Lead singer Myles Kennedy discusses Alter Bridge’s latest album The Last Hero, his interest in writing about heroes in the first place, why exploring the theme of disillusionment is particularly relevant today, and his continuing evolution as a musician, including how he got his musical start.
Cloud Nothing’s new album, Life Without Sound, can be streamed below.
The notable bands on your television this week include: Andrew McMahon (Kimmel; 1/23), Parquet Courts (Fallon; 1/27), and Foxygen (Conan; 1/25).
Kristy Diaz, writing at Track Seven:
I was the punk rock version of the ‘cool girl’ trope for years.
The punk rock cool girl likes real music. Good music. Proper music. She’s into the latest hot hardcore band playing to 15 people right now. She knows every word to The Shape of Punk To Come. She doesn’t listen to pop music, or dance music, or stuff that Other Girls like. Her favourite Braid record is the Correct One. She only sings along to Panic! At The Disco ironically. She can hang out with your musician mates and hold her own in a conversation, but she won’t point out the ways in which even punk rock, this glorious utopia we inhabit, has the capacity to oppress.
And, much like the original concept, she’s not real.
The xx have debuted at number two on this week’s Billboard charts while The Weeknd stays at number one (completely due to streaming):
The xx scores its highest charting album ever on the Billboard 200 chart, as the alternative band’s third studio album, I See You, debuts at No. 2. The set earned 46,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Jan. 19, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 36,000 were in traditional album sales.
I’ve been hearing this album everywhere over the past week.
Blink-182, The Offspring, 311 and more have all been announced for this year’s Edgefest. The concert will take place on April 1st in Dallas, Texas.
Now This: A short animated history of Planned Parenthood.
Terror have released a new video for “Deep Rooted.”
Interpol have announced a 15th anniversary tour for Turn on the Bright Lights. The first set of dates can be found below, more are expected to be announced soon.
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Touché Amoré have released their new video for “Benediction.”
The 1975 have announced some new tour dates. Tickets sales will begin on January 25th and the dates can be found below.
Ryan Adams and Kacey Musgraves did a little duet of “I Love You But I Don’t Know What To Say” during a performance on Minnesota Public Radio program “A Prairie Home Companion.” A clip of the performance can be found below.
