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Fresh Pressed [new music friday] – 223
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from New Found Glory, The Summer Set, Knuckle Puck, and more.
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What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from New Found Glory, The Summer Set, Knuckle Puck, and more.
Today we talk about the assault allegations made against All Time Low’s Jack Barakat, Kat Von D closing High Voltage, and B.J. Novak’s face in the public domain. All Time Low Responds to Allegations* Earlier this month a woman’s TikTok went viral after her accusation that an unnamed pop-punk band tried to take advantage of her at age 13. Viewers ended up identifying this band as All Time Low. Similar accusations followed, the most recent being from an anonymous woman on Twitter claiming guitarist Jack Barakat had been grooming her and abusing her for years. The tweets have since been… Read more »
Rise Rock n’ Shine featuring AJ Smith and Nina Anto. Start your morning with a hook-laden single and a meditative vibe.
Today we talk about the Code Red Climate Campaign on social media, we remember actor Willie Garson, and the Gabby Petito case brings light to more cases like hers.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the latest moves by some venues to require proof of vaccination.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is in a lot of trouble. Also, the debate over raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Here we are going about our day to day, not even realizing some of the incredible black inventors who made our lives a little bit easier with their inventions and discoveries. Do you drink coffee? Use a computer with colored monitors and high speed? We should take a moment to look at who we have to thank. Kaldi – Coffee Some of us would agree that this is one of the most important discoveries out there. Kaldi was an Ethiopian goat farmer. He realized that his goats were eating berries that would make them energetic and keep them up at… Read more »
[Bottom Left: Photo by REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst, Bottom Right: Photo via Boris Johnson Twitter] Today UK music industry call for economic support, new Blink-182 on the way, Coca-Cola’s Racism Seminar, and honoring the lives lost to COVID-19. Pay Up, Boris: Music Industry Calls For Economic Support The music and entertainment industry have received little to no support throughout the pandemic. After Boris Johnson revealed his plans for coming out of lockdown, UK music industry figures had some words about it. The prime minister shared that the goal is to have everything “back to normal” by June 21st and to “remove all… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the musical performances at the inauguration.
Oh boy there’s a lot going on today! Let’s not waste any time and check it out! . Post Malone Donates His Sold Out Crocs to Frontline Workers View this post on Instagram A post shared by Musicians On Call (@musiciansoncall) In an announcement on Instagram today, Musicians On Call—a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering dream-worthy hospital performances by top artists—has partnered with Post Malone and Crocs to donate 10,000 pairs of his sold out Duet Max Clog II to frontline workers across the country. These near impossible to find clogs are the fifth collaboration between the Grammy Award winning… Read more »
