Mark Hoppus has a new song called “Not Every Dog Goes to Heaven (National Lampoon’s Vacation)” on the compilation Dog Songs. Proceeds from the sale of this release will be donated to ASPCA to help the dogs affected by Hurricane Harvey.
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I shot some photos of Circa Survive and AFI in concert at the Showbox in Seattle last month. You can find the gallery below.
Manchester Orchestra’s AVC session and interview are now up.
Sherwood have announced a ten year anniversary tour for A Different Light. They’ll be joined by Rookie of the Year and Motherfolk.
Joyce Manor have announced new tour dates with Wavves.
Dara Lind, writing for Vox:
The Trump administration’s announcement Tuesday, that it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — removing deportation protection and work permits from nearly 800,000 young unauthorized immigrants — unless Congress passes a bill in the next six months to protect DACA recipients, isn’t a punt or a reprieve. It’s an opportunity to deflect, or share, the responsibility for what would be an unprecedented act in US history.
There’s never really been a time when a generation of people, raised and rooted in the United States, has been stripped of official recognition and pushed back into the precarity of unauthorized-immigrant life.
Frank Iero and the Patience will release their new EP, Keep the Coffins Coming, on September 22nd. The full press release can be found below.
Daisyhead have released their new song “Cute Little Finger.”
Beats have announced their new, over the ear, Studio3 wireless headphones:
Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones deliver a premium listening experience with Pure Adaptive Noise Cancelling (Pure ANC) to actively block external noise, and real-time audio calibration to preserve clarity, range and emotion. It continuously pinpoints external sounds to block while automatically responding to individual fit in real-time, optimising sound output to preserve a premium listening experience the way artists intended.
Taylor Swift’s new single “Look What You Made Me Do” has climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts:
Swift has now officially climbed to the top — the top of the Billboard Hot 100, that is. With her new single “Look What You Made Me Do,” Swift has hit No. 1 on the chart, knocking Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” down from its 16-week reign.
Green Day will be hosting a Facebook Live performance to support Americares today at 4pm EST. There will be ways to donate during the performance and money will be going to hurricane relief efforts.
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Jon Blistein, writing for Rolling Stone:
Metallica, Logic, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and pop singer Halsey are among the various musicians set to participate in a new mental health awareness and suicide prevention campaign, “I’m Listening.” The broadcast company Entercom organized the initiative, which will include a two-hour radio special airing live from Seattle on World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th, at 10 a.m. ET on all Entercom platforms. […]
Other musicians set to participate include Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos, Alice in Chains’ William DuVall, Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff, Khalid, Disturbed’s David Draiman, country star Gary Allan and Phantogram’s Sarah Barthel. Seattle-based radio DJ, BJ Shea of KISW FM, will host the show.
The annual Apple Music Festival will end after ten years:
However, the cancellation of the festival doesn’t signal a move away from live events by Apple Music completely.
The brand was recently a partner of shows by Haim and Skepta in London and Arcade Fire in Brooklyn and it had a heavy presence at SXSW in Texas earlier this year – where it backed shows from Lana Del Rey, Vince Staples and DJ Khaled.
In addition, Apple Music also sponsored Drake’s 32-date Summer Sixteen Tour in 2016 and it supports regular live sessions from its ‘Up Next’ artists.
The closure of the Apple Music Festival is likely because Apple is concentrating its resources on one-off events like these, in addition to its original content efforts in video – which have recently included a Carpool Karaoke spin-off series and a behind-the-scenes documentary on Harry Styles.
Prophets of Rage’s new song “Strength in Numbers” is up on Spotify and Apple Music.
