Lana Del Rey has released a video for “Lust for Life” (feat. The Weeknd).
Elway to Record New Album in July
Elway will start recording a new album in July.
Neck Deep Release Two Videos
Neck Deep have released videos for “Where Do We Go When We Go” and “Happy Judgement Day.”
Frenzal Rhomb – “Classic Pervert”
Frenzal Rhomb are streaming their new song “Classic Pervert.”
Code Orange – “Bleeding in the Blur” Video
Code Orange have released a video for “Bleeding in the Blur.”
American Football – “My Instincts Are the Enemy” Video
American Football have released a video for “My Instincts Are the Enemy.”
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Harry Styles Debuts at #1, Paramore at #6
Harry Styles has the number one album in the country this week.
With Styles’ start of 193,000 he earns the biggest debut sales week for a U.K. male artist’s first full-length album since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991.
Paramore came in at number six, selling around 67,000 album equivalent units. I’ve seen a few people saying this is a disappointment, and I wanna push back on that just a bit. The band selected a fast album roll-out with very minimal press. They did only a few interviews, with massive publications, and turned down requests from everyone else. They didn’t send out advances to virtually anyone, and I think they knew going in this wasn’t going to be an album they pushed for the first week sales. I think it’s instead setting up their upcoming tour, they’ll have a bigger push on the second single, and the positive word of mouth will keep this album moving throughout the summer.
Basically, I don’t think it’s a disappointment, and I wouldn’t worry.
Waterparks Stream Two Bonus Tracks
Waterparks’ two bonus tracks, “Candy” and “What We Do For Fun,” are streaming on YouTube.
Lights Starts Instagram Scavenger Hunt
Lights has put together a scavenger hunt for fans to find information on her upcoming new album and comic book series.
Rise Against – “House on Fire”
Rise Against have officially released their new song “House on Fire.”
Green Day Perform on ‘Good Morning America’
Green Day performed “Still Breathing” and “Know Your Enemy” on Good Morning America can be found below.
Review: All Time Low – Last Young Renegade
This first impression was originally posted as a live blog for supporters in our forums on May 19th, 2017. First impressions are meant to be quick, fun, initial impressions on an album or release as I listen to it for the first time. It’s a running commentary written while listening to an album — not a review. More like a diary of thoughts. This post has been lightly edited for structure and flow.
Oh yes, it is that time again … first listen time.
Tonight I’m excited to share a live-blog-first-listen thread all about the new All Time Low album.
My history with All Time Low is interesting. I remember seeing a lot of hype for the band around The Party Scene era and giving the songs a listen, I thought it was pretty run of the mill stuff, nothing really stood out to me. Then they released PUOSP and I was like, eh, ok, this is better, there’s some stuff here that I like, but as a whole, nothing really grabbing me. That was a three or so year long period of seeing the band, thinking they had potential, but nothing stood out to me as a “hit.”
And then the band sent me some demos for SWIR.
I heard “Dear Maria.”
I remember thinking, “yep, that’s the one.”
As a whole that was the first album I thought really nailed a pop-punk vibe and they had multiple tracks on that album I really, really liked. “Six Feet,” “Remembering Sunday,” “Stay Awake” … I felt like I finally got the band, even if I wasn’t really feeling the albums. That continued with Nothing Personal, an album where I really enjoyed a variety of songs, even more than the previous album, and this was the first time where I felt the band had put together a full album of songs. Something I felt like I would come back to time and time again and be able to listen to front and back.
Rare Fall Out Boy Demo Tape Being Auctioned Off
A copy of Fall Out Boy’s first demo tape is being raffled off tomorrow by Christopher Gutierrez (HeyChris) to benefit The Catcade, a Chicago nonprofit cat rescue/arcade combo.
This is the first and original Fall Out Boy demo tape. Maybe like 50 ever made. One of the few pieces of early-2000s pop punk history I have collected that I said I would never sell, is now being raffled off to raise money for my non-profit charity @thecatcade – for every $10 donated between now and Saturday at TheCatcade.org , your name will be entered into a drawing and the winner will be chosen live and fairly this Saturday. Good luck.
Donations can be made here.
Photographs of Films
Jason Shulman condensed entire movies into single photos using long exposures. These are awesome.
Update: An article from artist Kevin Ferguson on Hyperallergic shows how he’s been doing this style of art since 2013, before Shulman’s project.
Andrew McMahon – “So Close” Video
Andrew McMahon has released a new video for “So Close.”