Linkin Park – “Talking to Myself” Video
Linkin Park have released a video for “Talking to Myself.”
Four Year Strong Announce New Album
Four Year Strong will release a new album of “rarities, unheard originals, and reimagined favorites.” The album is called Some Of You Will Like This // Some Of You Won’t, and it’ll be out on September 8th. Today they’ve shared a stream an acoustic version of “Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die.”
Between You and Me Sign With Hopeless Records
Between You and Me have signed with Hopeless Records and debuted their new music video for “Overthinking.”
Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock Opening Portland Bar
“Isaac’s good at creating worlds—whether that’s on an album, the interior of a space or an exterior,” Brown says. “He has a god-given talent for landscaping. So Isaac’s role will be to create what this thing looks and feels like; I want it to be one of his worlds. I took the architect and the designer to his warehouse and it blew their minds—it’s weird, ethereal, otherworldly, and a little jokey. The architect said, ‘If we can just have a 20th of the items in the warehouse, we’re set.'”
Trailer for ‘The Shape of the Water’
The trailer for the new Guillermo del Toro film, The Shape of The Water, was released today.
Minus the Bear Cover Fugazi
Minus the Bear have covered Fugazi’s “Waiting Room” over at The A.V. Club.
Analyzing the Gender Representation of 34,476 Comic Book Characters
Why all the fuss? Well, the truth is that the comics industry has had a complicated relationship with female characters. They are often hyper-sexualized, unnecessarily brutalized, stereotyped, and used as tokens. They’re also rare. Only 26.7 percent of all DC and Marvel characters are female, and only 12 percent of mainstream superhero comics have female protagonists.
And:
The data suggest that less-physical powers — such as empathy, intellect, and telepathy — tend to be more represented among female characters. Men however, often have highly physical powers, as well as those that involve gadgets. Female characters dominate in relatively few physical abilities; and those where they do are often tied to gender stereotypes. Pheromone control — the ability to generate and control pheromones that affect emotional and physical states, such as sleep, fear, and pleasure — occurs five times as often in a female character. Sonic scream appears in twice as many female characters as male; and prehensile hair — the ability to control one’s own hair — appears in female characters seven times more often.
Fascinating deep dive.
Nielsen Release Mid-Year Report
Nielsen have released their mid-year report:
For the rst time in Nielsen Music history, R&B/Hip-Hop has become the largest share of overall volume (Album + TEA + SEA), with 25.1% of the total volume coming from the R&B/Hip-Hop genre. Rock, which had always been the largest genre in the past, slips to second with 23% of the total volume.
R&B/Hip-Hop has become the largest genre by dominating share of streaming consumption. Over 30% of audio on-demand streaming comes from R&B/Hip-Hop, nearly as much as the next two genres combined (Rock 18% and Pop 13%).
If you don’t want to give Nielsen a bunch of personal information, you can read the report here.
Josh Ritter Announces New Album; Streams New Song
Josh Ritter will release his new album, Gathering, on September 22nd. Today he’s debuted the new single, “Showboat,” and pre-orders for the album are now up. You can find the track listing and upcoming tour dates below.
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Grayscale – “Love Yourself” Video
Grayscale have released a video for their cover of “Love Yourself.”
The Movielife and The Early November Tour
The Movielife and The Early November are heading out on tour together.
Handguns T-Shirt Gets Wearer Denied From Busch Gardens
Rachel Holley wasn’t allowed into Busch Gardens because she was wearing a Handguns t-shirt:
“I felt like a criminal,” the 24-year-old Virginia Beach woman said after a security guard would not allow her into the park last Friday.
The issue, she was told, was her t-shirt.
“[I was told] if a kid were to see this shirt, they might think that guns are OK,” she recalled.
Modest Mouse Announce New Tour Dates
Modest Mouse has announced some new tour dates.
Jason Isbell – “Hope the High Road” Video
Jason Isbell has released a new video for “Hope the High Road.”