The first wave of bands playing Riot Fest have been announced. Blink-182 and Beck are headlining and there’s a whole lot of other great bands. You can find the full listing below.
Riot Fest Announces 2018 Lineup
Review: Pusha T – DAYTONA
With three albums in his discography, Pusha T isn’t a consistent artist, but when he releases an album, it feels like a ceremony. He always makes an impact with each project. His last album was in 2015, since then, fans have been anticipating, hoping, and dreaming of the day Push will drop a project. That was before Kanye brought the G.O.O.D. news to the world. In a series of tweets, he announced upcoming releases from Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Nas, Kid Cudi and himself. Although initially titled King Pusha, Pusha T had to change the title because he felt “it didn’t represent the overall message” of the album. In another tweet, he said, “DAYTONA represents the fact that “I have the luxury of time. That luxury only comes when u have a skill set that you’re confident in.” As for what’s to be expected on DAYTONA, Push said the album was created especially for his “family, high taste level, luxury, and drug raps fans.”
Hawthorne Heights Release Documentary
Hawthorne Heights have released Die Colorful, a documentary about the making of their latest album, Bad Frequencies.
Singer and Guitarist JT Woodruff shares “While writing and tracking Bad Frequencies, we set up some cameras to see what would happen. We let it unfold, naturally and organically, as the album began to bloom on camera and in session. Set to a musical score and spoken word passages meant to melt away anxiety and stress, Die Colorful is a journey into the making of Bad Frequencies, from our point of view.”
The Cultural Vandalism of Jeffrey Tambor
Matt Zoller Seitz, writing at Vulture:
Nobody is stopping anyone from watching these works (though they’re no longer as easy to find, and you probably have to own a DVD player). We can still talk about them, study them, write about them, contextualize them. But the emotional connection has been severed. The work becomes archival. It loses its present-tense potency, something that significant or great works have always had the privilege of claiming in the past.
That’s all on the predators. It’s not on you. None of us asked for this.
I found myself nodding along through this entire piece, so much of it applicable to the music world as well.
The Curious Case of Bryan Colangelo and the Secret Twitter Account
Ben Detrick, writing at The Ringer:
In February, The Ringer received an anonymous tip that Bryan Colangelo, the Philadelphia 76ers’ president of basketball operations, had been secretly operating five Twitter accounts.
If you follow the NBA at all this story is a must read.
The Wonder Years – “Raining in Kyoto” Video
The Wonder Years have released a video for “Raining in Kyoto.”
Good Charlotte – “Actual Pain” Video
Good Charlotte have released a video for “Actual Pain.”
Eisley Announce ‘I’m Only Dreaming … Of Days Long Past’
Eisley will release I’m Only Dreaming … Of Days Long Past on July 20th. The album will feature acoustic and re-imagined versions of their last album. You can read the full press release below and pre-orders are now up.
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Friendly Fires – “Love Like Waves” Video
Friendly Fires have released a video for “Love Like Waves.”
Trophy Eyes Announce New Album; Stream New Song
Trophy Eyes will release their new album, The American Dream, on August 3rd via Hopeless Records. Today they’ve shared the video for new song “You Can Count On Me” and pre-orders are now up.
Face to Face Announce Acoustic Album
Face to Face will release a new acoustic album called Hold Fast (Acoustic Sessions) on July 27th. Today they’ve debuted “Disconnected” from the release.
Kevin Devine – “Outstretched & Never Ending”
Kevin Devine is releasing a digital split with the Worriers on Friday to make up for the Devinyl Splits No. 8 being delayed. A message from the label and a stream of Kevin’s contribution, “Outstretched & Never Ending,” can be found below.
Hayley Williams on Mental Health
Hayley Williams of Paramore, writing for Paper Magazine:
I woke up from that crash with one less bandmate… another fight about money and who wrote what songs. And I had a wedding ring on, despite breaking off the engagement only months before. A lot happened within a short time. But then I didn’t eat, I didn’t sleep, I didn’t laugh… for a long time. I’m still hesitant to call it depression. Mostly out of fear people will put it in a headline, as if depression is unique and interesting and deserves a click. Psychology is interesting. Depression is torment.
We wrote and wrote and I never liked what I put to the music Taylor sent me. His stuff sounded inspired. My parts sounded, to me, like someone dead in the eyes.
This is really great and worth the read.
Riot Fest Teases 2018
Riot Fest has released a lineup teaser video.
The Maine Banned From Twitter
The Maine’s Twitter account has been banned after the band set the birthday to the date of the band’s formation, which makes it not 13 years old and therefore against the site’s policy.