Methyl Ethel is one of the most exciting artists in Australia right now. Led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Jake Webb, the Perth-based artist gathers numerous artists for his live shows. Webb has built up an impressive reputation: he has gained accolades for his solo work; the third Methyl Ethel album, Triage, released in 2019, was a mostly solitary affair. The band has supported Pond on tour, released Record Store Day exclusives, and steadily climbed the ARIA Charts with each release.
Read More “Methyl Ethel – Are You Haunted?”Sum 41 and Simple Plan Tour
Sum 41 and Simple Plan are heading out on tour together.
Read More “Sum 41 and Simple Plan Tour”Frank Turner Announces New Tour
Frank Turner has announced some new tour dates. Also, his latest album FTHC, went #1 in the UK.
Read More “Frank Turner Announces New Tour”After more than 15 years as a solo artist and nine studio albums under his belt, celebrated British songwriter Frank Turner has finally earned his very first #1 UK album with FTHC, his acclaimed new LP recently released through Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor. Debuting at #1 in the Top 100 OCC Albums chart, FTHC reached the top spot through almost 90% physical sales and finished ahead of other new Top 5 entries from alt-J, Slash and more.
Dave Grohl Discusses Hearing Los
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters talked recently with Howard Stern where he detailed his hearing loss.
Read More “Dave Grohl Discusses Hearing Los”When we go in to make a record, and we’re mixing an album, I can hear the slightest little things. My ears are still tuned in to certain frequencies, and if I hear something out of tune or a cymbal that’s not bright enough or something like that. In the mix, I can fucking hear the minutiae of everything we had done to that song.
Coheed and Cambria – “The Liars Club”
Coheed and Cambria have shared the new song “The Liars Club.”
Read More “Coheed and Cambria – “The Liars Club””Audio Karate – “Care Carelessly” Video
Audio Karate has shared a video for “Care Carelessly.”
Read More “Audio Karate – “Care Carelessly” Video”Review: fun. – Some Nights
I can still remember the moment when I realized that fun. were going to be ubiquitously, annoyingly, stratospherically huge. It was February 5, 2012 and I was sitting on a ratty faux-leather sofa in my college apartment, hanging out with my roommates and watching the Giants beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. During one of the commercial breaks, I heard an already familiar (to me) wall of synths and tinkling pianos, and a soon to be inescapable (to everyone) chorus hook that loudly declared: “Tonight/We are young/So let’s set the world on fire/We can burn brighter/Than the sun.”
That 60-second TV spot, an ad for the 2012 Chevy Sonic, effectively launched this trio of pop-rock polyglots into outer space. “We Are Young” already had a little bit of buzz building behind it at that point, having featured prominently in an episode of Glee that aired in December 2011. But it was the Super Bowl placement that, to quote the song, set the world on fire. A week later, “We Are Young” topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart. 16 days after the Super Bowl, fun. released Some Nights, their sophomore album, which contained “We Are Young” in the track-three slot. The album sold 70,000 copies in the first week and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard charts, despite generally mixed critical reviews. By March 17, “We Are Young” was the No. 1 song in the United States – a status it maintained for six weeks.
Read More “fun. – Some Nights”New Interview with Rick DeVoe
A new interview with Blink-182’s former manager Rick DeVoe is up on YouTube.
Read More “New Interview with Rick DeVoe”‘Encanto’ Still Tops Charts
The Encanto soundtrack is still the number one album in the country:
The Encanto soundtrack stays firm at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for a sixth nonconsecutive week on top. It is now tied with Adele’s 30 for the third-most weeks at No. 1 in the last five years. Only Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album (with 10) and Taylor Swift’s Folklore (eight) have tallied more weeks at No. 1 since January 2017.
Dear Labels, No One Wants This
Everyone to labels: Hey, could you treat musicians better? Better royalty rates?
Labels: Universal Music Group partners with NFT marketplace Curio to develop and sell NFT collectibles.
Further Seems Forever on New Podcast
Further Seems Forever are on the latest Labeled Podcast. (Overcast link.)
Brian Fallon on New Podcast
Brian Fallon is the latest guest on the Chris DeMakes podcast talking about The Gaslight Anthem’s “45.”
Scott Sellers Releases Another EP
Scott Sellers has released another new EP on Bandcamp.
Read More “Scott Sellers Releases Another EP”Mod Sun Documentary
A new documentary about Mod Sun, called Remember Me Just Like This, has been released.
Read More “Mod Sun Documentary”The Weeknd Announces Prime Special
The Weeknd will release a live music special on February 26th via Amazon Prime Video.
Read More “The Weeknd Announces Prime Special”