Anxious Break Down ‘Bambi’

Anxious

Anxious break down their new album track-by-track over at Consequence:

“Never Said” is one of the more “direct” songs on the record. It focuses on some deep feelings of exhaustion and disillusionment I’ve experienced over the past couple years through music. In our music subculture, there often seems to be this dynamic where people stay close to others regardless of the fact of whether they really like each other or not. You hear subtle whispers and rumors about what people really think of you, but those feelings are never expressed to you directly. It’s an exhausting social game and one I’m desperate to let go of.

Amazon MGM Takes Creative Control of James Bond Franchise

James Bond

Alex Ritman, writing at Variety:

Amazon MGM Studios is set to take creative control of the James Bond franchise. The shock announcement — which is sure to shake and, indeed, stir the industry — was made Thursday, alongside the news that long-time producers and custodians of 007, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, would be stepping back.

As per details of the historic agreement, Amazon MGM Studios, Wilson and Broccoli have formed a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights. The three parties will remain co-owners of the iconic franchise but Amazon MGM will have creative control.

I can’t think of anything Amazon has done that makes me even slightly excited about this. I expect we’ll get some garbage attempt at “universe building” when what we need is simply steady stewardship of an iconic franchise.

Jason Tate
Jason Tate

I’m trying to spend my year thinking about how in ten years, that version of me, will be looking back on right now. Am I doing the things that make me happy? Am I living a life that I’ll be proud of? Am I being kind?

Interview: Kellin Quinn of Haunted Mouths

Haunted Mouths

Recently I was able to connect with the lead vocalist of Sleeping With Sirens, Kellin Quinn, to discuss his great new solo project called Haunted Mouths. The project was produced by Aaron Marsh of Copeland, and the two musicians also collaborated in the writing process found on the record, A Collection Of Greetings. In this interview, I asked Kellin about working with Aaron, the differences in writing for a solo project versus for Sleeping With Sirens, and how he thinks people will react to the music once they put their ears on it. A Collection of Greetings released last Friday, and is up on all streaming services here.

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