Pink has released her new song “Whatever You Want.”
Pink – “Whatever You Want”
Anti-Flag – “Criminals”
Albums in Stores – Oct. 5th, 2017
Today sees new releases from August Burns Red, Gwen Stefani, Wolf Parade, and Citizen. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
How Breitbart Smuggled Nazi and White Nationalist Ideas Into the Mainstream
Joe Bernstein, writing for Buzzfeed:
In August, after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville ended in murder, Steve Bannon insisted that “there’s no room in American society” for neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, and the KKK.
But an explosive cache of documents obtained by BuzzFeed News proves that there was plenty of room for those voices on his website.
Holy shit.
How to Heal the Left-Liberal Divide
Pete Davis, writing at Current Affairs:
Roughly speaking, these two sides could be characterized as the “populist wing” and the “establishment wing” of the party, but even the divide’s terminology is a point of controversy between the feuding sides. The party’s left wing, for example, wants to call the conflict the “left-liberal divide.” Loyalist Democrats want to play down the divide, calling for unity on the grounds that Democrats are either (if they are younger, millennial types) all members of the Left, or (if they are older, Clinton-era types) all “liberals.” The Right, meanwhile, does not understand the divide, continuing to believe in a monolithic “radical left” filled with “radical liberals.” This leads to the funny situation, as one commentator noticed, where members of both the Left and the Right reach for the same “I made it through college without becoming a liberal” t-shirt.
This is a good piece.
2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced. Radiohead, Nina Simone, and Rage Against the Machine are among those nominated for the first time. The fan voting page is now up.
Review: Sammi Lanzetta – For Avery
Sammi Lanzetta is undoubtedly a new, and welcome face in the rock scene. Her first song showed up on Bandcamp in May of 2016. “House Plants” instantly shows off what kind of artist she is, with a sound best described as “anxiety rock.” On her new EP, For Avery, we get a better exploration of this sound. The EP consists of four songs none run over two and a half minutes. Lanzetta gets right to the point and that gives the EP has a great flow.
“Circles” pulls no punches with its biting opening line: “Why are you such a misogynist? I would rather slit my throat than be stuck in a house with you.” Now, if that doesn’t tell you exactly what you’re diving into with For Avery, then I don’t know what would. While the lyrics bare it all, the music is painfully real as well. She sings about her fears, anxiety, and many more emotions in the relatively short amount of time of just four songs. “Anxiety Olympics” is completely upfront about being around other people her age and how she may pale in comparison. She wants to be better, but also doesn’t want it to feel like a competition. That just might be something we can all relate to, even for those of us who are competitive.
The Smiths – “I Know It’s Over” (Demo)
The Smiths’ previously unreleased demo of “I Know It’s Over” can be streamed below via Pitchfork.
Artists Pay Tribute to Tom Petty
Quite a few artists have covered Tom Petty over the past few days, here’s some of the ones I liked:
- Against Me! – “Runnin’ Down a Dream”
- Miley Cyrus – “Wildflowers”
- Father John Misty – “To Find a Friend”
- Phoebe Bridgers – “It’ll All Work Out”
- Kesha – “Into the Great Wide Open”
Netflix Bumping Up Prices
Netflix will be raising prices in the new future:
To fund that spending, Netflix will now charge $10.99 per month instead of $9.99 for a plan that allows two people to simultaneously watch programs on different devices. Another plan that streams ultra-high definition, or 4K, video, will rise 17 percent, to $13.99, from $11.99 a month. The lowest-cost plan, at $7.99, which doesn’t include HD and does not allow for simultaneous streaming, will not increase in price.
Fine, just give me more Stranger Things.
Depeche Mode Perform on Kimmel
Depeche Mode perform “Cover Me” on Kimmel.
St. Vincent Performs on Colbert
St. Vincent performed “Los Ageless” and “New York” on Colbert last night.
The Shins – “Cherry Hearts” Video
The Shins have released a video for “Cherry Hearts.”
Fall Out Boy Fidget Spinners
Fall Out Boy have some new bluetooth fidget spinners for sale. They’ve also released a commercial for the purple devices.
Stars Stream New Album
