Our shop is having a sale until November 27th. If you’ve been eyeing Chorus.fm or AbsolutePunk.net merch, now is a great time to pick something up.
My thanks to Dark Matter Hot Sauce for sponsoring the website this week. I like hot sauces. I like trying different ones and have found that I enjoy hot sauce with a discernible flavor over just heat. I’ve personally tried the Dark Matter sauces in the past and really enjoyed them. It was a little chipotle smoky flavor, with not too much heat. They would definitely get my recommendation. For a limited time, Dark Matter Hot Sauce are selling their annual “Konstantine Hot Sauce.”
Dark Matter describes this year’s hot sauce as their most friendly hot sauce yet, and a great addition to your “everyday” sauces. Konstantine 2019 has a rich garlic flavor, traditional cayenne heat, and subtle sweet and smoky notes. It’s therefore excellent for everyday uses to enrich your dishes.
Bottles will start shipping on December 9th, with the last day to order on December 19th.
A portion of each sale is donated to The Dear Jack Foundation, founded by Andrew McMahon.
The 1975 have shared a video for “Frail State of Mind.”
Kacey Musgraves debuted the new holiday song “Glittery” on Fallon last night.
Coldplay plan to pause all touring until their concerts can be environmentally beneficial:
“We’re taking time over the next year or two, to work out how our tour can not only be sustainable [but] how can it be actively beneficial.”
“All of us have to work out the best way of doing our job,” he continued, saying the band wanted their future tours to “have a positive impact.”
The Beths have announced some new tour dates.
Maggie Rogers has shared the new song “Love You For a Long Time.”
Kevin Devine will release a full album cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind on November 22nd. Pre-orders are now up.
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Benjamin Mayo, writing at 9to5Mac:
Apple Music is now partnering with businesses to play music at retail stores. In a partnership with PlayNetwork, businesses can sign up to Apple Music for Business plans and get licensed music to be played in their retail locations with Apple providing human-curated playlists and even custom recommendations matched to the individual store brand.
Jetty Bones have signed with Rise Records.
Coldplay have shared “Daddy” and “Champion Of The World” from their upcoming album, Everyday Life.
When Ra Ra Riot announced a headlining tour with several major cities and markets on their itinerary, I knew I had to reach out to set up an interview during their local stop to my market, in Washington, DC. I had always enjoyed the stylistics changes that the band had done from album to album, and the growth in lead singer Wes Miles could be heard easily when comparing their original sound, to what came out on their latest record Superbloom. The band graciously granted me an interview with bassist, Mat Santos, to discuss what went into the recording of the latest album as well as some insight on: the band’s formation, Wes’s vocal regimen, and the band’s plans for the future. The interview was conducted in the “green room” backstage at the 9:30 Club in DC, and I truly enjoyed the conversation that Mat and I had that evening.