Converge are heading home to start work on their next album.
Converge to Begin Work on New Album
Diet Cig – “Made of the Mist” Video
Diet Cig have released their new music video for “Maid of the Mist.”
Simple Plan Cover Blink-182
Simple Plan covered Blink-182’s “All the Small Things” during their soundcheck the other night. A video taken from their Snapchat is available on YouTube.
A Man Was Dragged Off A United Plane After The Airline Overbooked The Flight
Alicia Melville-Smith, writing for BuzzFeed:
Bridges said passengers were allowed to board the flight but were later told four people would need to give up their seats for four United employees who were needed in Louisville on Monday.
She said no passengers volunteered, so a manager came aboard and said passengers would be randomly selected and asked to leave.
When asked to leave, the man in the video became “very upset” and said he was a doctor who had patients to see the next day, Bridges said. A manager then told him security would be called if he refused to leave the plane. Three security guards then removed him from his seat while other passengers yelled in disgust.
Holy shit. The videos and pictures are horrific.
Spoon – “Hot Thoughts” Video
Spoon have debuted their new video for “Hot Thoughts.” They’ve also announced some new tour dates with The Shins.
New Trailer for ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
The first teaser trailer for Thor: Ragnarok has been released.
PWR BTTM – “LOL”
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Cut to the Feeling”
A new Cary Rae Jepsen song, “Cut to the Feeling,” appears in the animated film Ballerina. You can stream that below.
Flogging Molly – “Reptiles (We Woke Up”
Flogging Molly have debuted their new song “Reptiles (We Woke Up).”
Sponsor: The Maine’s New Album ‘Lovely Little Lonely’ Is Out Now
The Maine have released their new album, Lovely Little Lonely. You can listen to it right now on all the streaming services or pick up the physical copy. The album is being self-released and self-distributed and you can also grab a copy at special pop-up shops today:
The CD version of our album also comes with a bonus disc that features an instrumental version of Lovely Little Lonely.
This album was created and released independently by you. This means, we will not be in traditional retail stores.
The band are also currently out on tour and you can grab tickets here.
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LANY – “It Was Love”
LANY have debuted their new track “It Was Love.”
Spotify Considers Directly Listing Shares on Public Exchange
The Swedish company, last valued at $8.5 billion, is seriously considering not holding a public sale of shares. Instead it is exploring simply listing its shares on an exchange in what is known as a direct listing, according to people familiar with the matter. It wouldn’t raise money—the hallmark of an IPO—or use underwriters to sell the stock.
And:
There are risks to this approach, whose consideration by Spotify was earlier reported by Mergermarket. With market forces determining the share price from the outset, the company’s public debut could be more volatile and unpredictable. Also missing would be the large blocks of stock underwriters typically allocate to investors they believe will hold the shares for the long term and promote trading stability.
An Alternate History of Third Eye Blind
Rob Harvilla, writing on The Ringer, with an alternate history of Third Eye Blind:
Two decades! You’re (probably) old! But Third Eye Blind holds up. The full anniversary treatment is in order, complete with a victory-lap tour. But the punch line is that the album got so huge, and the band’s eventual split was so irreparable, that there are two bands now, and two tours.
Salazar and founding guitarist-songwriter Kevin Cadogan — who left the band in roughly 2006 and 2000, respectively, after vicious and prolonged battles with Jenkins over the holy rock-band triumvirate of money, power, and credit — are on the other one. The one not officially traveling under the Third Eye Blind banner.
More Bands Announced for Reading & Leeds
More bands have been announced for Reading and Leeds. You can find the new listing below.
Post Visual Development in Rogue One
Alexander Gustaveson, writing on ILM, about the digital work done on Rogue One:
Much of the work in Post Visual Development is pure design. We design digital environments and sets, we alter designs from pre-production, we create ships, weapons, and creatures.
Designing digital environments after plate photography allows flexibility in storytelling. For example: the Citadel sequence. The modular design and concentric circles allowed Gareth visual cheats: a character can jump huge distances geographically as needed for the plot, but the audience is not lost visually because the symmetry of the design.
Fascinating read.