Dropkick Murphys and Rancid are heading out on tour together.
Rancid and Dropkick Murphys Announce Tour Dates
Nintendo Switch Seems to Be Doing Well
The Nintendo Switch is having a very good launch.
Real Estate – “Stained Glass”
Real Estate have released their new song “Stained Glass.”
Propagandhi Begin Recording New Album
Propagandhi have entered the studio to work on their next album.
Best Medical Images of the Year
The Wellcome Image Awards have showcased the best images related to healthcare and biomedical science taken within the last year:
The Wellcome Image Awards are Wellcome’s most eye-catching celebration of science, medicine and life. Now in their 20th year, the Awards recognise the creators of informative, striking and technically excellent images that communicate significant aspects of healthcare and biomedical science. Those featured are selected from all of the new images acquired by Wellcome Images during the preceding year. The judges are experts from medical science and science communication.
The Hawaiian bobtail squid is a personal favorite.
Fleet Foxes Announce New Album; Stream New Song
Fleet Foxes will release their new album, Crack Up, on June 16th. They’ve also released the first new song from the album, “Third Of May / Ōdaigahara.”
The xx – “Say Something Loving” Video
The xx have released a video for “Say Something Loving.”
Mastodon – “Andromeda”
‘Indiana Jones 5’ Coming in July 2019
Indiana Jones 5 will be released on July 19th, 2019:
Harrison Ford is returning to the title role and Steven Spielberg is directing. The pair last teamed up for 2008’s Indiana Jones And The Crystal Skull. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will serve as producers.
I mean, it can’t be worse than the last one, right?
PWR BTTM – “Answer My Text”
PWR BTTM have released the new song “Answer My Text.”
George Michael Died of Natural Causes
CBS News has reported that George Michael died of natural causes:
Darren Salter, senior coroner for Oxfordshire, says a post-mortem has found that the singer died of “dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver.”
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart’s ability to pump blood is limited, while myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle.
Vicky-T – “Turn It Low”
Vicky-T (formerly of Cobra Starship) has released her new song “Turn It Low.”
Review: U2 – The Joshua Tree
When the world got blown apart on the morning of September 11th, 2001, it felt like nothing would ever be the same again. In a lot of ways, it wouldn’t. Even at 10 years old, I knew there was a sense of innocence and wonder to the world that was stolen the moment that first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. How could anything ever be okay again after something so terrible? Even as a child, I pondered this question.
For years after that day, I would read about the reactions to the tragedy. Shortly after I graduated from high school in 2009, I read a speech that Dr. Karl Paulnack of The Boston Conservatory gave to the parents of incoming students in September 2004. In the address, Paulnack reflected on his experience on the morning of September 12th, 2001, when he—a classical pianist by trade—went to sit down at his instrument to practice. It was part of his daily routine, but on that day, it felt wrong. “Playing the piano right now, given what happened in this city yesterday, seems silly, absurd, irreverent, pointless,” Paulnack recalled. “What place has a musician in this moment in time?”
Secret Space – “Butterfly” (Video Premiere)
Secret Space recently announced The Window Room Part 2: Lost in a Dream, a reimagining of their debut The Window Room with a few extra surprises thrown in. Today we’re excited to premiere one of those surprises: the first song the band ever recorded, a cover of Weezer’s “Butterfly.” If you like their take, be on the lookout for The Window Room Part 2 when it drops for free on their BandCamp on March 17th.
Review: Sun Kil Moon – Common as Light and Love are Red Valleys of Blood
Mark Kozelek doesn’t like what I do. This was made abundantly clear somewhere between Universal Themes’ “Cry Me a River Williamsburg Sleeve Tattoo Blues” and Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood’s “Philadelphia Cop,” in which the song breaks for a strange skit between a “music journalist” and an outdated impression of a teenage girl (both voiced by Kozelek). It’s true; things have gotten pretty weird between Kozelek and in followers since the release of his recent opus, 2014’s Benji. He’s publicly lashed out against music journalists, other artists, and an entire North Carolina audience. Truth be told, he couldn’t give a shit whether or not I “recommend” his new album or not. So why do I continue to be so drawn to it?
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