American Football’s new album is streaming on NPR.
American Football Stream New Album
Frank Iero Hit by Bus, Hurt but Recovering
Frank Iero was hospitalized after an accident in Australia. He recently tweeted that he is “pretty banged up but miraculously alive and in stable condition.”
The former guitarist of rock group My Chemical Romance was hospitalized in a serious condition Thursday after being hit by a bus while unloading his van in Australia. […]
Local police said a bus ran into the back of the van while it was being unloaded by three men in downtown Sydney. Two of the men were stood at the back of the vehicle when the bus collided with them. They were taken to hospital and a serious but stable condition, the third man escaped serious injury, police added.
Sturgill Simpson Performs on Seth Meyers
Sturgill Simpson performed “Welcome To Earth (Pollywog)” on Seth Meyers.
I Want Anna Kendrick to Be Robin
Anna Kendrick dressing up as Robin and asking Ben Affleck for a role in The Batman movie is exactly the kind of news I needed after yesterday.
Quick Site Update and a Thank You
I just wanted to take a moment to plug our forums and the supporter upgrade we have available. We’ve now passed a half-million posts on the forum, and are closing in on 20,000 registered members. The website is continuing to grow each month, more people are signing up to help us continue on our journey, and I can’t say thank you enough.
In the next few months we’ll be focusing on expanding our publishing and coverage. So that means more interviews, music and movie reviews, and featured articles. We’ve got an episode of Encore ready to go this week talking about all sorts of stuff, and after our Yellowcard “deep dive” episode did so well two weeks ago we recorded a special episode on the upcoming Jimmy Eat World album that will be out next week.
‘Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids’ Now Streaming
Justin Timberlake’s concert film, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids, is now up on Netflix.
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Amazon Debuts Amazon Music Unlimited
Sarah Perez, writing for TechCrunch, on Amazon’s new music streaming service, “Amazon Music Unlimited”:
Rumors have been swirling around Amazon’s plans to launch its own, standalone music streaming service, and now those reports have been proven out: the company is today announcing the launch of Amazon Music Unlimited. This new, on-demand streaming service offers access to tens of millions of songs, and is available for $7.99 per month for Prime members, or $9.99 per month for non-Prime members. Amazon has also launched a “for Echo” subscription plan that lets you listen only on its connected speakers for just $3.99 per month.
Tom DeLonge’s ‘Sekret Machines’ Trailer Leaks
A trailer of sorts for Tom DeLonge’s Sekret Machines project has found its way onto the internet. This looks to be part of the project Tom was talking to the Clinton campaign about.
I’d watch this.
Music Sales on Bandcamp Will Count on Australian Charts
Music Feeds is reporting that Bandcamp sales will now count towards the Australian music charts:
An ARIA spokesperson tells Music Feeds, “We are very excited to be able to include Bandcamp sales into the ARIA Charts. This platform that has become increasingly important for artists, in particular independent artists, to sell their music to their fans so it is integral that the ARIA Charts can reflect these sales.”
Sims – “Icarus”
New Clip from ‘Ordinary World’ Has Billie Joe Armstrong Meeting Joan Jett
Rolling Stone has a clip from the upcoming movie Ordinary World, starring Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, where the main character meets Joan Jett.
Guy Ritchie to Direct Live-Action ‘Aladdin’
Borys Kit, writing at The Hollywood Reporter, on Guy Ritchie directing a live-action remake of Aladdin.
Guy Ritchie, the stylistic director behind the Robert Downey Jr-starring Sherlock Holmes movies, is in negotiations to helm Disney’s live-action adaptation of its 1992 animated classic Aladdin.
Dan Lin, who was a producer on the Holmes movies for Warner Bros., is producing what Disney touts will be an ambitious and non-traditional take on Aladdin via his Lin Pictures banner. Jonathan Eirich will executive produce the movie and oversee it for Lin Pictures.
Dr. Dre Threatens Sony Over TV Movie
TMZ is reporting that Dr. Dre has sent a cease and desist letter to Sony Pictures over their planned release of the TV movie, Surviving Compton:
Sony Pictures is set to release “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le” … a film that depicts Dre as a woman beater. We’ve learned Dre’s legal team fired off a cease and desist letter … demanding that Sony back off, if it doesn’t want to end up in court.
Protest the Hero Posts Pre-Orders
Protest the Hero’s new album, Pacific Myth, is up for pre-order.
‘Fraggle Rock’ Coming to HBO
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Fraggle Rock will be getting remastered and cleaned up to high-definition and will be re-released on HBO later this year:
“In remastering the series, illuminate has created a contemporary look for the series with meticulous attention paid to every detail — sharpening the images, cleaning up the contrast, increasing the vibrancy of the colors and re-formatting for wide-screen — all under the careful supervision of Brian Henson,” Richard Goldsmith, EVP of Global Distribution for The Jim Henson Company said in a statement. “We’ll engage a whole new audience who will love meeting the Fraggles, Gorgs, and Doozers.”