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iHeart Prepares for Bankruptcy

Iheart Media
Jason Tate

Bloomberg:

Embattled iHeartMedia Inc. is circulating documents for a bankruptcy filing that could come as soon as this weekend for the biggest U.S. radio broadcaster.

Advisers to some of iHeart’s senior creditors have been shown bankruptcy papers that would be used on the first day of court proceedings, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Two Members of Pussy Riot Reportedly Missing

Pussy Riot
Jason Tate

Newsweek is reporting that two members of Pussy Riot have gone missing:

Two members of Pussy Riot, the all-female Russian punk rock band from Moscow known for their provocative protest lyrics and colorful balaclavas, disappeared on Tuesday while traveling from the Crimean Peninsula to Moscow. […] The women were allegedly in Crimea to protest the detention of filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is serving a 20-year sentence on terrorism charges that many say are politically motivated.

Update: They have been found.

Chris Carrabba Reckons with the Legacy of Emo

Dashboard Confessional
Jason Tate

Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional sat down with GQ:

When I’m writing, I have to allow that to be the most important thing that I could possibly be doing. That’s what happens with a lot of people when they make more and more records. There’s more important stuff that comes around. Responsibility creeps in, and it’s necessary and wonderful. But I think you have to make an agreement with yourself: When a song begins to feel like a real thing, you’re just going to have to let that be the moment you’re going to be in. And not be distracted and be selfish. Not meet your friend like you said you were going to. Or finish your bills. Or route your tour. Or whatever else your responsibilities are.

‘Black Panther: The Album’ Stays at Number One

Black Panther
Jason Tate

Black Panther: The Album is once again the number one album:

Black Panther: The Album spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, as the set earned 131,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Feb. 22 (down 15 percent), according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 40,000 were in traditional album sales (down 23 percent). A week ago, the album debuted at No. 1 with 154,000 units (52,000 in album sales).

What Ever Happened to Brendan Fraser?

Brendan Fraser
Jason Tate

This GQ profile of Brendan Fraser is fantastic:

His eyes are pale and a bit watery these days—less wide than they used to be when he was new to the screen, playing guys who were often new to the world. Blue-gray stubble around the once mighty chin, gray long-sleeve shirt draped indifferently over the once mighty body. I’m 35: There was a time when the sight of Fraser was as familiar to me as the furniture in my parents’ house.

Camp Cope Talk With Stereogum

Camp Cope
Jason Tate

Camp Cope sat down with Stereogum to talk about their new album:

I wish we could just play music and not have to talk about these things, but we have to talk about them. None of the other bands at that festival pointed out that there’s no women on the main stage. I would love to have that ability to be able to play a festival and feel comfortable, respected, safe, and happy. But we have to do what we do. If that comes at the expense of people’s opinions or us losing a part of our audience, then fine, it’s worth it.

Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Tour Off to a Slow Start

Smashing Pumpkins
Jason Tate

Those Smashing Pumpkins’ reunion tour tickets don’t appear to be flying off the shelves:

As Twitter user solace points out, there are quite a number of markets where a vast majority of the seats are still available. […] In the Pumpkins’ defense, their hometown show in Chicago is nearly sold out. But large swaths of tickets also still available in New York City and Glendale, where the tour is scheduled to kick off on July 7th.