Levi Benton, lead singer of Miss May I, spoke with me briefly on the APMA red carpet about what’s up next for his band since signing to SharpTone Records.
Interview: Miss May I at the APMAs (Video)
Albums in Stores – July 29th, 2016
I’m a big fan of the new Descendents album coming out today. We’ve also got releases from Billy Talent, Owen, and The Bouncing Souls coming out. 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.
Bluetooth Headphone Revenue Surpasses Non-Bluetooth
The NPD is reporting that bluetooth headphone revenue has overtaken non-bluetooth headphone revenue for the first time:
According to The NPD Group’s Retail Tracking Service, Bluetooth headphone revenue overtook non-Bluetooth for the first time in June accounting for 54 percent of headphone dollar sales and 17 percent of unit sales in the U.S.
The joy of not having a cord attached to my pocket is amazing. But Bluetooth still sucks, a lot. Trying to use multiple devices, not looking ridiculous with that behind-the-head cord, and the sound quality is still not there. Oh, and every time my phone doesn’t want to connect to the headphones I’m sure it’s punishing me for all the times I set it next to the charger instead of actually plugging it in because, what?, it’s not the boss of me.
My Chemical Romance to Release ‘The Black Parade / Living With Ghosts (10th Anniversary Edition)’
My Chemical Romance will release The Black Parade / Living With Ghosts (10th Anniversary Edition) on September 23rd. The bundle is now up for order on the band’s website.
Booking Up Sponsors for the Fall
We’re currently booking up our sponsorship spots for the next few months, so, if you have a product or service you’d like to put in front of our audience, please reach out to me and let’s talk. We’ve been seeing some fantastic results with display ads and our feed sponsorships. I asked Creep Records’ owner William Angelos how the campaign we put together worked for him, and he had this to say:
I reached out to Chorus.fm when we signed JANK and I could not be happier. The new format has made ad space prominent and the click-through rate has been amazing. At the end of the day, we believed that if people heard JANK, they would love them. Chorus.fm helped immensely through their ads in getting people to give a new band a try. We will be using Chorus.fm for all future releases.
Our wonderful sponsors and amazing supporters have made the first four months of running Chorus feasible and exciting. Almost all of September is already booked up, but we have some openings in August and October and I’d love to get those filled up as well. I hope everyone is having a good day, I’m off to edit this week’s episode of Encore.1
Supporters should check the Encore thread in the supporter forum for a special announcement.↩
Fickle Friends – “Cry Baby”
Fickle Friends have released their new song “Cry Baby.”
‘The Rocketeer’ Reboot in the Works From Disney
The Hollywood Reporter, with news of a Rocketeer revival:
The new take keeps the story in a period setting and offers a fresh view on the characters. Set six years after the original Rocketeer and after Secord has vanished while fighting the Nazis, an unlikely new hero emerges: a young African-American female pilot, who takes up the mantle of Rocketeer in an attempt to stop an ambitious and corrupt rocket scientist from stealing jet-pack technology in what could prove to be a turning point in the Cold War.
Gerard Way Talks With Comicbook.com
Comicbook.com spoke with Gerard Way and Jon Rivera about “Young Animal” the DC Comics imprint he’s in charge of. There is a small mention at the end about the whole teaser ordeal from the past week.
The video, I don’t really like to talk about just because we’re not that involved in it, and to be honest we didn’t realize that there wasn’t additional information coming out with that, which is why we asked the label to clarify.
Sturgill Simpson Performs on Fallon
Sturgill Simpson performed “All Around You” on Fallon.
Silverstein – “Toronto (Unabridged)” Video
Silverstein released a music video for their song “Toronto (Unabridged).”
Local Natives Perform on Conan
Local Natives performed “Fountain of Youth” on Conan.
Kidz Bop Cover Twenty One Pilots
The Ghost Inside – “Between the Lines” Video
The Ghost Inside have released their video for “Between the Lines.”
Most Of Us Are Blissfully Ignorant About How Much Rancid Olive Oil We Use
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, writing at FiveThirtyEight, on all the rancid olive oil we probably use:
“We call the U.S. the world’s dumping ground for rancid and defective olive oil. We don’t know the difference,” said Sue Langstaff, a sensory scientist who consults for the beer, wine and olive oil industries, among others. Studies have shown that even frequent olive oil consumers in the U.S. don’t know what the extra virgin or cold pressed designations mean, let alone have the ability to taste the difference. And in blind taste tests, consumers often prefer lower-quality olive oils.
The Shins Cover The Beatles Netflix Animated Show
The Shins have covered The Beatles’ “The Word” for Netflix’s upcoming animated series “Beat Bugs.”
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