Story of the Year have shared their new song “I Swear, I’m Okay.” I’ve heard the album, it’s poppy, but in a lot of ways it feels like a modern version of Page Avenue. It’s fun and well produced. It’ll definitely be getting some spins for a few weeks.
Sturgill Simpson busked for the ACLU outside last night’s Country Music Awards. He also took questions from fans and passersby. When asked what his acceptance speech would be, he said:
Nobody needs a machine gun. Coming from a guy who owns quite a few guns. Gay people should have the right to be happy and live their life any way they want to, and get married if they want to, without fearing getting drug down the road on a pickup truck. Black people are probably tired of getting shot in the streets, and getting enslaved by the industrial prison complex, and hegemony and racism is alive and well in Nashville, Tennessee. Thank you very much.
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Tonight Alive have released a cover of Silverchair’s “Without You.”
Madonna has shared an acoustic cover of Elliott Smith’s “Between the Bars” on Twitter.
Ed Sheeran has released a video for “Perfect.”
One Ok Rock will be releasing a live DVD on January 17th. It’s called 2016 Special Live in Nagisaen and the track listing can be found below.
Harry Styles has released a video for “Kiwi.”
Matthew Ryan has released a video for “Maybe I’ll Disappear.”
Stacked Like Pancakes have released a video for “45.”
Noah Gundersen’s Baeble session can be watched below.
A Punk Goes 8-Bit compilation is up on Bandcamp featuring 8-bit covers of Strung Out, Goldfinger, Descendents, and more.
Triple Crown Records has posted up two As Tall as Lions vinyl reissues: Lafcadio and the self-titled.
Superchunk will release their new album, What a Time to Be Alive, on February 16th. Today they’ve released the title track.
Lydia Loveless’s Stereogum sessions can be watched below.
Pussy Riot have released a video for their new song “Police State.”