you just might be having a Ron Swanson kind of day. Here are six killer tunes to get you through the day. 1.America, F*** Yeah!- Team America It’s easy to get grumpy over the thought of going to work, but hey, at least you live… Read more »
Not only is Ben Liebsch picking up where the band left off, but he’s also ringing in a new era, and from here, YMAEWK are bound to go far.
Madness, the new album from Sleeping with Sirens, is now available for download and purchase in select stores
Since the homogenization of South by Southwest by the mainstream, it has become fashionable among music critics and self-anointed culture commentators to dismiss music festivals as passé. They claim media conglomerates, bringing bloat, have diluted the musical variety which could be counted on at SXSW to make it palatable to general tastes. These observers conclude that the principles of independence and community that SXSW was conceived upon have been subsumed by the now ubiquitous forces of corporatization. Coinciding with this sentiment is anxiety among locals who cleave to an idealization of Austin as a bastion of open-mindedness and creative experimentation;… Read more »
Electric Century, the new project from Mikey Way formerly of My Chemical Romance, will release an exclusive EP in honor of Record Store Day on April 18th.
The Early November have announced that they will be dropping their new album, Imbue, on May 12th via Rise Records. The band are also streaming the first single from the record, “Narrow Mouth.”
Silverstein has released their new song “Milestone”, the second track taken from their upcoming album I Am Alive in Everything I Touch.
