Nightmare of You have announced they’ll be playing some shows next year.
Nightmare of You to Play Shows Next Year
Owl City – “All My Friends”
Owl City has debuted the new song “All My Friends.” The track comes from his upcoming album, Cinematic, which is now up for pre-order.
CMA Awards Apologize for Their Media Guidelines
The CMA Awards have rescinded their media guidelines that asked press not to focus on politics, guns, or the recent Las Vegas shooting. After backlash from artists like Brad Paisley, Ryan Adams, and Maren Morris, they issued the following statement:
CMA apologizes for the recently distributed restrictions in the CMA Awards media guidelines, which have since been lifted. The sentiment was not to infringe and was created with the best of intentions to honor and celebrate Country Music.
Wilco – “Myrna Lee”
Wilco have shared the unreleased song “Myrna Lee” on Spotify and Apple Music. The song comes from the upcoming expanded version of AM, due out December 1st.
Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino on Explosion of Sexual Assault Allegations in Hollywood
Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, writing for Billboard:
Thanks to my band, Best Coast, I am a girl with a guitar, but I am also a girl with a voice.
A powerful one that I am not afraid to use.
I am sick and tired of sitting around and seeing my peers shake their heads and say “me too.” And while I know it’s so important to share our stories of assault and harassment so that the rest of the world feels less alone I am utterly heartbroken that we have to keep discussing this. How does this keep happening? When do we finally say “enough is enough” and hold these men accountable for their evil actions? When will a firing or a stint in rehab not be the solution to this problem? When will this problem no longer be a problem?
Allie X Teams Up With Vérité
Allie X and Vérité have teamed up for a new remix of “Casanova.” The song is now up on Spotify and Apple Music. They also both sat down to talk with Idolator about the song and the state of pop music:
And I think the advice I would give to someone is pretty much persistence. Some people are fortunate for it to work out right away, but in most cases you just have to chip away for a long time. Really look into yourself. Find your sound. Don’t listen to other people unless it makes sense to you in your gut. But yeah, just go, go, go go go and don’t give up.
‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot From Jordan Peele in the Works
CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves on Thursday announced during the company’s earnings call that CBS All Access is readying a new take on the iconic sci-fi anthology. It’s unclear at the moment if it’s a straight-to-series order or just development.
The Rod Serling-created series ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959-1964. Producers CBS Television Studios retained the rights to the cult classic and will executive produce the new take. Sources say the show hails from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw banner, with Marco Ramirez (Netflix Marvel dramas The Defenders and Daredevil, Sons of Anarchy) is set to pen the script and serve as showrunner. CBS All Access declined comment on Peele and Ramirez’s involvement as official details have not yet been revealed beyond Moonves’ initial announcement.
Sufjan Stevens Contributes Songs to Soundtrack
Sufjan Stevens contributed “Mystery of Love,” “Visions of Gideon,” and a Doveman remix of Age of Adz’s “Futile Devices” to the soundtrack of Call Me By Your Name.
Watch The Flatliners Set at Fest 16
The Flatliners’ full set from Fest 16 is up on YouTube.
Crystal Castles’ Ethan Kath Sues Alice Glass
TMZ is reporting that Ethan Kath has sued former Crystal Castles’ bandmate Alice Glass:
Ethan Kath, a member of the band Crystal Castles, has filed a defamation lawsuit against a former member who claimed he raped her.
Ethan had dated Alice Glass — then a member of the duo — but they broke up and Glass went on the attack. She claimed he stole royalties from her, and then she started making rumblings he was physically and sexually abusive. According to the defamation lawsuit, Ethan’s fired off a cease and desist letter and she backed down.
A Rogue Twitter Employee Shut Down Donald Trump’s Account
Casey Newton, writing for The Verge:
President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, @realdonaldtrump, disappeared from the site for around 11 beautiful minutes shortly before 7PM ET. It was not initially clear what happened to the account, and Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a series of tweets issued by Twitter’s Government and Elections team, the company first blamed “human error,” then attributed the move on a rogue employee who used their last day on the job to boot the president off the service.
It was one of the best 11 minute stretches of 2017.
Lonely Benson Launch New Album Pre-Order
Lonely Benson have launched a Kickstarter for their new album:
Just watching the news these days is enough to give anyone a nervous breakdown, let alone what personal issues someone might be dealing with. That’s why I’ve set out to create music that helps people chill. […] With this new approach to my music I started working with a good friend and producer Will Pugh. We began recording and intentionally stayed away from abrasive sounds like crash cymbals and distorted guitars. We focused in on sounds that were soft and round, to give it that pleasant vibe.
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile Perform on Colbert
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile performed “Over Everything” and “Continental Breakfast” on Colbert last night.
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Turnstile – “Real Thing” Video
Turnstile have released their new video for “Real Thing.”
Taylor Swift – “Call It What You Want”
Taylor Swift has released her new song “Call It What You Want.”