The Hold Steady have released a new live album called Live from Philadelphia 7-26-18.
The Hold Steady Release Surprise Live Album
Billie Joe Writing New Green Day Songs
Lucy Dacus Announces 2019 Tour
Lucy Dacus has announced some new tour dates.
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Gets First Teaser Trailer
The trailer for Gerard Way’s The Umbrella Academy has been released.
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Music Forum: Best of 2018 Lists
Avril Lavigne Reveals New Album Cover and Track Listing
Avril Lavigne has shared the album cover and track listing for Head Above Water.
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Mat Kerekes – “Ruby”
Mat Kerekes, the lead singer of Citizen, has shared his new solo song “Ruby.”
Liner Notes (December 7th, 2018)
December marches on!
In this week’s roundup, I write a little about Smart Playlists in iTunes and how I use them for holiday music, talk about wanting to ramp up my comic book reading again, share thoughts on the music and entertainment I enjoyed this week, and post the weekly ten song playlist. It’s been a very Copeland, Japanese House, and The 1975 dominating week around my house. The supporter Q&A post can be found here.
Review: AFI – The Missing Man
AFI have never been strangers to the darker side of things, as clearly evident from the shadowy packaging and artwork of their latest EP, The Missing Man. However, what I’ve always admired about this band is the silver linings found in their music. After releasing arguably their darkest-toned LP to date in 2013’s Burials, they followed this effort with 2017’s AFI: The Blood Album, an album that incorporated many of their past styles into a single record. On this EP, AFI has found a way to pay homage to the path they blazed before, while still adding new elements to their trademark sound.
Bayside Cover “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
Bayside have been covering Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back in Anger” at their recent acoustic shows.
The Faint Announce New Album
The Faint will release their new album, Egowerk, on March 15th. Today they’ve debuted the new song “Child Asleep” and pre-orders are now up.
The 1975 Top the UK Charts
The 1975 have the number one album in the UK.
Why Are All of Spotify’s Most-Streamed Artists Men?
Kaitlyn Tiffany, writing for Vox:
Looking at the past several years of the charts, this polarization looks like more than garden-variety cultural sexism — it looks like something new that our algorithm-based platforms have wrought. The biggest question facing Spotify in the coming year should be whether it can do something about it.
Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscar Host
Kevin Hart has stepped down as the host of the Oscars after homophobic tweets were discovered.