Lil Wayne has the number one album in the country this week:
The set, which was released on Sept. 28 via Young Money/Republic Records, makes a splash with 480,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 4, according to Nielsen Music. That sum is the third-largest week for an album in 2018. Further, Tha Carter V also opens with the second-biggest streaming week ever for an album, with 433 million on-demand audio streams logged for its songs in its first week.
The Menzingers have announced a holiday show.
Former Panic! at the Disco member Jon Walker found a handful of old demos over the weekend. He hasn’t released them, but they come from the sessions right before the band recorded Pretty. Odd.
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The Umbrella Academy will be released on Netflix on February 15th.
The new Run the Jewels song “Let’s Go (The Royal We)” is featured in the new Venom film.
Taylor Swift has endorsed two candidates in the upcoming Tennessee election. Good for her.
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Kacey Musgraves performed “Happy & Sad” on Ellen.
The British street artist Banksy pulled off one of his most spectacular pranks on Friday night, when one of his trademark paintings appeared to self-destruct at Sotheby’s in London after selling for $1.4 million at auction.
Incredible.
Young the Giant performed “Simplify” and “Superposition” on Kimmel.
Useless ID will be releasing their new EP, 7 Hits From Hell, on November 16th.
Well, this week has been a real piece of work. All this stuff in the news is overwhelmingly depressing on a level that’s hard to find the words to describe. The impact the 2016 election will have on our country’s courts will be felt for a good portion of my life. Next time someone tries to tell you voting doesn’t matter, smack them upside the head. It’s been a trying week. I just feel overwhelmingly tired.
Along with this week’s media diet I include some thoughts on the “dynamic desktop” feature of macOS, baseball, and a playlist of ten songs that got me through the week. The supporter Q&A post can be found here.
Fickle Friends’ new single “The Moment” is up on Apple Music and Spotify.
Light Years have released the new song “Graveyard.”