Rock Band will be coming to the Oculus Rift on March 23rd. The reports I’ve seen have been pretty lukewarm about the devices:
The scaling back of Facebook’s first big retail push for VR comes after workers from multiple Best Buy pop-ups told BI that it was common for them to go days without giving a single demonstration. An internal memo seen by BI and sent to affected employees by a third-party contractor said the closings were because of “store performance.”
It looks like Story of the Year are recording their new album with Aaron Sprinkle.
The Bombpops have released a new video for “CA in July.”
Rian Dawson of All Time Low and Cassadee Pope have announced their engagement. Congrats to the happy couple.
Sturgill Simpson has announced some new tour dates. They’re below.
Bruce Springsteen’s unused Harry Potter song, “I’ll Stand By You,” has found its way online. You can stream it below.
Cameron Hurley (who did The 1975 as Blink-182 cover) is back with a rendition of Fall Out Boy’s “Centuries” as though recorded during the Take This To Your Grave era. You can stream that below.
It’s pretty good, but I think the band would have played it just a tad faster.
The Courtneys’ new album, The Courtneys II, is up for stream on Hype M.
Twenty One Pilots have shared a “making of” featurette for their video “Heavydirtysoul.”
Frank Turner’s “Sand in the Gears” has been released on Spotify and Apple Music.
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Capital Youth have released a video for “Where Are You.”
Andrew McMahon will be opening for Billy Joel in Green Bay and Cleveland.
Katy Perry has released her new single “Chained to the Rhythm.”
Pierce The Veil have released a video for “Floral & Fading.”