Charli XCX will release her new mixtape, Pop 2, this Friday. Two songs are streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.
Charli XCX Announces New Mixtape
Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme Apologizes for Kicking Photographer
Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme has shared a second apology for kicking a photographer in the face during KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas.
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Flatfoot 56 – “Odd Boat” Video
Flatfoot 56 has released a video for “Odd Boat.”
Alice in Chains Announce New Tour
Alice in Chains has announced a new tour.
Every Frame a Painting Shuts Down
One of my favorite YouTube channels, Every Frame a Painting, has decided to call it a day. The two creators have shared a postmortem on Medium that’s full of some advice and a look behind-the-scenes at what went into making the videos:
Every Frame a Painting is officially dead. Nothing sinister; we just decided to end it, rather than keep on making stuff.
The existing videos will, of course, remain online. But there won’t be any new ones.
The following is the script for what was supposed to be the final episode, voiced by both Taylor and myself. We were never able to make it. But we think it may be useful to some of you making your own work on the Internet, so we’re publishing it here.
Apple Buys Shazam
“We are thrilled that Shazam and its talented team will be joining Apple,” Apple spokesperson Tom Neumayr said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. “Since the launch of the App Store, Shazam has consistently ranked as one of the most popular apps for iOS. Today, it’s used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, across multiple platforms.”
I like this move for Apple as there’s lots of places Shazam’s technology can be used across their platform.
Phoebe Bridgers – “Would You Rather” Video
Phoebe Bridgers has released a video for “Would You Rather.”
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Trailer
The first trailer for the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie has been released. As a huge fan of Miles Morales, I am very, very excited for this one. The trailer also features an unreleased Vince Staples song.
A Weekend Plug
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Hopefully it’s not too stressful. I just wanted to quickly plug the 2017 Holiday Gift Guide I posted up earlier this week, and once again call attention to our supporter program. As we get close to the end of the year we’re closing in on my personal goal for how many supporters I wanted to hit this year. We’re not quite there yet, so I wanted to once again ask if you like this website to please consider becoming a supporting member.
Also, on that note: “Dark Mode” for the main website should be completed within the week.
I wrote up a holiday gift guide for this year on chorus.fm, this delicious hot sauce is on it! If you’re looking for something to get a loved one check out a few of my recommendations. http://chr.us/gguide17
Manchester Orchestra Share Acoustic “The Gold”
Manchester Orchestra have released an acoustic version of “The Gold.”
A Vulture Wake Announce New Album
A Vulture Wake, featuring Chad Price (ALL/Drag The River), Joe Raposo (RKL/Lagwagon), Sean Sellers (Good Riddance/Real McKenzies), and Brandon D. Landelius (The Mag Seven), will be releasing their new album on January 31st via Bird Attack Records. The album was recorded at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Music Forum: Members EOTY Lists 2017
An Oral History of Mae
Dave Elkins from Mae told an oral history of the band on a recent episode of The Local Wave Podcast.
Pet Symmetry Cancel December Show
Pet Symmetry have dropped off their upcoming show with the following message on Facebook:
Hey y’all, Marcus from Pet Sym here. We will be dropping off of the Dec 30th show at Metro. This was a decision made by Erik and I. Pet Symmetry’s mission statement as a band is “to have as much fun as possible.” Right now this band is not fun for me.
My sincerest apologies to anyone who was hoping to see us perform. I’m gonna take a long walk around the block, maybe I’ll see y’all later.
Try your best to be good to others, and most importantly, be good to yourself