Matt Pond PA has released a video for “Force of Nature.”
Matt Pond PA – “Force of Nature” Video
Amazon and Alexa’s Roll in the Future of Music
Stephen Witt interviewed Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Steve Boom about Amazon Music, the music industry, and the Echo’s roll in the future:
If you’re asking people to pay for streaming music in a world where there are a lot of free alternatives, then you need to build a service that they want to use every day. And that’s one of the beauties of this device. What we are seeing is that people are listening to more music than ever: we see from data, and we hear anecdotally from customers. Since I have the Echo in my kitchen, my living room, my bedroom, the kids’ room, we’re listening to more music than we were listening to in the past
Ryan Adams Recounts “Summer of ’69” Heckler Incident
Ryan Adams has penned a new op-ed for The New York Times:
By the time I got there, I was so angry. I felt humiliated, but what else could be done? Either way I had lost something. Unlike a more seasoned comic or musician, I didn’t have the experience to ignore a situation like this, or to use wit to turn it around. I felt a kind of disappointment and disillusionment that I had never known — and it was in front of a thousand-plus people.
Eighteen Visions Showing Internet Life
Hmm, it looks like there’s some movement in the Eighteen Visions camp.
Prince Estate Selects Universal to Manage NPG Records Catalog
Universal Music Group will manage Prince’s vault of unreleased music. Billboard reports:
As expected, the Universal Music Group has announced a multi-year agreement with Prince’s estate and NPG Records, granting the major label group exclusive licensing rights to much of the late artist’s catalog of released and unreleased works. Much of the material dates from the latter part of Prince’s career, after he parted ways with Warner Bros. Records in 1996.
Sufjan Stevens Pens Washington Post Op-Ed
Sufjan Stevens has written an op-ed for The Washington Post:
A “Christian Nation” is absolutely heretical. Christ did not come into this world to become a modifier. Look what happened to the Holy Roman Empire.
Jesus said you must hate your mother and father and love your enemies. This is not obtuse provocation, but it’s spiritual deployment of true identity, which no longer resides in skin color combination, ideology, genealogy, name, people, places and things, but in the brotherhood and sisterhood of all humankind, which is ruled by love at any cost.
Scott & Rivers Working on Sophomore Album
Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and Scott Murphy of Allister will once again be teaming up for an album.
Taking Back Sunday’s Self-Titled Album Coming to Vinyl
It looks like Taking Back Sunday’s self-titled album will be coming to vinyl on March 3rd.
The Dirty Nil Sign With Fat Wreck Chords
The Dirty Nil have signed with Fat Wreck Chords. They will be releasing a compilation album of the band’s back catalog called Minimum R&B on April 28th.
Less Than Jake – “Bomb Drop” Video
Less Than Jake have released a video for “Bomb Drop.”
Review: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness – Zombies on Broadway
Andrew McMahon is an artist who has had a very loyal and passionate following for a very long time. Starting with Something Corporate, which offered a piano-led twist on the emo/pop-punk trends of the early 2000s, McMahon has been regarded as a master of melody and a writer capable of churning out fiercely relatable songs. Suffice to say that BuzzFeed hit the nail on the head (for the first and last time) when it labeled “Konstantine” as the emo “Freebird.” When McMahon transitioned his career from Something Corporate into the poppier and more mature Jack’s Mannequin, it was a testament to his talent as a songwriter, his likability as a performer, and the strong personal resonance of his work that just about all of his fans were willing to go along for the ride.
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Basement – “Promise Everything” (Live in Boston) Video
Basement have released a new live video for “Promise Everything.”
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Chvrches Begin Writing Third Album
It looks like Chvrches have begun working on their third album.
Panic! at the Disco Performs on Ellen
Panic! at the Disco performed “Death Of A Bachelor” on Ellen.
Sherri DuPree Talks About New Eisley Album
Sherri DuPree of Eisley sat down with Alternative Press to talk about the band’s upcoming album:
Ever since I was a kid, this has been our band. Eisley has just been such a big part of my life. I’ve never wanted to do a solo project or anything like that. I felt like writing the songs under a different name would just be confusing and pointless, just because I have a certain style, and that style is Eisley.
I’m a very sentimental person, too, so that was probably some of it. When faced with losing [Eisley], I was just kind of shellshocked. I never saw there being an end to this in my life. It’s just everything that I want to do creatively, so I feel very, very blessed that I had everyone on the record rallying around me, and lifting me up, and being like, “You can do this.” Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have pushed through.