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Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind

Bob Dylan
Jason Tate

Bob Dylan talked with The New York Times in a new interview:

There’s definitely a lot more anxiety and nervousness around now than there used to be. But that only applies to people of a certain age like me and you, Doug. We have a tendency to live in the past, but that’s only us. Youngsters don’t have that tendency. They have no past, so all they know is what they see and hear, and they’ll believe anything. In 20 or 30 years from now, they’ll be at the forefront. When you see somebody that is 10 years old, he’s going to be in control in 20 or 30 years, and he won’t have a clue about the world we knew. Young people who are in their teens now have no memory lane to remember. So it’s probably best to get into that mind-set as soon as we can, because that’s going to be the reality.

Hawthorne Heights Auctioning Off Songs

Hawthorne Heights
Jason Tate

Hawthorne Heights will be performing a free Facebook concert made up of songs fans can pick by purchasing a dedication.

We will take all the songs purchased and create a set list which will be performed over Facebook Live for everyone to see.  The show will be FREE.  All net profits from the sales of the songs in the set list will be donated to the Ohio NAACP.  We will play as many sets as it takes to fulfill all the songs, because we want to help as much as possible. 

The concert will take place on June 18th at 5:30pm PT.

Test Press Raffle For Gatsbys American Dream, Matt Pryor, and Gates

Jason Tate

Overdue Collection Agency are running a raffle for test presses from Gatsbys American Dream, Gates, and Matt Pryor.

This is a test press solidarity raffle to benefit a fund split between 70+ (and growing) bail networks, mutual aid and racial justice organizations via ActBlue. All money raised will be donated to that fund.

Each ticket is $5 per LP test press and $2.50 per 7 inch test press. Each test press has original artwork and is numbered. We have two copies available of each record, except for Why We Fight test press and the misprinted Ribbons cover. That means for every ticket you buy, you have two chances to win. You can win multiple items, but not duplicate items. Buy as many tickets as you’d like. Free downloads of the music with entry.

Bandcamp Announce June 19th Donation

Bandcamp
Jason Tate

Bandcamp:

So this coming Juneteenth (June 19, from midnight to midnight PDT) and every Juneteenth hereafter, for any purchase you make on Bandcamp, we will be donating 100% of our share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a national organization that has a long history of effectively enacting racial justice and change through litigation, advocacy, and public education. We’re also allocating an additional $30,000 per year to partner with organizations that fight for racial justice and create opportunities for people of colo

Avenged Sevenfold Shares Op-Ed

Avenged Sevenfold
Jason Tate

M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold has penned an op-ed for Revolver:

I understand that the Avenged Sevenfold fanbase is made up of very few black Americans. That is why I feel more compelled than ever to write this to you. We can be the ones — the rock and metal community — to reach out and show the compassion that I know is in us all to help raise up our fellow humans. I, for one, enjoy black American culture. The music, art, films, clothing, sports, food. All of it has made my life better. I have no doubt we are a better country because of the black American influence. Hell, Chuck Berry was the Father of Rock & Roll! Standing against inequality and systemic racism is the very least we can all do.

How Phoebe Bridgers Made ‘Punisher’

Phoebe Bridgers
Jason Tate

Angie Martoccio, writing for Rolling Stone:

“Halloween” is a twisted holiday song, where she playfully sings, “But I count on you to tell me the truth/When you’ve been drinking and you’re wearing a mask,” backed by an upright bass and subtle synths. Her vocals sail through the octaves, producing a chilling effect. “I love how sad it is to throw depression into a holiday,” she says. “I don’t want to do Christmas, because that’s overdone. But I had a voice memo on my phone, because I was trying to get stuff to sample on Halloween one year where I was totally by myself, and it’s children laughing in the background. It’s just so fucked up and weird to me.”

Future Tops the Charts

Future
Jason Tate

Future has the number one album in the country this week:

The album, which was released via Freebandz/Epic Records on May 15, earned 153,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending May 21, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data — Future’s biggest week, in terms of units, for a solo album.

Hayley Williams Makes Charts History

Hayley Williams
Jason Tate

Billboard:

The first solo LP from Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams arrives as her maiden No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart, as Petals for Armor bows atop the May 23-dated survey.

The set starts with 22,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 17,000 units are via album sales. […]

With her solo coronation, Williams is the first woman to have led Top Rock Albums both on her own and with a group.