An acoustic duo may seem out of place in the alternative scene, but over the last two years This Wild Life has managed to make themselves right at home in the Warped world. Maybe it’s the beard or the tattoos. More likely it’s the soaring choruses, catchy melodies, and heart-wrenching lyrics that have grabbed listeners’ attention.
Two Tongues have released their second single, “Truly,” from their upcoming album.
The trailer for the upcoming Christopher Guest mockumentary, Mascots, has been released.
Legacy Recordings will release a new Elvis Presley album titled, The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, on October 21st, 2016. The album follows last year’s If I Can Dream — which sold over a million copies. The full press release can be found below and the first single “A Big Hunk O’ Love” can be streamed here.
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Third Eye Blind will release their new EP, We Are Drugs, on October 7th. The EP will have 7 songs and be released online, frontman Stephen Jenkins described the recording process:
“We also allowed ourselves freedom on We Are Drugs from any definitions or guidelines of what we were supposed to be. We just took joy in getting in a big room together and letting music happen and then chasing it around wherever it led us. It is one of the most freeing recording experiences I have had.”
You can stream the new song “Company of Strangers” below.
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner have announced that their Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival will return 2017.
Eaux Claires is proud to return for its third edition, June 16+17, 2017.
A very limited number of presale tickets will be available on Friday, September 9 at 10am CST. During this presale, you can also secure camping and camp access passes.
More information about 2017 will be released in the coming months…
Smoking Popes performed “Simmer Down” for the Live! From the Rock Room series.
Jessica Chastain, Michael Cera, and Idris Alba have all been tapped to star in the upcoming film, Molly’s Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. Borys Kit, writing for The Hollywood Reporter:
Chastain is starring as the film’s title character, a skier who, after her Olympic dreams are dashed, heads to Los Angeles and becomes a cocktail waitress. But she rises through the social circuit to became an organizer of underground poker games for the Hollywood elite, with players including Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. The real-life Bloom’s poker games came to an end when she was arrested by the FBI.
Red Hot Chili Peppers have released their new video for “Go Robot.”
Joe Manganiello has been cast as Deathstroke for the upcoming Ben Affleck helmed Batman movie.
Geoff Johns, president of DC Entertainment and co-chief of DC Movies, confirmed the casting during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. It was also revealed that Johns, who was recently promoted to oversee DC’s film division, is currently writing the solo Batman feature that’s set to be directed by Affleck. In addition to Batman, the prolific comic book writer is working to develop The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg for the big screen. (WSJ also reports that Johns did a rewrite of the Wonder Woman script and worked with director Patty Jenkins to get it right; similarly, he worked with Zack Snyder on rewrites for The Justice League, which is currently filming in London.)
Peter Gabriel has debuted the new song “The Veil” on BBC Radio 6. The track was inspired by the upcoming Snowden film. Peter had this to say about the song:
As we become so visible in the digital world and leave an endless trail of data behind us, exactly who has our data and what they do with it becomes increasingly important.
Snowden’s revelations shocked the world and made it very clear why we need to have some way to look over those who look over us. With increasing terrorist attacks, security is critical, but not without any accountability or oversight.
I was very happy to learn Oliver Stone had decided to make a film about Edward Snowden and believe this is a powerful and inspiring film.
Oliver takes his music very seriously and I have always enjoyed collaborating with him and [music supervisor] Budd Carr.
Super Troopers 2 has begun filming in Boston.
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness has released their new track, “Fire Escape.”
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Cymbals Eat Guitars are streaming their new album, Pretty Years, on NPR.
The Chain Gang of 1974 have released their new track, “I Still Wonder.”