Tool have the number one album in the country this week:
The band’s third No. 1 bows with 270,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 5 in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 248,000 were in album sales.
Lana Del Rey covered Ariana Grande’s “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.
You can stream the new album from Teenage Bubblegums over at PunkNews.
Against Me! will be re-issuing Reinventing Axl Rose via Fat Wreck Chords on September 27th.
Jason Cruz of Strung Out talked with Dying Scene:
There’s a lot of that. There’s a lot of anxiety until you get an idea of how it effects people. You want to know that you’ve earned the right to be here and that you have something to offer, and I think peoples’ response validates that. Up until the time it gets released, you’re wondering, especially with social media and everything that’s going on these days, everyone’s got an opinion and everyone feels their opinion needs to be heard, and they start throwing around how they think you should write the songs… It’s an interesting time to be somebody that creates stuff. Anxiety is a part of the game, I guess.
Apple has launched a beta version of Apple Music for the web.
Death Cab for Cutie have released their new EP, The Blue, on streaming service.
Robyn breaks down her song “Honey” on the latest episode of the Song Exploder podcast.
Charli XCX teamed up with Christine and the Queens for her BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge performance. It includes a cover of The 1975’s “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME.”
Alternative Press talked with Mike Ayley of Marianas Trench about touring and the band’s stage setup:
It’s important with the styles for us to try different stuff we can do live so the shows feel fresh. Not just having new music, but even the feel. It definitely gives us direction with video content—not so much the stage as it could be. When we’re doing arenas, we have a little more leeway because we have more production. We still bring a truck full of production for the U.S. tours. The balance is trying to enhance the album theme in the show while still having production that accents the music and doesn’t make the other album singles look out of place. We always do our best to balance that. It’s really cool being able to create a world. It’s neat that anybody who comes to see a Marianas Trench show will see the show and know what album the music is from.
Tony Lovato of Mest is the latest guest on the Wasting Time Podcast.
Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” has hit number one on the Hot 100 charts.
SRC Vinyl are having a Labor Day sale on various records.
Taylor Swift performed on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. It includes a cover of Phil Colins “Can’t Stop Loving You.”
The house where The Maine recorded American Candy caught on fire over the the weekend:
Two men were arrested Thursday following a fire in Joshua tree. Residents near the 61800 block of Rosemary Lane reported hearing small explosions and popping noises for about 10 minutes before they saw smoke and called in the fire at 6:22 p.m. Thursday evening. A garage was fully involved with flames, and heavy black smoke could be seen for miles when firefighters from Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, Yucca Mesa, BLM, and Calfire arrived about 10 minutes later.