The Honorary Title’s self-titled album was reissued on vinyl today with three previously unreleased bonus tracks.
The Honorary Title Re-Press Self-Titled Album
10 Dead in Santa Fe, Texas, School Shooting
A male student was in custody on Friday morning after a shooting spree inside a high school in southeast Texas left at least 10 people dead, the majority believed to be students, and 10 wounded, the authorities said.
Again, and again, and again this happens. I’m just so tired.
Mark Hoppus Talks Las Vegas Residency
Mark Hoppus talked with Las Vegas Magazine about Blink-182’s upcoming residency:
Well, we want to make a show that appeals to people who are huge blink-182 fans, who have been following us forever and want to see some of the older stuff, some of the deeper cuts, but we also want to put on a great show for people who are in Vegas for the weekend, who decide, “I want to see blink-182,” so we’re trying to put together a set that will appeal to hardcore fans as well as people who are coming out to their first blink-182 show.
When discussing the idea of something for the 20th anniversary of Enema of the State (next year), Mark said:
Next year will be 20 years of Enema of the State, so it’s definitely something we’ve talked about and is on the horizon. I don’t know that we’ll do a whole album for the residency in Vegas, but it’s definitely something that we plan to do in the future.
Tidal Hits Back Against Rumors of Wrongdoing With Its Own Investigation
Amy X. Wang, writing at Rolling Stone:
As the list of fraud accusations against Jay-Z’s Tidal lengthens, the music-streaming service is countering with its own investigation – not into the accuracy of its data, but into how that data had been potentially breached. […] In a statement provided to Rolling Stone on Friday, Tidal CEO Richard Sanders emphatically rejected DN’s claims – but, in what may appear a bit of a contradiction, said the company is asking an “independent, third party cyber-security firm” to review a potential data breach.
Dave Matthews Band Remove Boyd Tinsley Amidst Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Dave Matthews Band have kicked violinist Boyd Tinsley out of the band after allegations of sexual misconduct were revealed yesterday:
Now, in a statement released Thursday night, Dave Matthews Band is distancing itself from Tinsley, who they say is “no longer a member of the band.” DMB adds that they’re “shocked by these disturbing allegations and we were not previously aware of them.”
YouTube Launching New Music Service
Peter Kafka, writing at Recode:
Two years ago, YouTube launched YouTube Red, a service that gave subscribers an on-demand music service, more or less similar to Spotify or Apple Music — as well as access to original programming created just for the service. YouTube Red also removed ads from the world’s largest video service.
All of that cost $10. But now that’s changing.
Next week, YouTube is launching YouTube Music — a revamped version of its existing music service that is functionally the same, but comes with extra bells and whistles like personalized playlists based on your YouTube history and other usage patterns.
Alice Glass Awarded Nearly $21,000 in Attorney Fees
A judge has handed Alice Glass (real name: Margaret Osborn) another pair of courtroom victories in an ongoing dispute with her former Crystal Castles bandmate Ethan Kath (real name: Claudio Palmieri). At a hearing on Wednesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Samantha Jessner denied a motion from Kath’s lawyers seeking to vacate the dismissal earlier this year of his defamation lawsuit against Glass. In addition, Jessner awarded Glass a total of $20,882.69 in attorney fees and costs.
Ace Enders Sets up Patreon Page
Ace Enders has set up a Patreon page. He’ll be releasing a new EP next week.
Fueled by Ramen Launch Auction for Parkland Charity
Fueled By Ramen has announced an eBay for charity auction to benefit the students affected by the Parkland shooting.
Beastie Boys Detail Their Massive ‘Beastie Boys Book’
Calum Slingerland, writing at Exclaim:
The 592-page Beastie Boys Book will arrive October 30 through Spiegel & Grau. Authored by Ad-Rock and Mike D, the book will also feature contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante and more.
Paramore Release Limited Edition Shirt
Paramore have released a limited edition shirt to raise money for the Crisis Text Line.
Post Malone Tops the Charts Again
Post Malone still has the number one album this week:
Beerbongs’ second week on the list is powered by streaming activity, as it garnered 160,000 SEA units (down 44 percent). In terms of traditional album sales, it sold 24,000 copies (down 85 percent), while TEA units equaled just 9,000 (down 59 percent).
Ameer Vann of Brockhampton Responds to Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
Ameer Vann of Brockhampton has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct:
In a series of tweets on May 12, Vann addressed the allegations levied against him. Find those below. “I’ve been in relationships where I’ve fucked up and disrespected my partners. I’ve cheated and been dismissive to my exes,” he wrote. “In response to the claims of emotional and sexual abuse: although my behavior has been selfish, childish, and unkind, I have never criminally harmed anyone or disrespected their boundaries. I have never had relations with a minor or violated anybody’s consent.”
Ben Gibbard Reflects on ‘Narrow Stairs’
Stereogum sat down with Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard to talk about the ten year anniversary of Narrow Stairs:
I look back at that period of writing and it was really a much more personal, confessional period, even in relation to the albums on either side of it. To put it in context, we had made Transatlanticism, The O.C. happened, the band’s profile kind of grew exponentially very quickly, and then we signed to a major label. That process and that period of change and growth, having a whole new group of new people we were putting records out with at Atlantic Records versus the four people that worked at Barsuk, it was a stressful time. We signed to Atlantic because we wanted to reach more people. We worked harder than we’d ever worked before, we toured more than we’d ever toured before, we were doing so much press, the profile of the band had just really blown up.
The Smith Street Band Cancel Show
The Smith Street Band have canceled an upcoming show after a crowd member was groped at a recent show:
We’re sorry but we’re gonna be cancelling today’s show in Castlemaine. At the moment I feel like I never want to play a show again. We played an under 18 show yesterday that felt lovely and wholesome and special. Then after I found out someone groped someone in the crowd and was apprehended and arrested. Out of respect to the situation, I won’t go into that further. But I’ve been playing shows for about ten years now. Anyone who’s seen me perform a few times over that journey knows how seriously I take this and how much it fucking kills me.