Month: February 2019

PUP Turn Life’s Miseries Into Blisteringly Honest Punk

PUP
Jason Tate

Graham Isador, writing at CBC:

“I’m very conscious about speaking in universal terms because I don’t know anything. I only know about what this stuff means to me. One of the things that has definitely exasperated that battle with depression is this idea, both internally and externally from other people, saying, ‘What are you so bummed about? Look around you. Things are good for you. Your band’s having success. You have a really incredible partner.’ All of these external factors point to something that should make a happy individual. That’s not really how mental health — for me — works. Having success with the band doesn’t mean I’m happy.”

I highly recommend this interview if you’re a fan of the band. It really does add a lot of context to the lyrics on the upcoming album.

Balance and Composure’s Jon Simmons on the Long Road That Led to Their Farewell Tour

Balance and Composure
Jason Tate

Jon Simmons of Balance and Composure sat down with Ian Cohen at Stereogum:

“I saw it coming to an end the last tour, but we didn’t make a statement because we truly didn’t know until we met up a couple months ago,” says Simmons. “I didn’t want to break up. I like performing, I like writing, but you can’t be touring for three months straight when you have a family at home. That’s how it always goes, it seems.”

‘Y: The Last Man’ Coming to FX in 2020

Jason Tate

Y: The Last Man will be coming to FX in 2020:

FX’s version, however, will simply be called Y. Michael Green, who recently cut ties with Starz’s American Gods, will serve as showrunner with Aïda Mashaka, a veteran writer of Netflix’s Marvel offerings. Vaughan, meanwhile, will serve as an executive producer. And, as we previously reported, Melina Matsoukas will flex the skills she honed helming Beyoncé videos and episodes of Insecure as the pilot’s director.

It’s one of my favorite graphic novels of all time. Please don’t suck.

Backstreet Boys Top the Charts

Jason Tate

Backstreet Boys have the number one album in the country:

After a nearly 20-year wait, Backstreet Boys are back on top of the Billboard 200 chart. The group debuts at No. 1 on the list with its new studio album DNA, marking the vocal quintet’s third No. 1, and first leader since Black & Blue spent two weeks at No. 1 in December of 2000.

I guess, [puts on sunglasses], Backstreet’s back.