The notable bands on your television this week include: Weezer (Kimmel; 3/21), Imagine Dragons (Kimmel; 3/22), Green Day (Colbert; 3/21), Zara Larsson (Daily Show; 3/23), Alison Krauss (Ellen; 3/21).
Bands on TV (Week of March 20th)
Ed Sheeran Tops the Charts Again
Ed Sheeran is once again at the top of the charts this week:
A step below Sheeran on the new Billboard 200 is Metallica’s Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, which holds at No. 2 with 102,000 units (up 25 percent) and 100,000 in traditional album sales (up 26 percent). The set continues to profit largely from a concert ticket/album bundle sale redemption promotion with the act’s stadium tour that went on sale on Feb. 17.
Forum Members Compilation: Death Cab for Cutie Covers
Our music forum has put together a cover compilation of Death Cab for Cutie songs. You can stream that below.
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Riot Fest Won’t Return to Denver in 2017
Riot Fest will not be returning to Denver this year:
Denverites looking to attend Riot Fest this year will have to travel to Chicago to see their favorite punk bands.
Organizers say planning efforts for a Denver festival became too difficult after longtime leader Sean McKeough passed away last year.
New Senses Fail Coming in 2018
Buddy Nielsen confirmed that the new Senses Fail record will be released in early 2018:
Nielsen said the disc, which should be released in early 2018, will “sound like if there was a record between ‘Let It Enfold You’ and ‘Still Searching.’
Hey, We the Kings: Not Cool
We the Kings have announced a new podcast. I feel the same way about the name as I do the band: seems like a ripoff.
Google to Revamp Ad Policies After Brands Boycott
The U.S. company said in a blog post Friday it would give clients more control over where their ads appear on both YouTube, the video-sharing service it owns, and the Google Display Network, which posts advertising to third-party websites.
The announcement came after the U.K. government and the Guardian newspaper pulled ads from the video site, stepping up pressure on YouTube to police content on its platform.
France’s Havas SA, the world’s sixth-largest advertising and marketing company, pulled its U.K. clients’ ads from Google and YouTube on Friday after failing to get assurances from Google that the ads wouldn’t appear next to offensive material. Those clients include wireless carrier O2, Royal Mail Plc, government-owned British Broadcasting Corp., Domino’s Pizza and Hyundai Kia, Havas said in a statement.
Bob Dylan Announces New Tour Dates
Bob Dylan has announced some new tour dates.
YouTube Responds to Criticism of LGBTQ+ Video Blocking
YouTube has released a statement in response to accusations that it is discriminating against its LGBTQ users by hiding certain videos in its Restricted Mode. The company issued the statement on Sunday night, after several popular LGBTQ vloggers and video creators, discovered that videos on topics such as dating, attraction, and inspiration had been hidden by default in the mode. Many led criticism against the company using the #YouTubeIsOverParty hashtag on Twitter.
Tegan and Sara have been very vocal about this issue on Twitter.
James Blake – “My Willing Heart” Video
James Blake has released a new video for “My Willing Heart.”
Goldfinger Working on New Album
Goldfinger are currently working on a new album. A little clip of a new song can be heard on Instagram.
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Has Huge Weekend Opening
The live-action Beauty and the Beast had a monster opening this weekend:
Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast has delivered a film the size of a summer blockbuster in the month of March, debuting with not only a record-setting March opening weekend, but the seventh largest domestic opening of all-time as Disney now owns six of the top seven opening weekends of all-time.
Seems like that whole boycott thing is going well.
Drake Releases ‘More Life’
Drake has released a new “playlist” called More Life on Spotify and Apple Music.
Northlane – “Citizen” Video
Father John Misty Releases “Generic Pop Songs”
Father John Misty has released three “generic pop songs” on SoundCloud. You can stream those below (I think they’re better than most of the stuff on his new album).