Limbeck, The Color Turning, Astoria, Bed, Great Glass Elevator, and The Wild Forever are getting together to play a tribute show for David Del Fonzo (guitarist of Astoria and The Color Turning), who passed away earlier this year.
Set it Off have announced a new digital fan club.
Chris Conley of Saves the Day talked with BrooklynVegan about the songs that inspired Through Being Cool:
Lifetime usually played fast and loud and sounded like Bad Brains with poetic lyrics, but this song was mid tempo and catchy and emotional and raw. I must have listened to this song a thousand times in my lifetime and its essence is fused with my DNA. This song is a major reason why Saves The Day slowed down a bit on Through Being Cool and started playing more mid tempo melodic rock and roll.
The New York Times has compiled the ten most popular shows and movies on Netflix.
Audio Karate’s new album, Malo, is now available on all streaming services.
PunkNews.org has reported more information on the Off With Their Heads tour cancelation:
As you are aware, the band recently and abruptly canceled a month-long tour in the middle of the trek, after arriving in Vancouver. Shortly thereafter, the band alluded to an accident involving the tour van. Details are still developing in this story. However, a 24 year old woman named Desiree was hit by the Off With their Heads tour van while a member of the band, or an associate of the band, was driving last Saturday night. Reportedly, the woman was dragged several blocks and suffered extensive injury. According to statements released by the woman’s friend Amber Jackman, Desiree was taken to Vancouver General Hospital and is facing life-threatening injuries. She will undergo multiple critical surgeries regarding injury to his face, leg, and other areas. Several surgeries have already been performed. After the accident, a member or associate of the band was taken into custody, and then later released. According to the police, alcohol is suspected as a factor in the accident.
Danny Black of Good Old War has released his new album Themes to all streaming services.
Jeff Rosenstock has released his new live album, Thanks, Sorry.
Steven Kravac, known for working on some of your favorite records, has released a new solo album as Steven Bradley to streaming services.
Matt Shelton, formerly of Letterkills, has started a new project called Panther City Riots. Today he’s launched the new song “Desire” and a Kickstarter for the album.
Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World talked with Billboard about their upcoming album:
On the acoustic part of the intro to [Surviving] song “One Mil,” I really wanted something spontaneous that wasn’t your typical studio setup. I went into the garage of our studio, set my phone down, did the part, and when I dumped it into the session, it sounded really good. The microphone on your phone is probably $300 or more — the research and cost is insane. I had to mess it up after I dumped it in, because it sounded too good.
So when Davey [Havok] was stressing about getting to a studio I was like, “No, no, no. Put headphones on, set your phone down, sing it, and just send that to me.” That’s what he did and that’s what’s on the record… I can totally see how there are Soundcloud rappers who have never seen an XLR cable, pumping out platinum hits now.
Cove Reber was on the It’s All Dead podcast talking about Saosin’s In Search of Solid Ground. (Overcast link.)
The Daily Star is reporting that Coldplay will be releasing a new album next month:
Coldplay will make a surprise return with a new LP at the end of November – AND it’s the first part of a double header.
The quartet are said to be repeating the success of their Ghost Stories/A Head Full Of Dreams releases by dropping an arty LP first ahead of a more mainstream pop collection the following year.
An insider spilled: “The first album is the more experimental side of Coldplay, they probably won’t tour until 2020 when the next one arrives.”
Alex Gaskarth talked with RockSound about the latest Simple Creatures’ EP:
There’s some really cool ideas floating out there in the big folder of potential Simple Creatures music, but I think as we’ve continued to write, the ethos and the sound of Simple Creatures is becoming more defined. At first, we were just kind of swinging and trying a lot of different things, and part of that process was finding out the voice of Simple Creatures and what that is. Now we’re a lot more familiar with the kind of music we want to make for this, I think when it comes time to making more music, I’m sure we’ll go back and end up pulling from some of that stuff. But I think the idea of continuing to innovate and keep it new is what excites me most about this project, so I imagine that’s where we’ll go with it.
Pete Wentz has launched a new clothing and jewelry brand called Ronin.
Born out of the idea of wandering, a samurai without a master, and the free dreams that accompany facing the world on your own, Ronin is a jewelry line built for modern times. Founded in 2019 by Pete Wentz, the line focuses on simple, quality unisex pieces that externally project one’s inward creativity and individuality.