Valencia are doing some teasing.
The Devil Wears Prada – “To The Key of Evergreen”
The Devil Wears Prada released new song “To The Key of Evergreen.”
Story of the Year Tease New Music
Story of the Year tease new music for 2017.
Drake’s ‘Views’ Returns to No. 1 on Charts
Drakeis back at number one on the charts this week. Mac Miller is at number two, the Suicide Squad soundtrack is at three.
Views maintains the most weeks at No. 1 for an album by an artist since Adele’s 21 notched 24 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 (March 12, 2011-June 23, 2012), and the most weeks atop the list for a man since Billy Ray Cyrus’ Some Gave All ruled for 17 straight frames in 1992 (June 13-Oct. 3).
Bands on TV (Week of Sept. 26th)
The notable bands on your television this week include: The Lumineers (Kimmel; 9/26), Metallica (Fallon; 9/29), Regina Spektor (Colbert; 9/27), Jimmy Eat World (Colbert; 9/29), Regina Spektor (Corden; 9/29), Blood Orange (Noah; 9/29).
Record Labels Sue Over Ripping Audio Tracks from YouTube Videos
Eriq Gardner, writing at The Hollywood Reporter, on record labels starting to sue some of the YouTube to MP3 ripping websites:
On Monday, the plaintiffs filed a copyright lawsuit in California federal court, stating, “Stream ripping has become a major threat to the music industry, functioning as an unlawful substitute for the purchase of recorded music and the purchase of subscriptions to authorized streaming services.”
With a few simple mouse clicks, the lawsuit reports, infringing copies of sound recordings are made available in MP3 format. The plaintiffs suggest that “tens, or even hundreds, of millions of tracks are illegally copied and distributed by stream ripping services each month.”
Bon Iver – “8 (circle)”
Bon Iver premiered “8 (circle)” on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show.
Disney Looking at Potential Twitter Bid
Bloomberg is reporting that the Walt Disney Co. is looking at making a bid for Twitter:
The Walt Disney Co. is working with a financial adviser to evaluate a possible bid for Twitter Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. After receiving interest in discussing a deal, Twitter has started a process to evaluate a potential sale. Salesforce.com Inc. is also considering a bid, working with Bank of America on the process, according to other people, who declined to be named because the matter is private.
So Disney could own the happiest place on earth, and one of the biggest collections of hatred the world has ever seen.
Metallica – “Moth Into Flame” Video
Metallica have released their new video for “Moth Into Flame.”
Twenty One Pilots Discuss Next Album
Twenty One Pilots did a video interview with Billboard where they discussed working on their next album.
No New Brand New Album This Year
Bruce Springsteen on Colbert
Bruce Springsteen was recently on Steven Colbert’s show. A playlist of his segment can be found on YouTube.
G.L.O.S.S Break Up
G.L.O.S.S. have broken up. A message from the band can be found below.
Too Close to Touch Release New Album ‘Haven’t Been Myself’
Lexington, KY band Too Close To Touch’s sophomore album, Haven’t Been Myself, is now available. Recently nominated for “Best Underground Band” at the Alternative Press Music Awards, Too Close To Touch again teamed up with producer Erik Ron (Issues, Set It Off) in the making of their new album. Throughout the album, the band builds a heavy tension with their urgent rhythms and impassioned guitar work, then obliterates that tension with each explosive chorus.
Catch Too Close To Touch on The Retrograde tour this fall with Crown The Empire, Bless The Fall, News Years Day, and Light Up The Sky. For more information, visit their website, and check out the tour dates below.
Morrissey Covers Ramones “Judy is a Punk”
Morrissey covered the Ramones’ “Judy is a Punk” live at Brooklyn, NY’s King’s Theatre.
She & Him’s ‘Christmas Party’ Pre-Orders
All Time Low Perform “Missing You” Acoustic
All Time Low performed an acoustic version of “Missing You” for Sirus XM.
Snapchat Releases First Hardware Product
Seth Stevenson, writing for The Wall Street Journal, on Snapchat’s new hardware product, “Spectacles.”
What initially appears to be a normal pair of sunglasses turns out to be Spectacles, the first hardware product from Snap Inc., as the firm has been newly christened (Spiegel is refreshing the company name because its offerings now go beyond the Snapchat app). When you slip Spectacles on and tap a button near the hinge, it records up to 10 seconds of video from your first-person vantage. Each new tap records another clip.
They’re hideous and I expect to see them at concerts in the not so distant future.
Casey Crescenzo on Mike Herrera Podcast
Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter was the most recent guest on Mike Herrera’s podcast:
Casey is a singer/song writer and is most notably known for his work in bands The Dear Hunter, and The Receiving End of Sirens. In episode 170 Mike and Casey cover a wide variety of interesting topics that range from head transplants to video rotoscoping. So kick back, enjoy yourself, and maybe even learn some stuff.
Matt Healy Talks With Rolling Stone
Matt Healy of The 1975 sat down with Rolling Stone:
You chose to do without a shirt for Saturday Night Live.
I wanted to be particularly obnoxious that night. I thought I was being kind of post-ironic and subversive, but it turns out that people in Kansas thought I was an absolute dick.