YouTube has announced their new live TV offering dubbed “YouTube TV”:
Well, we’ve got some good news! We’re bringing the best of the YouTube experience to live TV. To do this, we’ve worked closely with our network and affiliate partners to evolve TV for the way we watch today.
And:
A YouTube TV membership is only $35 a month and there are no commitments—you can cancel anytime.
Interesting.
Matt Skiba of Blink-182 and Alkaline Trio was on a recent episode of The Truth Barrel podcast:
Grammy-nominated guitarist and vocalist for Blink-182 and Alkaline Trio, Matt Skiba, joins Neil and Gabby in The Truth Barrel to discuss his career, his relationships, and the life philosophy that has led to his success. It’s not what you’d expect. In this powerful interview, he discusses facing the disappointment of his father when he decided to become a musician, the exact moment he quit drugs and alcohol, the surprising reason he asked a bandmate to leave the group, and what it was like to take over as frontman for one of the biggest bands of its genre. Along the way, you’ll learn Matt’s secret for staying positive, connected, and powerful – and the difference between a nice person and a good person. Hint: A good person isn’t always nice.
It’s a really interesting episode. Recommended.
Aimee Mann has shared a new making of video for her new album, Mental Illness. The album is out on March 31st.
Minus the Bear’s new song, “What About the Boat?,” can be streamed below via Billboard.
Regina Spektor performed “The Trapper and the Furrier” on Seth Meyers.
Patrick Stump’s cartoon cameo on Star vs the Force of Evil has made its way online.
Max Martin doesn’t do many interviews, so when one shows up, it’s almost always a must read. Jan Gradvall, writing for Di Storytelling:
Three examples of current Top 40-tracks – all three with Max Martin as co-composer. The only driver who doesn’t seem to be listening to Top 40-radio is Max Martin himself.
”No, I rarely listen to the radio”, says Martin while driving. ”Most of the time, I tend to listen to my own stuff, whatever I happen to be working on at the moment.” What he listens for is details that could be improved. Is the bass too loud? Is the intro too long?
On his phone, Martin plays a demo that world-leading artist X just may record. It’s followed by a song that might be recorded by world leading-artist Y. When Martin asks me what I think, it seems like he’s more interested in what my body language is telling him than in what I actually say. Later on, I’ll find out why.
Tom DeLonge has won Open Minds’ “UFO Researcher of the Year” award. His video acceptance speech can be found on YouTube.
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Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack has announced on his website that he’s working on a new solo album and that he’s started a new music project called Rapture Twins with Andrew Reiner.
Linkin Park performed “Heavy” on James Corden.
Have Mercy released their new single “Coexist.” Their new record, Make the Best of It, will be out on April, 21st.
Pocket, the read-it-later service, has been purchased by Mozilla:
Pocket will continue on as a wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of Mozilla Corporation. We’ll be staying in our office, and our name will still be on the wall. Our team isn’t changing and our existing roadmap has been reinforced and is clearer than ever. In fact, we have a few major updates up our sleeves that we are really excited to get into your hands in the coming months.
The notable artists on your television this week include: Depeche Mode (Fallon; 3/1), The Flaming Lips (Colbert; 3/2), Panic! at the Disco (Meyers; 3/1), and Future (Ellen; 3/2).
Future has the number one album in the country this week:
As for Future’s current No. 1, more than half of its units were powered by streaming activity: 73,000 units (equaling 109 million streams of the album’s songs during the tracking frame). The rest of its units were comprised of traditional album sales (60,000) and track equivalent album units (7,000).
Dale Earnhardt Jr. likes The Dangerous Summer.
Many consider Junior the poster boy for old-school NASCAR. He’s actually not. He’s far more of a hipster than good old boy. His music taste? There’s Lord Huron, of course, and The Dangerous Summer, a rock band so obscure they broke up in 2014. Then there’s Matthew Good, a Canadian rocker, and Twenty One Pilots, semi-Emo rock band. While he says he’ll listen to any good song, from Taylor Swift to Barry Manilow, one genre is noticeably absent: country music.