Month: June 2017

The Killers Talk With Entertainment Weekly

The Killers
Jason Tate

The Killers sat down with Entertainment Weekly to talk about their new album, Wonderful Wonderful:

While the band was trying to push their sound forward, they also started looking back. In the fall of 2016, they celebrated the 10th anniversary of their second album, Sam’s Town, with a pair of shows. “Playing those gigs, I realized how cohesive an idea [Sam’s Town] was,” Flowers says. “That reminded us that we really want to make a record here, not just slap a bunch of songs together…. I think we’ve done it again on this album. It’s the closest thing we’ve done to Sam’s Town.”

Tesla Is Talking to the Music Labels About Creating Its Own Streaming Service

Tesla
Jason Tate

Peter Kafka, writing at Recode:

Music industry sources say the carmaker has had talks with all of the major labels about licensing a proprietary music service that would come bundled with its cars, which already come equipped with a high-tech dashboard and internet connectivity.

Label sources aren’t clear about the full scope of Tesla’s ambitions, but believe it is interested in offering multiple tiers of service, starting with a Pandora-like web radio offering.

Weird.

Taylor Swift’s Return to Spotify Was Very Profitable

Taylor Swift
Jason Tate

Billboard reports that Taylor Swift’s return to Spotify has been quite lucrative:

How much Swift herself would receive from that $329,000 depends on her deal with her label Big Machine.

Meanwhile, the publishing royalties generated from the streams would total a little more than $59,000, up from about $9,000 in the prior week. That revenue would be divided among Swift and her co-writers and their publishers depending on their pro-rata shares of the plays on the songs each writer was affiliated with.

A Feminist Punk Band’s Quest to Create Safer Spaces at Warped Tour

War on Women
Jason Tate

Shawna Potter, writing for Noisey:

I bet a lot of people imagine the Warped Tour as a sea of white men (dude-bros to be more specific), endlessly combing their hair in front of their eyes or pounding beers or texting underage girls and sometimes playing music. That’s harsh, I know, and thank goodness it’s not really like that. Not totally. But for every kernel of truth in that stereotype, our band is happy to offer a true alternative, to talk and sing about reproductive justice, trans rights, and rape culture.

Sponsor: My Thanks to Two Birds

Two Birds
Sponsored Post

My sincere thanks to Two Birds for sponsoring the website this week. Here’s the quick pitch: it’s the weekend, you’re probably looking for some new music to check out, so why not go give the new EP from Two Birds a listen? It’s on Bandcamp and it’s got a sound that seems great for a nice summer day.

The band are currently working on their upcoming full length and you can find them on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and their own website.

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Interview: Misterwives

Misterwives
Craig Ismaili

The indie pop band Misterwives just released their sophomore full-length album Connect the Dots. It’s a technicolor shot of adrenaline to the music industry and quite simply one of the most fun listens of the year. Just before their explosive set at Firefly Music Festival, we got a chance to sit down with Misterwives’ Mandy Lee, Jesse Blum, Etienne Bowler, Marc Campbell and Will Hehir, to discuss a variety of topics. In our discussion, we touch upon how some politicians have a tendency to hide immoral action under party politics, why the music industry is a tough place to work, and just how many drummers is too many drummers in a band.

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