Sam Moore, writing at NME:
Firefighters continue to tackle the blaze across the state, with people now stepping in to aid and assist the fire personnel as they work long hours – with Grohl playing his part by cooking BBQ for firefighters in Calabasas, Los Angeles County. Fire Station 88 were one of the recipients of the free BBQ last night (November 12), which was provided by Grohl’s recently launched Backbeat BBQ.
Disney announced Thursday development on another live-action Star Wars TV series, this one centered around Diego Luna’s doomed Rogue One character Cassian Andor.
The company says the drama is in the works for Disney’s new streaming service and follows the adventures of the rebel spy during the formative years of the Rebellion. Naturally, the drama takes place before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
John Nolan on the latest podcast episode of Lead Singer Syndrome.
Aisha Hassan & Dan Kopf, writing for QZ:
The median length of Billboard Hot 100 songs dropped from over four minutes in 2000 to around three and a half minutes in 2018. Over the last few years, the number of songs in the Hot 100 under two and a half minutes skyrocketed from just around 1% of songs in 2015 to over 6% in 2018.
So what happened? Streaming appears to be a big part of the story. In 2015, streaming overtook digital downloads as the music industry’s biggest source of revenue in the US. And streaming has dominated ever since: In 2015, it accounted for 34.3% of revenue, and that’s increased to 75% in 2018. In the process, many artists have adapted to the way their music is consumed. More streams make more money, but even then it’s not a lot, which is why volume is so crucial.
Fat Mike of NOFX has launched a new “panties for me” clothing line called Fatale Design.
Jon Caramanica, writing for The New York Times:
Lil Peep died of an accidental drug overdose last November at 21. Afterward, attention turned to his computer. First, it went to London, where the files were backed up by First Access Entertainment, the company that helped guide his career.
Then it went to his mother, Liza Womack. In an interview in her cozy Long Island home, sitting on a nondescript couch that belonged to Peep and was shipped cross-country after his death, she calmly recalled walking into an Apple store, handing the laptop to a clerk, and saying: “My son died. This is him. Take this and put it on a new one.”
Sometime after that, in London, the producer George Astasio and Peep’s longtime musical collaborator Smokeasac finally set out to catalog its contents. What they found were Lil Peep’s complete recordings — some finished, some in fragments; some heard and familiar, many not.
Andrea Bocelli has the number one album in the country this week:
The set, which was released via Sugar/Decca Records/Verve Label Group on Oct. 26, earned 126,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 1, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 123,000 were in album sales.
Amazon has announced “new release notifications.” Basically you can get notifications via your phone or on an Echo device when an artist you follow releases new music.
Tomorrow is election day here in the states. Please vote.
Frazier Tharpe, writing for Complex:
After quickly confirming with his manager Corey Smyth that he could tease a few details, Vince nonchalantly said we should expect a new album in January and the next one in June before trailing off. But suffice to say, Vince has been working hard and is prepared to keep the streets fed mightily in 2019.
Laura Jane Grace’s new album, Brought to Rot, can be streamed over at NPR.
Relient K have released a new live vinyl record.
Andrew McMahon performed some songs for BUILDseriesNYC.
Julien Baker, Aaron Dessner, Kevin Devine, Craig Finn, and Ben Gibbard are teaming up for a Scott Hutchinson tribute show in New York. Tickets are on sale this Friday.