Sir Sly are almost done with their new album.
Underoath Opening for Alice in Chains and Korn
Alice in Chains and Korn have announced a new tour. Underoath is opening.
Jimmy Eat World’s ‘Clarity’ Turns 20
Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity turned 20 over the weekend and the band reminisced about the album on Instagram.
A Day to Remember Announces New Tour Dates
A Day to Remember has announced some new tour dates.
J. Cole – “Middle Child” Video
J. Cole has released a video for “Middle Child.”
Wild Pink – “Coaches Who Cry”
Wild Pink have shared their new song “Coaches Who Cry.”
Tiger Army Recording with Ted Hutt
Tiger Army are in the studio with Ted Hutt.
Entertainment Forum: The 91st Academy Awards
Liner Notes (February 22nd, 2019)
In this week’s roundup I talk about tackling tweet embedding in the forums, share my thoughts on Into the Spider-Verse during my weekly media diet rundown, and it was a pretty music heavy week this week, so there’s a lot of singles and new albums to discuss. I also share a playlist of ten songs I loved this week and rant about the NCAA. The supporter Q&A post can be found here.
Judge Approves Arrest Warrant for R. Kelly, Charged in Sex Abuse Case
A Cook County judge has approved an arrest warrant for embattled R&B superstar R. Kelly, who was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Cook County Friday morning, records show.
His first court date is listed as March 8, according to records.
Capsize Cancel Tour After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
Capsize have canceled their upcoming tour after allegations of sexual misconduct.
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The Story Behind ‘Spider-Verse’ Using “Sunflower”
The writers of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse share with Vulture the steps that went into using “Sunflower” in the movie:
It was critical that the song gag landed. We had a feeling it was because people knew the song, and they knew how he was messing it up. We were in big trouble when we couldn’t use it anymore — we needed to replace one of the greatest songs of the year, and we had to do it in time to spend the three months we would need to animate that shot. It turns out “Sunflower” is a massive hit song. We heard it as part of a batch of songs that Republic Records presented to us.
We also liked the metaphor this presents: Miles is singing a song that theoretically he’s a little too young for and he doesn’t know the words yet. That’s the metaphor we’re going to be working with for most of the rest of the movie. He’s going to be asked to step into shoes that he feels he’s not ready for, he’s not going to know the words, and he’s going to feel very self-conscious and nervous about that.
I love reading about the process behind decisions like this.
Chvrches Singer Lauren Mayberry Will Be First Face and Voice of New BBC Scotland Channel
Brian Ferguson, writing at Scotsman:
Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry will be the first face and voice of BBC Scotland’s new TV channel – after her band were asked to record a brand new version of one of their songs.
The Glasgow-based pop and electronica group joined forces with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to record a special orchestral version of their hit Miracle for a sequence lasting nearly three minutes which will herald a new era in Scottish broadcasting this weekend.
The Damned Things Announce New Album; Share New Video
The Damned Things will release their new album, High Crimes, on April 26th. Today they’ve debuted a new video for the song “Cells.” Pre-orders are now up.
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‘Space Jam 2’ Coming in July 2021
Space Jam 2 will be released on July 16, 2021.