Frank Turner has shared his rendition of NOFX’s “Falling in Love.”
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Phoebe Bridgers Covers John Prine
Phoebe Bridgers has shared a studio recording of her cover of John Prine’s “Summers End.”
Read More “Phoebe Bridgers Covers John Prine”HAIM – “Don’t Wanna” Video
HAIM have shared a video for “Don’t Wanna.”
Read More “HAIM – “Don’t Wanna” Video”Sponsor: My Fake Band — A Card Game for Music Fans
My Fake Band is a new 4-8 player card game that is built for “music fans and shit talkers,” and they’ve just launched a Kickstarter.
Read More “My Fake Band — A Card Game for Music Fans”Have you ever wondered how your favorite band came up with their name? Have you ever heard a song title that flat out made you laugh, or scratch your head in confusion? MYFAKEBAND is a party game that celebrates the Music Industrywhile shining a light on the absurdity that surrounds band names and song titles. I mean let’s be real, both “Hoobastank” and “Butthole Surfers” had hit singles that peaked on Billboard’s top 10 (no joke, look it up).
MYFAKEBAND is a hilarious game that allows you to be the creator of some epically ridiculous bands, putting out equally cringeworthy hit singles.
Review: Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
When asked about the pressure of writing the follow-up to her successful debut Stranger in the Alps, Phoebe Bridgers responded with an emphatic fuck no. “I made the whole record knowing that people were going to hear it. And I made the first record being like, “I wonder if I’m going to have to get a day job after this,” Bridgers explained in a recent UPROXX interview. “Mostly I just wanted it to be better than the first record, which I think it is.” With that clearheaded mindset, Bridgers’s new record Punisher accomplishes that and more – her lyricism has never been sharper while each track features richer and deeper song textures than ever before.
With Punisher, Bridgers’s worldview continues to expand even as the world around her (and us) falls apart. Love, death, and the impending apocalypse are consistently swirling around us, and Bridgers is fiercely captivated by every detail and how they exist within everyday banalities. Her interpretations and retelling of each one is wittier and sharper than ever. “Garden Song” begins with Bridgers daydreaming of living in her friend’s “house up on the hill,” but only after implying that the white supremacist neighbor has been murdered and buried in her new garden. There’s a contentment behind the wistful opener as she reveals that “the doctor put her hands over my liver/she told me my resentment’s getting smaller,” melancholically sighing, “No, I’m not afraid of hard work/I get everything I want/I have everything I wanted.”
Read More “Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher”Lil Baby Has the Number One Album
Lil Baby has once again topped the charts:
My Turn earned 70,000 equivalent album units (down 3 percent) in the U.S. in the week ending June 25, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The album (released via Quality Control/Motown/Capitol Records) has now strung together three consecutive frames at No. 1. It captured its first week at No. 1 when it bowed atop the chart dated March 14.
Bob Dylan came in at number two:
At No. 2 on the Billboard 200, Bob Dylan captures his highest charting album in more than a decade, as Rough and Rowdy Ways arrives with 53,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 51,000 are in album sales, 2,000 are in SEA units, and a negligible figure are in TEA units.
Tiny Stills – “Craigslist Bed” Video
Tiny Stills have released a video for “Craigslist Bed.”
Read More “Tiny Stills – “Craigslist Bed” Video”Kill Lincoln – “Confession Obsession”
Kill Lincoln have released the new song “Confession Obsession.” The song comes from the ska-punks’ upcoming album, Can’t Complain, due out August 7th and up for pre-order now.
Read More “Kill Lincoln – “Confession Obsession””Halsey & Marshmello Share “Be Kind” Video
Halsey and Marshmello have shared the video for “Be Kind.”
Read More “Halsey & Marshmello Share “Be Kind” Video”Astronautalis Responds to Accusations
Astronautalis has posted a response to accusations of abuse.
Read More “Astronautalis Responds to Accusations”Underoath to Break Down ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’
This week Underoath will break down They’re Only Chasing Safety on Twitch. Guests include Copeland’s Aaron Marsh and Emery’s Matt Carter. The full press release is below.
Read More “Underoath to Break Down ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’”Babygotbacktalk – “Space Jam” Video
Babygotbacktalk have released a video for “Space Jam.”
Read More “Babygotbacktalk – “Space Jam” Video”Ho99o9 and Travis Barker Cover Bad Brains
Ho99o9 and Travis Barker covered Bad Brains’ “Big Takeover” during the Black Power Live livestream over the weekend.
Read More “Ho99o9 and Travis Barker Cover Bad Brains”Conor Oberst Talks With The Times
Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes talked with The Times about why Trump isn’t mentioned on their upcoming album:
Bush had an ideology and the move to war was easy to protest. But comedians say it’s hard to satirise Trump because he’s the most ridiculous version of himself to start with and I find the same with writing. How do you approach someone just so diabolical and insane?
Stereogum Launches Indiegogo:
Our small team has always thought of itself as a DIY operation, which was difficult to reconcile while part of a corporate conglomerate. We’re grateful to finally be in charge of our own destiny. We set out with a solid plan to diversify Stereogum’s business, which currently derives all of its revenue from advertising at a time when 70% of all digital ad spending goes to Google, Facebook, and Amazon. We knew building a sustainable operation would not be easy. But since March, like so many other publications big and small, we have seen our advertising revenue plummet more than 50% because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerts and festivals, historically our biggest advertisers, have disappeared entirely.
God, I feel this. The ad market basically fell off a cliff in March and it’s been pretty terrifying. Stereogum have launched an Indiegogo to try and raise $250,000 to keep their website running.