Rancidwill release their new album Trouble Maker on June 9th. Today they’ve debuted the new song “Ghost of a Chance.” Pre-orders are now up.
Rancid Detail New Album
Bleachers – “Don’t Take the Money” Video
Bleachers have shared their new video for “Don’t Take the Money.” It was directed by Lena Dunham.
Founder of Side One Dummy Guests on Podcast
The founder of Side One Dummy Records, Joe Sib, is on the latest episode of the “Walking the Floor” podcast.
In the Spotlight: 50 Bands You Need to Hear in 2017 (Part One)
Back on AbsolutePunk.net we would run a feature each year called the “Absolute 100.” The basic idea was to put together a list of bands and artists that we thought needed to get a little more attention. This would range from unsigned, to under-the-radar, to underrated acts that we wanted to highlight. Over the years it ended up being one of my favorite features we compiled (I personally discovered quite a few new bands from it). And, I’ve heard from a lot for readers that you loved it as well.
Today I’m excited to bring this feature back under a new name. We’re calling it “In the Spotlight” and we’ve got the same goal: highlight a bunch of artists we think you should check out. This year we’ve got 50 for you. Over the past month our contributors have been putting together blurbs and pulling out song recommendations, and today we’ve got the first group of 25. We’ll be releasing the next set tomorrow.
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Review: New Found Glory – Makes Me Sick
In 2006, New Found Glory took their biggest risk as a band by releasing Coming Home, an album that largely abandoned the band’s customary pop-punk/easycore stylings. Produced by Thon Panunzio, Coming Home introduced more straight-forward rock elements that included keys, pianos, and strings – not surprising considering Panunzio has worked with some of the biggest rock legends of all time (Ozzy, Bruce, Joan Jett, etc.). Perhaps unsurprisingly, the album fell flat commercially and was also the band’s last album to be released on a major label. But creatively and critically it was a success as Coming Home has been regarded as the band’s most daring effort of their career and let the pop-punk world know that New Found Glory would never make the same album twice. It also planted the seeds of what was to come ten years later.
Red City Radio – “If You Want Blood (Be My Guest)”
Red City Radio’s new single “If You Want Blood (Be My Guest)” is up on Spotify and Apple Music.
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Sinai Vessel’s Audiotree Sessions
Sinai Vessel’s Audiotree Live sessions are now up.
“Nail the Mix” With Saosin’s Beau Burchell
Saosin guitarist, producer, and engineer Beau Burchell is the featured producer on this month’s “Nail the Mix” online course:
Beau Burchell will lead an exclusive livestreaming class offering a complete walkthrough of how he mixed “The Silver String”. NTM subscribers can download the multi-tracks today, then join Burchell for the livestream on May 28. NTM will also host a Q&A chat with Burchell on May 15 at 2:00pm ET, exclusively available to subscribers.
The Juliana Theory Expand Tour
The Juliana Theory have expanded their anniversary tour dates.
Bands on TV (Week of May 1st)
The notable artists on your television this week include: Kings of Leon (Kimmel; 5/1), Incubus (Kimmel; 5/2), Future (Kimmel; 5/3), Alison Krauss (Kimmel; 5/4), Phoenix (Fallon; 5/2), Halsey (Fallon; 5/4), Ryan Adams (Colbert; 5/1), Perfume Genius (Colbert; 5/5), All Time Low (Meyers; 5/2), Ryan Adams (Corden; 5/3), and Green Day (Corden; 5/4).
Kendrick Lamar Again Tops the Charts
Kendrick Lamar once again has the number one album in the country:
Damn.’s second week is driven by streams, as its SEA total is 136,000 units (down 40 percent). The set sold 87,000 in traditional album sales (down 75 percent) and earned 14,000 in TEA units (down 39 percent).
Patent Pending Announce Covers Album
Patent Pending will release their new album, Other People’s Greatest Hits, on May 26th. The album will contain a variety of cover songs (the track listing can be found below), and today they’ve shared their cover of “Shout Out to My Ex.”
CKY – “Days of Self Destruction” Video
CKY have released a video for their new song “Days of Self Destruction.”
Green Day Are in the Studio
A photo of Billie Joe Armstrong in the studio, captioned with “recording Green Day,” was posted to Instagram.
Radiohead Tease ‘OK Computer’
Radiohead have posted a teaser video full of OK Computer lyrics. The online speculation is that this is for some kind of 20-year anniversary celebration for the album.