Chris Collingwood, the lead singer of Fountains of Wayne, has released his new solo album under the Look Park moniker. You can stream that below.
Look Park Stream New Album
Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Milo Yiannopoulos
Charlie Warzel, at Buzzfeed:
According to Twitter, it was Yiannopoulos who led the harassment campaign against Ghostbusters actor Leslie Jones that inspired the SNL cast member’s decision to leave Twitter. The tweets, many of which targeted Jones for being black and a woman, were the final straw for Twitter, which is taking steps to try to solve its harassment problem.
About-fucking-time.
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Third Eye Blind Headline Charity Event During RNC
Third Eye Blind are playing a private charity event at the Republican National Convention:
Third Eye Blind will be the headline performing act at the charity benefit for Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities, at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
In 2012 lead singer Stephan Jenkins penned an op-ed for the Huffington Post explaining why they had turned down playing a similar event:
Even the private party my band was asked to play at the RNC is not some innocuous event. Though I am happy to play for Republican fans, like my life-long Republican mom, playing the RNC convention is a tacit endorsement of the Republican presidential candidate and his party platform, and this is not my mom’s Republican Party anymore.
Reading through Jenkins’s Twitter feed makes me think this is the last place he would want to be playing. Now I’m curious what they’re going to say on stage.
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Twenty One Pilots – “Ride” Video
Twenty One Pilots have released a live video for “Ride.”
Taking Back Sunday Threaten Military Campaign to Take Back Rest of Week
Steven Kowalski, throwing down the satire at The Hard Times:
Lazzara, sitting on his throne high atop his Sunday Fortress, looked out upon a crippled, unassuming week. “People think I’m going to take back Monday first,” Lazzara said to his legion of fans, “But no! We’re taking back Tuesday from the people that took it from us. Once we take back Tuesday, we can attack the rest of the week from both ends.”
Interview: Safe to Say (Video)
Safe to Say are an alternative band from Ontario, Canada. The band recently released their Hiding Games EP and will be releasing their new album, Down in the Dark, on Side One Dummy Records. I spoke with the band on this year’s Warped Tour.
Entertainment Forum: What are you favorite films from the 80s?
APMA Award Winners
The winners of last night’s APMA awards can be found below. A replay of the show will be on Amazon until tomorrow night.
This Wild Life Announce Tour Dates
This Wild Life have announced their fall headlining tour dates. You can find those below.
Joyce Manor Announce Fall Tour
Joyce Manor have announced their fall headlining tour dates. They can be found below.
Pierce the Veil Announce New Tour
Pierce the Veil have announced new tour dates. Neck Deep and I Prevail will support. The dates can be found below.
The True Size of Things
The True Size Of … is an interactive map that lets you drag around different countries to see how they fit and what their relative size is to other countries. The different ways we can visualize our world in 2D has always fascinated me.
NOFX Announce New Album and Stream New Song
NOFX will release First Ditch Effort on October 7th. They’ve released the first single from the album, “Six Years on Dope.” The track listing can be found below.
Twitter Opens Up Verification Requests
Nick Statt, writing at The Verge, on Twitter’s new program that will allow anyone to request a verified account:
Starting today, the company will let users request a verified account on its website by filling out a form with a verified phone number and email address, a profile photo, and additional information regarding why verification is required or helpful. In defining who will get approved, Twitter says “an account may be verified if it is determined to be of public interest.”
Until Twitter can get their harassment problem under some kind of control, I see all of their other announcements through that frustrating lens. Even when they’re things I think they should be doing and could be great for the company.
Deftones Announce More Tour Dates
Deftones have announced some more US and Australian tour dates. You can find those below.