Halsey’s new song “Not Afraid Anymore” is now up on Spotify and Apple Music.
Halsey – “Not Afraid Anymore”
Pandora Lays Off 7% of US Workforce
Pandora will be laying off seven percent of its US workforce:
Westergren went on to say that the company is “prioritizing the highest value opportunities and deprioritizing others” without elaborating further about the areas affected by the cuts. A spokesperson declined to share more details on the subject. Ticketfly, the company’s online ticketing service, will not be affected by the layoffs.
Kevin Devine Covers Pinegrove
Kevin Devine recorded an acoustic cover of Pinegrove’s “Old Friends.”
Albums in Stores – Jan. 13th, 2017
Today sees one of the first Fridays with a bunch of new releases in quite a while. We’ve got the latest from Bonobo, The xx, Code Orange, and One OK Rock all coming out today. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
Angels and Airwaves on Vinyl
Angels and Airwaves have posted up a bunch of vinyl for sale.
The Courtneys – “Tour”
The Courtneys’ new song “Tour” can be streamed below.
“Weird Al” Yankovic to Release Career-Spanning ‘Squeeze Box’
“Weird Al” Yankovic will be releasing a career spanning box set on November 24th.
Legacy Recordings, home to definitive releases by the world’s foremost recording artists including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis, proudly presents Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic, a career-spanning box set of all fourteen of Al’s studio albums, remastered for CD and 150-gram vinyl, and lavishly housed in an exact replica of the artist’s signature accordion.
Less Than Jake – “Whatever the Weather”
Less Than Jake have debuted the new track “Whatever the Weather.”
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Score Ken Burns’s ‘Vietnam War’
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will be scoring Ken Burns’s Vietnam War.
“The Vietnam War,” which premieres in September on PBS, will ultimately feature more than two cumulative hours of original music from Mr. Reznor and Mr. Ross, along with reworked bits from Nine Inch Nails songs and their scores for “The Social Network” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble also contributed music to the documentary, while era-defining hits from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and more will be used as well.
Boston Calling 2017 Lineup
Boston Calling 2017 will take place May 26-27th this year at the Harvard Athletic Complex. The lineup can be found below.
Ed Sheeran to Release ‘Divide’ in March
Ed Sheeran will release his third album, Divide, on March 3rd.
One OK Rock – “Listen” (feat. Avril Lavigne)
One OK Rock have released their new song “Listen” (feat. Avril Lavigne).
Green Day Add New Songs Into Setlist
Green Day added some new songs to their set list at their first 2017 European tour stop including a Rolling Stones cover. You’ll find the full set list below.
The Inside Story of BitTorrent’s Bizarre Collapse
Jessi Hempel, writing for Backchannel:
But from the start, BitTorrent had a branding problem — pirates used it to share movies illegally, making it the Napster of entertainment. Because the protocol was open-source, BitTorrent (the company) couldn’t stop the pirates. For 12 years, BitTorrent’s investors, executives and founders attempted to figure out many money-making strategies, including both enterprise software and entertainment businesses, while convincing us all that, sure, people might use the BitTorrent protocol to conduct illegal activity, but BitTorrent was just a tool — a really great tool you can use for really great things!
80s Covers of Contemporary Pop Songs
Tronicbox has taken a bunch of contemporary pop songs and remixed them to sound like they came out of the 80s. Tracks like Katy Perry’s “Firework” and “Somebody I Used To Know” by Gotye have received the treatment.