Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon did a Snapchat duet for “Into You.”
Polaris Prize Shortlist Includes PUP, Grimes, and Carly Rae Jepsen
Grimes, PUP, and Carly Rae Jepsen are among those up for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize, which goes to the best album of the year by a Canadian artist.
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Track-by-Track Breakdown of ‘California’
Mark Hoppus and Matt Skiba of Blink-182 did a track-by-track video breakdown of California for NME.
Andrew W.K. Announces Spoken Word Tour
Andrew W.K. has announced a spoken word tour. The dates for “The Power of Partying” can be found below.
Grimes on “Song Exploder” Podcast
Grimes is on the latest episode of Song Exploder breaking down her track “Kill V. Maim.”
Jeff Rosenstock – “Festival Song”
Jeff Rosenstock has released his new song “Festival Song” on Bandcamp.
Betty Who – “I Love You Always Forever” Video
Betty Who has shared her new video for “I Love You Always Forever.”
Wilco – “Locator”
Every Time I Die Perform “The Coin Has a Say” at Live
Warped Tour have posted up a video of Every Time I Die playing their new single, “The Coin Has a Say” on YouTube.
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Beastie Boys’ Mike D Gets Beats 1 Show
Beastie Boys’ Mike D will be getting his own show on Apple Music’s Beats 1. He spoke with Rolling Stone about the new show, “The Echo Chamber”:
It’s heartbreaking sometimes, but I’m still fascinated with and stay rooted in current music. I vacillate between what’s current and things that I think have influenced me a lot. The show also depends on records that I’m working on at this moment as a producer. So if I have an artist that I’m working with, then we’ll play records that inspired us or that we were listening to in the studio and make it more about that.
Strung Out/A Wilhelm Scream European Tour
Strung Out have announced a European tour with A Wilhelm Scream. Dates can be found below.
Brand New Posts Up Some New Vinyl
Brand New’s 3 Demos, Reworked 10″ and their “Mene”/”Out of Range” 7″ are now up for sale on their webstore.
Update: You can also pre-order “Out of Range” on Bandcamp for release on July 22nd.
Interview: Against the Current (Video)
Against the Current are a pop-rock band from upstate New York that are cutting their own path in the music scene. They recently released their album, In Our Bones, and I spoke with the band about their song writing process and how they fit into the Warped Tour scene.
Jack White Gives Speech on Gender Equity
Jack White gave a speech yesterday in Nashville on gender equity.
It is embarrassing that in 2016 there are any differences in benefits or wages between genders in our society. Gender equity is something that should’ve been solved a century ago worldwide, and it is sad that we even need to address it. If the person does the work, the benefits of doing that work, should be equal among all human beings.
Videos From Brand New’s Merriweather Post Pavilion Show
Some fan-shot videos from Brand New’s Merriweather Post Pavilion show in Columbia, MD can be found below.
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