Record Store Day has announced the titles for 2018 RSD Black Friday.
Record Store Day Black Friday Titles Announced
Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040
A landmark report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change paints a far more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought and says that avoiding the damage requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has “no documented historic precedent.”
The report, issued on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of scientists convened by the United Nations to guide world leaders, describes a world of worsening food shortages and wildfires, and a mass die-off of coral reefs as soon as 2040 — a period well within the lifetime of much of the global population.
Lil Wayne Tops the Charts
Lil Wayne has the number one album in the country this week:
The set, which was released on Sept. 28 via Young Money/Republic Records, makes a splash with 480,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 4, according to Nielsen Music. That sum is the third-largest week for an album in 2018. Further, Tha Carter V also opens with the second-biggest streaming week ever for an album, with 433 million on-demand audio streams logged for its songs in its first week.
Banksy Painting Self-Destructs After Fetching $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s
The British street artist Banksy pulled off one of his most spectacular pranks on Friday night, when one of his trademark paintings appeared to self-destruct at Sotheby’s in London after selling for $1.4 million at auction.
Incredible.
Brian Fallon on the Legacy of ‘The ’59 Sound’
Jackson Sinnenberg, writing at Medium:
When we were doing the designs for merch I was like “I don’t care what I like. What do we think the people who come to our shows will like?” That’s what it should be! It’s not about me. I’m happy to be there, I’m not going to be phoning it in! I’m happy about giving it to them. I don’t look at it like it’s a bad thing. I’m happy there are people there to take it. Like if you asked Ian [MacKaye] the same way how he felt about Fugazi; “Whose band is Fugazi right now?” I bet Ian would say “Not mine, Not Guy’s. It’s their band.” It is! It’s their band! They’re maintaining the house, they’re trimming the garden because their memories do it. It’s become part of their lives now. So, it’s hands off for me.
Vinnie Caruana on Lead Singer Syndrome Podcast
Vinnie Caruana of The Movielife and I Am the Avalanche is on the latest episode of the Lead Singer Syndrome podcast.
Are You Registered to Vote?
You can check if you’re registered here. If you’re not. Register. Deadlines are coming up and the mid-term elections in November are extremely important.
Geoff Rickly of Thursday Releases New Podcast
Geoff Rickly of Thursday has launched a new podcast called “Dark Blue” talking about “mental health in the arts.” The first three episodes are now up and include Saves the Day’s Chris Conley and Pictureplane.
Harsh Lights Release New EP
Harsh Lights (a band featuring the two community members PatternsInTraffic and Dumblecore) have released their new EP on Spotify.
Facebook Claims Network Breach
Facebook on Friday said an attack on its computer network led to the exposure of information from nearly 50 million of its users.
Sigur Rós Drummer Resigns From Band
Sigur Rós drummer Orri Páll Dýrason has resigned from the band following allegations of sexual assault.
Brockhampton Top the Charts
Brockhampton have the number one album in the country this week:
The set, which was released on Sept. 21 via Question Everything/RCA Records, launches with 101,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 27, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 79,000 were in album sales.
Silverstein Release Acoustic EP
Silverstein have released a new two song acoustic EP to all streaming outlets.
Dave Grohl Launches Auction
Dave Grohl has launched the “Play Music Gear Auction” through Reverb. The full press release can be found below.
Sigur Rós Drummer Accused of Sexual Assault
Sigur Ros’s drummer, Orri Páll Dýrason, as been accused of sexual assault.