Tonight Brian Fallon will host Hanif Abdurraqib on his Sittin’ Round at Home series. It begins at 5pm PT on Instagram.
Read More “Brian Fallon Joined by Hanif Abdurraqib”Code Orange, Every Time I Die, and Turnstile Team Up for Raffle
Code Orange, Every Time I Die, and Turnstile have teamed up for a test press raffle with all proceeds going to ActBlue’s community bail funds fundraiser.
Sturgill Simpson Announces Livestream
Sturgill Simpson has announced a livestream for Friday, June 5th at 5pm PT. You’ll be able to watch on Nugs.tv, Twitch, and YouTube.
Read More “Sturgill Simpson Announces Livestream”Archers of Loaf – “Talking Over Talk”
Archers of Loaf have released the new song “Talking Over Talk.”
Read More “Archers of Loaf – “Talking Over Talk””Bob Mould – “American Crisis”
Bob Mould has released the new song “American Crisis.”
Read More “Bob Mould – “American Crisis””Phoebe Bridgers Covers Bright Eyes
Pheobe Bridgers covered Bright Eyes’ “First Day of My Life” for Deezer’s Home Sessions.
Read More “Phoebe Bridgers Covers Bright Eyes”Audio Karate on New Podcast
Jason Camacho of Audio Karate is on this weeks Power Chord Hour talking about recording Lady Melody. There is also a premiere of the unreleased Lady Melody b-side called “Care Carelessly.” (Overcast link.)
Creeper Auctioning Off Items
Creeper are auctioning off various items to raise money to donate to various Black Lives Matters fundraisers.
Read More “Creeper Auctioning Off Items”Run the Jewels Drop New Album Early
Run the Jewels have just released their new album, RTJ4, early. It’s available on streaming platforms and their website.
Read More “Run the Jewels Drop New Album Early”Direct Hit! – “Wasteland” (Demo)
Direct Hit! have shared the new demo “Wasteland” on Bandcamp.
Read More “Direct Hit! – “Wasteland” (Demo)”Fever 333 Announce Livestream
Fever 333 will be doing a livestream today at 3pm PT. You’ll be able to watch on YouTube.
Read More “Fever 333 Announce Livestream”New My Chemical Romance Funko Pop! Leak
It looks like Danger Days-era Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance is getting a Funko Pop. It will be a Hot Topic exclusive.
Read More “New My Chemical Romance Funko Pop! Leak”Simple Plan on Music Matters Live From Home
Black Lives Matter
You may be noticing a lot of black boxes on your social network feeds today.1 Music industry executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang launched “Blackout Tuesday” to encourage everyone to take “an urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.” Anyone that’s read this website for any amount of time probably knows my politics, I’m not shy about them. Black lives matter.
Resources
- Reclaim the Block
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Campaign Zero
- Bail Funds / Legal Help by City (More)
- Minnesota Freedom Fund
- George Floyd Memorial Fund
- National Bail Fund Network
- Ways You Can Help
Further Reading
- Great post from mireillecharper on Instagram on non-optical allyship.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, writing at the LA Times.
- Nick Baumann on the militarization of the American police.
- From Samuel Sinyangwe, a thread about solutions to stop police violence.
- An anti-racist reading list.
- Dark Days by James Baldwin
- I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
- White Girls by Hilton Als
- Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lord
- How to be An Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
- Angela Davis in Conversation (Video)
Please don’t use the hashtag if you post on social media, it prevents valuable information from getting to activists.↩
Bands on TV (Week of June 1st)
The notable artists on your television this week include Lady Gaga (Fallon; 6/1), Charli XCX (Fallon; 6/2), TV on the Radio (Colbert; 6/3), M. Ward (Corden; 6/2), The Killers (Ellen; 6/1).