Ben Folds will be heading out on a summer tour.
Ben Folds Announces Summer Tour
Keith Flint of The Prodigy Passes Away
The Prodigy’s vocalist Keith Flint has passed away. He was 49.
The Hold Steady – “The Last Time That She Talked To Me”
The Hold Steady have released the new song “The Last Time That She Talked To Me” on Bandcamp.
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Luke Perry Passes Away
Luke Perry, one of the stars of 90210 and recently Riverdale, has passed away. He was 52.
Four Tet – “Only Human”
‘The Sandlot’ Getting a TV Series Revival
The Sandlot will be getting a TV series revival with much of the original cast returning. The news came from the director of the original on The Rain Delay podcast. Slashfilm summarizes the conversation:
As for what the series is about, all Evans would say was that it takes place in 1984, and it will bring back the original kids from The Sandlot. They’re all now around 33 years old, and each of them has kids of their own. But that’s it. Maybe their kids pick up the mantle and start a game of their own on the dusty old diamond? If that’s the case, what kind of pickle will they get themselves into? We don’t know!
This sounds very much in my wheelhouse.
The Mountain Goats – “Cadaver Sniffing Dog”
The Mountain Goats have released the new song “Cadaver Sniffing Dog.”
K. Flay – “Bad Vibes”
Mike Herrera Covers Millencolin
Mike Herrera has shared an acoustic cover of Millencolin’s “No Cigar.”
Adam Siska of The Academy Is… Reflects on the Band’s Career
Adam Siska of The Academy Is… is on the latest episode of the Emo Social Podcast. He talks about the break-up of the band and a “lost” album of unreleased songs. Rachel Campbell summarized the discussion for Alt Press:
“To be honest with you, there is a record that never came out,” Siska says. “I don’t know if I would call it a whole record, but there’s songs there. In a weird way, I think when we were doing that record in 2010, it was ahead of its time. I remember management being like, ‘There’s not really a lot of guitar here. You guys are a guitar band.’”
“It was a big sports moment,” he says. “Our manager called us, and he’s like, ‘That’s what you guys need. You need an unexpected onside kick. You gotta do something really different this time,’ so we did. We added a keyboard player and went for this different sound, and the label didn’t like it. The management didn’t like it, and then we broke up.”
Ben Platt – “Grow as We Go” Video
Ben Platt has released a video for “Grow as We Go.”
Sponsor: My Thanks to False King
A huge thank you to False King for once again sponsoring the website this week. It’s always great to have repeat sponsors and since one of the members of the band is a a regular poster in the forums, the comment section has been funny and informative to read on these posts.
The band released their new single “1-800-HELLSCAPE” with an accompanying video this week and my favorite thing included in the ad copy was when it was described as a “post-metalcore banger.” It’s been described as for fans of Every Time I Die, Daughters, and HEALTH, and it’s totally worth your time.
Liner Notes (March 1st, 2019)
Oh, hi March.
This week’s roundup looks at what I worked on around the website this week, goes through my thoughts on music (including Marianas Trench, Japanese House, and the new Carly Rae Jepsen songs), and has my usual media diet from the last week. There’s also a playlist of ten songs I loved this week, and the supporter Q&A post can be found here.
Soor: A Third-Party Apple Music Client for iPhone
Federico Viticci, writing at MacStories:
With the exception of For You (more on this below), all these sections can be turned off in the app’s settings and rearranged so that, for instance, your playlists and recently played albums are at the top of the screen, with Apple Music sections following down in the middle. Soor’s key proposition is this drastic departure from the organization of the Music app: rather than splitting the Library and For You into two separate tabs, Soor lets you mix and match both types of content in the same screen, enabling you to choose the order they’re displayed for faster access.
This looks like something I’ll need to check out this weekend.
RIAA Release Annual Report for 2018
The RIAA has released their year-end report for 2018:
Revenues from streaming music platforms grew 30% year-over-year to reach $7.4 billion, contributing 75% of total revenues for 2018, and accounting for virtually all the revenue growth for the year.