Preoccupations’ new song “Degraded” can be streamed below.
The Living End Announce Some West Coast Dates
The Living End will playing some West Coast shows in August. Dates can be found below, and if you get a chance to see these guys live — do it.
Beach Slang Announce New Album; Stream New Song
Beach Slang will release their new album A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings on September 23rd. The first single “Punks in a Disco Bar” can be streamed below and pre-orders are now up.
Spotify Adding Two New Radio Shows
Rich McCormick, writing for The Verge, on Spotify’s two new radio shows:
Swedish streaming service Spotify is launching two new radio shows today, both of which feature musicians talking about the kind of music that they like listening to while they’re making their art. The first, AM/PM, will feature artists like electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre and Terry Hall of ska icons The Specials talking about the music they listen to in the mornings before work, and in the evenings after a day spent creating. The second, Secret Genius, speaks to the songwriters and producers behind major songs, and features the actually-pretty-well-known James Blake, among others.
Brand New’s ‘3 Demos, Reworked’ Hit Apple Music
Brand New’s 3 Demos, Reworked are now up on Apple Music.
So, what is the consensus on these? Better than the originals? Worse? That new bridge in “Missing You” keeps drawing me back and I flat out love how these sound. Makes me wonder what “Mene” and “I Am a Nightmare” would sound like with the same depth and dynamism.
Trailer For ‘La La Land’
The trailer for La La Land has been released. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and is the new movie from Damien Chazelle (Whiplash).
Guttermouth Stream ‘Got It Made’ EP
Guttermouth’s new EP, Got It Made, can be streamed below.
Anthony Green – “You’ll Be Fine” Video
Anthony Green has released his video for “You’ll Be Fine.” Pre-orders for the new album, Pixie Queen, are now up.
Interview: Less Than Jake (Video)
Less Than Jake are the kings of Warped Tour. They’ve played more days of the tour than any other band ever and in 2014 the band celebrated a full year on the tour — so now they’re in the bonus round. I spoke with the guys about what keeps them going after all these years, and you can find that interview below.
La Dispute – “Thirteen”
La Dispute have posted up “Thirteen” on Bandcamp.
Interview: The Word Alive (Video)
The Word Alive recently released their fourth album, Dark Matter, and for their Warped Tour interview I spoke with the band about how the album came to be. You can watch the video interview below.
Weekly Discussion: What sequels or remakes do you want to see?
The Silence of the N.R.A.
Evan Osnos, writing for the New Yorker:
The N.R.A.’s explicit call for a more armed society reveals the lie behind its homage to “coexistence.” By directing rage against the government, by preventing politicians from heeding the overwhelming demands of their constituents for broader background checks, by endorsing Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations and bans on Muslim immigration, the N.R.A. has assembled a volatile case against the idea of coexistence—and then disavows the result when it explodes.
80s and 90s Saturday Morning Cartoon Commercials
The Internet Archive has uploaded a whole bunch of commercials that were shown during Saturday morning cartoons through the 80s and 90s. It’s almost pathetic how many of these I remember. Cinnaburst … now with flavor crystals!
Caspian and The Appleseed Cast Announce Tour
Caspian and The Appleseed Cast are heading out on tour together. Dates can be found below.