Some highlights from BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend include performances from Panic! at the Disco, Twenty One Pilots, Jake Bugg, The 1975, and more. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the videos are available outside of the UK.
Glastonbury Festival have announced their 2016 lineup.
PUP have announced some upcoming UK tour dates.
Julien Baker covered Death Cab for Cutie’s “Photobooth” for The A.V. Club. I am now at the spot where the moment I read her name I am already clicking before I finish the sentence.
James Blake has announced some new tour dates.
Gwen Stefani has released her new video for “Misery.”
The Wonder Years have announced some small UK shows for this July.
We know it’s been too long since we’ve really headlined and we’re sorry. Scheduling all of this is hard and with two of us getting married this year on top of all the touring we already had planned, fitting a UK run in has been a challenge, but we decided that isn’t fair to you. So, we’re making it happen. At the end of July, we’ll be coming over for four very special, very intimate shows. We’re playing in small rooms and playing long, ground-covering sets.
Yesterday Katy Perry, the most followed account on Twitter, got hacked. From TechCrunch:
This incident is yet another reminder that despite the platform’s security measures, no one’s Twitter account is safe—especially if they are a celebrity. Other high-profile Twitters that have been hacked include Justin Bieber, Lea Michele, and Britney Spears—and even the U.S. Central Command.
This is a good time to also point out that over the past week it looks like emails and passwords to over seven hundred million accounts may have leaked from LinkedIn, Tumblr, and MySpace:
There are some really interesting patterns emerging here. One is obviously the age; the newest breach of this recent spate is still more than 3 years old. This data has been lying dormant (or at least out of public sight) for long periods of time.
The other is the size and these 4 breaches are all in the top 5 largest ones HIBP has ever seen. That’s out of 109 breaches to date, too. Not only that, but these 4 incidents account for two thirds of all the data in the system, or least they will once MySpace turns up.
This is a good time to remind you to choose secure, long, and unique passwords for all your online accounts. I use, and recommend, 1Password.
Pinegrove have released their new video for “New Friends.”
Today is Memorial Day here in the states, so we’ll be on a more relaxed posting schedule throughout the day. I’d like to take a moment to thank all of the service men and women that read this site for all that you do. There are always quite a few sales going on today, so I’ll try and keep this post updated with those as they show up. Feel free to jump into the comments and let everyone know about others you come across.
Music Forum: Classic artist of the week – Aerosmith.
While House of Heroes’ new album, Colors, doesn’t come out until July 1st, it looks like Amazon messed up and sent out some copies early. Due to this error the band will be sending out digital copies to backers on Monday.
July 1 is the official release date for COLORS. There was a glitch with the release date at Amazon, and 55 CDs got mailed out early unfortunately. This is incredibly disappointing, and we are very sorry to you faithful IndieGogo supporters that this has happened. We will be sending your digital copy of the record on Monday, and we really hope you enjoy it!
Courtney Barnett’s cover of the Grateful Dead’s “New Speedway Boogie” on Jimmy Fallon can be found below.
Save The Lost Boys have signed to Victory Records and released their new video for “Overreaction.” Their new album, Temptress, will be out July 15th.